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Samsung Electronics forecasts 25.7% jump in Q4 operating profit
Samsung Electronics flagged a jump of more than 25% in Q4 operating profit Friday, with working from home under the coronavirus pandemic driving demand for the devices powered by its chips.
Big tech show, now virtual, aims for digital connections
The Jan 11-14 event will go on without the glitzy spectacles and showy product unveilings which have in past years drawn tens of thousands of industry participants.
Samsung Electronics shares jump on upbeat chip outlook as fourth-quarter profit rises
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd shares jumped on Friday after it said its fourth quarter operating profit likely rose 26% as coronavirus pandemic driven remote working and TV-watching fuelled sales of chips and display panels.
Shanghai builds US$900mil hub in push to be eSports leader
Once finished, it will boast a 6,000-seater eSports venue, a five-star eSports-themed hotel and a museum devoted to gaming.
China-US tech war: Trump’s ban on Alipay and WeChat Pay another problem for Biden to deal with
Joe Biden will be sworn into office in two weeks and it is not clear whether he plans to implement Trump’s new order, which is meant to take effect in 45 days. Alipay has more than one billion users and 80 million merchants in China but the app was only downloaded 207,000 times in the US last year.
Temasek fund backs India startup bringing AI technology to farms
CropIn, an artificial intelligence and data-based agritech startup, has raised US$20mil (RM80.21mil) in a funding round led by Temasek Holdings Pte-backed ABC World Asia, as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates the adoption of digital technologies in farming.
Beijing slams ‘bullying’ US over Trump order on Chinese apps
Beijing accused the US on Jan 6 of “bullying” after President Donald Trump ordered a ban on a series of Chinese apps in his last weeks in office, branding them a threat to national security.
US students create app to show how the brain works, promote awareness of depression
Through the coronavirus pandemic, three US high school students quickly realised how isolated some of their peers were, which in many cases led to drug use to cope. So they set out to create an app that educates others on how the brain works, and how illnesses and common drugs impact it.
Opinion: The biggest tech fails of 2020
It’s been a year many are eager to put in the past – especially those who were involved in 2020’s biggest tech and digital flops.
Aid groups aim to bring health care to migrants on way to US via WhatsApp, tech
Aurora Leticia Cruz has tried to keep up with her blood pressure medication since fleeing Guatemala more than a year ago, but the limbo she finds herself in – stuck in a sprawling camp at the Texas border after traversing Mexico – has made that hard.
