Japanese automaker Toyota plans to build a new electric vehicle plant in the Chinese city of Tianjin with its local partner FAW Group, a document from the local authorities showed. The joint venture between Toyota and FAW plans to invest around 8.5 billion yuan ($1.22 billion) in the planned car plant in Tianjin, according to …
Samsung is often known for its AMOLED screens in smartphones that generation-over-generation have become more efficient and better looking. And it’s only natural for the South Korean tech firm to keep working on improving the screens to deliver better viewing experience in its smartphones. This time the firm has announced new and ‘optimised’ OLED Display …
A coalition comprising digital media giants Facebook, Google and Twitter (among others) have spoken out against the new regulations approved by the Pakistani government for social media, threatening to suspend services in the country if the rules were not revised, it was reported. In a letter to Prime Minster Imran Khan earlier this month, the …
If you like flashy cars and have millions of dollars burning a hole in your pocket, you might have been excited to hear that Bugatti recently unveiled the most expensive new car ever made. Earlier this month, the French luxury sports car brand started showing off the new Bugatti La Voiture Noire, which has an eye-popping price …
JPMorgan Chase filled a leadership void on its digital-banking team with a hire from Capital One, the industry’s poster child for technological innovation. Gill Haus starts next week as head of digital technology for the consumer bank, according to people with knowledge of the matter. He most recently was chief technology officer for enterprise products …
An iPhone app built by controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI has been blocked by Apple, effectively banning the app from use. Apple confirmed to TechCrunch that the startup “violated” the terms of its enterprise developer program. The app allows its users — which the company claims it serves only law enforcement officers — to …
What Happened Starbucks has restarted operations in nearly 85% of its outlets, having closed them due to the coronavirus epidemic in China. The CEO of Starbucks, Kevin Johnson, wrote to employees in a letter, “With the number of new cases in China slowing, we are seeing the early signs of a recovery in the region.” …
Smartphone sales are collapsing in China. They could plunge 40% in Q1 By Sherisse Pham, CNN Business Updated 1042 GMT (1842 HKT) February 28, 2020 China struggles to return to work after the coronavirus lockdown Coronavirus is disrupting the global auto industry This UK company is struggling due to the coronavirus Getting info from Chinese cities on …
Last week was an expensive one for most investors, even for billionaires. The combined fortunes of the world’s 500 richest people fell by $444 billion as the coronavirus continued to spread — and spread fear — rattling equity markets worldwide. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 12%, the biggest five-day slide since the …
Chatbots and games are gone as part of a broader streamlining of Messenger. Facebook Messenger is getting even simpler with the removal of the Discover tab, which was an attempt from the social network to inject its ill-fated chatbot platform into its private messaging app. The change was first announced in August of last year, and TechCrunch now …