Month: May 2025
Samsung’s first tri-fold handset
Samsung is reportedly gearing up to use a next-generation silicon-carbon battery in its first-ever tri-fold smartphone, anticipated to launch later this year. This new battery technology boasts a higher energy density than traditional lithium-ion batteries, which can pack more power into a smaller space.Interestingly, the upcoming tri-fold is also said to borrow design elements, including
Microsoft to become the world’s largest company by market cap
Azure is Microsoft’s cloud computing division. It was Microsoft’s fastest-growing segment overall, rising at a 33% pace. This division will likely continue to be the leader for the foreseeable future, as it has two significant tailwinds pushing it higher: artificial intelligence (AI) workloads and general migration to the cloud. The industry is still a long
Expedia Group Stock Tumbles
Expedia posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.40, up 90% year-over-year and better than Visible Alpha consensus, but its reported net loss per share of $1.56 was more than triple the $0.42 that analysts had forecast.Expedia Group shares fell sharply Friday morning, a day after the travel booking platform fell short of first-quarter estimates.Revenue and
X step up content takedowns in India
Social media platforms like Facebook parent Meta and X (formerly Twitter) have stepped up content removals and restrictions in India amid a rise in government orders aimed at curbing growing misinformation.Meta recently restricted access to a prominent Muslim news account with 6.7 million followers on Instagram, called Muslim, in India to comply with a legal
Russia to return the oldest and most famous launch pad in the Baikonur Cosmodrom to Kazakhstan
Russia will return the oldest and most famous launch pad in the Baikonur Cosmodrome, also known as “Gagarin’s Start,” to Kazakhstan, handing it over by 1 June. Kazakhstan plans to turn the world’s first crewed space launch site — which was decommissioned back in 2019 into a museum. In the meantime, Russia turned its attention
Challenges in achieving good digital health
Economic turbulence, driven by factors like inflation and rising interest rates is putting a strain on budgets and many companies are facing higher operational costs, reduced consumer spending, and tighter access to capital.Meanwhile, customers, feeling the financial squeeze themselves, are becoming more discerning, demanding greater value and efficiency from the businesses they interact with. AI
Match Group: Tinder parent company layoffs
The online dating industry has hit a rough patch as persistent inflation and a lack of innovative features prompted consumers to move away from dating apps such as Tinder and Bumble. In response, Match and Bumble have been refining their applications and introducing artificial intelligence features such as AI-enabled discovery to make it easier for
Bezos space ambitions
For years, lobbyists working for Amazon and Blue Origin managed to influence policy and government contracts, according to someone who worked closely with Bezos. Now, this person says, he risks being the odd man out. So, after tangling on and off with the president for a decade, Bezos has made moves widely interpreted as efforts
Google Stock Rises
Alphabet stock was up 1.4% in early trading. That looks set to partially recoup a 7.3% drop the previous day, triggered after an Apple executive testified in a Department of Justice lawsuit against Google that searches in the iPhone maker’s browsers fell for the first time in April amid the growth in AI use.Google-parent Alphabet
Digitizing Ocean Logistics
Despite an understanding of how digitalization can drive efficiencies, there is still a significant amount of documentation that remains paper-based. Those who do believe in digital are often stuck on the idea of different platforms. Their experience of software not integrating properly has left them wary. They may be unaware of how certain services have