The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, which consists of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, and Mission Innovation are joining forces to support clean energy innovation worldwide. The announcement of the new partnership was made at a joint event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai. Building new public-private...
Day: <span>5 December 2023</span>
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Twilio announces layoffs impacting about 5% of its workforce
As economic recession continues to bite across the world, tech companies are also feeling the pinch while some are finding alternative ways to cut back. Cloud communications platform Twilio Inc on Monday announced it will lay off about 5%, or 295, of its total workforce by the first quarter of 2024 to achieve profitable growth....
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Reports | Japan’s TDK Corp to manufacture iPhone battery cells in India
Japanese electronic parts maker TDK Corp will manufacture lithium ion (li-ion) battery cells for Apple iPhones in India, a minister said on Monday. Apple has been touting India as its next big growth driver as it looks to move some production away from China. It began assembling iPhones in the country in 2017 through Wistron and later...
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Connectivity and internet down in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify
Telecommunication and internet services have been cut off in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian telecoms company Paltel has said, as Israel intensifies its assault on the besieged territory, Al Jazeera reported. “We regret to announce the complete cessation of the communications and Internet services with the Gaza strip, as the main paths that were previously reconnected...
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OPINION | We do have good stories to tell, just not that one, Mr President writes Mandy Wiener
President Cyril Ramaphosa says we must be more like the Chinese and stop badmouthing his ANC-led government. President Cyril Ramaphosa wants us to be more like the Chinese and to stop badmouthing our own country. He wants us to be messengers and tell the ANC government’s good story about South Africa instead. This is according...