By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Packed into a small room, a drone, bipedal robot, supermarket checkout and other devices showcase a vision of China’s software future – one where an operating system developed by national champion Huawei has replaced Windows and Android. The collection is at the Harmony Ecosystem Innovation Centre in the […]
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Huawei’s Harmony aims to end China’s reliance on Windows, Android
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Packed into a small room, a drone, bipedal robot, supermarket checkout and other devices showcase a vision of China’s software future – one where an operating system developed by national champion Huawei has replaced Windows and Android. The collection is at the Harmony Ecosystem Innovation Centre in the […]
Swiss Foreign-Worker Reliance Highlighted Amid Immigration Fight
(Bloomberg) — Swiss businesses have benefited from being able to easily tap foreign workers, according to a government report published amid political fighting over immigration and free movement of people from the European Union. Most Read from Bloomberg A record number of people — a net 142,300 — immigrated to Switzerland last year, the State […]
Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran’s reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — By the time Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi boarded his window seat on a helicopter ferrying him, the foreign minister and six others, thick clouds already had begun forming around the mountaintops along the Azerbaijan-Iran border. Despite the worsening weather, the helicopter lifted off for a trip about 145 kilometers […]
ASOS targets booming Indian fashion market with Reliance Retail partnership
GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, sees ASOS’ new partnership with Reliance Retail as a strategic move to capture a growing share of India’s fashion market. “Joining forces with Reliance Retail to boost its own-brand proposition in India will allow ASOS to better cater to the preferences and styles of local consumers, due to […]
Shapiro takes action to reduce reliance on standardized testing
Apr. 21—Gov. Josh Shapiro this week joined Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid N. Mumin to announce changes to the state’s system of school assessments that will reduce the amount of time students spend taking standardized tests, mitigate stress and anxiety around testing by adopting question types that match how students learn, help teachers spend more […]
Germany set to permanently pay for reliance on Russian gas—as power chief says ‘significant structural demand destruction’ means it will never fully recover from energy crisis
German industry got rich thanks partly to its close energy trading relationship with its political and economic rival Russia. The past few years have shown just how misguided that relationship was, as Russia invaded Ukraine and cut off Germany’s cheap, vital gas supply. Now, one of Germany’s leading renewable power bosses has suggested it’s a […]
Paramount in Talks to Sell India TV Stake to Ambani’s Reliance
(Bloomberg) — Paramount Global is in discussions to sell its stake in its media joint venture in India to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter, as Asia’s richest man continues to consolidate his clout in one of the world’s fastest-growing entertainment markets. Most Read from Bloomberg The New York-based […]
Half of Germans support West’s reliance on military power to counter Russian aggression
Half of Germans believe that the West should not be afraid to use military force to persuade Russia to behave less aggressively. Source: Politbarometer survey by ZDF, reported by European Pravda Details: 50% of those surveyed believe that the West can use military force to persuade Russia to act less aggressively, including the majority of […]