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ELECTRONICS 
July 1, 2019 Microfactories to assemble electronics
Hanspal (left), and Ciubotariu (right) Bright Machines, a startup founded by a group of software and manufacturing executives, on Wednesday released its latest “microfactories” designed to automate the assembly of electronics. While automation has taken hold in factories for cars and other products, the company’s chief executive, Amar Hanspal, said machines have eluded electronics assemblers because they can […]
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COMPUTERS 
June 26, 2019 Here’s why your Windows 10 computer has been taking forever to shut down lately
If you’ve been noticing that your PC has been acting a little wonky of late, it could be the result of a newly unearthed bug that impacts how long it takes machines running a certain version of Windows 10 to shut down or enter sleep mode. Microsoft confirmed the bug on the company’s Tech Community […]
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ELECTRONICS 
June 21, 2019 Market Headstart: Nifty likely to open flat; Bharat Electronics, KSB top buys
The Nifty50 is likely to open flat on Friday following a mixed trend seen in other Asian markets. Investors across the globe got nervous on growing worries about Middle East tensions, after Iran shot down a U.S. military drone, raising fears of a military confrontation between Tehran and Washington. The S&P 500 hit a record […]
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ELECTRONICS 
June 18, 2019 Samsung Electronics to Strengthen its Neural Processing Capabilities for Future AI Applications
Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that it will strengthen its neural processing unit (NPU) capabilities to further extend the reach of its artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. In line with its focus on next-generation NPU technologies, Samsung plans to create over 2,000 related jobs worldwide by 2030, which is about […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 11, 2019 Home & Garden TV to join Vodafone and PŸUR [UPDATE]
Home & Garden TV (HGTV), which Discovery Deutschland will launch in Germany on June 6, 2019, will be available on the cable networks of Vodafone Deutschland and PŸUR. The ad-supported channel will be offered as an unencrypted free-to-air SD service by both operators from launch, according to Discovery. HGTV also recently concluded a carriage agreement with cable operator […]
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ELECTRONICS 
May 15, 2019 India to allow import of second-hand electronics at last; windfall for refurbished phones market?
Phone companies – Apple especially – could soon be posed to take a bigger bite out of India’s growing refurbished phones market, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) allowing – via a notification on May 7 – the import of refurbished electronic goods, reports ET Prime. The caveat – and it’s a big one […]
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ELECTRONICS 
April 26, 2019 LG Electronics to shut South Korea phone plant, move production to Vietnam
SEOUL (Reuters) – LG Electronics Inc said on Thursday it would stop producing smartphones in South Korea and move manufacturing to Vietnam, joining global rivals in reorganising production as they battle a slump in global demand. The restructuring of its money-losing business comes as LG, once one of the world’s top three mobile phone makers, […]
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ELECTRONICS 
April 24, 2019 Samsung Electronics to invest $9.6 billion annually in logic chips until 2030
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday that it would invest 11 trillion won ($9.57 billion) annually through 2030 in logic chip businesses, including its foundry business. The investment until 2030, worth 133 trillion won in total, comes as the world’s top memory chip maker strengthens non-memory semiconductor businesses such as contract chip manufacturing, known as foundry, […]
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COUPONS 
April 23, 2019 Amazon considers buying up to 49% in Future Coupons
Online giant Amazon is not ready to give up on Future Retail just yet. Amazon is working on a new deal structure that will enable it to own stake in Future Retail indirectly, sources close to the development have told CNBC-TV18. The revised FDI policy on e-commerce says that an entity having equity participation by […]
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ELECTRONICS 
April 14, 2019 Bharat Electronics Q4 PAT may dip 20% YoY to Rs. 446.9 cr: Prabhudas Lilladher
Prabhudas Lilladher has come out with its fourth quarter (January-March’ 19) earnings estimates for the Capital Goodssector. The brokerage house expects Bharat Electronics to report net profit at Rs. 446.9 crore down 20% year-on-year (down 12% quarter-on-quarter). Net Sales are expected to increase by 32.9 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 3,609.4 crore, according to Prabhudas Lilladher. Earnings before interest, tax, […]
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ELECTRONICS 
April 13, 2019 Bharat Electronics Q4 PAT may dip 38.8% YoY to Rs. 342.1 cr: ICICI Direct
ICICI Direct has come out with its fourth quarter (January-March’ 19) earnings estimates for the Capital Goods sector. The brokerage house expects Bharat Electronics to report net profit at Rs. 342.1 crore down 38.8% year-on-year (down 32.6% quarter-on-quarter). Net Sales are expected to increase by 6.5 percent Y-o-Y (up 41.5 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 3,843.1 crore, according to ICICI Direct. […]
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NEWS 
April 3, 2019 Facebook may add new tab to support ‘high quality news’
Facebook has plans to rollout a dedicated news tab to take on Apple’s news and magazine subscription service by the end of 2019. Mark Zuckerberg spoke about implementing the news feature in a conversation with Axel Springer CEO, Mathias Dopfner. Zuckerberg said that the company is willing to pay the publishers for ‘high quality’ news […]
