Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei says China should not retaliate over US trade ban May 27, 2019 Huawei’s founder has slammed US President Donald Trump over new trade restrictions on his firm, but insisted China should not retaliate against the measures. Ren Zhengfei admitted new laws effectively banning US companies from doing business with Huawei would hamper the firm’s growth, but said Beijing was unlikely to retaliate against American rival Apple. Read [...]
US stocks fall as trade war shows little sign of abating May 22, 2019 US stock markets have fallen shortly after opening as global companies are sucked in to the Trump administration’s trade assault on China. Read more: US-China trade tensions a major threat to global growth, says OECD The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite had fallen 0.5 per cent shortly after 4pm UK time, with Chinese internet technology company Baidu among [...]
Apple vows to be more open about iPhone performance after consumer law concerns May 22, 2019 Apple has pledged to be more transparent about the battery health and performance of its iPhones, the competition watchdog said today. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the US tech firm has vowed to be “clearer and more upfront” with iPhone users following concerns it might be breaching consumer law. Read more: Former Apple [...]
The future looks bright for university graduates May 21, 2019 This month, university students across the country are being tested on their chosen field of study. As if the exam season weren’t stressful enough, final-year students also have to deal with acute cases of so-called employability anxiety. This generation is already described as the “most anxious in history”, so adding extra stress makes for a [...]
Former Apple retail head Angela Ahrendts appointed to Airbnb’s board May 16, 2019 Airbnb has beefed up its board of directors with the appointment of Angela Ahrendts, former head of retail at Apple. Ahrendts, who is also a former chief executive of luxury fashion house Burberry, will become an independent board member alongside ex-American Express boss Ken Chenault and former Pixar finance chief Ann Mather. She resigned from Apple [...]
Foxconn posts fall in first-quarter revenues as demand for smartphones falters May 14, 2019 Apple supplier Foxconn has posted a sharp fall in profits and revenues for the first quarter amid declining demand for smartphones. Read more: Huawei to build 400-person chip plant near Cambridge The Taiwanese firm, which is the world’s largest contract manufacturer, reported revenues of T$1.05tn (£26bn) for the three months to the end of March, [...]
Music royalties firm PPL collects record revenues of £247m for artists May 14, 2019 Music licensing company PPL has reported its highest-ever annual revenues as it paid out to a record number of musicians and rights holders. PPL, which is one of the UK’s two main royalties agencies, collected revenues for its members of £246.8m in 2018, up 13 per cent on the previous year. Read more: Hipgnosis snaps [...]
US Supreme Court rules against Apple in App Store antitrust dispute May 13, 2019 The US Supreme Court today gave the green light to a lawsuit on behalf of consumers, which accuses Apple of creating a monopoly on iPhone apps and forcing users to overpay with high commission fees. In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld a decision to allow the class action to proceed. The customers argued Apple's [...]
Why did Lush, Apple and Wetherspoons quit Twitter? May 13, 2019 Tapping into a dissatisfaction with social media, cosmetics firm Lush recently announced that it would move away from it, justifying its decision by drawing attention to the financial and ethical cost of using social media. The move marks Lush as the latest brand to take a new approach online. It’s a global brand, whose environmentally-conscious [...]
Hipgnosis snaps up rights to music catalogue of Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart May 10, 2019 Music royalties investment firm Hipgnosis has bought the rights to more than 1,000 songs written by Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart. Read more: One Media IP shares jump as streaming boosts profits The songwriter and record producer is best known as one half of pop group Eurythmics, which he formed in 1980 with eight-time Brit Award [...]