2020-09-14
#SoftBank Group has made its latest billion-dollar technology bet on the assumption that the fear of touching money will drive people to embrace a payment app in the age of the coronavirus. #PayPay https://asia.nikkei.com/...
Nikkei Asian Review
The public's phobia of touching cash amid COVID-19 could help SoftBank popularize mobile payments in cash-addicted Japan; SoftBank has invested $1B+ in PayPay
2020-09-13
On top of a 10 billion yen giveaway campaign for its digital payment PayPay users, the SoftBank-backed app has decided that small businesses that join will pay no fees for 3 years. For SoftBank, cash burn is part of its DNA. https://asia.nikkei.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Nikkei Asian Review
The public's phobia of touching cash amid COVID-19 could help SoftBank popularize mobile payments in cash-addicted Japan; SoftBank has invested $1B+ in PayPay
Masayoshi Son zeros in on Japan, where he is ready to lose billions in a battle to conquer cash Tweets: @nar , @_manish_sharma_ , @rishigautam2011 , @nar , @appurv_gupta , @nar , @...
2020-05-20
Under pressure from both the US and China, Zoom cuts off free users in China. https://asia.nikkei.com/...
Nikkei Asian Review
Zoom no longer lets individual users sign up for free in China, reportedly due to regulatory requirements; only paid accounts can host meetings
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2020-05-06
Yoshida's quiet approach and willingness to rethink past expansionism is in line with a new generation of tech leaders, including Sundar Pichai at Google and Satya Nadella at Microsoft. How will he lead through this crisis? In this week's Cover Story. https://asia.nikkei.com/...
Nikkei Asian Review
Profile of Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, who fought activist investor pressure to spin off image sensors business, as the pandemic clouds new PlayStation launch
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2020-04-13
China-backed e-commerce retailers Shopee and Lazada appear to be extending their lead in the race for Southeast Asia's online consumers. https://asia.nikkei.com/...
Nikkei Asian Review
Singapore-based online retailers Shopee and Lazada, backed by Tencent and Alibaba respectively, got 60% of Southeast Asia's e-commerce traffic from Oct. to Dec.
Dylan Loh / Nikkei Asian Review : Tweets: @nar Tweets: @nar : China-backed e-commerce retailers Shopee and Lazada appear to be extending their lead in the race for Southeast Asia'...
2020-03-26
Apple and suppliers planned to develop a concrete prototype for the phones from early March, but it had to delay such close collaboration, which requires hands-on testing, until the end of the month. It was delayed again as the U.S. situation worsened. https://asia.nikkei.com/...
Nikkei Asian Review
Sources: Apple is weighing a delay of the launch of the iPhone 12 by months over fears of low sales and supply chain constraints amid the coronavirus pandemic
US tech giant assesses coronavirus impact on global demand — PALO ALTO/TAIPEI — Apple is preparing the ground to possibly delay …
2020-03-24
Foxconn said recruitment goals have been reached “ahead of schedule at the plants.” This signals progress from early March when Chairman Young Liu told investors that Chinese plants were operating at roughly 50% capacity. #Coronavirus #iPhone #Foxconn https://asia.nikkei.com/...
Nikkei Asian Review
Foxconn says it has secured enough workers to meet “seasonal demand” at all major Chinese plants ahead of schedule
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2019-10-10
Yoshino's invention, the lithium-ion battery, powers billions of smartphones throughout the world, as well as electric vehicles and countless other devices. #NobelPrize https://asia.nikkei.com/...
The Guardian
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to three scientists for their work in developing lithium-ion batteries, which sparked the portable technology revolution
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