BT shares soar as British broadband provider targets another £3 billion in cost cuts
LONDON — Shares of BT Group surged Thursday after the company announced a target of a further £3 billion ($3.8 billion) in cost savings.
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US Navy flagship carrier USS Ronald Reagan leaves its Japan home port after nearly 9 years
YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — A U.S. Navy strike group’s flagship aircraft carrier left its Japanese home port on Thursday, wrapping up nearly nine years of deployment in the Indo-Pacific, where it served a key role in the U.S. effort to bolster defense ties with Japan and other partners in the region.
Microsoft asks some China staff to relocate amid Sino-U.S. tensions
(Reuters) -- Microsoft is asking some of its China-based staff to consider transferring outside the country, the company said on Thursday, as Sino-U.S. relations strain amid a race for cutting-edge technology.
Are India’s spy agency and foreign interference becoming brazen under Modi?
“In the last decade, Modi and [National Security Advisor] Ajit Doval duo have improved funding and operational scope for the RAW. This has certainly led to an increased role for the agency from the previous UPA [United Progressive Alliance] regime,” said Dheeraj Paramesha, a professor of criminology at Britain’s University of Hull and an expert on the Indian intelligence network.
Chinese EV startup Nio is changing its global strategy with U.S., EU tariffs on the horizon
SHANGHAI — Chinese electric car startup Nio is adjusting its approach to global markets in light of geopolitical developments, CEO William Li told reporters Thursday.
Microsoft offers relocation to hundreds of China-based AI staff amid U.S.-China tech tensions
Microsoft has reportedly asked China-based cloud computing and artificial intelligence operations employees to consider relocating out of the country, as Washington cracks down on Beijing's access to the advanced technology.
A Chinese ‘asset’? Philippines raises alarm over mystery mayor suspected of links to Pogos
“Is she, along with others like her who have mahiwaga [mysterious] backgrounds, an asset inserted by China into our government to have a heavy influence in Philippine politics?” Senator Risa Hontiveros asked during a press conference on May 8.
Indonesia’s woeful road safety under spotlight after fatal bus crash exposes negligence
A tragic bus crash in Indonesia that killed 11 people including several students has put the spotlight on the country’s chronic road safety problems and intensified calls for stringent regulatory oversight and enforcement.