An upcoming book Apple in China promises to tell the story of how a seemingly smart idea back in 1996 now leaves the company hostage to the whims of an authoritarian regime.
Subtitled “the capture of the world’s greatest company,” the book features interviews with more than 200 former Apple execs and engineers, and says it acts as both a historical account and a cautionary tale …
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Air includes mindfulness tools and break reminders in its floating sidebar.
Norway-based Opera has announced a new browser, Opera Air, with a focus on mindfulness and mental wellbeing. It includes break reminders, breathing exercises, and a suite of relaxing soundscapes to help users both focus and de-stress.
“The web is beautiful but it can be chaotic and overwhelming,” says Mohamed Salah, Opera’s senior director of product. “We decided to look at science-backed ways to help our users navigate it in a way that makes them feel and function better.”
Air features a semi-transparent design and a floating sidebar for its mindfulness features. When you need to work, the Boosts feature offers music, ambient sounds, and binaural beats — where slightly different frequencies are played in each ear, which creates a perceived third frequency in the brain and is believed to help influence relaxation or focus. Soundscapes can be set to play from 15 minutes up to forever, and can be paused from the sidebar at any time.
The Break reminder is an icon made up of three lines in the sidebar that gray out while you work — you can customize the duration — reminding you to take a break once the icon is fully faded. Air can help at that point too, with breathing exercises, neck stretches, “full body scans,” and guided meditations, which last up to 15 minutes.
A large portion of Egypt’s population lacks access to traditional banking, forcing many to rely on cash transactions and informal lending. Khazna, a fintech startup founded in 2019, is tackling this issue by offering financial services tailored for low- and middle-income workers. The company provides solutions like salary advances, digital payments, and microloans to help […]
Publicis Groupe CEO Arthur Sadoun is enjoying his company's position as the world's largest advertising holding company--for now. If Omnicom's acquisition of IPG passes regulatory scrutiny, Publicis will return to its challenger No. 2 position amid the "big six," with the new Omnicom as its larger competitor. But for Sadoun, Omicom's proposed takeover of IPG...
The numbers Publicis Groupe closed 2024 with organic growth of 5.8% year-over-year and revenues of EUR16 billion ($16.52 billion). Organic growth for Q4 was 6.3%, with revenues of EUR3.8 billion ($3.92 billion). The company grew in all regions last year, including the U.S. (4.9%), Europe (5.4%), and Asia-Pacific (6.3%). It also led the industry with...
The Russian-born CEO styles himself as a free-speech crusader and a scourge of the surveillance state. Here’s the real story behind Pavel Durov’s arrest and what happened next.
The antitrust investigation was launched alongside retaliatory tariffs and export controls.
China has launched an antitrust investigation into Google as part of a salvo of responses to US tariff increases, including its own retaliatory tariffs and export controls. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced the Google probe on Tuesday over suspicions the US search giant had violated Chinese antimonopoly laws, according to a machine translation of the statement.
Google’s search and internet services have been blocked in China since 2010, but the antitrust investigation may interfere with its other dealings with Chinese companies. Details about the probe are slim. It was announced within minutes of President Trump’s 10 percent tariffs on Chinese goods going into effect.
The Chinese government says it will also introduce additional levies against select US goods, including a 15 percent tariff on coal and natural gas products, and a 10 percent tariff on crude oil, agricultural equipment, larger cars, and pickup trucks. China also announced export restrictions on certain mineral elements to “safeguard national security interests.” Impacted minerals include tungsten, tellurium, ruthenium, molybdenum, and ruthenium, which are critical to modern infrastructure and technology production.
US-imposed tariffs against Mexico and Canada were also set to take effect on Tuesday, but have now been paused for a month ahead of negotiations on security and trade. No pause has been announced for the tariffs against China. President Trump said on Monday that his administration was planning to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping “probably over the next 24 hours,” and that tariffs will be “very, very substantial” if a deal can’t be reached.
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