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Will India's Google Tax rollback placate Trump before April 2 tariffs?

Just like Trump's tariffs will be mostly paid by American consumers, the burden of the so-called Indian equalisation levy had to be absorbed not by the tech platforms, but by the advertisers

Ivan Espinosa takes charge at Nissan at one of carmaker's lowest points

Espinosa, who joined Nissan in 2003 in his native Mexico, has spent most of his time in strategy and planning. He most recently served as chief planning officer in the automaker's Yokohama headquarter

Asia braces for historic test of export model from Trump's tariff threats

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in March that the reciprocal levies slated for April 2 will target the dirty 15 that have substantial trade flows and barriers with the US

Rising anti-US sentiment in Europe fuels boycott of American goods

Albertus, a Danish school principal, said he canceled all his streaming services in favor of European or Danish ones and no longer eats at American fast-food chains

Massive earthquake latest blow to Thai tourism hit by safety woes

International tourist arrivals are expected to drop by 10 per cent-15 per cent or even more in the next two weeks

'Couldn't care less' if automakers raise prices due to tariffs, says Trump

Tariffs will hit a $240 billion trade route, with imported cars and light trucks accounting for about half of the roughly 16 million vehicles sold in the US last year

Myanmar rebels declare ceasefire in earthquake-hit areas as aid arrives

The shadow National Unity Government said the People's Defence Force will pause offensive military operations for two weeks except for defensive actions, effective from today

Samsung's AI-powered fridges can find misplaced phones, adjust aircons

The latest Bespoke AI-powered refrigerator lineup features a 9-inch home screen that allows users to simply say, 'Hi Bixby, find my phone'

Musk loses bid to block investor lawsuit over Twitter stock manipulation

A Manhattan federal judge on Friday said investors can move forward with claims that Musk committed securities fraud by failing to make timely disclosures to the US Securities and Exchange Commission

Quantum experiment generated truly random numbers: JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan has made a push in that field in the last six years, enticed by promising applications in finance, artificial intelligence, optimization, and cryptography

SoftBank planning to invest $1 trillion for AI effort in US: Report

The factories would likely use AI-equipped robots that would operate autonomously because of labor shortages in the country, according to the report

US President Trump's 25% tariff hands the car industry keys to China

By smashing up the links holding the delicate non-Chinese supply chain together, Mr Trump is guaranteeing a future where Beijing rules the road

EU plans concessions for Trump administration after reciprocal tariffs hit

EU officials were told at meetings this week in Washington that there was no way to avoid new auto and so-called reciprocal tariffs that Trump is launching next week

Law to finance: Companies in a fix as applicants game job market with AI

More than 80 per cent of companies use AI somewhere in hiring, and one in four use it for the entire recruitment process

Turkey's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu criticises West for 'silence'

Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, said the lack of international condemnation of Erdogan is helping ensure Turkey's shift toward authoritarianism

Putin smells blood in the water on US backed Black Sea ceasefire deal

Putin knows Ukraine will find it extraordinarily difficult to agree to its conditions, and that a refusal makes it likely the US will again suspend arms shipments and intelligence sharing in punishmen

Centre 'bars' oil tanker carrying Russian crude over documentation lapse

The Honduran-flagged Andaman Skies, built in 2004, loaded 767,000 barrels at Murmansk on Feb. 24, and was due to discharge at Vadinar on March 30

India's heat waves drive air conditioner sales, defying consumer slowdown

Blue Star Ltd. expects as much as 30 per cent growth over the summer, with a significant increase in sales in smaller cities, Managing Director B Thiagarajan said

Decades of AIDS vax research imperiled by Trump's withdrawal of US funding

The US cut HIV vaccine funding, forcing IAVI to halt work and lay off staff, while the South African Medical Research Council will receive only $9 mn of its planned $45 mn for multi-country trials

Donald Trump directs Smithsonian sites to scrub content on race, gender

Trump in his second term has targeted diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the government and private sector, as well as at cultural institutions