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Sony electronics unveils its 1st over-the-counter hearing aids in US

The company said it is re-imagining the hearing device space with a focus on innovation, accessibility and personalization

Sony, Honda Motor announces delivery of first EVs in 2026 in US

Sony Group and Honda Motor on Thursday announced the delivery of their first EVs from their joint new company in the US in 2026, and the pre-orders will begin in 2025

Japan's Sony, Honda jointly making EVs for delivery to US by 2026

A new electric car company that brings together two big names in Japanese business, Honda and Sony, officially kicked off on Thursday, with both sides stressing their common values of taking up challenges and serving people's needs. The electric vehicle from Sony Honda Mobility Inc. will go on sale in 2025, with deliveries coming first in the US in early 2026, and in Japan later that year, Chief Executive Yasuhide Mizuno told reporters. Pre-orders start 2025. In March, Sony Group Corp. and Honda agreed to set up the 50-50 joint venture, with the idea of bringing together Honda's expertise in autos, mobility technology and sales with Sony's imaging, network, sensor and entertainment expertise. Production will take place at a Honda plant in the US, but details such as pricing, platform and the kind of battery to be used were not disclosed. Production volume was also not given, but officials said this was a special model and not intended for massive sales. Mizuno, who is from Honda M

New Sony PlayStation 5 gaming consoles to be available in India soon

Sony is working on releasing the PS5 with a detachable disc drive that will be connected to the console through a USB Type-C port that is housed at the back

Sony likely working on new smartphone with Dimensity 8000 chip

Japanese tech giant Sony is likely working on a new smartphone as a report says that out of nowhere, a mysterious Sony handset has been spotted on Geekbench

Top Headlines: Reliance Jio 5G trials today, Musk-Twitter deal, and more

Advancing its 5G launch, Reliance Jio will start a beta trial of the service in four cities on Wednesday, offering select customers unlimited data with up to 1 Gbps speed

CCI gives conditional approval to Sony-Zee merger deal: Report

Competition Commission on Tuesday gave its conditional approval for the proposed merger between media groups Sony and Zee, according to sources. The approval has been given after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) accepted the voluntary remedies proposed by the parties to allay possible anti-competitive concerns, the sources close to the development said. The proposed merger of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) with Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI) was announced in September last year. The deal would help Sony to expand its media business in India. SPNI is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, Japan. Deals beyond a certain threshold require the approval of the CCI.

Top Headlines: Smaller i-banks join IPO party, Sony-Zee merger, and more

Bulge-bracket investment banks (i-banks) are getting picky about initial public offerings (IPOs) amid a growing list of companies aspiring to go public

Sony, Zee offer concessions to ease CCI's concerns over merger: Report

Firms propose pricing concessions to CCI, Sony-Zee not proposing structural changes for now, say sources

Zee is in talks with CCI to get approval for merger with Sony Entertainment

As per the BARC data for the ongoing financial year (2023), the merged entity has 36 per cent TV viewership market share in the Hindi GEC segment, and 33 per cent in the Hindi movies channels.

Sony-Zee merger can hurt competition, more scrutiny needed, CCI says

The Competition Commission of India's (CCI) Aug. 3 notice to the two companies stated the watchdog is of the view that a further investigation is merited

Top Headlines: Q1 GDP growth misses estimates; Sony-Zee merger, and more

India's economy grew below expectations at 13.5 per cent in April-June 2022-23 (Q1 FY23), despite the low base of the equivalent period of 2021-22

Sony-Zee merger can hurt competition, scrutiny needed, says CCI: Report

Zee in a statement said it continues to take all the required legal steps to complete all the necessary approval processes for the proposed merger

ICC media rights: Winner for 2023-31 cycle to be announced on Saturday

Broadcasters Disney-Star, Sony, Zee and Viacom18 have submitted their bids, it is reliably learnt, after protesting about the lack of transparency in a closed-loop exercise

Sony increases PS5 price in select countries amid high inflation rates

Japanese tech giant Sony on Thursday said that it is increasing the price of Play Station 5 (PS5) in select markets due to the global economic environment, including high inflation rates

ZIM vs IND 1st ODI: Pitch Report and weather update of Harare Sports Club

Zimbabwe vs India 1st ODI pitch report: The pitch at Harare Sports Club has been batting-friendly off late and in the last series totals nearing 300 were made very easily

Sony PlayStation4 pipped Xbox One sales, admits Microsoft: Report

"Sony has surpassed Microsoft in terms of console sales and installed base, having sold more than twice as many Xbox in the last generation," Microsoft said in those documents.

Xiaomi MIX fold 2 launched in China after Samsung unveils smartphone

The Xiaomi mix fold 2 will feature the same chipset, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, which is used in Samsung's latest foldable phones, Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4

Zee-Sony merger gets BSE, NSE nod after agreement signed last December

Merged entity to retain Zee's stock market listing, though Sony would provide large cash injection and hold 51% stake

Sony sees 3% rise in profit despite waning interest in video games

Sony's profit edged up 3 per cent in the last quarter, weathering production setbacks from COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and a trend away from video gaming as pandemic restrictions eased elsewhere