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Finance

Apple’s AR push and the tech industry’s auto hopes

Hello everyone! This is Lauly writing from Taipei. I’ve been reconnecting with sources in the supply chain and attending earnings calls over the past several weeks. I’m sorry to say, the mood among suppliers regarding consumer electronics — the pillar of the tech industry — is really bleak. Yesterday I went to the earnings conference […]

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Business

NBC Sports hopes to make an aggressive bid to bring back the NBA,

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) attempts a basket in front of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) in the second half during game three of the 2022 NBA Finals at TD Garden. Kyle Terada | USA Today Sports Cue up John Tesh’s “Roundball Rock” – “The NBA on NBC” may be returning, if […]

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Sports

Martin Bakole signs multi-fight deal with BOXXER and hopes to

Martin Bakole hopes to be steered towards a world heavyweight title shot after signing a new multi-fight deal with BOXXER. Ranked as the top contender by the WBA, the 29-year-old heavyweight, who resides in Scotland, will fight exclusively for BOXXER on Sky Sports. His next fight will be announced in due course, but Bakole, who […]

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Canada

Regina teen hopes Australian Open is just one of many tennis

Keegan Rice was just five years old when his parents put him in a learn-to-play tennis program. He’s been swinging a racket ever since. Now he has made his debut on tennis’s biggest stage, having played in the recent Australian Open. The 16-year-old Regina tennis player, who is currently the reigning Canadian junior boys champion, said […]

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World

EU Foreign Policy Chief Hopes Bloc Agrees Next Tranche of

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said he hopes member states will approve another 500 million euro ($545.00 million) tranche in military aid for Ukraine during a foreign ministers’ meeting on Monday. Speaking as he arrived at the meeting, Borrell said he was hopeful the 27 EU members would reach […]

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Entertainment

Grab a partner! Yellowstone Square Dance Council hopes for a

Square dancing was extremely popular back in the 1960s and 1970s. Fast forward to 2023 and one organization is keeping the art form alive in the Billings area and is hoping to spur a revival. Big Timber native Bob Hogemark has been square dance calling for decades. “I got a turn table and started listening […]

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Sports

Australian Open: Andy Murray hopes to see changes to schedule

Andy Murray wants to see changes to next year’s Australian Open schedule to avoid late-night finishes, while Novak Djokovic says the issue needs to be “addressed”. The sun was almost coming up when Murray left the scene of the longest match of his career, a five-hour, 45-minute epic that saw him fight back from two […]

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Sports

Arsenal title hopes BOOSTED by Man City beating Spurs for four

Frustration with fans Guardiola didn’t just save his criticism for the players. The City boss also ripped into the Etihad Stadium crowd, who booed the hosts off at half-time after falling 2-0 behind. In his programme message, directed at the fans, he noted: “One thing I know for sure is we need you guys behind […]

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Science

Analysis | Brazil’s new climate chief hopes to reverse

Comment on this story Comment Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. DAVOS, Switzerland — When Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made his debut at the World Economic Forum in 2019, he delivered a dud of a […]

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Finance

China pins growth hopes on struggling small businesses

Beijing’s hopes for an economic revival after recording slowing growth last year will depend in large part on the animal spirits of small and medium-sized enterprises, which account for the majority of output, urban employment and tax revenues but were hit hard by the pandemic. While China’s best-known private-sector companies are tech giants such as […]