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SK chairman calls on affiliates to ride AI wave

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won on Thursday urged key subsidiaries in memory chips, information communication technology (ICT), energy solutions and batteries to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) to raise their global competitiveness. Citing a…

Finland Seizes Ship in Latest Baltic Sea Cable Incident

Finnish authorities took control of a vessel suspected of causing damage to a telecommunications cable, launching a criminal investigation into the latest reported incident affecting subsea links in the Baltic Sea. The Finnish Border Guard…

Delivery of the future begins in aspiring smart city Minami-Osawa

This is a sponsored story, created and edited exclusively by Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Tokyo Updates website. In May 2025, outdoor deliveries using the Lomby, stylized as LOMBY, autonomous delivery robot began in the Minami-Osawa area of…

Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Finland Seizes Ship Over Suspected Damage to Baltic Sea Cable

HELSINKI, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Finnish police on Wednesday seized a ship suspected of damaging an undersea telecoms cable running from Helsinki to Estonia's capital Tallinn across the Gulf of Finland, an area hit by suspected sabotage…

Vessel Held In Finland After Suspected Baltic Cable Sabotage

Finnish authorities seized a cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea that is suspected of damaging cables in Estonian waters in a possible sabotage incident, police in Helsinki told reporters. The ship is registered to St. Vincent and Grenadine but crewed…

Cellular operators seek DoT intervention over denial of Right of Way at Navi Mumbai International Airport

The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) has written to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) seeking urgent intervention against Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd (NMIAL) for alleged denial of Right of Way (RoW) permissions and…

Finnish authorities seize ship and crew after undersea cable cut, pursuing criminal charges - Finnish special forces board ship, detain all 14 crewmembers

At around 5 a.m. local time, an undersea telecommunications cable between Estonia and Finland was damaged for the fourth time in roughly 1.5 years. Finnish special forces have taken control of the cargo ship Fitburg, detained its 14-member crew…

BSNL launches nationwide Wi-Fi calling service for all customers

On New Year, state-owned telecommunications provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced the nationwide rollout of Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi), also known as Wi-Fi Calling. This advanced service is now available to all BSNL customers across…

Day After AGR Setback, Vodafone Idea Shares Rise Over 5%; What Changed Overnight?

Shares of Vodafone Idea Ltd rose over 5% in early trade on Thursday, staging a rebound a day after the stock came under heavy pressure following developments related to the company's adjusted gross revenue (AGR) liabilities. The recovery came after…

Centre Launches Rs 4,531 Crore Market Access Support to Counter High US Tariffs

The move of the government comes at a time when Indian exporters are facing a steep 50 per cent tariff by the US. The measure is a part of the Rs 25,060-crore export promotion mission, which is aimed at enhancing competitiveness of Indian…

U.S. Stocks Fall for a Fourth Straight Session, Limping to End of Another Banner Year

U.S. to issue $1 commemorative coin honoring Steve Jobs in 2026

The United States plans to release a commemorative $1 coin honoring Steve Jobs, one of the biggest names in modern technology. This decision is part of a national program aimed at celebrating innovative and transformative minds in the country's…

Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: The New Space Race

Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec bring together the latest news from the world of business and finance and the interesting stories of global technology, politics, economics and more by harnessing the power of Bloomberg Businessweek reporters and…

Decorating your iPhone with tiny stickers is 2026's hot new trend

There's a fun way to personalize your iPhone 17 Pro: tiny stickers around the camera. Social media is blowing up with pictures from people showing off how cool their handset looks with the new decorations. The trend may have started in Korea, where…