Apple has reduced the prices of its pro iPhone models in India by 3% to 4% after the country’s government slashed import duties on imported smartphones to 15% from 20%. Apple’s price cuts range from ₹300 (about $ 3.6) for the made-in-India iPhone 13, iPhone 14 and iPhone 15, ₹2,300 ($ 27.5) for iPhone SE […]
Veteran Korean Actress Confirms That China Pays Actors Ten Times Higher Than Korea
According to Korean actress Hong Soo Ah, the difference in appearance fees in Korea and China is shockingly high. Hong Soo Ah | @sooah.hong/Instagram In a recent YouTube video, Hong was asked about working in the Chinese entertainment industry. She highlighted both the pros and cons, mentioning that despite the working environment not being as […]
Matrix rebrands India, China units for ‘organizational independence’
Matrix is rebranding its India and China affiliates, becoming the latest venture firm to distance its international franchises. The U.S.-headquartered venture capital firm will retain its name, while Matrix Partners India will rebrand to Z47 and Matrix Partners China will rename itself MPC. Matrix began operating the India affiliated fund in 2006 and the China […]
AI tutors are quietly changing how kids in the US study, and the leading apps are from China
Evan, a high school sophomore from Houston, was stuck on a calculus problem. He pulled up Answer AI on his iPhone, snapped a photo of the problem from his Advanced Placement math textbook, and ran it through the homework app. Within a few seconds, Answer AI had generated an answer alongside a step-by-step process of […]
Apple: pay attention to emerging markets, not falling China sales
Apple’s chief financial officer Luca Maestri challenged investor worries over an 8% drop in China revenue, by noting that sales in other emerging markets are growing. “When we start looking at places like India, like Saudi, like Mexico, Turkey, Brazil…and Indonesia, the numbers are getting large, and we’re very happy because these are markets where […]