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Vivo has joined hands with quick commerce service Zepto to offer doorstep delivery of its smartphones. Customers can order select Vivo smartphones on the instant delivery platform now for quick delivery. The handsets are claimed to be delivered in less than 10 minutes of receiving the order. The move makes a new addition to Zepto’s expanding product range. Customers buying the Vivo smartphones on the Zepto app or website can avail of up to Rs. 5,000 discount as an introductory offer.Vivo Partners With ZeptoIn a press release, Vivo announced its partnership with Zepto to sell its smartphones through the quick commerce…

(Bloomberg) — South Korea’s exports maintained growth momentum in January, keeping optimism alive at the start of a year overshadowed by domestic political turmoil and Donald Trump’s tariff threat. Most Read from Bloomberg The value of shipments adjusted for working-day differences increased 7.7% from a year earlier, according to data released Saturday by the customs office. That compared with a 4.3% gain initially reported for December. In headline figures distorted by the Lunar New Year holiday, exports fell 10.3%, less than the 14% contraction surveyed by Bloomberg. Overall imports decreased by 6.4%, resulting in a trade deficit of $1.9 billion.…

Google released a new experimental artificial intelligence (AI) feature via Search Lab on Thursday. Dubbed Ask for Me, the feature is available within Google Search and allows users to let an AI chatbot call businesses to make enquiries. The feature is currently available to select users in the US in the Android and iOS versions of the Google Search app. To be eligible for the feature in said locations, users will need to sign up to Google’s Search Labs and activate it. Earlier this month, Search Labs released Daily Listen, which can generate audio overviews of a user’s Discover feed.Google…

AstraZeneca rowed back on plans to invest £450m in its plant at Speke in Liverpool – Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images AstraZeneca has abandoned a £450m investment in a major UK vaccine plant just days after Rachel Reeves vowed to “kick-start economic growth”. The drugmaker, which is Britain’s most valuable listed company, said it was no longer going ahead with the investment at the site near Speke, Liverpool, after failing to secure the necessary financial support from the Government. AstraZeneca has been locked in a stand-off with the Government for months over state aid for the project, which would have…

Reliance Jio recently unveiled voice-only plans for prepaid subscribers in India. Shortly after, the company revised the plans with lower prices and validity adjustments. The voice-only plans were launched to abide by a TRAI mandate to offer standalone special tariff vouchers (STVs) for voice calls and SMS. Now, the telecom operator has reintroduced an affordable prepaid plan at Rs. 189 after briefly discontinuing it. This plan is listed as a value offering which provides free call and SMS services alongside bundled data packs.Reliance Jio Reintroduces Rs. 189 Prepaid Plan in IndiaReliance Jio has brought back the Rs. 189 plan for its prepaid users in…

Thousands of Costco workers prepared to strike with a midnight deadline drawing closer Friday while the worker’s union and the company negotiated. The Teamsters union represents 18,000 Costco workers in six states: California, Washington, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and New York. It’s unclear if the strikes would close stores. Costco has 219,000 U.S. employees and 617 U.S. stores. The company said its labor agreement with the Teamsters applies to less than 10% of those stores. On Jan. 20, Teamsters members at Costco voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike if a new three-year contract agreement wasn’t reached by midnight Friday,…

Reflecting On Perishable Food Stocks’ Q3 Earnings: Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) and the rest of the perishable food stocks fared in Q3. The perishable food industry is diverse, encompassing large-scale producers and distributors to specialty and artisanal brands. These companies sell produce, dairy products, meats, and baked goods and have become integral to serving modern American consumers who prioritize freshness, quality, and nutritional value. Investing in perishable…

Pale white streaks have been observed weaving through the northern lights, presenting a new atmospheric puzzle. These eerie glows have been captured alongside traditional red and green auroras, but experts suggest they are not auroras themselves. Instead, they may share similarities with the purplish phenomenon known as Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE). Scientists remain uncertain about what causes these white lights to form in specific regions. The discovery has prompted further investigation into the underlying mechanisms of these unexplained emissions.White Glows Identified in TREx Mission DataAccording to research published in Nature Communications, the white streaks were first identified by…

(Bloomberg) — The dollar rallied to cap off its best week since mid-November on President Donald Trump’s vow to unleash a first wave of tariffs on US trading partners on Saturday. Most Read from Bloomberg The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rode a five-day rally to a weekly gain of nearly 1%, while the Mexican peso and the Canadian dollar each slumped. Trump on Friday reiterated his plan to slap a 25% tariff on products from the US neighbors. “Larger dollar moves are likely to come to the upside if the tariffs are actually put in place,” Goldman Sachs strategists wrote…

Q3 Earnings Outperformers: AMETEK (NYSE:AME) And The Rest Of The Internet of Things Stocks Wrapping up Q3 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the internet of things stocks, including AMETEK (NYSE:AME) and its peers. Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) companies are buoyed by the secular trend of a more connected world. They often specialize in nascent areas such as hardware and services for factory automation, fleet tracking, or smart home technologies. Those who play their cards right can generate recurring subscription revenues by providing cloud-based software services, boosting their margins. On the other hand, if the…