
SoftBank Announces Intention to Increase Stake in Sprint
SoftBank Group Corp. announced today that it intends to increase its stake in Sprint Corporation through open market transactions or otherwise, subject to market conditions and other factors. SBG does not intend to increase its ownership of Sprint outstanding common stock to 85% or more as a result of these purchases...

Fujitsu, Lenovo and DBJ to Create a JV for PC Market
Fujitsu, Lenovo and Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) announced a strategic collaboration that creates a joint venture between the three companies. The joint venture will focus on the research, development, design, manufacturing and sales of Client Computing Devices (CCD) for the global PC market...

7 in 10 Singaporeans Believe Robots Will Take Jobs Away from Them
New data from YouGov Omnibus suggest that Singaporeans are cautiously optimistic about the impact of robots on society. Overall, three-quarters of Singaporeans believe that robots will make our lives easier and 8 in 10 agree that robots can do things humans don’t want to do...

Costs of 55-inch OLED TV Display Production Catch Up to LCD TV Panels, IHS Markit Says
A major decrease in manufacturing cost gap between organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is expected to support the expansion of OLED TVs, according to new analysis from IHS Markit...

Total Amount of Global Solar Installations to Increase by 26% from 74GW in 2016
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Entering the fourth quarter of 2017, the global number of solar installations has changed significantly. Originally, this total was expected to fall to 70GW; however it currently looks like it will increase by 26% from 74GW to reach a total of 96-97GW...

ercogener builds EMEA’s first Industry 4.0 modem using u blox LTE Cat M1 cellular technology
u blox announced that ercogener, a global leader in industrial modems, has developed its first Industry 4.0 modem using u blox LTE Cat M1 cellular technology. The modem – the first to provide LTE Cat M1 cellular connectivity in EMEA – is designed to meet the requirements of the recently announced Orange LTE Cat M1 network, which will be launched across Europe in 2018...