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Electricity firm files for bankruptcy citing $1.8 billion in claims

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative is one of dozens of electricity providers facing enormous charges stemming… Read More

Medtech firms get personal with digital twins

HEIDELBERG, Germany: Armed with a mouse and computer screen instead of a scalpel and operating… Read More

Online betting firms gamble on soccer-mad Nigeria

LAGOS: Online sports betting is booming in soccer-mad Nigeria largely thanks to payment systems developed… Read More

European firms say China business ‘more difficult’

European companies complain they still face a difficult business climate in China despite Beijing's pledges… Read More

Biotech firms race to recruit good bugs in war on cancer

Biotech companies are competing to develop medicines using “bugs as drugs” to fight cancer, building… Read More

German, Chinese firms offer healthcare, sustainable farming projects

KARACHI:  A conglomerate of German and Chinese firms has jointly offered Sindh government three important… Read More

North Korean firms in China ordered to close by January

BEIJING: China said on Thursday North Korean firms operating in the country will have to… Read More

US cable firms embrace former foe Netflix as TV viewing shifts

A growing number of US cable operators are forming alliances with Netflix Inc NFLX.O, a… Read More

European telecom firms pin hopes on ‘Esports’ video game gladiators

MADRID: Marcos Ochoa has just landed the dream job for many young Europeans: he is being… Read More

US, Saudi Arabian firms sign tens of billions of dollars of deals as Trump visits

RIYADH: US and Saudi Arabian companies signed business deals worth tens of billions of dollars on… Read More

UK govt “names and shames” firms for underpaying staff

LONDON: The government of the United Kingdom has “named and shamed” more than 350 companies… Read More

Over 80% of US firms feel less welcome in China: survey

BEIJING: More than 80 percent of American companies feel China is less welcoming to foreign… Read More

From robots to websites, British firms curb spending due to Brexit

LONDON: Heavy machinery whirrs and clanks on the factory floor of precision metalworking firm Robert… Read More

Japan firms wage war on ‘smell harassment’

TOKYO: Got stinky colleagues? Japan has a seminar for that. Read More

Media firms lose control of news as tech platforms rise

NEW YORK: When allegations emerged that Facebook was skewing its trending news stories, many learned… Read More