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Apple's iPhone exports from India doubled to exceed $2.5 billion from April to December, as it accelerates a shift from China bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology CC Edwin Chan

An Apple effort to replace suppliers’ chips with homegrown versions is set to claim another victim: The company plans to swap out a Broadcom Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chip in the iPhone by 2025 bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Mark Gurman Ian King

China Economy: Xi Spurs $100 Billion Rally With Abrupt Shifts That May Not Last bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Southeast Asia’s food delivery spending grew 5% -- the slowest pace in at least four years -- to $16.3 billion in 2022, according to an annual report by consultancy Momentum Works.

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Tried riding a hoverbike today😎 First female non-employee to be on it😂, they tell me #xturismo #Aerwins

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When Chinese tech giant Huawei learned it was set to lose a $200 million contract, corporate investigators determined that a run-of-the-mill deal spiraled into a saga of drone encounters and covert surveillance, report Alex Webb & Jordan Robertson. trib.al/FjApvN3

🇨🇳THREAD: 1) China is trying to catch up to the US in the AI arms race, but here's why it has a long way to go ⬇️ trib.al/KYZlrxy

Big tech players in China are spending big to compete with US giants in a global AI race. Read The Big Take: trib.al/WC6k5su

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Our ace India correspondent Sankalp Phartiyal explains why his latest iPhone scoop has bigger long-term ramifications

Just out, Huawei is getting help from Taiwanese tech companies in building out a secret chip network in China, an unusual collaboration as the democratic island grapples with Beijing’s growing belligerence. Debby Wu Allen Wan bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Taiwan now says it will investigate companies that are helping Huawei with chipmaking plants in China, including whether their work violates sanctions. Jane Lanhee Lee Debby Wu bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Great reporting by Bloomberg. Not a surprise that Huawei is at the center of Beijing's push for chip self sufficiency. But the details are always interesting 1/2

🎙️ NEW: Narendra Modi is the most popular leader India’s seen in decades, but he’s also feared in some circles. Find out how the polarizing PM has set himself up to secure a third election win with our new Big Take Asia podcast trib.al/wPezNS5