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Tim Culpan

ARTICLES BY TIM CULPAN

Given that Japan derives most of its electricity from fossil fuels, Toyoda argues that a direct switch to electric charging isn’t necessarily cleaner.

Will Toyota’s hybrid bridge to electric vehicles work according to plan?

3 min read . 20 May 2024

Cutting import duties ought to be high on the list, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti told the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce on 30 January. (Mohd Zakir)

India’s rival is Vietnam in the game of attracting global manufacturers

3 min read . 12 Feb 2024

A SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-21 mission is launched at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, early Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via AP) (AP)

You too may one day have your own satellite

4 min read . 20 Dec 2023

Four years after taking over from founder Terry Gou, chairman and CEO Young Liu no longer has the luxury of hyped-up iPhones and runaway demand for Sony Group games consoles to juice sales.

iPhone maker Foxconn forays into satellites and EVs as its Apple revenues flag

3 min read . 15 Nov 2023

Wistron struggled to make much headway into Apple’s supply chain because Foxconn and Pegatron are more adept at a broader array of steps involved in manufacturing.

The ambitions of Tata and Vedanta in electronics are a study in contrast

3 min read . 06 Nov 2023

Upcoming IPO deals are expected to reignite interest of investors in IPO (iStock)

This year’s hottest tech IPO may be a transportation firm

3 min read . 29 Sept 2023

Schemes designed to spur production or investment don’t always work as planned, and interest often lags expectation.

Import licensing for e-devices wields neither carrot nor stick

3 min read . 10 Aug 2023

If Apple is to rely on India for domestic supply, and demand rises quicker than output, then growth could be hit (REUTERS)

Apple’s chief rival has a cautionary tale for India

4 min read . 18 Apr 2023

From quantum computing to AI, why 2022 was a great year for tech

4 min read . 29 Dec 2022

Not only did customers of outfits like brokers FTX and Voyager, and stablecoin TerraUSD/Luna get taken to cleaners, the currency at the bubble’s heart, Bitcoin, lost around two-thirds of its value. (Getty Images)

It’s actually been a great year for big advances in technology

4 min read . 28 Dec 2022

Foxconn partner Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal has announced a $19 billion project (Photo: PTI)

Foxconn’s US story may hold lessons for India’s chip hopes

3 min read . 18 Sept 2022

If only Elon Musk snapped instead of tweeted

4 min read . 26 Jul 2022

File image: A customers holds green colour Apple iPhone 13 pro. REUTERS/Mike Segar (REUTERS)

Why the iPhone is missing from Foxconn’s Asia tour

4 min read . 12 Jul 2022

Semiconductor success is both difficult and expensive to achieve (Photo: Bloomberg)

The curious case of Vedanta’s Foxconn tie-up to make chips

3 min read . 16 Feb 2022

Mass manufacturing in India simply isn’t the same as in China (Photo: Bloomberg)

Taiwanese manufacturers face unfamiliar conditions in India

3 min read . 04 Jan 2022

The well-off were able to hop from one country to another

The award for trade of the year must go to pandemic arbitrage

3 min read . 24 Dec 2021

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is making chips for Apple Inc. and Intel Corp. at 5 nanometer, and will introduce the even more advanced 3nm next year. (Reuters)

An $11 billion distraction for China's chip ambitions

4 min read . 07 Sept 2021

Afghan armed men supporting the Afghan security forces against the Taliban stand with their weapons and Humvee vehicles at Parakh area in Bazarak, Panjshir province (AFP)

How a technology revolution powered the Taliban's return

5 min read . 20 Aug 2021

With 27 gold medals, Japan finished third in Tokyo after the US and China (Photo: HT)

Here’s a sure-fire way to boost your count of Olympic medals

4 min read . 09 Aug 2021

Photo: Bloomberg

A forgotten chipmaker may be key to ending the global shortage

3 min read . 23 Jun 2021