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Alkesh Sharma

Alkesh Sharma

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Based out of Toronto, Alkesh Sharma is a Technology Correspondent reporting for The National from North America. With an experience of over 15 years in journalism to his credit, he has worked across Asia and the Middle East and globe trotted to cover important technology events from the East to the West end of the world. He has been covering the Big Tech companies, consumer tech and telecoms for The National since 2018. Prior to joining The National, he has worked with leading media outlets across India and the UAE.

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In December 2018, STC established Tawal to provide leading integrated ICT infrastructure in the kingdom. Chris Whiteoak / The National
STC's Tawal to buy European towers in $1.3bn deal

After the acquisition, the Saudi telecoms company will own and operate more than 4,800 sites across Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia

TechnologyApril 20, 2023
IBM's net profit rose to over $900 million in the January-March period. Reuters
IBM's profit jumps on strong software and consulting business

US technology company earns $14.3 billion in revenue in the three=month period to the end of March

BusinessApril 19, 2023
Tesla's total revenue during the first quarter jumped 24 per cent to more than $23.3 billion. Reuters
Tesla share price slides as profits drops 24%

Texas-based EV maker reported a net profit of $2.5 billion in the January-March period

MarketsApril 19, 2023
A sign for the 2022 IMF and World Bank annual meetings, which were held in Washington. AP
IMF and World Bank to hold 2026 annual meetings in Bangkok

This year’s meetings will take place in Morocco in October

EconomyApril 19, 2023
Netflix's number of paid subscribers jumped 5 per cent year on year to nearly 232.5 million in the three months to March 31. AFP
Netflix profit drops 18% as streaming giant winds down DVD business

The company reported a net profit of more than $1.3 billion in the March quarter

MarketsApril 18, 2023
Johnson & Johnson earned almost half of its first quarter revenue, or nearly $12.5 billion, from international markets. AP
Johnson & Johnson reports first-quarter loss of $68m

Revenue during the first quarter increased 5.6 per cent annually to more than $24.7 billion

MarketsApril 18, 2023
Last month, Apple introduced a Pay Later programme in the US that will allow users to split their purchases into four payments over six weeks with no interest or fees. Bloomberg
Apple rolls out savings account with Goldman Sachs offering 4.15% interest rate

The rate is more than 10 times the national average, as banks continue to offer customers low savings yields

TechnologyApril 17, 2023
Google also launched its new conversational AI service, Bard. Bloomberg
Google parent Alphabet tanks on report that Samsung may switch to Microsoft Bing

Shares of the world's largest provider of search and video advertisements fell sharply on Monday

TechnologyApril 17, 2023
Saudi Aramco's net profit for the 12 months to the end of December increased to a record $161.1 billion, from $110 billion in 2021. Reuters
Fitch upgrades Saudi Aramco’s rating on strong business profile

Agency upgrades the world’s largest oil supplier’s rating to A+ from A with a stable outlook

BusinessApril 15, 2023
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk. AP Photo
Elon Musk reportedly plans generative AI start-up to rival ChatGPT and Bard

Billionaire building a team of AI researchers and is in talks with various potential investors

TechnologyApril 14, 2023
The collaboration between the G20 and Cop28 will be key in helping to address the macroeconomic effects of climate change, the UAE has said. Reem Mohammed / The National
UAE joins US meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors

Meeting held on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF 2023 spring sessions

BusinessApril 14, 2023
A street market in Cairo. Egypt’s annual urban inflation rose last month to its highest level in six years. AFP
Middle East monetary policy response to inflation 'undermined by many factors'

Inflation in the Mena region is expected to surpass 10% for fourth consecutive year in 2023 on higher food prices and currency depreciations, according to IMF

EconomyApril 13, 2023
Last year, nearly 25 per cent of cobalt in Apple products came from recycled material. Reuters
Apple to use 100% recycled cobalt in all batteries by 2025

Cupertino-based company pushing to achieve its target of becoming carbon neutral by end of the decade

TechnologyApril 13, 2023
Jihad Azour, director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department. Pawan Singh / The National
Mena region to grow at a slower pace this year, IMF says

Fund expects region's GDP growth to slow to 3.1 per cent in 2023, from 5.3 per cent last year

EconomyApril 13, 2023
Twitter's billionaire owner Elon Musk said he is still looking for a chief executive to run the company. AP
Musk says Twitter roughly breaking even as advertisers return

The microblogging site will become cash-flow positive in the coming quarters

TechnologyApril 12, 2023
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