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Huawei H1 revenue at US$43.3bn
The firm works to diversify its business operations.
- The Shenzhen-based company has for several years been at the center of an intense tech standoff between China and the US.
- Since 2019, sanctions have cut the company off from global supply chains that gave it access to US-made components and technologies.
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AI anxiety: workers fret over uncertain future
Legal assistants, programmers, accountants and financial advisors are among those professions feeling threatened by generative AI.
- Goldman Sachs analysts see generative AI impacting, if not eliminating, some 300 million jobs, according to a study published in March.
- AI is bringing with it a level of apprehension matched by climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic, a therapist said.
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Ooredoo Algeria gets new CEO
Roni Tohme, the Acting CEO, has been confirmed as the CEO.
- Tohme brings over 21 years of experience in telecoms and finance to his new role, having previously served as Ooredoo Algeria’s Chief Financial Officer.
- During his tenure as CFO, he played a vital role in shaping an agile and lean finance department, contributing to the company’s business transformation.