Chinese EV giant BYD launches high-end Denza brand in Europe to compete with Mercedes, BMW as it seeks to expand international presence

Chinese EV giant BYD launches high-end Denza brand in Europe to compete with Mercedes, BMW as it seeks to expand international presence
Global smartphone market shows growth for third consecutive quarter as it recovers from weakest year in a decade, Counterpoint finds
AWS finds AI already adopted at sizeable number of European businesses, resulting in increased revenues, productivity
Threads app now available for users in the European Union, aiding Mark Zuckerberg's challenge to Musk's X platform
Gartner forecasts European IT spending to rise next year, with software and IT services segments to see the most growth
Developers in 28 nations, including all eurozones countries, will see Apple App Store price rise, as Euro sinks against against US dollar
UK businesses falling behind Europe on their adoption of AI over the past two years, with lack of appropriate skills cited as biggest impediment
CEO Pat Gelsinger says Intel could invest as much as 80 billion euros ($95bn or £69bn) in Europe to expand chip production
Google is to allow other search engines to be offered on Android for free, after cancelling the default search preference charge
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Head of fintech accelerator Level39, Eric van der Kleij, thinks the UK tech scene will suffer if the country leaves the EU. Companies need talent and much of that comes from migrants, says van der Kleij. But the UK government is getting a referendum ready on leaving the EU, as UKIP places pressure on the Tories to act on the nation's euroscepticism. As for Level39, van der Kleij thinks it is all kicking off and London's time has come.