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Chameleon phones and smart contact lenses: the gadgets of MWC 2025
Chameleon phones and smart contact lenses: the gadgets of MWC 2025
Economy
by  AFP

As the world's biggest wireless technology fair, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is packed with manufacturers showing off their latest gadgets and inventions. Demonstrator models at their stand show off proofs of concept for each of the capabilities that co-founder Roman Axelrod says they want to pack into a single prototype device "by the end of 2026".

Writing on the wall as Chinese businesses fret over US trade war
Writing on the wall as Chinese businesses fret over US trade war
Economy
by  AFP

At a bustling Shanghai trade fair, exporters of goods ranging from plush toys to chainmail bikinis expressed growing unease at the escalating US-China trade war as new US tariffs took hold on Tuesday. The fair on Tuesday showcased the huge spectrum of such exports -- sellers of everything from bath mats to cosmetics told AFP their businesses would be affected in some way.