Nokia and Xiaomi sign patent deal and agree to ‘explore’ areas like VR and A.I.

Finland’s Nokia and Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi announced an agreement on Wednesday to cross-license patents from each other, which will help both companies develop new products. The deal will see both companies license so-called standard essential patents...

French prime minister taunts Trump as ‘scared of the future’ and compares him to an ostrich

France’s newly-installed Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has used his first address to Parliament to make a subtle rebuke at President Donald Trump, saying that anybody who refused to sign the Paris climate agreement was not only selfish but “scared of the...

Op-Ed: With populism looking defeated, voters could be heading back to a ‘reasonable middle’

Recent election results suggest that right as well as left-wing populism may be more contained than feared and that the “reasonable middle” is reasserting itself in politics. Political risks to financial markets may be receding, but hopes for a wave of...