This 28-year-old college dropout made the world's best smartphone – but he doesn't want to 'be compared to Apple at all'

Carl Pei, co-founder of the Chinese smartphone maker Oneplus, managed to sell 1 million Oneplus 6 models within a month of launch — in an interview with Business Insider, the Swedish-Chinese entrepreneur discussed his company's success, the ascent of China, and more.

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This 28-year-old college dropout made the world's best smartphone – but he doesn't want to 'be compared to Apple at all' Carl Pei, co-founder of the Chinese smartphone maker Oneplus, managed to sell 1 million Oneplus 6 models within a month of launch — in an interview with Business Insider, the Swedish-Chinese entrepreneur discussed his company's success, the ascent of China, and more. Read More »

$71 billion Japanese giant Panasonic is pulling its European headquarters out of the UK — and Brexit is to blame The move is being undertaken 'to avoid potential tax issues' linked to Brexit, according to Japanese media organisation Nikkei. Read More »

Inside Snap's exclusive program aimed at helping some of its biggest brand clients stay ahead of the curve on augmented reality BI PRIME: Select brands, including Adidas, Anheuser-Busch and McDonald's are part of of an exclusive group of advertisers that get early access to Snapchat's latest proprietary AR tools and ad formats. Read More »

Google just launched a text-to-speech feature for its emerging markets search app — and it uses AI to read aloud in up to 28 languages Google on Tuesday launched a new text-to-speech feature for Google Go, its lightweight search app for consumers in emerging markets. The feature leverages AI to read aloud the most relevant parts of articles in up to 28 different languages. Read More »

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The 25 bars everyone should visit in their lifetime Master sommelier and cocktail bar owner Jurgen Lijcops spent a year using his own experience and recommendations from friends and colleagues to produce a 'guide to local watering holes located across the globe,' from the US and South America to Europe, the UK, North Africa, Asia, and Australia. Read More »

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