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Apple’s sales absolutely collapses in India

OnePlus remains on top

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As 2019 started, Apple issued significant warnings about its declining sales around the globe. In 2018, the company’s performance plateaued and, at worst, declined. As a result, Apple CEO Tim Cook warned investors of the rough waters coming ahead. At the very least, Apple’s head honcho offered hope for a future filled with renewed determination.

However, it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Last year’s complete sales charts have finally come in. It’s not looking good for Apple.

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According to Counterpoint Research, Apple’s iPhone sales have completely tanked in India. The company fell by almost 50 percent from a staggering performance in 2017.

In 2018, Apple sold only 1.7 million units in India. For comparison, the company sold 3.2 million in 2017. Apple has regressed back to its levels from before 2015.

Besides the raw data, Counterpoint Research has also speculated on the company’s fall. According to Tarun Pathak, Counterpoint’s associate director, OnePlus’ impressive 2018 has caused Apple’s downfall. Last year, OnePlus successfully launched the OnePlus 6 series. The current lineup propelled the company into the upper echelons of the smartphone market. By mid-2018, OnePlus already overtook Samsung and Apple at the head of the Indian phone market. Also, Apple had already collapsed catastrophically by then.

However, at that point, we didn’t know how bad it was yet. Apple’s 2018 in India was a disaster. The company faces a mountain of hurdles in 2019. The new iPhone lineup’s exorbitant prices have scared away potential buyers. Even then, Apple stands by its pricing scheme as a key to victory. If anything, the company’s decline reveals which markets are still willing to pay obscene prices for a new phone.

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NVIDIA might fire CEO Jensen Huang after alleged second affair

This time, it’s with an executive within the company.

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After a horrendous first half of the week for the company, NVIDIA continues its string of bad luck after a new report alleges that CEO Jensen Huang engaged in a second extramarital affair with an executive within the company. As a result, the company is reportedly preparing to oust Huang from his position.

Early this week, a bombshell of an allegation implicated Huang in an extramarital affair with a supposed agent of Chinese intelligence. Soon after, Huang admitted to having an affair but declined to comment about the spy allegations. Because of his admission, NVIDIA decided to start an internal investigation into Huang’s activities but remained confident in Huang’s ability to continue leading the company.

Though the investigation has not concluded yet, a new report is further rocking the company. According to The New York Times, the same outlet that first reported on the Chinese spy allegations, Huang  was involved in a second extramarital affair with Kimberly Powell, NVIDIA’s vice president of healthcare products. She reports directly to Huang.

Based on the Times report, bystanders caught the couple being intimate in public but were offered to sign an NDA about what they saw. Both Huang and Powell are notably married.

After the recent findings, NVIDIA’s board reportedly met to discuss Huang’s future, according to the Wall Street Journal. The board of directors is supposedly preparing to fire Huang. The CEO’s controversies have caused the company’s stock value to drop. The problem, however, is that Huang does not have a clear successor, leading the company into potential limbo once he’s ousted.

SEE ALSO: NVIDIA CEO admits to having an affair with alleged Chinese spy

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NVIDIA CEO admits to having an affair with alleged Chinese spy

The company is currently investigating the allegations.

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In one of the craziest headlines this year, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to having an affair with an alleged Chinese spy.

Over the weekend, a heavy allegation claimed that the NVIDIA CEO had a relationship with a person actively involved in Chinese intelligence. Since Huang is involved in business globally, the accusation isn’t a light one. In fact, it’s serious enough that Huang admitted to the affair late this past Sunday.

In an internal letter reported by Associated Press, the CEO acknowledged the existence of the affair with a business executive. Of note, Huang did not confirm the executive’s ties to Chinese intelligence. NVIDIA, however, will conduct its own investigations regarding the allegations. Despite the allegations, Huang will remain as the company’s CEO. The company is also confident that the alleged spy did not compromise NVIDIA’s secrets.

According to The New York Times, the executive, Alice Huang, was reportedly feeding information back to Beijing, despite being an executive of the Singapore-based Megaspeed, which is already a serious customer of NVIDIA.

Now, NVIDIA is currently in a prime position when it comes to the industry today. Formerly a huge proponent of gaming peripherals, the company is now one of the biggest names in AI hardware, allotting a lot of its products for data centers. Huang’s allegations come at an interesting time.

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Salesforce introduces Slack Frontline for deskless workers

Simple, secure, mobile-first way for deskless teams across retail, healthcare, manufacturing, field service

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Salesforce is bridging the massive divide between corporate headquarters and deskless workers with the launch of Slack Frontline.

This new solution is designed specifically for retail associates, healthcare providers, factory workers, and field crews.

The mobile-first workspace brings communication, data, role-specific tools, and AI together in a single clutter-free app.

While frontline employees make up about 80 percent of the global workforce, they have historically been left out of workplace transformation, often relying on paper checklists, group texts, and broken communication loops.

Slack Frontline addresses these challenges by giving mobile workers up to 10 role-relevant channels, instant Huddles with headquarters, on-demand AI agents, and automated workflows.

Backed by Salesforce data and enterprise-grade security, the platform lets IT teams govern the entire workforce under one secure layer with employee ID sign-ins, multifactor authentication, and compliance configurations like HIPAA.

This ensures that critical updates, training materials, and shift handoffs reach workers directly in their pockets without needing corporate email addresses or shared terminals.

Moreover, the platform is tailored to transform operations across multiple industries, including retail, home healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality, and field services.

For instance, retail teams can instantly sync promotions and monitor inventory, while healthcare professionals can securely review patient histories and coordinate care on the go.

Manufacturing and hospitality teams benefit from drastically reduced downtime and faster issue resolution, cutting response times significantly.

Slack Frontline is available now as an add-on for businesses on the Slack Enterprise+ plan.

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