A look at Disney's shifting India strategy, after the unit reported a $41.5M loss on $390M revenue in the year to March 2022, including free cricket on mobile (Reuters)

Reuters:
A look at Disney's shifting India strategy, after the unit reported a $41.5M loss on $390M revenue in the year to March 2022, including free cricket on mobile  —  Walt Disney (DIS.N) is attempting to revive the fortunes of its streaming business in India by offering free cricket on smartphones …

Swedish payments company Trustly acquires French recurring payments service SlimPay, sources say for €70M; Trustly shelved IPO plans in 2021 (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)

Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg:
Swedish payments company Trustly acquires French recurring payments service SlimPay, sources say for €70M; Trustly shelved IPO plans in 2021  —  Swedish payments firm Trustly has acquired the French recurring payments platform SlimPay as it continues its Europe-wide expansion.

Samsung partners with LG and Vestel to enable seamless control of smart appliances across brands

Samsung has partnered with LG electronics and Vestel to allow consumers to control third-party smart appliances using their preferred app. This collaboration will enable Cloud-to-Cloud interoperability between home appliances and HVAC systems, bringing benefits such as energy savings. The functionality will be available in eight countries, including the UK, US, and Germany. Users can control their smart appliances through apps like SmartThings, LG's ThinQ, and Vestel's VeeZy by updating their mobile app. Samsung believes this partnership will help the smart home market achieve new levels of scale and provide consumers with enhanced digital services. https://ift.tt/hpqSdeC

UK's National Air Traffic Services is experiencing network-wide computer failure, as hundreds of flights in and out of the country have been delayed (Gwyn Topham/The Guardian)

Gwyn Topham / The Guardian:
UK's National Air Traffic Services is experiencing network-wide computer failure, as hundreds of flights in and out of the country have been delayed  —  Some regional routes operating but few planes took off from Heathrow and inbound flights have been held  —  Hundreds of flights …

Nothing Phone (1) receiving NothingOS 2.0 update: All the details

Nothing is rolling out the Android 13-based Nothing OS 2.0.2 update for the Nothing Phone 1. The update includes features like lock screen and home screen widgets, App Lock, Cloned Apps, and an updated home screen customization. Additionally, Nothing has collaborated with Swedish House Mafia to create an exclusive sound pack for both Phone 1 and Phone 2 users, which can be customized using the Glyph Composer app. Users can also download House Mafia custom ringtones for their phones. https://ift.tt/Ckya5i2

Chinese EV giant BYD's electronics unit strikes a deal with US-based Jabil to buy the key Apple supplier's manufacturing business in China for ~$2.2B (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Chinese EV giant BYD's electronics unit strikes a deal with US-based Jabil to buy the key Apple supplier's manufacturing business in China for ~$2.2B  —  - US firm Jabil joins tech companies reducing exposure to China  —  The electronics arm of electric-vehicle maker BYD Co. agreed …