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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google agreed to pay $40 million for the smartwatch technology of the fashion and accessory group Fossil, the companies said Thursday, enabling the California tech giant to expand in the growing wearable tech market.

After stunning the established Australian GT stars on his championship debut at Sydney Motorsport Park mid-season, Victorian teenager Ryan How has confirmed that he is looking to return to the category in 2019, determined to take the fight to the Trophy Series teams and go after a fourth-consecutive title for Audi.

DETROIT -- Southern California-based Karma Automotive and the iconic Italian luxury design and engineering house Pininfarina have formed a partnership, Karma CEO Dr. Lance Zhou announced today during remarks made at Automotive News World Congress' inaugural 'China Genius' session.

The Philippine economic growth trajectory is expected to pick up this year, growing between 6.8 percent and 7.2 percent on an upturn in consumption spending amid improving inflation outlook, the First Metro Investments Corp. (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) said Tuesday.

DETROIT -- Automaker GAC Motor impressed audiences at the 2019 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) on January 14 with the world premiere of its ENTRANZE concept car, emphasizing the automaker's human-centric approach to family vehicles. The ceremony was attended by distinguished guests, including media, global suppliers and partners.

The overall sales of local carmakers dropped by 16 percent in 2018, greater than its projected 14-percent decline for the year, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) reported.

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has approved a total of PHP140.24 billion worth of investments in 2018, the agency reported.

Availments in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) Peso Rediscount Facility posted a big year-on-year jump in 2018 a clear indication that banks are lending more to their clients.

The machines, which have been deployed in other global disaster areas, were among the technologies on display at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show to highlight innovations which can be used in various kinds of relief efforts.

NEW YORK (AFP) - Stock markets in Europe and the United States slipped on Friday after several days of gains as investors took a breather in the absence of fresh news on trade talks between Beijing and Washington.

GUANGZHOU, China -- Chinese automaker GAC Motor is returning to the 2019 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) from January 14 to 28 in Detroit. The company will host a press conference at 1:40 p.m. on January 14, 2019, at their exhibition space in Hall B of Cobo Center. The theme of GAC Motor's NAIAS exhibition this year is "Vision Unlimited."

Founded in 1933, Takata went of business in June 2017 because of the crisis. The company was finally acquired last April for $1.6 billion by the equipment maker Key Safety Systems, with the resulting entity renamed Joyson Safety Systems.

The shock warning added to concerns about the broader tech sector after Apple sent shudders through world markets last week by slashing its revenue forecast blaming weak sales in China and citing the trade war.

Having developed into one of the leading contenders for the Australian GT Trophy Series in season 2018, Victoria’s Rio Nugara has revealed that he plans to make his full-time debut in the 2019 CAMS Australian GT Championship behind the wheel of a 2019 evolution of the second-generation Audi Sport R8 LMS GT3.

The government’s economic managers on Friday vowed to continue working towards further reining in the prices of commodities, even as the country’s inflation rate has already declined to a seven-month low of 5.1 percent in December.