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Dell

Dell is a Texas-based technology company founded by Michael Dell, and is the third largest PC maker in the world after HP and Lenovo.

Chairman / President

Michael Dell

CEO / Managing Director

Michael Dell

CFO / Finance Director

Thomas Sweet

Industry

Computer hardware, Computer software, IT services, IT consulting

Website

dell.com

Headquarters address

Round Rock, Texas, United States[2]

Stock Code

NYSE:DELL

Year founded

1984

SAS Institute first entered mainland China’s technology market in 1999. Photo: Shutterstock

China technology

US software firm SAS exits China after 25 years, lays off about 400 staff

One of China’s top employers for 17 consecutive years, SAS follows other Western tech firms in scaling back local operations.

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Vietnam

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TikTok

Fox News’ Rupert Murdoch and Dell CEO could take part in TikTok deal, says Trump

22 Sep 2025 - 1:27PMvideocam

US-China tech war

Computer maker Dell to cut jobs in China in latest US retreat from No 2 economy

Dell is the latest tech giant to shed jobs in China, as Sino-US rivalry forces global businesses to adjust their operations on the mainland.

8 Sep 2025 - 5:00PM

Texas-based Dell has been reducing headcounts across the globe. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Semiconductors

US secretly tracks AI chips to detect smuggling to China, sources say

Sources say the trackers are used in shipments of servers from Dell and Supermicro, which include chips from Nvidia and AMD.

14 Aug 2025 - 10:06AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

IBM launches new mainframe system to handle heavy workload of AI models

The new z17 mainframe enables a chunk of business data to remain on customer-owned servers and not hosted on the cloud.

8 Apr 2025 - 3:38PM

Millionaires and billionaires

Who is Adam Dell, the venture capitalist ex of former TV chef Padma Lakshmi?

The pair dated in 2009 and when Lakshmi had a daughter in 2010, she refused to reveal her paternity – that and custody were eventually settled, and a brief reconciliation followed.

15 Mar 2025 - 6:00AM

Venture capitalist Adam Dell, pictured in New York, in 2001. Photo: Getty Images

Singapore

Singapore scrutinises exports of China-banned Nvidia chips to Malaysia

The investigation follows reports of arrests tied to alleged deception in the procurement and shipment of high-end semiconductors.

4 Mar 2025 - 10:18AMvideocam

Technology

Dell, HP post disappointing quarterly sales as global PC market recovery stalls

While signs of a global PC market rebound began to materialise this year, shipments again dipped in the third quarter, according to IDC.

27 Nov 2024 - 3:16PM

Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong enterprise AI adoption sees upswing on strong government policy

Enterprises in Hong Kong are looking to explore AI solutions that not only enhance their capabilities, but also meet regulatory requirements.

13 Nov 2024 - 8:31PM

Artificial intelligence

Dell opens AI centre in Shenzhen as PC maker shows commitment to China

Dell’s new AI Smart Solutions Centre comes one year after reports that it would be reducing its reliance on China.

7 Nov 2024 - 8:00AM

China manufacturing

China’s supply chain under scrutiny amid report HP moving PC production

HP, the world’s second-largest personal computer vendor, has denied a report that it was shifting more than half of its production away from China.

8 Aug 2024 - 9:00PM

Artificial intelligence

Intel CEO hits back after Nvidia CEO says rival’s chips not for AI era

Pat Gelsinger took a direct shot at claims by Nvidia chief Jensen Huang that traditional processors like Intel’s are running out of steam in the age of AI.

5 Jun 2024 - 11:00AM

Semiconductors

China acquired US-restricted Nvidia AI chips built in servers, tenders show

Among the buyers were the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Shandong Artificial Intelligence Institute, the Hubei Earthquake Administration and a state-run aviation research centre.

23 Apr 2024 - 3:18PMvideocam

Nvidia said systems built with its graphics processing units – chips that are in demand for artificial intelligence projects – and resold by third parties must comply with US export restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock

Huawei

Intel still sells to Huawei millions of dollars’ worth of advanced chips

The US chip giant still retains a Trump-era licence to sell advanced laptop CPUs to Huawei despite pressure on Biden to revoke the permission, sources say

13 Mar 2024 - 10:53AM

The Huawei stand at the Mobile World Congress n Barcelona, Spain, last month. Photo: Reuters

Technology

India approves subsidies for Apple supplier Foxconn, Lenovo, 25 other tech firms

New Delhi will provide subsidies under a scheme to boost domestic manufacturing and strengthen the South Asian country’s bid to become a major hub in the global electronics supply chain.

20 Nov 2023 - 10:30PM

Artificial intelligence

Dell raises full-year forecasts on growing demand for AI servers

The results show that a downturn in tech spending could be drawing to a close after Cisco also beat quarterly revenue estimates.

1 Sep 2023 - 2:00PMvideocam

Apple

US PC maker Dell loses share in China amid economic headwinds, supply chain shift

US PC giant Dell Technologies saw its Chinese sales plummet in the second quarter, amid a weaker macro environment and plans to cut reliance on China-based supply chains.

31 Aug 2023 - 11:08PM

Apple

Dell, HP and Apple supplier Foxconn apply for production incentives in India

Some 32 companies have applied for the laptop production incentives, which India hopes will replicate the success of smartphone incentives from 2020.

31 Aug 2023 - 11:03AMvideocam

Apple

Apple ships 40 per cent fewer computers, as pandemic demand evaporates

The cooling demand is giving manufacturers the time ‘to make changes as many factories begin to explore production options outside China’, IDC said.

10 Apr 2023 - 9:28PMvideocam

Lenovo

World’s top PC maker Lenovo warns of job cuts after revenue tumbles 24 per cent

Lenovo saw a steeper-than-expected revenue decline to US$15.3 billion in the fourth quarter, as rivals HP and Dell also grappled with slowing PC sales after a work-from-home boom.

17 Feb 2023 - 3:51PM

Lenovo laptop computers displayed at an electronics store in Belgrade, Serbia, on December 5, 2019. Photo: Shutterstock

Technology

Zoom slashes staff by 15 per cent, CEO Eric Yuan takes 98 per cent pay cut

Amid similar lay-offs by tech giants, the chief executive says he is forgoing his bonus, and other members of his leadership team will also take pay cuts.

8 Feb 2023 - 2:27PM

Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom Video Communications, takes part in a bell-ringing ceremony at the Nasdaq MarketSite, at Times Square in New York, in April 2019. Photo: Reuters

Lenovo

Global PC shipments slump in fourth quarter amid rising inflation and weak demand

The decline comes amid rising inflation, supply chain disruption as a result of the pandemic, and the impact of the conflict in Ukraine.

20 Jan 2023 - 8:15PM

Apple

Apple is working on adding touch screens to Macs in major turnabout

Apple engineers are actively engaged in the project, although a launch has not been finalised, according to sources.

13 Jan 2023 - 1:38PMvideocam

Semiconductors

US computer giant Dell to replace all China-made chips in its products by 2024

Dell wants all of the chips used in its products, including those made by foreign suppliers in China, to be sourced from outside the country.

5 Jan 2023 - 9:30PM

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Dell, which started selling its personal computers to retail stores in China from 2007, has certain laptop models assembled on the mainland by electronics contract manufacturers. Photo: Shutterstock

Intel

Intel plans to cut thousands of employees to cope with global PC market slowdown

The lay-offs are expected to be announced around the same time as Intel’s third-quarter earnings report on October 27.

12 Oct 2022 - 3:51PM

Intel Corp is facing a steep decline in demand for personal computer processors, its main business. Photo: Shutterstock

India

India tests China’s production with US$550 million lure to Apple, tablet makers

Narendra Modi’s administration has been ramping up efforts to attract global electronics names through policy initiatives, as China’s allure wanes because of geopolitical tensions and its disruptive zero-Covid policy.

4 Oct 2022 - 5:50PM

Pacific nations

Amazon, Apple and Google pledge training for Indo-Pacific women

The IPEF Upskilling Initiative will provide training for 7 million over a decade in Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

9 Sep 2022 - 6:56PM

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