announced a partnership with adobe for an ai power centre to be connected to bard. they announced a new phone which is foldable, at the cost of $1800. lots of people here were excited at the news. at the same time, that is a very expensive price point. it will be interesting to see how well that sells. james clayton reporting there. let s stay with that. microsoft says it will not raise salaries for full time employees this year because of tough economic conditions. like many other tech giants earlier this year, it announced a major series of layoffs, letting go 10,000 staff, the company says it will continue with its bonuses, stock awards, as well as promotions. later today, china s august online retailer, jd.com, is set to release its financial report card for the first quarter this year, analysts are expecting to see a boost in earnings after