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As the U.S.-China "tech war" widens, investors are betting on China's efforts to replace U.S. technologies with indigenous applications to run networks in the state sector.
Reuters
Technology is shaping the future of the automotive industry and it's creating a big opportunity in the semiconductor space, Vincent Roche, chief executive of chipmaker Analog Devices, told CNBC Wednesday.
CNBC
A huge expansion for the Google Stadia rival.
engadget
The US is placing further restrictions on Huawei Technologies in a bid to limit the company's access to electronic components, preventing the company from buying computer chips made using US technology even if they were not designed specifically for Huawei.
BBC News
You might not get software updates again.
engadget
The world's third-largest economy shrank 7.8% in the second quarter compared with the previous quarter, the country's Cabinet Office said on Monday.
CNN
The 20.4% second-quarter plunge follows a 2.2% contraction in the first quarter.
CNBC
The SoftBank Vision Fund, which reported an $18 billion loss last year, recorded an investment gain of $2.8 billion for this quarter.
CNBC
Top U.S. tech firms including Amazon.com and Facebook filed a legal brief on Monday backing a challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary ban on the entry of certain foreign workers to preserve jobs for Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.
Reuters
Singapore's economy contracted by 42.9% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter - sending the Southeast Asian country into a technical recession, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said.
CNBC
Operation Skeleton Key has stolen source code, SDKs, chip designs, and more.
Ars Technica
Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest Galaxy Note smartphone and new version of its foldable phone, the Z Fold 2, on Wednesday, hoping to regain ground against rivals Huawei and Apple as the smartphone market begins to recover from its COVID-19 slump.
Reuters
Apple's unified ecosystem is piling on the pressure
The Verge
China's dollar-denominated exports rose 7.2% from a year ago.
CNBC
5G connectivity on a very affordable Android
The Verge
Sony on Tuesday reported a 1.1% decline in first-quarter operating profit, much milder than market estimates.
CNBC
The best thing about the Pixel 4a is how good a deal it is.
engadget
SoftBank Group under-reported income to Japan's tax authorities by around 40 billion yen ($380 million) in the financial year ended March 2019, a person with knowledge of the matter said, requiring the conglomerate to resubmit filings.
Reuters
THX Certified Game Mode enables 4K/120Hz gameplay on the new TCL 6-Series
Tech Radar
Samsung Electronics is forging a comeback in India's smartphone market with a new range of budget devices and a ramped-up online presence, aiming to recoup ground ceded to Chinese rivals such as Xiaomi.
Reuters
Europe's economy shrank by 11.9% in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic plunged the region into a deep recession.
CNN
Toshiba shareholders voted down board director nominees backed by two activist funds, the Japanese company said, winning a closely contested proxy fight with two of its major investors.
Reuters
Billions of dollars in tech revenue are at risk across Asia Pacific following the most recent United States restrictions on Chinese smartphone maker Huawei, Standard and Poor's said in a report.
CNBC
Google's $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker maker Fitbit will face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation next week, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Reuters
On Wednesday, tech executives testified on Capitol Hill, remotely. You are busy, so here is my best summary of how this went
Washington Post
Its Q2 profit jumped 23 percent from last year.
engadget
Huawei became the biggest smartphone player in the world in the second quarter for the first time overtaking Samsung and Apple.
CNBC
No delays for AMD's major launches, unlike Intel
The Verge
Qualcomm on Wednesday forecast fourth-quarter revenue largely above Wall Street expectations, powered by sales of its chips used in 5G devices and reaching a settlement with Huawei Technologies.
Reuters
The first Phase 3 clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States began Monday.
CNN
Huawei Technologies' founder Ren Zhengfei's global ambitions are marked in bricks and mortar at a new company campus in southern China, where the buildings are replicas from European cities.
Reuters
"There's a $1,200 check coming, that's going to be part of the new package," White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said in an interview on CNN.
CNBC
You might get 5G and wireless DeX, however.
engadget
VoLTE will reportedly be required on T-Mobile starting in 2021
The Verge
Corporate America is downsizing its real estate footprint as companies allow more employees to work from home, a growing threat to the bottom line of owners of traditional office buildings and a sign that companies are looking for ways to cut costs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Reuters
Amazon confirmed it will hold Prime Day "later than usual" this year, but it stopped short of setting a date for the event.
CNBC
After almost five days of fraught discussions, European leaders have agreed to create a $858 billion recovery fund to rebuild EU economies ravaged by the coronavirus crisis.
CNN
Already carbon neutral today for corporate emissions worldwide, the company plans to bring its entire carbon footprint to net zero 20 years sooner than IPCC targets
Apple
Even the coronavirus pandemic cannot sate Americans' appetite for big TVs.
USA Today
Chinese Commerce Ministry weighs export controls on Nokia and Ericsson China-made products
Wall Street Journal
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