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The pandemic has spurred consumers to buy a ton more PCs than in the previous quarter.
PC World
Chip company Arm Holdings said on Monday it has put the brakes on the proposed transfer of two of its software businesses to its Japan-based parent SoftBank Group.
Reuters
Industry executives say government seeking to phase out Chinese equipment without formal ban
Finacial Times
A group of carmakers and tech firms is urging US regulators to take further action against chipmaker Qualcomm over its sales practices.
BBC News
Russia is ready to co-operate with China and its Huawei on 5G technology which Moscow is currently trying to develop, the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday, citing Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Reuters
Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, of up to several months, in getting this year's most crucial back-to-school supplies: the laptops and other equipment needed for online learning, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Washington Post
The coronavirus crisis will see the world's biggest firms slash dividend payouts between 17%-23% this year or what could be as much $400 billion, a new report has shown, although sectors such as tech are fighting the trend.
Reuters
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown into sharp focus the role of government in supporting the economy during periods of crises.
CNBC
From manufacturing to the service sector, robots are playing a bigger role in China
South China Morning Post
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
Nvidia forecast third-quarter sales above expectations on Wednesday, but results from the data center business of the rising semiconductor industry star disappointed some investors, pressuring shares.
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
China said on Tuesday it firmly opposes U.S. suppression of Huawei, after the Trump administration announced it would further tighten restrictions on the company.
Reuters
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
CEO Jensen Huang will kick things off with a keynote.
engadget
Canada has released as much information as it legally can about the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, the government's lawyers said on Monday, as she sought more confidential documents relating to her 2018 detention.
Reuters
Xe LP graphics in Tiger Lake laptops are only the first part of the story.
Ars Technica
IBM announced on Monday a new processor chip for data centers that it says will be able to handle three times the workload of its predecessor.
Reuters
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
Applied Materials forecast fourth-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates on Thursday as demand rebounds for semiconductor equipment and services from the coronavirus-driven slump, and predicted sustained spending into 2021.
Reuters UK
Micron Technology said the outlook for demand is worsening and predicted it's unlikely to meet its revenue forecast for the fiscal first quarter. Shares dropped about 5% on the comments.
Bloomberg
Intel on Thursday disclosed a new method for making transistors on semiconductors that its chief architect said could boost the performance Intel's next round of processors by as much as 20%.
Reuters
Intel showed us something new at Architecture Day 2020: confidence.
Ars Technica
The 20.4% second-quarter plunge follows a 2.2% contraction in the first quarter.
CNBC
Cisco called for the fourth consecutive revenue decline in its quarterly guidance.
CNBC
SiFive, a California startup working to commercialize an open-source semiconductor technology, said on Tuesday that it has raised an additional $60 million in funding from investors including SK Hynix and Saudi Aramco.
Reuters
The SoftBank Vision Fund, which reported an $18 billion loss last year, recorded an investment gain of $2.8 billion for this quarter.
CNBC
Looks like the FTC lost
The Verge
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
New Ampere GPUs might be on the way
The Verge
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
Big performance, low power
Tom's Hardware Guide
There's no word on when Google and phone makers will incorporate fix from Qualcomm.
Ars Technica
It says foreign rivals will claim an edge if the US doesn't change course.
engadget
Huawei Technologies will stop making its flagship Kirin chipsets next month, financial magazine Caixin said on Saturday, as the impact of U.S. pressure on the Chinese tech giant grows.
Reuters
Operation Skeleton Key has stolen source code, SDKs, chip designs, and more.
Ars Technica
Apple's unified ecosystem is piling on the pressure
The Verge
"Exconfidential Lake" leak includes docs Intel provided under NDA as recently as May.
Ars Technica
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