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It also has 5G carrier aggregation for better speeds and seamless handovers.
engadget
Shanghai-based chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp has secured an investment worth $2.2 billion dollars from Chinese state investors, the company announced on Friday.
Reuters
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced plans to protect US national security by restricting Huawei's ability to use US technology and software to design and manufacture its semiconductors abroad.
Company release
TSMC has halted new orders from Huawei Technologies in response to tighter US export controls aimed at further limiting the Chinese company's access to crucial chip supplies, multiple sources told the Nikkei Asian Review.
Nikkei Asian Review
US officials are working with some of the world's leading chipmakers in an effort to expand semiconductor manufacturing capability in the United States, a move intended to reduce the industry's reliance on producers in East Asia for those crucial electronics components.
CNN
Sony on Thursday said it would make its cash-cow image sensors smarter to broaden their application, as the Japanese electronics maker seeks to reduce reliance on a saturated smartphone market.
Reuters
Economists see U.S. growth rebound in second half of year, though GDP is expected to shrink 6.6% in 2020
Wall Street Journal
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has agreed to build an advanced chip factory in the United States, in a response to the Trump administration's growing concerns about the security of the global electronics supply chain and its competitive tensions with China, according to people briefed on the plans.
The New York Times
Sony thinks sales will do the talking
The Verge
Intel appears to have made its speediest 10th-generation Ice Lake mobile processors exclusive to Apple's MacBook lineup.
Apple Insider
President Donald Trump on Wednesday extended for another year an executive order signed in May 2019 declaring a national emergency and barring U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by firms posing a national security risk.
Reuters
Intel Capital, the venture arm of chipmaker Intel, has invested in two Chinese startups in the semiconductor sector, the company announced on Wednesday, as part of its latest batch of deals.
Reuters
he Pixel 5's chipset could be the new Snapdragon 768G with 5G support and better gaming performance
Tom's Hardware Guide
Smartphone shipments from China's factories to vendors rose 17% in April compared to the same month a year ago, according to government data released on Tuesday.
Reuters
Twitter has told staff that they can work from home "forever" if they wish as the company looks towards the future after the coronavirus pandemic.
BBC News
In March, month-on-month, the economy contracted by 5.8%, tipping U.K. GDP into a quarterly contraction of 2% across the first three months of the year.
CNBC
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Monday it will lift its forecast for 5G subscriptions globally to around 2.8 billion by 2025 from 2.6 billion seen previously as a consequence of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Reuters
Tesla has reopened its only US electric car plant in California, despite local orders against manufacturing.
BBC News
Toshiba said on Monday it expects operating profit for the year ended March to more than triple, as the Japanese industrial conglomerate sees a limited impact from the coronavirus outbreak on its earnings for the financial year.
Reuters
An upgraded version of the Snapdragon 765G
The Verge
Technology companies ranging from major professional services firms to scrappy startups are building apps and wearables for businesses to track and stop the spread of coronavirus among employees in the workplace.
CNBC
The Trump administration is in talks with semiconductor companies about building chip factories in the United States, representatives from two chipmakers said on Sunday.
Yahoo! Finance
Intel says it's 'very serious'
The Verge
Chipmaker touts its Ryzen 5 Pro chips can hold up against some mobile Intel i7 chips.
ZDNet
Integrations coming later this year
The Verge
Part of Apple's Advanced Manufacturing Fund to support US companies
The Verge
It's officially launched in South Korea.
engadget
Google's sister firm Sidewalk Labs has scrapped a plan to build a smart city in Canada, citing complications caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
BBC News
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, embroiled in a bribery scandal, on Wednesday made a rare apology over controversial succession plans and said he will not hand over management rights to his children at the family-controlled conglomerate.
Reuters
The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with China's Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next generation 5G networks, people familiar with the matter said.
Reuters
Surface Book 3 gets more RAM, Surface Go 2 gets a bigger display, and more.
Ars Technica
Engineers at Stanford have demonstrated a new method of transmitting electricity wirelessly to multiple devices. The wireless electricity transmission system they developed could send electricity to electric cars, robots, and drones as they move.
SlashGear
Apple earlier warned that the pandemic has affected its sales. But the tech giant did eke out some wins.
CNET
The event was moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic
The Verge
Land acquisition has been a key hurdle for foreign investors
Microsoft officially acknowledges Windows 10X is coming first to single-screen devices (May 4, 2020)
Microsoft's Windows Experience (and Surface) chief Panos Panay is providing his first general guidance about the direction Windows client will be pursuing, going forward.
ZDNet
Japanese company introduces four-day workweek from June
Nikkei Asian Review
The World Health Organization said it will speak with the U.S. government and Gilead Sciences on how antiviral drug remdesivir could be made more widely available to treat Covid-19 as data emerges of its effectiveness.
CNBC
The MTA wants to see if UVC rays can destroy the virus
The Verge
Tesla has applied to become an electricity supplier in the UK.
BBC News
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