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Dell Technologies is going public again, five years after going private to transform itself amid slowing personal computer sales. Dell has certainly changed in those years, but it needs to change even more if it doesn't want to find itself back in the same position.
Wired
Chinese retailer and cloud infrastructure provider Alibaba is the latest company to think up its own design for processors that can run artificial intelligence software. It joins a crowded roster of companies already working on similar custom designs, including Alphabet, Facebook and Apple.
CNBC
Apple will soon land a second supplier for the organic light-emitting diode screens used in high-end iPhones, according to people familiar with the matter, a key step in the US company's push to reduce iPhone costs and its dependence on Samsung Electronics.
Bloomberg
Apple may choose to use modems manufactured by MediaTek instead of modems from Intel in future iPhones, according to an investor's note from Northland analyst Gus Richard that was shared by Bloomberg.
Mac Rumors
Samsung has sent out invitations for an event on August 9th for a new Galaxy device - and while it doesn't call out the Note 9 by name, the picture of a Note stylus plus the timing means it's almost certain we'll see the launch of the company's next flagship device.
The Verge
Google devices and apps have experienced serious outages that lasted for more than 12 hours and affected millions of users. The issue affected Google Home and Google Home Mini - speakers that respond to voice commands - as well as Chromecast - a device that plugs into a television and allows people to watch video content.
The Guardian
Apple has started commercial production of the iPhone 6s in India since last week at the Bengaluru facility of its Taiwan-based contract manufacturer Wistron that has set up a new line for the handsets, two senior industry executives said.
Economic Times
President Donald Trump is coming to Wisconsin to officiate at Thursday's ceremonial groundbreaking for the massive Foxconn Technology Group project in Racine County - and to put his personal stamp on his vision of an American manufacturing revival.
Journal Sentinel
ON Semiconductor plans to invest $51 million to support expansion of the Luzerne County facility. The ON Semiconductor Mountain Top location specializes in the manufacturing of semiconductor discrete devices used in power management applications across a wide variety of industries including automotive, industrial, communication and computing.
Company release
The decision to class gaming addiction as a mental health disorder was "premature" and based on a "moral panic," experts have said. The World Health Organization included "gaming disorder" in the latest version of its disease classification manual.
BBC News
Google parent company Alphabet is in discussions to spin out a molten-salt energy storage project in a transaction with Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a US$1 billion fund devoted to energy research, MIT Technology Review has reported. It is unclear if a deal has been finalized or how much money may be involved.
CNBC
Uber's appeal against the decision not to renew its licence in London will begin on Monday. The hearing will be held at Westminster magistrates court and will last for several days. Transport for London (TfL) told the taxi-hailing app firm in September last year it would not renew its licence due to concerns over public safety and security.
The Guardian
WinFuture says it has obtained details surrounding SDM1000 (possibly Snapdragon 1000), a previously hinted-at CPU that would be designed from the start for PCs. It would have a relatively huge design compared to most ARM designs (20mm x 15mm) and would consume a laptop-like 12W of power across the entire system-on-a-chip. I
engadget
Samsung is already in hot water for cancelling the Galaxy Note 9's biggest upgrade, and now new information reveals Samsung will slash a major feature from the Galaxy S10.
Forbes
Apple just launched a free repair program for users with faulty keyboards on some MacBook and MacBook Pro computers. Some users have complained about those computers, specifically calling out how keys can get stuck or don't register when tapped.
USA Today
A federal jury in Texas ordered Samsung Electronics to pay $400 million to a South Korean university for infringing one of fundamental patents related to double gate FinFET transistors. The same jury found that Globalfoundries and Qualcomm had infringed the same patent, but the two companies were not ordered to pay damages.
Anandtech
Samsung reportedly sniffed around AMD and Nvidia as potential GPU suppliers, but nothing came of it. Now it may follow in the footsteps of Apple and have design the second major component of a chipset in-house.
Gsmarena
Intel could avoid the most severe effects of a new list of Chinese tariffs proposed by US President Donald Trump by shifting its production among its facilities, analysts said Monday.
Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology have all confirmed that Chinese government officials visited their offices, without providing details of the probe. Chinese regulators haven't disclosed precisely what they are looking for or what evidence they have uncovered.
Bloomberg
Qualcomm has denied rumors that the company is considering exiting the data center processor business.
ZDNet
Broadcom said it had laid off about 1,100 employees across its businesses to cut costs after its merger with Brocade
Reuters
The ruling clears an antitrust roadblock caused by trade tensions between the US and Beijing
South China Morning Post
"China's government has been trying to break the country's addiction to ever-rising debt."
New York Times
Once again European lawmakers are set to vote on a bill that promises to change the internet as we know it.
Gizmodo
A bunch of new Microsoft hardware codenames and information are circulating. Here's what could be in the works and when new devices may arrive.
ZDNet
"Toshiba unveiled a higher-than-expected $6.3 billion stock buyback..."
Reuters
The Q Fund will seek to work exclusively with startups developing software and services that tackle AI's biggest challenges.
Intel has started production of modem chips that will go into Apple's upcoming iPhones later this year, while the US semiconductor company continues to eye markets beyond personal computers and pledges to take the lead in fifth generation, or 5G, wireless communication after 2019.
Nikkei Asian Review
In a move that comes across as a strengthening of domestic surveillance policies, China will require all new vehicles to have vehicle-identity RFID chips starting next year.
CNET
Intel wants to compete with AMD's Radeon and Nvidia's GeForce products
PC World
"We are not looking at strategic options. We are not selling. We are still focused on it."
Reuters
"Thermoelectric semiconductors can reduce the noise of refrigerators and water purifiers, and help shrink the size of the home appliances by up to 40 percent."
Yonhap News
Telecommunications equipment maker ZTE fell around 40% early in Hong Kong Wednesday trading hours after its shares resumed trade there and in Shenzhen. ZTE said it will pay a US$1 billion lump sum payment to the US government as part of a settlement agreement, as well as an additional US$400 million in escrow.
CNBC
A US district court judge has cleared the merger of telecoms giant AT&T and media firm Time Warner, in a major defeat for government regulators. The US had sued to block the deal, arguing that it would reduce competition in pay TV and lead to higher prices for consumers.
BBC News
Tesla said it plans to cut 9% of its workforce as part of a restructuring intended to reduce costs and boost profitability. The layoffs at Elon Musk's electric car company come as it tries to increase production of its Model 3 sedan and turn a quarterly profit this year.
BBC News
The German designer and maker of semiconductors used in cars, industry and IoT applications said it expects growth of at least 10% next year, followed by 9% growth in the following years. It previously targeted 8% growth.
The Financial Times
Samsung has asked a court to either dismiss the judgment in its phone patent fight with Apple or retry the case in which the damages were decided. In a 34-page post-trial motion filed with the US District Court in San Jose, California, Samsung says the jury's US$539 million verdict is "excessive" and not supported by the evidence.
CNET
The Republican-led Senate is working to reverse President Donald Trump's decision to allow Chinese telecom giant ZTE to buy component parts from the US.
AP (via The Seattle Times)
The long-running patent dispute between Apple and wireless chip supplier Qualcomm didn't look likely to end anytime soon, with more than 50 separate proceedings filed across 16 jurisdictions in six different countries. Apple accuses Qualcomm of unfair terms for the use of its chips and patent licenses, while Qualcomm accuses Apple of infringing those patents. Bloomberg reports that the outcome of hearings in three countries - the US, Germany and China - could prove decisive.
9to5Mac.com
Apple has revised its App Store rules to place restrictions on cryptocurrency mining, storage and payment across apps it distributes. The rules change coincides with the company's introduction of beta versions of its forthcoming iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS releases at its annual developer conference.
The Register
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