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It would be the Android alternative to the iPhone 12 mini.
engadget
Europeans got more of their electricity from renewable sources than fossil fuels for the first time last year, according to an annual report from Ember and Agora Energiewende.
CNN
China brought in $163 billion in inflows last year, compared to $134 billion attracted by the U.S., the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development wrote in a report released on Sunday.
CNBC
In an investment worth over $10 billion
The Verge
Apple's first VR headset could be a niche device
The Verge
LG Electronics reportedly wants to sell off its smartphone business to Vietnam's Vingroup Co.
BusinessKorea
Manufacturing is set to start in March.
engadget
IBM's revenue fell more than analysts were expecting.
CNBC
Qualcomm's shipments in China shrank 48.1% year-on-year a report from CINNO said.
CNBC
China's central bank has proposed stepping up antitrust measures for companies in the non-bank payments industry, such as Ant Group's Alipay and Tencent's WeChat Pay.
Reuters
Outgoing U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai said potential Chinese espionage and threats to U.S. telecommunications networks and internet freedom are the biggest national security issue that regulators will face in the next four years.
Reuters
Alibaba founder Jack Ma appears for the first time since crackdown on his tech empire (Jan 19, 2021)
In a video posted on Chinese social media, Ma addressed rural teachers as part of one his charity foundation's initiatives.
CNBC
New stock of the PlayStation 5 console has led to thousands of gamers waiting in virtual queues online.
BBC News
Now, thanks to Corellium, it's possible to run Ubuntu - a popular Linux distro - on new Macs with M1 chip.
9to5Mac.com
Indian stock exchanges on Wednesday gave the go ahead for Future Group's $3.4 billion deal to sell its retail assets, taking it a step closer toward closing a deal that has soured its ties with its business partner Amazon.
Reuters
Yellen argues many cryptocurrencies are used "mainly for illicit financing."
Ars Technica
LG has struggled to compete with Samsung, Huawei, and others
The Verge
Apple is joining the automotive party because it has to and if Apple is going to develop an automotive-grade C1 processor, it requires foundry partners with automotive-qualified processes.
EE Times
The aim is to keep a tamper-proof digital record of temperature-sensitive vaccines and pick up on any irregularities in their storage.
CNBC
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing U.S agencies to assess any security risks from Chinese-made drones in American government fleets and to prioritize removing them.
Reuters
Microsoft has entered into a long-term strategic relationship with GM and Cruise to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles.
CNBC
India is considering revising its foreign investment rules for e-commerce, three sources and a government spokesman told Reuters, a move that could compel players, including Amazon.com Inc, to restructure their ties with some major sellers.
Reuters
The ultrathin laptop uses Sensel's all-new touchpad designed for laptops.
engadget
SK hynix will launch consumer solid state drives here for the first time, the company said Monday, as the remote working trend boosted demand for personal storage devices.
The Korea Herald
Ready for prime time
Tom's Hardware Guide
Lumentum and Coherent have entered into a definitive agreement under which Lumentum will acquire the laser maker in a cash and stock transaction valued at US$5.7 billion.
Company release
It's a good time to crave a gaming handheld
The Verge
Vietnam gives Foxconn unit licence for $270 million plant to produce laptops, tablets (Jan 18, 2021)
Vietnam on Monday awarded a licence to a unit of Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Co Ltd to build a $270 million plant to produce laptops and tablets, the Vietnamese government said.
Reuters
Xpeng's NGP is a challenge to Tesla's autonomous driving system called Autopilot.
CNBC
We roundup the Wi-FI 6E routers, with Asus' model is launching as soon as this month.
Ars Technica
Also, the charging port might be retired.
Ars Technica
The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday said the global lender needed more resources to help heavily indebted countries, citing a highly uncertain global economic outlook and a growing divergence between rich and poor countries.
Reuters
Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-yong is going back to prison, casting the future of leadership at the massive tech company in doubt.
CNN
The U.S. government has asked Australia to scrap proposed laws that will make it the first country in the world to force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to pay for news sourced from local media outlets.
Reuters
Last year was a big year for blockchain projects in China after President Xi Jinping called for further development of the technology at the end of 2019
South China Morning Post
Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines because of a global shortage of semiconductors that in some cases has been exacerbated by the Trump administration's actions against key Chinese chip factories, industry officials said.
Reuters
Apple will launch two new MacBook Pro models this year with 14- and 16-inch screens, a new design and the return of MagSafe charging ports, according to TFI' analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
CNBC
Samsung has slashed prices of its Galaxy S21 lineup, but will that give it an edge over the iPhone 12 family?
CNET
The Trump administration notified Huawei suppliers, including chipmaker Intel, that it is revoking certain licenses to sell to the Chinese company and intends to reject dozens of other applications to supply the telecommunications firm, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Reuters
China's economy grew more than expected last year, even as the rest of the world was upended by the coronavirus pandemic.
CNN
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