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Arm on Thursday said it was partnering with Microsoft to create tools that will help software developers transfer data from tiny sensor chips to Microsoft's cloud computing service.
Reuters
Orange and Proximus have picked Nokia to help build 5G networks in Belgium as they drop Huawei amid U.S. pressure to exclude the Chinese firm from supplying key telecoms equipment.
Reuters
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The Verge
Advanced Micro Devices is in advanced discussions to buy Xilinx in a takeover that could be valued at US$30 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bloomberg
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Company release
In a blog post on Medium today, Intel's John Bonini has confirmed that the company will be launching its next-generation desktop platform in Q1 2021. This is confirmed as Rocket Lake, presumably under Intel's 11th Gen Core branding, and will feature PCIe 4.0 support. After several months (and Z490 motherboards) mentioning Rocket Lake and PCIe 4.0 support, this note from Intel is the primary source that confirms it all.
Anandtech
Manish Bhatia, Micron's executive vice president, said that even with "deep pockets" it will take time for Chinese newcomers to make a significant impact on the global memory chip market, but stressed that his company takes all competition seriously and is paying close attention to the progresses of emerging Chinese competitors.
Nikkei Electronics Asia
Microsoft said it would build 3 data centers in greater Athens and by 2025 would train 100,000 people in Greece in digital technologies.
The Street
India on Tuesday said it was approving incentives under a federal plan to boost domestic smartphone production to 16 companies, including top Apple suppliers Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron.
Reuters
Microsoft on Tuesday denied a recent suggestion by the U.S. Department of Labor that its plan to bolster diversity, including by investing $150 million (瞿116.5 million) and doubling the number of Black employees in high-ranking positions, amounted to illegal race discrimination.
Reuters
The House Judiciary subcommittee released a report on Tuesday that said that Apple has "monopoly power" over software distribution on iPhones.
CNBC
Apple just announced a product launch event on Oct. 13 where it's expected to reveal the next iPhone model.
CNBC
A 16-month congressional investigation into Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook has found that the tech giants hold "monopoly power" in key business segments and have abused their dominance in the marketplace, in a full-throated condemnation of the giants.
CNN
Face alignment, noise reduction, and AI-powered superresolution
The Verge
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The Verge
McAfee faces charges for failing to file taxes between 2014 and 2018, and hiding his income.
engadget
Nvidia on Monday laid out a multi-year plan to create a new kind of chip for data centers, aimed at siphoning off more functions from its chief rival Intel.
Reuters
A U.S. judge on Monday ordered Cisco to pay $1.9 billion to a Virginia company that accused it of copying its cybersecurity patents.
Reuters
Anticipations are high for South Korea's electronics industry to announce earnings surprises for the third quarter, despite initial worries about the impact of COVID-19, according to industry sources Monday.
The Korea Herald
Sony and chipmaker Kioxia are seeking US approval to export semiconductors to Huawei Technologies despite Washington's imposition of sanctions on the Chinese telecom giant, sources familiar with the situation said Monday.
Kyodo News
Nokia has signed 17 new 5G commercial deals since Q2 earnings announcement. With these wins, the company now has 100 commercial 5G deals with individual customers and a total of 160 commercial 5G engagements, including paid trials.
Company release
While Micron's solid report card didn't exactly come as a surprise, it was nonetheless a positive end to the fiscal year. There's work to be done to get back to record sales and profits, but 2020 at least brought an end to a year-and-a-half-long memory chip industry slump and a return to growth.
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NXP Semiconductors has announced the grand opening of its 150mm (6-inch) RF gallium nitride (GaN) fab in Chandler, Arizona, the most advanced fab dedicated to 5G RF power amplifiers in the United States.
Company release
The company has said it wants to deliver 500,000 cars in 2020
The Verge
Japan's Sony and memory chipmaker Kioxia have applied for U.S. approval to continue supplying Huawei, Nikkei reported on Sunday.
Reuters
Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation has undertaken "preliminary exchanges" with the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security regarding export restrictions, the company said on Sunday in a filing.
Reuters
Intel on Friday said it has won a second-phase contract in a project aimed at helping the U.S. military make more advanced semiconductors within the United States.
Reuters
Chinese technology giants have seen their businesses thrive during the coronavirus pandemic in areas from health care to cloud computing.
CNBC
Huawei has failed to adequately tackle security flaws in equipment used in the UK's telecoms networks despite previous complaints, an official report says.
BBC News
A spinoff of VMware by Dell could bring numerous benefits, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger said.
CNBC
Telecoms company Huawei is part of China's surveillance state, complicit in human rights abuses, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday, as Washington renewed pressure on Europe to ban the company from fifth-generation (5G) networks.
Reuters
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The Verge
Micron has not yet obtained new licenses needed to sell its memory chips to China's Huawei, which will cut its sales over the next two quarters, company executives said on Tuesday.
Reuters
China's official manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) for the month of September came in at 51.5 as compared to 51.0 in August, according to the country's National Bureau of Statistics.
CNBC
Toshiba on Tuesday said it will exit the money-losing system LSI chip business as the Japanese conglomerate aims to boost the group's profit margins.
Reuters
Amazon's latest effort to speed up shopping trips lets you pay with the palm of your hand at some of its stores.
CNN
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The Verge
Fresh off the hype and announcements from Battery Day, Tesla is reportedly looking to make a massive move to secure the energy that powers its electric cars. The automaker is looking into purchasing a stake in battery maker LG, the Korea Times reported on Monday.
CNET
Japan's NTT said it is looking at taking full control of its wireless carrier business in a deal that could be worth around 4 trillion yen ($38 billion) and pave the way for price cuts in the sector.
Reuters
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