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U.S. President Donald Trump suspended the entry into the United States of certain foreign workers on Monday, a move the White House said would help the coronavirus-battered economy, but which business groups strongly oppose.
Reuters
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The Verge
China Standards 2035 is an ambitious 15-year blueprint that will lay out Beijing's plans to set the global standards for the next-generation of technologies.
CNBC
For the first time, an ARM-based system is number one spot on the Top500 list.
engadget
The clarification from Shenzhen-based ZTE came at a time when China is doubling down on efforts to build up its chipmaking capability
South China Morning Post
Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Monday it planned to sell down its 40.2% stake in flash memory chips firm Kioxia Holdings and will return a majority of the net proceeds to shareholders.
Reuters
Samsung Electronics is planning to shift much of its display production from China to Ho Chi Minh City this year, Vietnamese state media reported on Friday, although the South Korean tech giant said those reports were untrue.
Reuters
Cut of up to 30% charged by app stores obstructs fair competition, claims Brad Smith
The Guardian
This month's outbreak of coronavirus in Beijing has prompted concerns that a second wave of the pandemic could upset China's nascent economic recovery.
Finacial Times
With states continuing to lift coronavirus restrictions, people across the U.S. have felt more comfortable traveling, taking transit, eating out and even moving to a new home.
CNBC
Apple reopened dozens of stores across the United States last month, after shutting them because of the coronavirus. Now, it is closing some of them again.
CNN
Globalfoundries and SkyWater Technology have reached a deal to supply semiconductor chips to the U.S. defense industry and work on new technology, the companies said on Thursday, as the industry moves toward more U.S. manufacturing.
Reuters
Intel today introduced its 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and additions to its hardware and software AI portfolio, enabling customers to accelerate the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics workloads running in data center, network and intelligent-edge environments.
Company release
In less than two months, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has amassed more than $15 billion in investments to fuel his technology ambitions from the likes of Facebook and top Silicon Valley investors Silver Lake and TPG.
CNN
For most of its history, Huawei's tinkering in semiconductors was considered little more than a curious hobby by industry rivals.
Washington Post
Today's product announcements carefully accentuate Intel's current strengths.
Ars Technica
A new product leak claims that the Apple AirPower "C68" project has resolved the problem with the Apple Watch causing drastic overheating of the three-device charging pad.
Apple Insider
The most valuable aspect of Amazon's media business, Martin writes, is that 20% of Prime members say the streaming services are the main attraction.
CNBC
European regulators on Tuesday announced formal antitrust investigations into Apple's App Store and its Apple Pay system.
CNN
A new U.S. rule regarding China's Huawei is a needed "clarification" to help develop standards, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Wednesday, adding that security concerns remain over the telecoms equipment maker.
Reuters
SK Materials announced on June 17 that it has started mass production of high-purity hydrogen fluoride (99.999 percent), an etching gas used to manufacture semiconductors.
BusinessKorea
No word on when the feature will come to Android
The Verge
After 28 years of R&D, Boston Dynamics launches an online robot store.
Ars Technica
HSBC has resumed plans to cut 35,000 jobs and restructure its business, saying that the coronavirus pandemic has made the overhaul it announced earlier this year even more urgent.
CNN
Elon Musk has perhaps the most exciting portfolio of businesses on the planet.
BBC News
Many of the Central Intelligence Agency's most sensitive hacking tools were so poorly secured that it was only when WikiLeaks published them online in 2017 that the agency realized they had been compromised, according to a report released Tuesday.
Reuters
AMD fired back at Intel's Comet Lake processors today with three new XT-series Ryzen 3000 processors that slot in as the new leading chips for the Ryzen 9, Ryzen 7, and Ryzen 5 families.
Tom's Hardware Guide
Along with support for 4K HDR video and 120Hz displays
The Verge
China's capital has raised its emergency level as dozens of new coronavirus cases emerged and residents were barred from any "unessential" travel outside Beijing following a new outbreak of the virus that is yet to be brought under control.
Guardian
'Our approach for re-opening Microsoft Store locations is measured and cautious'
The Verge
SoftBank plans to sell up to two-thirds of its stake in T-Mobile early next week, sources told CNBC's David Faber Tuesday.
CNBC
Lenovo is ready to deliver on that promise with the new Flex 5G, which goes on sale later this week.
Gizmodo
Representatives for Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jeff Bezos indicated the execs are open to testifying before Congress about the influence of big tech.
NBC News
AT&T is cutting jobs and closing retail stores to slash costs as the coronavirus prompts consumers to shop online.
The Street
Retail sales rose 17.7% in May from the previous month, well above the 8% forecast.
CNBC
SK Group, South Korea's third-largest conglomerate, said Tuesday it has secured a stake in a chipmaking unit of China's largest electric vehicle (EV) producer BYD.
Yonhap News
Media reports say Samsung has cooperated with equipment manufacturers in Japan and Europe to build a small, 7nm production line that doesn't use US equipment. Samsung hopes to actively attract multiple customers through this move.
EE Times
In a huge market surprise, Huawei has defied the odds and not only stayed ahead of Apple but also overtaken Samsung to become the world's largest smartphone maker - for April, at least.
Forbes
Intel CET guards against COP/JOP/ROP hijacking attacks.
engadget
The United States and China will each allow four weekly flights between the two countries, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday, easing a standoff on travel restrictions in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Reuters
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