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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
They're also free to work with other US
engadget
Starting at $700 for the G7 and $1,700 for the G9
The Verge
AT&T is considering selling its Warner Bros. gaming division for about $4 billion, sources say.
CNBC
Finland's Nokia Oyj said on Monday it had partnered with Broadcom to develop chips for 5G equipment in its third such deal following ones with Intel and Marvell.
Reuters
Wi-Fi is expanding into the 6GHz band, paving the way for new connections that will be the fastest yet. Here's everything you need to know.
CNET
The K-Pop band's purple phone and Buds launch July 9.
CNET
Canada's intelligence agency warned that arresting the daughter of billionaire Huawei founder Ren Zheng would set off global "shock waves" and seriously affect ties with China, just before her detention in Vancouver on a U.S. extradition request, new court documents show.
Reuters
China's central bank gave American Express Co. the green light to start operating a card-clearing network that will process transactions in yuan, giving the U.S. card company greater access to the country's spenders.
Wall Street Journal
India reported more than 11,000 new cases of infection as of 8 a.m. local time on June 14, government data showed.
CNBC
Japan's Mitsubishi Electric said on Thursday it would buy part of a plant in western Japan from Sharp to meet growing demand for power management chips used in electric vehicles (EVs).
Reuters
Intel launched Intel Core processors with Intel Hybrid Technology, codenamed "Lakefield." Leveraging Intel's Foveros 3D packaging technology and featuring a hybrid CPU architecture for power and performance scalability, Lakefield processors are the smallest to deliver Intel Core performance and full Windows compatibility across productivity and content creation experiences for ultra-light and innovative form factors
Company release
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would require Republican President Donald Trump to more systematically punish China for stealing U.S. technology.
Reuters
Sony unveiled the PlayStation 5 game console design on Thursday.
CNBC
The EU's top Brexit negotiator has said the UK wants "the best of both worlds" in its future economic relationship with the bloc. The OSCE said the UK may feel the effects of the pandemic recession worse than EU members.
Deutsche Welle
Financial markets have tumbled amid fears that an uptick in coronavirus cases will hurt the economic recovery.
BBC News
Microprocessor guru Jim Keller unexpectedly leaves Intel
PC World
Microsoft has joined the list of tech giants that have decided to limit the use of its facial-recognition systems, announcing that it will not sell the controversial technology to police departments until there is a federal law regulating it.
Washington Post
Apple has shifted processor architectures in the Mac twice before. History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
MacWorld
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill to provide more than $22.8 billion in aid for semiconductor manufacturers, aiming to spur the construction of chip factories in America amid a strategic technology rivalry with China.
Reuters
The Pixel 3 and 3a sold enough to earn Google a 0.4 percent market share.
Ars Technica
The moratorium follows protests against police brutality and criticisms against Amazon's ties to law enforcement.
CNET
The audio company says Xbox is the ideal partner for its entrance into the gaming industry.
engadget
The 'Holy Grail' of smartphone designs has just gone into mass production, leaving Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy ranges to play catch-up.
Forbes
Intel's speculative execution flaws go deeper and are harder to fix than we thought.
Ars Technica
SoftBank Group-owned UK chip designer Arm and its Chinese joint venture issued contradicting statements on Wednesday over the removal of the local unit's CEO, a rare sign of tension at a key player in the semiconductor industry.
Nikkei Asian Review
Corning will receive US$204 million in funding to substantially expand domestic manufacturing capacity under White House's Operation Warp Speed Initiative.
Company release
The Motorola One Fusion Plus is coming to Europe later this month for ??99
The Verge
Researchers fit tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses onto a single chip.
PC Magazine
Report claims internal Apple testing has seen "sizable improvements" over Intel.
Ars Technica
Study finds Chinese company owns the most essential technology
Bloomberg
Senate report blasts FCC and other agencies for two decades of inaction.
Ars Technica
The agency's rules will further limit the power of municipalities as carriers deploy 5G.
CNET
IBM disclosed Monday it will no longer offer facial recognition or analysis software in a letter to Congress calling for new efforts to pursue justice and racial equity, new Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna said.
Reuters
That's over the course of its lifetime, not per charge.
engadget
The international lender says that never before have so many countries entered a recession at once
Wall Street Journal
Huawei is currently the second-largest smartphone maker in the world ahead of Apple and behind Samsung.
CNBC
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