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The Prime Minister has instructed officials to draw up plans that would see China's involvement in the UK's 5G network reduced to zero
The Telegraph
The latest U.S. government action against China's Huawei takes direct aim at the company's HiSilicon chip division - a business that in a few short years has become central to China's ambitions in semiconductor technology but will now lose access to tools that are central to its success.
Reuters
Last year, GDP expanded by 6.1%, just making the official target range of 6% to 6.5%.
CNBC
Data from numerous sources collated by CNBC painted a positive picture for Apple since February, at the height of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
CNBC
More than 230,000 attendees registered for the online-only event, up from the 6,000 who attended in person last year, Microsoft told CNN Business.
CNN
It's IP55 water and dust resistant and gets bright enough to be visible in direct sunlight
The Verge
The top Chinese brands remain Alibaba, Baidu and Xiaomi, which make up more than 90 per cent of the country's smart speaker market
South China Morning Post
U.S. regulators are open to making changes to close what some see as a loophole in a new rule aimed at curbing global chip sales to blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Reuters
Samsung Electronics has begun work on a sixth domestic contract chip production line, the company said on Thursday, to make logic chips for mobile phones and computers as it looks to cut reliance on the volatile memory chip sector.
Reuters
Huawei has been pushing its own operating system HarmonyOS since last year, when it was cut off from Google's Android due to being put on a U.S. blacklist.
CNBC
Rivet Networks now belongs to Intel for an undisclosed amount
The Verge
The i9-10900K's numbers are better than Intel's lackluster PR led us to expect.
Ars Technica
It'll also support Verizon's low-band network when that launches
The Verge
Lenovo, the world's biggest maker of personal computers, reported a deep slump in fourth-quarter profit due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis, although the result was far better than expectations.
Reuters
Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to answer "serious questions" about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's plans to build a U.S.-based $12 billion plant, flagging national security concerns and potentially undisclosed subsidies.
Reuters
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook Shops, a new e-commerce feature that allows businesses to easily list their products on Facebook and Instagram.
CNBC
The autonomous car industry will have to consolidate because it is too difficult for separate companies to cooperate in developing self-driving vehicles, the head of Intel's autonomous car unit said on Tuesday.
Reuters
Japan's Sharp, an Apple Inc supplier, reported a 37% decline in annual operating profit and refrained from releasing an earnings outlook for the current year because of uncertainty over the novel coronavirus impact.
Reuters
Microsoft is working to ensure that existing industry customizations work together for health-care customers.
CNBC
It's got large pixels for better low-light capability, too.
engadget
Sony's image sensor will have Microsoft Azure artificial intelligence capabilities.
ZDNet
Japan's economy has entered recession, and the coronavirus pandemic will likely make things even worse.
CNN
Japan's SoftBank Group reported a stunning $18 billion loss at its giant Vision Fund, pushing Masayoshi Son's conglomerate to a record loss and highlighting the deepening crisis at its portfolio companies from the global downturn.
Reuters
Huawei Technologies in its first official response to the Trump administration's move to curb its access to global chip supplies called it "arbitrary" and said its business would be impacted.
Reuters
25 more US stores will open this week
The Verge
It also has 5G carrier aggregation for better speeds and seamless handovers.
engadget
Shanghai-based chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp has secured an investment worth $2.2 billion dollars from Chinese state investors, the company announced on Friday.
Reuters
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced plans to protect US national security by restricting Huawei's ability to use US technology and software to design and manufacture its semiconductors abroad.
Company release
TSMC has halted new orders from Huawei Technologies in response to tighter US export controls aimed at further limiting the Chinese company's access to crucial chip supplies, multiple sources told the Nikkei Asian Review.
Nikkei Asian Review
The pair say there's no tech out there to hack this.
engadget
After a month of silence from both firms about the rumored deal
The Verge
US officials are working with some of the world's leading chipmakers in an effort to expand semiconductor manufacturing capability in the United States, a move intended to reduce the industry's reliance on producers in East Asia for those crucial electronics components.
CNN
The much-rumored glasses had been previously expected to debut later this year.
CNET
Sony on Thursday said it would make its cash-cow image sensors smarter to broaden their application, as the Japanese electronics maker seeks to reduce reliance on a saturated smartphone market.
Reuters
Economists see U.S. growth rebound in second half of year, though GDP is expected to shrink 6.6% in 2020
Wall Street Journal
Huawei says employee submitted code as part of a personal project, not on behalf of the company.
ZDNet
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has agreed to build an advanced chip factory in the United States, in a response to the Trump administration's growing concerns about the security of the global electronics supply chain and its competitive tensions with China, according to people briefed on the plans.
The New York Times
Tougher scrutiny of foreign investment in India has soured the plans of China's smartphone manufacturers seeking to expand beyond selling hardware for a bigger share of the South Asian country's competitive financial services market.
Reuters
Sony thinks sales will do the talking
The Verge
Intel appears to have made its speediest 10th-generation Ice Lake mobile processors exclusive to Apple's MacBook lineup.
Apple Insider
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