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Intel Capital, the venture arm of chipmaker Intel, has invested in two Chinese startups in the semiconductor sector, the company announced on Wednesday, as part of its latest batch of deals.
Reuters
Japan's Sony on Wednesday reported a 57% drop in fourth-quarter operating profit and refrained from providing an outlook for the current year due to uncertainty related to the coronavirus outbreak.
Reuters
he Pixel 5's chipset could be the new Snapdragon 768G with 5G support and better gaming performance
Tom's Hardware Guide
US trade restrictions have hindered the company's ability to use Google's IP.
engadget
Smartphone shipments from China's factories to vendors rose 17% in April compared to the same month a year ago, according to government data released on Tuesday.
Reuters
As Google responds to the surge of interest in video conferencing tools, it makes Meet free to anyone with an email address.
ZDNet
Twitter has told staff that they can work from home "forever" if they wish as the company looks towards the future after the coronavirus pandemic.
BBC News
In March, month-on-month, the economy contracted by 5.8%, tipping U.K. GDP into a quarterly contraction of 2% across the first three months of the year.
CNBC
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Monday it will lift its forecast for 5G subscriptions globally to around 2.8 billion by 2025 from 2.6 billion seen previously as a consequence of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Reuters
Tesla has reopened its only US electric car plant in California, despite local orders against manufacturing.
BBC News
Live Sound mode returns.
engadget
Attackers with access can grab encrypted data even if you lock your PC.
engadget
Toshiba said on Monday it expects operating profit for the year ended March to more than triple, as the Japanese industrial conglomerate sees a limited impact from the coronavirus outbreak on its earnings for the financial year.
Reuters
An upgraded version of the Snapdragon 765G
The Verge
Technology companies ranging from major professional services firms to scrappy startups are building apps and wearables for businesses to track and stop the spread of coronavirus among employees in the workplace.
CNBC
The Trump administration is in talks with semiconductor companies about building chip factories in the United States, representatives from two chipmakers said on Sunday.
Yahoo! Finance
He remains an Alphabet stockholder.
CNBC
The US Army is asking technology companies to develop wearable sensors to detect early symptoms of coronavirus. This week they invited initial proposals for a $25 million contract to develop a device that uses existing technology as much as possible.
CNN
It will be replaced by an online event to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
engadget
It will employ temperature checks and physical distancing measures.
engadget
Intel says it's 'very serious'
The Verge
Chipmaker touts its Ryzen 5 Pro chips can hold up against some mobile Intel i7 chips.
ZDNet
Siemens on Friday said it expected "even stronger impacts" from the coronavirus pandemic in the weeks ahead as it ditched its 2020 guidance and posted an 18% drop in industrial profit during its second quarter.
Reuters
Chinese internet giant Tencent has reportedly been surveilling content posted by foreign users on its messaging app WeChat in order to help it refine censorship on its platform at home, according to research center Citizen Lab.
CNBC
Integrations coming later this year
The Verge
Another week brings another massive injection of cash for India's biggest tech and telecom firm.
CNN
The company wants to expand its relationship with customers by helping them better manage their money.
CNET
Part of Apple's Advanced Manufacturing Fund to support US companies
The Verge
It's officially launched in South Korea.
engadget
Google's sister firm Sidewalk Labs has scrapped a plan to build a smart city in Canada, citing complications caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
BBC News
Uber will lay off 3,700 employees, the company announced in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CNBC
DiDi President Jean Liu told CNBC that the company's core ride-hailing business is profitable. She did not give specific figures or say which measure of profitability she was referring to.
CNBC
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, embroiled in a bribery scandal, on Wednesday made a rare apology over controversial succession plans and said he will not hand over management rights to his children at the family-controlled conglomerate.
Reuters
The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with China's Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next generation 5G networks, people familiar with the matter said.
Reuters
Surface Book 3 gets more RAM, Surface Go 2 gets a bigger display, and more.
Ars Technica
Fitbit on Wednesday launched a virtual study to test if its wearable devices can detect irregular heart rhythms or atrial fibrillation.
Reuters
Engineers at Stanford have demonstrated a new method of transmitting electricity wirelessly to multiple devices. The wireless electricity transmission system they developed could send electricity to electric cars, robots, and drones as they move.
SlashGear
Apple earlier warned that the pandemic has affected its sales. But the tech giant did eke out some wins.
CNET
The event was moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic
The Verge
IBM is aiming to help enterprises automate more infrastructure as it preaches business resiliency.
ZDNet
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