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An attempt to seize control of the board of British graphics chipmaker Imagination Technologies by an investor linked to the Chinese state has failed after intervention by the UK government.
The Financial Times
The Corning Incorporated Foundation has established a COVID-19 Unity Response Fund in partnership with the United Way of the Southern Tier, the Triangle Fund, and the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes to support organizations that provide vital human services across the tri-county region during this public health crisis.
Company release
Governments have started tapping geolocation data from phones to help track the pandemic, and privacy advocates are concerned about the lack of formal restrictions.
CNET
Jack Dorsey is devoting $1 billion of his stake in Square Inc., the payments firm he co-founded, to help fund the coronavirus relief effort.
Time
But don't get too excited just yet.
engadget
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engadget
A Hong Kong-based activist investor in Toshiba has asked the Japanese conglomerate to sell its entire stake in Kioxia Holdings when the flash memory chip firm is listed in an IPO that could raise up to $32 billion, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.
Reuters
Recently there are concerns that COVID-19 cases will grow sharply in Japan, and production is increasingly coming to a halt in autos and other sectors worldwide.
Nikkei Asian Review
It's Arvind Krishna's first day as IBM's 10th CEO.
CNBC
It's hoping to help researchers and frontline medical professionals.
engadget
It's betting that raw computing power will help with research and treatment.
engadget
The TCL 10 Pro, 10 5G, and 10L will be out soon, all under $500
The Verge
Amazon.com is postponing its major summer shopping event, Prime Day, until at least August and expects a potential $100 million hit from excess devices it might now sell at a discount, according to internal meeting notes seen by Reuters.
Reuters
SK will invest KRW3.2 trillion in the company's Wuxi plant.
The Korea Times
Intel breaks beyond the 5GHz barrier for laptops with the launch of the 10th Gen Intel Core H-series mobile processors. Headlined by the 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10980HK1 processor, the H-series delivers desktop-caliber performance that gamers and creators can take anywhere.
Company release
Apple has released a new screening tool and set of resources to help people stay informed and take the proper steps to protect their health during the spread of COVID-19, based on the latest CDC guidance.
Company release
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday announced stricter social distancing measures in the city state.
CNBC
A deal could play into Apple's augmented reality plans.
engadget
The coronavirus-driven global shift to working from home is set to have boosted demand for Samsung Electronics' memory chips from laptop makers and data centres, but first-quarter profits are likely to remain flat as the outbreak weakened consumer electronics sales.
Reuters
Apple will produce 1 million face shields per week for medical workers, Apple CEO Tim Cook said.
CNBC
Librestream, a global provider of remote collaboration and communication solutions, has announced a free program for enterprises facing business continuity and worker safety challenges related to COVID-19.
Company release
Samsung Electronics said on Friday that it has suspended its home appliance factory in the United States after two of its workers had tested positive for coronavirus.
Reuters
Facebook on Thursday rolled out the desktop version of its Messenger app for Apple's Mac and Microsoft's Windows to make video chats available on computer screens for Facebook users.
Reuters
Need a laptop with a lot of power? Intel has released the new 10th-gen Core H-series processors, capable of delivering up to a whopping 5.3 GHz.
ZDNet
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is seeing signs of a sales recovery in China, it said on Tuesday, as the country starts to return to normal following the coronavirus lockdown.
Reuters
iPhone supplier sells off LCD equipment to repay American tech giant
Nikkei Asian Review
U.S. printer maker Xerox walked away from its $35 billion hostile cash-and-stock bid for HP on Tuesday, after the coronavirus outbreak weighed on its campaign to take over the PC and printing equipment manufacturer.
Reuters
Apple has purchased the weather predicting app Dark Sky and plans to shut down the Android and Wear OS versions.
BBC News
The updated tracker is Fitbit's first GPS wearable since the Ionic, and is similar to the current Charge 3.
CNET
SK hynix's said Monday its non-memory semiconductor sales marked a 1.5-fold increase last year, while sales of memory products decreased by 33 percent on-year.
The Korea Herald
Huawei warned on Tuesday that 2020 would be its most difficult year yet due to American trade restrictions which dealt a blow to its overseas sales in 2019, and predicted the Chinese government would retaliate against the United States.
Reuters
Vint Cerf, vice president of research at Google and one of the main creators of the Internet, has tweeted that he tested positive for coronavirus. He also recommended people watch an HBO segment from comedian John Oliver about preventative steps that the US needs to take.
ZDNet
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn reported a 23.7% fall in profit in the last three months of 2019 on Monday as it braces for the impact from the coronavirus pandemic that has hit demand from key customers such as Apple.
Reuters
New IP sounds good in some ways, but might help authoritarian crackdowns.
engadget
What if every window in your house could generate electricity? One Redwood City, California-based startup thinks its technology can achieve that by transforming the way solar power is collected and harnessed.
CNN
They'll start as low as $519
The Verge
The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro will be the company's first full lineup of 5G devices.
engadget
OneWeb - which for years chased a multibillion-dollar dream of beaming cheap, high-speed Internet from space - filed for bankruptcy on Friday.
CNN
Apple on Friday released a website and an iOS app that allows users to screen themselves for coronavirus symptoms, marking another response to the pandemic by a major tech platform.
CNN
The CDC could use the info to track compliance with stay-at-home orders
The Verge
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