Around the web
31 Jan 202030 Jan 202029 Jan 202028 Jan 202022 Jan 202021 Jan 202020 Jan 202017 Jan 202016 Jan 2020
Samsung Electronics confirmed on Thursday that it is releasing another foldable smartphone this year with a new design from its previous model.
CNBC
Apple is rerouting supply chains. Ikea is closing its stores and paying staff members to stay home. Starbucks is warning of a financial blow. Ford and Toyota will idle some of their vast Chinese assembly plants for an extra week.
New York Times
Apple has suppliers in the Wuhan area of China and has taken precautions like closing one store in China and reducing hours at other retail locations.
CNET
The company says future travel to the country will require special approval
The Verge
A jury handed down the decision related to Wi-Fi chips used in iPhones, Macs and other devices.
CNET
The EU followed Britain's example on Wednesday, allowing members to decide what part China's Huawei Technologies can play in its 5G telecoms networks and resisting pressure from Washington for an outright ban.
Reuters
AMD announces its fourth quarter 2019 and full year results
Tom's Hardware Guide
From an investment standpoint, the coronavirus and the subsequent quarantining of Wuhan, China, poses a possible benefit to US memory chip companies like Micron Technology and Western Digital.
MarketWatch
Hong Kong announced Tuesday that it was closing many of its border crossings with mainland China in a bid to contain the Wuhan coronavirus, as the death toll from the outbreak topped 100, with more than 4,500 cases in the mainland.
CNN
China is struggling with a new virus that has already killed more than 20 people.
BBC News
As Chinese cities go into quarantine, investors get nervous over the lockdown of the world's workshop.
The Register
Huawei's founder and CEO had a confident message for the business leaders and politicians gathering in Davos: His company can withstand even greater hostility from the United States.
CNN
The Vergecast interview
The Verge
Researchers will study the public's reaction to the technology.
engadget
After last year's decline for the global mobile phone market, Gartner foresees recovery.
CNET
Apple dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices in the company's iCloud service after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Reuters
The company late Monday introduced three new 4G processors to tap into markets like India.
CNET
South Korea said Sunday that it will invest 1 trillion won ($863 million) in the next 10 years to nurture the next-generation semiconductor sector.
The Korea Herald
Mitsubishi Electric says hackers did not obtain sensitive information about defense contracts.
ZDNet
Tech giant retains 3 CEOs, taps younger chief to lead smartphone innovations
The Korea Herald
IBM may be one of the most iconic American technology companies, but Wall Street no longer views Big Blue as an innovator in a tech landscape dominated by the likes of Amazon, Apple and Google owner Alphabet.
CNN
China has revised up its economic growth by 0.1 percentage points each year between 2014 and 2018, the National Bureau of Statistics said, making it easier for Beijing to fulfill its goal of doubling the size of the economy by 2020 from 2010.
Reuters
The IMF has now revised down those forecasts to 2.9% and 3.3%, respectively.
CNBC
The EU's proposal for a temporary ban on facial-recognition technology won backing from Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Monday but got a cool response from Microsoft President Brad Smith.
Reuters
Samsung Electronics may boost the production capacity of its CMOS image sensor by nearly 20% this year, analysts here said Sunday, as the South Korean tech giant tries to meet soaring demand.
Yonhap News
The European Commission has revealed it is considering a ban on the use of facial recognition in public areas for up to five years.
BBC News
It plans to capitalize on the popularity of its cheap but powerful F1 phone.
engadget
The United States was once the dominant, global leader in science and engineering, but that ranking has dropped as other countries invest in research and development, according to a new report.
CNN
They're basically M&D's $300 buds, but with luxury styling.
engadget
It's for educational use
The Verge
It's reportedly teaming up with Visa for tests.
engadget
Members of the European Parliament have urged the European Commission to force tech giants to adopt a single universal charging method.
BBC News
Joby is developing a piloted, five-seat eVTOL.
engadget
Japanese conglomerate claims major algorithmic breakthrough
Bloomberg
China has agreed to stronger intellectual property protections. But tariffs on more than $300 billion worth of goods still remain, as do other unresolved trade issues.
CNET
The U.S. economy expanded at a modest pace through the final six weeks of 2019 but uncertainty over U.S. trade policy continued to hurt firms, a survey conducted by the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
Reuters
World Economic Forum report once again lists cyberattacks as one of the top threats facing the world in 2020 - alongside climate change, extreme weather and natural disasters.
ZDNet
Washington has upped the pressure on TSMC to produce its military-use chips in the US, in order to ensure that the world's biggest contract chipmaker can manufacture the high-security components free from potential Chinese interference, sources have told the Nikkei Asian Review.
Nikkei Asian Review
Banned from US networks, the Chinese tech giant is looking for more content for its AppGallery.
CNET
69/1504 pages