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Broadcom is looking to sell one of its wireless-chip units, a move that would accelerate the company's shift away from its roots as a semiconductor maker.
Wall Street Journal
China has been reluctant to commit to the amount of agriculture products it's willing to buy, while big numbers are floating from Washington.
CNBC
The third outstanding antitrust case involving Google was finally resolved in 2019, but the EU has a whole new set of targets in its sights.
CNET
The Connected Home over IP project aims to make your smart home devices work better together.
CNET
The House of Representatives voted late Wednesday to impeach President Trump on charges that he abused his office and obstructed Congress, with Democrats declaring him a threat to the nation and branding an indelible mark on the most turbulent presidency of modern times.
Washington Post
The Trump administration is finalizing a set of narrow rules to limit exports of sophisticated technology to adversaries like China, a document seen by Reuters shows, in a boon to U.S. industry that feared a much tougher crackdown on sales abroad.
Reuters
If Trump is reelected in November, the White House could double down on its trade battles at international bodies like the WTO and World Bank.
CNBC
Analysts see inventory glut thawing as Micron prepares to release first-quarter earnings
MarketWatch
Thousands of islands dot the Pacific Ocean between Asia's southern coast and Australia, and the people who live on them have stayed mostly isolated from the digital age.
CNN
Google has told its Turkish business partners it will not be able to work with them on new Android phones to be released in Turkey, after the Turkish competition board ruled that changes Google made to its contracts were not acceptable.
Reuters
Despite hurdles, the wheels are in motion to make the world's fastest 5G phones easier to afford.
CNET
UltraSense thinks its technology will be more reliable than physical buttons and just as easy to use.
CNET
Beijing has ordered all government offices and public institutions to remove foreign computer equipment and software within three years, in a potential blow to the likes of HP, Dell and Microsoft.
The Financial Times
The legislation now faces a Senate vote.
CNET
The $10,000 reality-blending, mixed-reality XR-1 headset can make 4K TVs and Volvo cars appear out of nowhere, and create 2D monitors at will. I tried it first-hand.
CNET
Google Chat has now rolled out to all Android phones. Here's how to take your text-message game to the next level.
CNET
Amazon is one of six founding members of the Dent project, which is creating an operating system for switches.
CNBC
U.S. chipmaker Nvidia has not offered any concessions to EU antitrust regulators examining its $6.8 billion bid for Mellanox Technologies, the European Commission website showed on Friday.
Reuters
The country is wasting billions of dollars and causing debt strains by pursuing too many semiconductor projects.
Bloomberg
Gartner finds 75% of organizations that have implemented IoT plan to pair it with blockchain tech.
Tech Republic
The agreement came after months of uncertainty that also involved intense talks with Apple, which has agreed to make an equity investment of $200m in Japan Display, according to people involved in the deal. Taiwan-based Wistron is also in talks to invest about $50m.
The Financial Times
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China on Sunday called off additional tariffs set to kick in on some US goods as the two countries pull back from a trade war that has roiled financial markets and damaged global economies.
CNN
The company specializes in imitation learning.
engadget
Telenor reiterated on Sunday Huawei would be involved in building Norway's 5G network along with Ericsson, one of several companies to continue working with the Chinese company despite U.S. pressure.
Reuters
Are you ready for a wireless future?
CNET
Samsung Electronics will increase investment at its chip factory in China by $8 billion to boost production of NAND flash memory chips, Chinese media reported on Tuesday.
Reuters
Photos improved by infrared might be on the way
The Verge
Broadcom promised an earnings recovery in the current financial year after the chip maker posted weaker fourth-quarter figures, dented by the protracted U.S. export ban of some items to Chinese telecom giant Huawei.
Wall Street Journal
Forty-eight per cent of UK companies surveyed by the British Chamber of Commerce in China say business has become more difficult in 2019
South China Morning Post
The Trump administration has reached a trade deal in principle with China, three sources close to the talks told CNBC.
CNBC
At a conference, a Samsung exec starts talking about phone shipments.
CNET
Twitter plans to set up an independent research group to create an "open and decentralized" system for social networks, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday, which could relieve pressure on the company to appease critics of its content policies but also give rise to a new crop of competitors.
Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet with top trade advisers on Thursday to discuss planned Dec. 15 tariffs on some $160 billion in Chinese goods, three sources familiar with the plans said, as markets braced for potential negative impacts.
Reuters
Telefonica Germany says it plans to use Huawei equipment in its 5G network, enlisting the Chinese company even as a debate rages over whether its products pose a security risk.
CNN
Virtual reality may be starting to grab people's attention.
CNET
More than a year since releasing its first augmented reality headset to developers, Magic Leap is now wooing companies with new enterprise-geared software. It's a move that looks a lot like what Microsoft is doing with its HoloLens device, and raises further questions whether AR headsets can succeed as consumer products - or will remain tools for businesses.
CNN
Researchers at the electronics and home-appliance manufacturer leave connected devices open to the internet in a controlled environment - and watch how hackers attempt to attack them.
ZDNet
U.S. senators grilled Apple and Facebook executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless the companies make encrypted user data accessible to law enforcement.
Reuters
Integration is more efficient, but Qualcomm is targeting maximum performance for both its processor and modem.
Andorid Authority
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