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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
The agency is concerned about the search giant's access to consumers' health data.
CNET
Another Chinese phone brand is moving into watches
Tech Radar
New North Focals AR glasses coming next year are a lot sleeker, and you might actually want to wear them in public.
CNET
Back on January 27, 2010, a very Big Thinker declared the PC dead. A decade later, the PC is very much alive, although a time traveler from 2010 might not recognize it. Here's how this endangered species evolved and survived.
ZDNet
The U.S. and China are taking steps to delay the next round of American tariffs set for Sunday as they seek a deal to rein in a raging trade war, according to The Wall Street Journal.
CNBC
In a new filing made public on Monday, Amazon Web Services claims it didn't win the JEDI contract, which could be worth as much as $10 billion, as a result of repeated public and private attacks from President Donald Trump against Amazon and its CEO, Jeff Bezos.
CNBC
The company bribed Chinese government officials for at least 17 years.
ZDNet
Quantum computers aim to carry out tasks in just a few minutes that would take today's best conventional computers thousands of years. But in nearly every photograph of the devices, there's a tangle of wires in the background connected to equipment that controls the quantum computer.
Reuters
Apple's iPhone lineup could be getting a shakeup in 2020 with four new iPhone 12 models released in the fall and one surprise iPhone before then.
CNET
Alphabet is expanding its board of directors to include acclaimed biologist Frances Arnold.
CNBC
Chinese tech giant Huawei plans to equip more of its products with its Harmony operating system (OS) next year, and will promote them at home and abroad, a Huawei spokesman said on Monday.
Reuters
The European Commission approved on Monday 3.2 billion euros ($3.53 billion) of state aid from seven European Union countries for research and innovation in battery technology.
Reuters
New Beijing "5-3-2" policy to give local tech scene a boost to the detriment of foreign companies.
ZDNet
Indian company Flipkart will sell Nokia's first TV
The Verge
Beastly desktop is Apple's attempt to win back professionals who have gone over to Windows.
CNET
After more than seven years, it could soon be time to bid farewell to Apple's lightning charging cable.
CNN
Think: new chips, cheaper devices and broader networks.
CNET
Samsung's upcoming flagship phone will be one of the first to use new features from the Snapdragon 865 processor.
CNET
Hint: battery life and download speeds
CNET
Google, Alibaba and other "Big Tech" companies could be forced to share data on financial services customers with banks and financial technology firms to prevent unfair competition.
Reuters
Recent Windows on ARM laptops were too expensive to begin with.
engadget
It's building on the new XR2 platform for VR / AR
The Verge
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