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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
A survey by a Beijing research institute indicates growing pushback against facial recognition in China.
BBC News
Tariffs on solar panels imposed nearly two years ago by President Donald Trump to boost U.S. manufacturing are now the focus of a battle in Washington over whether the measures should be amended.
Yahoo! Finance
Bigger-than-expected spending plan marks return to free-spending days of 'Abenomics'
Finacial Times
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield told analysts that the company now has more than 50 customers paying at least $1 million a year, up from 30 in the same quarter a year earlier.
CNBC
As part of its scrutiny of Amazon Web Services, the FTC could look into whether Amazon is discriminating against companies that work with other cloud providers.
Business Insider
Huawei has mounted a legal challenge to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), seeking to overturn an order passed by the FCC on Nov. 22. The order bans carriers in rural America from tapping the Universal Service Fund (USF) to purchase Huawei equipment.
Company release
Wall Street rebounded on Wednesday as investor optimism got a boost from U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks that talks with China on an interim trade deal were going "very well."
Reuters
The head of Amazon's cloud business is getting publicly involved in the company's fight over a $10 billion contract to supply cloud services to the Department of Defense.
CNN
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday that will require manufactures of smartphones, computers, and Smart TVs to install Russian software on them before they can be sold in the country.
CNN
Roberto Escobar, 71, is releasing a foldable phone through his investment company, Escobar Inc. It's called the Escobar Fold 1, and it's named after his brother.
CNN
Meet the (deep breath) Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker Edition
The Verge
The brand is ready to break out of its cheap-phone rut with high-end 5G phones for 2020, using the just-announced Snapdragon 865 processor.
CNET
Qualcomm said it would appeal a South Korean court decision on Wednesday to uphold a record $873 million fine against the U.S. chip giant for unfair business practices related to patent licensing and modem chip sales.
Reuters
Google's two co-founders are stepping back for good
The Verge
The 865 is the flagship, but the 765 is the real star of the show.
engadget
Huawei is facing a growing backlash on social media in China after new details came to light in the case of a former employee who was arrested and jailed for 251 days following an unproven accusation of blackmail from the company.
CNN
High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk testified at his defamation trial on Tuesday that his "pedo guy" Twitter message at the center of the case was not meant to be taken literally and was sent in response to an "unprovoked" insult he received from the man now suing him.
Reuters
An FBI branch office warns smart TV users that they can be gateways for hackers to come into your home. Meanwhile, the smart TV OEMs are already spying on you.
ZDNet
Though it has been working to commercialize a pair of AI accelerators, the chip giant is reportedly in talks to buy AI chip startup Habana Labs.
The Street
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hoping to bring quantum computing to the cloud world, with the company lifting the lid off three initiatives on Monday at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas.
ZDNet
Samsung's foldable smartphone follow-up to the Galaxy Fold may cost around $1,000, according to a report from South Korea.
Digital Trends
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