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The Washington Post reported in January that the FTC is considering a "record-setting fine" for Facebook.
CNBC
SK Hynix said it expected demand for DRAM chips to recover later this year, with new smartphones adopting high-density chips.
CNBC
Yet another source claims that Nintendo will launch a cheaper Switch model this summer.
BGR
The research may one day give voice to people who lost speech from neurological disorders.
National Geographic
One of them could represent an 'all-new' design.
engadget
Experts and policymakers are wary of letting China get involved in domestic infrastructure
The Verge
LG Electronics plans to relocate its Korean smartphone production line to Vietnam in a bid to cut costs for its money-losing mobile business.
Yonhap News
Chipmaker Texas Instruments said on Tuesday a slowdown in demand for microchips that started late last year may last a few more quarters. The warning from the company, often seen as a bellwether for a semiconductor industry, dragged its shares 3% lower to US$113.88.
Reuters
Huawei Cloud and Infosys today signed a memorandum on strategic cooperation to help enterprise customers transition quickly to the digital cloud.
Company release
Google offshoot becomes only drone firm approved as an airline
Bloomberg
Tesla unveiled a new microchip that Musk said was being included in every new Tesla produced today. He called "the best chip in the world... objectively."
The Verge
We knew 8K TVs would be expensive, but we never thought they could be this expensive.
Digital Trends
South Korea's SK Hynix is looking at buying part of logic chip maker MagnaChip Semiconductor.
Reuters
It will be interesting to see whether Samsung Electronics will be able to win back Apple's orders and expand its foundry and non-memory businesses by strengthening its competitive edge in packaging.
ETNews.com
"Samsung Display will be the biggest beneficiary when the foldable display market grows. The company will be able to increase its market share significantly while other companies follow behind"
The Korea Times
The U.S. should abandon its efforts to reform China's economy and insist instead on a rapid rebalancing of bilateral trade accounts.
CNBC
Samsung Electronics delayed the rollout of its Galaxy Fold because of technical problems.
Wall Street Journal
To Nintendo, the innovative part of Labo VR isn't the screen, it's the inputs.
CNET
China's press and publication regulator has issued new rules on applications for publishing online games in China, signaling a possible acceleration in the handing out of formal approvals.
Reuters
The second round of early 5G devices is coming very soon.
Venturebeat
LG has reportedly filed a patent for a smartphone with three front-facing cameras
Digital Trends
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has pledged to nurture its chemicals unit SK Innovation as "one of the world's major energy companies"
The Korea Times
China's Tencent has won a key approval to start selling the Nintendo Switch in the country, paving the way for the console to enter the world's largest video games market two years after it was first released worldwide.
Reuters
A joint venture between Qualcomm and the government of a rural Chinese province to make server chips will wind down by the end of April, according to 10 employees at the venture.
The Information
Chromebooks continue to march into the mainstream with bigger displays, backlit keyboards and flash memory.
CNET
Telecomm giant received funding from China's military, The Times reports.
CNET
Just days after reports of broken review devices
The Verge
Texas Instruments plans to produce its more cost-effective 300 millimeter wafers at the facility.
Dallasnews.com
"India holds an important place as a market and also in terms of the talent pool. We have around 650 people for R&D in India and we look to grow it further"
gadgets
A joint venture between U.S. smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm and China's Guizhou province will shut down by the end of the month.
Reuters
ASML denied on Wednesday any involvement by its top client Samsung Electronics in an intellectual property theft case between the Dutch chip equipment maker and a competitor.
Reuters
"There is too much domestic competition and Amazon lacks the kind of brand awareness that Tmall or JD.com have"
CNN
ThreadX joins Azure Sphere, Windows 10 for IoT.
Ars Technica
The UBS estimate suggests that Apple paid a high price to end the litigation.
CNBC
SK hynix announced Thursday it had completed the expansion of a current DRAM production line in Wuxi, China.
The Korea Herald
And 'Quality of Life' is apparently dead
The Verge
A team based out of Redmond, Washington, has been spearheading the effort to build the new AI assistant.
CNBC
Earlier this week, Samsung sent out its remarkable new folding smartphone to a number of media outlets. Perhaps now it wishes it hadn't.
BBC News
Wisconsin's governor said on Wednesday he wants to renegotiate the state's contract with Foxconn Technology Group Ltd because the Taiwanese company is not expected to reach its job creation goals for the state.
Reuters
The billionaire founder of Taiwan's electronics giant Foxconn has announced he will run for the country's presidency, citing divine endorsement. Terry Gou will stand in the primaries of the Kuomintang opposition party, promoting a more China-friendly policy.
BBC News
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