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Zoom isn't the only one with potential privacy concerns
The Verge
Even as it beat its revenue expectations in Q2
The Verge
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it expected profit to decline in the current quarter due to a coronavirus-related slump in sales of smartphones and TVs, although the chip business would remain solid.
Reuters
Huawei's secretive chip unit shipped slightly more smartphone processor shipments in the latest quarter despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report
South China Morning Post
The US economy contracted for the first time in nearly six years between January and March, as the coronavirus crisis put the world in a choke hold.
CNN
The RAM also isn't removable due to potential attacks
The Verge
Some antibody tests, which check for prior Covid-19 infection, had high rates of false positives in screenings performed by a consortium of California laboratories, according to a recently released report.
CNN
To combat the coronavirus pandemic, Pfizer Inc. said it could have a vaccine ready for emergency use by the fall, according to a report.
Fox News
The company put cost-cutting measures in place during the quarter.
CNBC
Apple's discounts on the iPhone 11 in China and the release of a new low-price SE model have put the company in a better position than rivals to weather a coronavirus-related plunge in global smartphone demand.
Reuters
Major U.S. wireless firms said on Monday they will extend a commitment through June 30 not to cancel service or charge late fees to customers who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Reuters
Microsoft on Monday said it had won a five-year deal with Coca-Cola to supply business software, including its Teams chat app and tools for customer service agents.
Reuters
The UK's coronavirus contact-tracing app is set to use a different model to the one proposed by Apple and Google, despite concerns raised about privacy and performance.
BBC News
We could see shortages of iPhone 12 devices later this year
The Verge
Singapore Telecommunications' subsidiaries have secured close to $3 billion in bank credit facilities, it said on Friday.
Reuters
he Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday said it may shut down the U.S. operations of three state-controlled Chinese telecommunications companies, citing national security risks.
Reuters
China is set to release a new plan this year called "China Standards 2035" with the aim of influencing how the next-generation of technologies, from telecommunications to artificial intelligence, will work.
CNBC
It shows China's eagerness to defend its technological crown jewel.
engadget
AT&T executive John Stankey will take over from Randall Stephenson on July 1.
Ars Technica
Facebook has a long history of expanding its features to emulate major competitors. Now it's taking on platform-of-the-moment Zoom (ZM).
CNN
It may go where OnePlus and others have gone before.
engadget
The news comes a week after CEO Sundar Pichai told employees the company is slowing down hiring.
CNET
Facebook (FB) is spending billions of dollars for a stake in India's largest mobile operator, and teaming up with the country's richest man to tap into an internet boom.
CNN
It costs the same as the Galaxy S20, is about the same size as Galaxy S20 Plus and has the same battery and main camera as the Galaxy S20 Ultra.
CNET
A Samsung 600MP camera is in the works
Techradar
Netflix reported its Q1 2020 earnings after the bell on Tuesday.
CNBC
One analyst expects iPhone sales to fall 36 percent in the current quarter.
Ars Technica
The electronics trade show will proceed, but not in the same way it has in the past, organizers said in a vague series of tweets.
CNET
Huawei's revenues came in at 182.2 billion yuan in the first quarter, up just 1.4% from the previous year.
CNBC
It's aiming for output of 22 million units this fiscal year
Bloomberg
UK unveils $1.6 billion rescue package for tech start-ups hit by coronavirus outbreak (Apr 19, 2020)
Start-ups across Britain have been crying out for more financial support after rivals in France and Germany were given access to funds.
CNBC
Japanese mobile carriers NTT Docomo and SoftBank said they will delay their launches of Apple's new iPhone SE model until May 11 instead of the scheduled April 27 amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Bloomberg
The April 23 decision could open up 1,200MHz of new bandwidth for next-gen Wi-Fi devices.
CNET
The South Korean electronics sector is continuing to push through its original plans of business investment and expansion for 2020 despite the uncertainty cast by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Korea Herald
Alibaba said it will invest 200 billion yuan ($28 billion) in its cloud infrastructure over three years - a plan that follows a boom in demand for business software as the coronavirus outbreak peaked in China.
Reuters
Nearly 60 million jobs across the European Union and the United Kingdom are at risk from the coronavirus pandemic, according to McKinsey.
CNN
The goal is for the card to be the foundation of Google Pay, the search giant's mobile payment service.
CNET
Apple Music head Oliver Schusser will be taking the top post at Beats, replacing Luke Wood, who's leaving the company on April 30.
CNET
Covid-19 supply-chain disruptions are restricting operations
Bloomberg
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