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Apple supplier Luxshare unnerves Foxconn as U.S.-China feud speeds supply chain shift (Oct 26, 2020)
Apple's top iPhone assembler, Taiwan-based Foxconn, has set up a task force to fend off the growing clout of Chinese electronics manufacturer Luxshare, which it believes poses a serious threat to its dominance, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Reuters
You might never see the gps
engadget
In a landmark antitrust complaint, the Justice Department is targeting a secretive partnership that is worth billions of dollars to both companies.
New York Times
Beijing plans new features and legal change toward launch by 2022 Olympics
Nikkei Asian Review
He made Samsung the giant it is now, but had ethical problems.
engadget
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Thursday the sale of chip designer Arm to Nvidia will drive growth in computing power, in his first public comments since the $40 billion deal was announced in September.
Reuters
Asia Pacific is set to recover from its worst recession in living memory, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says.
BBC News
South Korea's LG Display on Thursday reported a profit for July-September, ending a six-quarter run of loss, helped by shipments for Apple's new iPhone and stay-at-home trends boosting panel demand for TVs and laptops.
Reuters
Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics is expecting strong demand from the car and mobile phone industries to boost sales growth in the fourth quarter as it braces for a loss of revenue from China's Huawei.
Reuters
Former Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive will work with Airbnb on hiring and future products, the company announced on Wednesday.
CNBC
Verizon beat estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by strong demand for its phone and internet services.
CNBC
Texas Instruments reported its first quarterly revenue growth in nearly two years on Tuesday, a rebound the chipmaker credited to people stuck at home splurging on electronic gadgets for remote work and entertainment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reuters
But Qualcomm's new products go on the other side of a 5G connection. Instead of being inside a handset, they go into base stations packed with antennas operated by carriers that smartphones talk to.
CNBC
Bank tellers are out and robotics engineers are in, according to a new report that says the coronavirus recession is accelerating technological changes that could displace 85 million jobs within the next five years.
CNN
Move follows security services warning on spying and technology theft by China
Finacial Times
Samsung might be planning to make additional investments in Vietnam and increase its smartphone production capacity in the country.
SamMobile
China passed a law restricting exports of controlled items, allowing the government to act against countries that abuse export controls in a way that harm's China's interests, state media said.
Reuters
New leaked renders show the camera bump from the S20 line is likely included
The Verge
A full wireless charge in under 20 minutes
The Verge
China's economy is picking up as the country continues to dig its way out of the turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
CNN
U.S. carriers are actively competing for subscribers by discounting the new iPhone, hoping to lock customers in for years on their wireless service.
CNBC
China has revised laws to strengthen the protection of under-18s online, state news agency Xinhua reported late on Saturday, forcing internet product and service providers to take action when necessary.
Reuters
Alphabet unit Google has tweaked its concessions aimed at allaying EU antitrust concerns about its $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit, people familiar with the matter said, putting it on course to secure EU approval for the deal.
Reuters
To reach its 2028 goal to build a lunar base and eventually sustain a human presence on the moon, NASA awarded $370 million to over a dozen companies to deploy technology on the lunar surface.
CNN
Commentary: The fast-charging feature that snaps into place opens up the possibility for an array of wild new attachments and could be more useful than 5G in the near term.
CNET
China said on Thursday the United States was abusing the concept of national security to oppress foreign companies, following reports that Washington may blacklist Chinese financial technology firm Ant Group.
Reuters
Nokia has created an automated system that uses a thermal camera and real-time video analytics to determine if a person has COVID-19 symptoms and is wearing a mask, part of efforts to protect employees as they return to work.
Reuters
Apple's decision to remove the charger and headphones from iPhone 12 boxes has generally been well received by environmentalists.
CNBC
In the second quarter, almost half of the smartphones shipped in China had 5G connectivity, according to IDC.
CNBC
Finland's Nokia has signed a 5-year deal with Google to replace its IT infrastructure, including data centers, with Google's Cloud offering as the network equipment maker seeks to cut costs, it said on Wednesday.
Reuters
Apple just announced its latest class of iPhones, but some analysts said the company failed to address a key point: Why the average consumer should shell out $1,000 for its top-of-the-line iPhone 12 Pro model.
CNBC
Verizon has deals for both new and existing users who are looking to upgrade.
CNET
The U.S. State Department has submitted a proposal for the Trump administration to add China's Ant Group to a trade blacklist, according to two people familiar with the matter, before the financial technology firm is slated to go public.
Reuters
Walmart said Wednesday that it will have in-store Black Friday sales, but it's breaking them up into three different sales events.
CNBC
Apple's iPhone 12 launch drew mixed reactions in mainland China on Wednesday, with fans cheering a 5G model for their favourite brand while others planned to wait for upcoming devices from local rivals like Huawei Technologies.
Reuters
For September, China's imports surged 13.2% in U.S. dollar terms, according to official customs data on Tuesday. That was far above the 0.3% predicted by the Reuters' poll.
CNBC
A strong comeback in 2021 is needed to help the global economy heal from the coronavirus pandemic. But the International Monetary Fund is downgrading its forecasts for next year, and warning of a long, slow recovery that will stoke poverty and damage growth.
CNN
Singapore's economy contracted 7.0 per cent year on year in the third quarter, but grew 7.9 per cent on a quarterly, seasonally adjusted basis
South China Morning Post
Chinese telecom giant Huawei is finding it harder to counter U.S. sanctions designed to choke off its access to semiconductors but can continue to serve European 5G network clients, a senior European executive told an Austrian newspaper.
Reuters
When Apple unveils its new iPhones, expect it to make a big deal of the fact they're the first in the world to be powered by a new type of chip.
BBC News
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