Business investment stalls amid heightened uncertainty

South Korean electronics veteran Samsung scored a big win this week when American telecom Verizon Communications selected the company as a provider of 5G wireless networking equipment.

Italy's competition authority announced Monday it's looking into cloud storage services run by Apple, Dropbox and Google after hearing several complaints about allegedly unfair commercial practices.

SoftBank was the buyer of billions of dollars in technology company options in the past month, according to the Financial Times.

U.S. rural telecommunications networks, which have relied on inexpensive network equipment from China's Huawei and ZTE, have told the government that it would cost $1.837 billion to replace those switches and routers, the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday.

Apple supplier Broadcom said on Thursday that a ramp-up of annual chip shipments would be later this year than most, likely signaling that the next iPhone will arrive after the usual late September launch date.

Samsung adds 5G to its leading flexible laptop featuring Intel's latest powerful processor, 13MP world-facing camera and sophisticated S Pen.

The tablets have reduced blue light and a dedicated kids mode

China is planning a set of new government policies to develop its domestic semiconductor industry and counter restrictions imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Bloomberg News reported.

Analysts are bullish on the stock, thanks to new orders for Samsung's chip manufacturing operations or foundry, next-generation smartphone launches and a recovery in memory pricing next year.

U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to a nearly two-year high in August amid a surge in new orders, but employment continued to lag, supporting views that the labor market recovery was losing momentum.

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An event is set for September 14th

It's just a proposal for now, but it speaks volumes about current sentiment.

Alongside a Galaxy Tab A7 tablet

Nvidia on Tuesday announced a series of powerful gaming chips it designed using new memory tech from Micron Technology and that it is having manufactured by Samsung Electronics.

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Apple is planning to launch four new iPhone models with 5G technology in October, according to a Bloomberg report.

Group's heir accused of inflating companies' value in bid to smooth succession.

U.S. President Donald Trump's restrictions on China's Huawei Technologies have sparked widespread stockpiling of unsold product across the chip industry, and Washington's proposed aid to bolster the sector falls far short of what is needed to fill the gap, an analyst told Reuters.

In a world rocked by the coronavirus pandemic and tensions with the U.S., the Chinese government is stepping up focus on the domestic market with the pronouncement of a "dual circulation" policy.

TikTok's owner has said it will "strictly adhere to" new rules imposed by China over what technologies the country's companies can sell overseas.

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The economy shrank 23.9% in the three months ending in June, compared with the previous year, according to official statistics released on Monday.

A private survey released Tuesday showed Chinese manufacturing activity in August expanding at the fastest pace in nearly a decade, with the Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index coming in at 53.1 for the month.

Ericsson has achieved a significant 5G milestone by securing the company's 100th commercial 5G agreement or contract with unique communications service providers.

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies is focusing on its budding cloud business, which still has access to U.S. chips despite sanctions against the company, to secure its survival, the Financial Times newspaper reported.

An updated export rule from China could allow the country to complicate TikTok's sale in the U.S., according to multiple media reports.

It would also add the headphone jack absent on the original Xperia 5.

A lawsuit called the wireless earbuds 'shoddy'

Four of China's five largest state-owned banks said they have increased their provisions against bad debt to brace for future losses due to the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic.

A second reading of the U.S. economy in the second quarter reflected the biggest quarterly plunge in activity on record, though the plummet wasn't as bad as initially estimated.

Nintendo has looked into including more computing power and 4K graphics in the new Switch model, according to a Bloomberg report.

Samsung Electronics plans to allow some workers in South Korea to work from home in September under a pilot programme, a company official said on Thursday, as the country battles a resurgence in novel coronavirus cases.

The United States is considering new restrictions on exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and associated software tools, lasers, sensors, and other technology to prevent them from falling into the hands of U.S. adversaries like China.

China is likely to import at least $300 billion worth of semiconductors for the third year running, an industry association official said, in a sign of continuing reliance on foreign know-how despite efforts to gain local capability.

China's Alibaba Group has put on hold plans to invest in Indian companies, two sources aware of the plans told Reuters, amid souring business relations and rising political tension between the two nations after a clash on their Himalayan border.

Global smartphone sales dropped 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020, according to data released Tuesday from Gartner.

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma could be about to pull off a record-breaking IPO for the second time.

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