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Xiaomi filed a complaint in a Washington district court on Friday against the U.S. Defense and Treasury Departments, seeking to remove the Chinese smartphone maker from an official list of companies with ties to China's military.
Reuters
Google bags its latest automotive partner
The Verge
2021 will be full of console and GPU shortages
The Verge
Sales of Nintendo's Switch gaming consoles have surpassed those of their predecessor - the 3DS - despite being available for a much shorter period.
BBC News
Japan's Renesas Electronics is fabricating more of its automotive semiconductors in-house as contract manufacturers are swamped with orders, Nikkei has learned.
Nikkei Asian Review
Estimates suggest that Azure is already bigger than Windows and commercial subscriptions to Office 365 productivity applications.
CNBC
Samsung's foldable panel exclusivity is ending, with Chinese phones due in 2H 2021.
Ars Technica
Since leaving Huawei in November, Honor CEO George Zhao says the company wants to make phones that surpass those of its former owner and Apple
South China Morning Post
Samsung Electronics on Thursday commented for the first time on Intel's decision to outsource more of its chipmaking, but declined to talk about any possible partnership with one its key rivals.
Reuters
Intel's first desktop GPUs in 20 years need a special BIOS
The Verge
A shortage of auto chips has exposed TSMC's key role in the supply chain.
Bloomberg
China smartphone shipments slipped 4% in the December quarter, data showed, as shipments at Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plunged due to U.S. sanctions on the Chinese firm's chip and component suppliers.
Reuters
Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday said it will supply a range of chips for General Motors next generation of vehicles.
Reuters
The new display reduces power consumption by up to 16 percent.
engadget
The IMF expects the global economy to grow 5.5% this year - a 0.3 percentage point increase from October's forecasts.
CNBC
AMD continues to charge
Tom's Hardware Guide
Azure revenue growth accelerated and came in above analysts' expectations for the quarter.
CNBC
The remarks could signal a shift in focus at the Shanghai foundry which has seen its chances of closing the tech gap with bigger rival TSMC hurt by US sanctions
South China Morning Post
Samsung Electronics has thus far been supplying 14nm chips produced using argon fluoride (ArF) photolithography to Tesla. Yet the two companies are expanding their cooperation to in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) products loaded with 5nm semiconductors.
BusinessKorea
Gaming's never been more popular - hardly surprising when we're all stuck at home.
BBC News
This time, an Italian consumer group seeks compensation for iPhone 6 and 7 users
The Verge
As of 2019, there were 645,000 vehicles in the federal government's fleet
The Verge
A semiconductor industry group on Monday called for a review of the Trump administration's export control policy, and urged the incoming U.S. Commerce Secretary to work with allies when curbing sales of U.S. technology to China for national security.
Reuters
A pair of reports are out today from Opensignal detailing the state of 5G as well as the broader mobile experience in the US.
9to5Mac.com
he company has denied the reports.
engadget
Germany has asked Taiwan to persuade Taiwanese manufacturers to help ease a shortage of semiconductor chips in the auto sector which is hampering its fledgling economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reuters
Apple is planning to release a new thinner and lighter MacBook Air that will launch in the second half by early next year, according to Bloomberg.
CNBC
Intel's incoming CEO said on Thursday that the company's troubled 7-nanometer chip manufacturing technique is on track to be used to make chips sold in 2023.
CNBC
Microsoft has backtracked on an announcement that it would raise the price of Xbox Live Gold memberships after an outcry from gamers.
Digital Trends
It would be the Android alternative to the iPhone 12 mini.
engadget
Europeans got more of their electricity from renewable sources than fossil fuels for the first time last year, according to an annual report from Ember and Agora Energiewende.
CNN
China brought in $163 billion in inflows last year, compared to $134 billion attracted by the U.S., the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development wrote in a report released on Sunday.
CNBC
In an investment worth over $10 billion
The Verge
Apple's first VR headset could be a niche device
The Verge
LG Electronics reportedly wants to sell off its smartphone business to Vietnam's Vingroup Co.
BusinessKorea
Manufacturing is set to start in March.
engadget
IBM's revenue fell more than analysts were expecting.
CNBC
Qualcomm's shipments in China shrank 48.1% year-on-year a report from CINNO said.
CNBC
China's central bank has proposed stepping up antitrust measures for companies in the non-bank payments industry, such as Ant Group's Alipay and Tencent's WeChat Pay.
Reuters
Outgoing U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai said potential Chinese espionage and threats to U.S. telecommunications networks and internet freedom are the biggest national security issue that regulators will face in the next four years.
Reuters
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