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There's much to celebrate about Thursday's GDP report, which showed the US economy grew at a record annualized rate of 33.1% during the third quarter.
CNN
The Trump administration on Tuesday sued Google in what is the largest antitrust case against a tech company in more than two decades.
CNN
Foxconn Technology Group's investments in the US have fallen short of promises made in 2017, when US President Donald Trump hailed the firm's promises to build a factory as a sign of America's manufacturing revival.
BBC News
Export controls hamstring 'Made in China' and Japanese suppliers
Nikkei Asian Review
The World Trade Organization has ruled that tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods in 2018, triggering a trade war, were "inconsistent" with international trade rules.
BBC News
The Trump administration is considering adding Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) to a trade blacklist, in another sign of heightening US-China technology tensions.
Washington Post
The government is funding basic research in AI, too.
CNET
Huawei recently became the world's biggest smartphone maker, beating Samsung and Apple at their own game by offering consumers state of the art phones with amazing cameras at competitive prices.
CNN
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he wants a "clean" internet.
BBC News
5G connectivity on a very affordable Android
The Verge
The biggest US banks are setting aside billions of dollars to deal with toxic loans as support from the government falls off in the months ahead, a sign that some of the worst economic damage from the pandemic is still to come.
CNN
The Trump administration's new restrictions come in response to a new national security law that will extend China's influence over Hong Kong.
The New York Times
A group of US senators last week proposed yet another bill to revive the domestic chip industry, the American Foundries Act of 2020 (AFA). This new bipartisan proposal is the second such measure in a month, following the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) act, introduced on June 10. The two initiatives highlight the effort by the US government to localize the electronics supply chain and rebuild the domestic semiconductor industry now that most of the world's production has shifted to Asia.
EE Times
DRAM designed in Japan by a team of 100 will help combat US sanctions
Nikkei Asian Review
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he certified to Congress Wednesday that Hong Kong no longer enjoys a high degree of autonomy from China -- a decision that could result in the loss of Hong Kong's special trading status with the US and threaten its standing as an international financial hub.
CNN
The US crackdown on China's Huawei is spurring its biggest domestic rival to build up its own chipmaking capabilities, including by snapping up top engineering talent from its own suppliers.
Nikkei Asian Review
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has agreed to build an advanced chip factory in the United States, in a response to the Trump administration's growing concerns about the security of the global electronics supply chain and its competitive tensions with China, according to people briefed on the plans.
The New York Times
It will employ temperature checks and physical distancing measures.
engadget
Intel says it's 'very serious'
The Verge
Part of Apple's Advanced Manufacturing Fund to support US companies
The Verge
Only 'natural persons' need apply
The Verge
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 Trump administration's 2021 budget request contains $237 million in funding to support quantum information research.
CNBC
US stocks were shaken deeply into the red Monday after oil traders desperate to unload near-term contracts for their vital commodity sold at a loss.
Washington Post
The Justice Department and other executive branch agencies recommended Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoke and terminate China Telecom Corp.'s authorizations to provide international telecommunication services to and from the U.S.
Fox News
The CDC could use the info to track compliance with stay-at-home orders
The Verge
Weekly jobless claims in the US surge to a record 3.28 million.
CNET
President Donald Trump says he wants the nation "opened up and just raring to go by Easter" - a date just more than two weeks away that few health experts believe will be sufficient in containing the spread of coronavirus.
CNN
California has issued a "stay at home" order to residents as it tries to stem the march of the coronavirus across the most populous US state. Governor Gavin Newsom earlier estimated more than half of the 40 million people in his state would contract Covid-19 in just the next two months.
BBC News
San Francisco Bay area officials unveiled Monday what might be the most aggressive and restrictive measures in the country yet to curb the spread of the coronavirus. All residents of six Bay Area counties, including San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa and Alameda, have been asked to remain home as much as possible.
CNBC
US President Donald Trump has said the nationwide coronavirus emergency could last until the end of the summer or even longer. He said Americans over the next 15 days should not gather in groups of more than 10 and avoid bars, restaurants, food courts, gyms and crowds.
BBC News
TSMC is stepping up its evaluation of whether to build an advanced chip facility in the US in response to pressure from Washington.
Nikkei Asian Review
Goldman Sachs on Sunday downgraded its outlook for the economy in the first two quarters of 2020 as the coronavirus zaps all growth from the U.S.
CNBC
Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma said he will donate 500,000 coronavirus testing kits and one million face masks to the United States.
CNN
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus: all travel from Europe will be suspended for 30 days.
BBC News
Analysts expect expanding 5G coverage and a rumored 5G iPhone to drive more demand in 2020.
CNET
Bipartisan group cites "significant" threats to security and privacy posed by the China telecom giant.
CNET
Almost 60% of the firms expect demand to be lower than normal over the next few months, nearly half said their global supply chain had already been affected by the business shutdown, and about a third of them will consider moving operations out of the country if this continues.
Bloomberg
The Trump administration will not change its intelligence sharing policy with the United Kingdom despite contentious disagreements over the UK's recent decision to rely on China's Huawei to help build its next generation of super-fast wireless networks, senior administration officials said Friday.
CNN
US hasn't made evidence public but reportedly shared it with UK and Germany.
Ars Technica
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