This year's biggest processor war is nearly upon us as both AMD and Intel gear up for several high-profile launches in what could be a fascinating three-way battle.

Shipments of semiconductors, South Korea's key export item, will likely rebound next year on a recovery in global demand, a report suggested Sunday, also possibly ending a steady decline in the country's overall exports.

For those who have been around long enough, it's hard to believe one of Silicon Valley's great comeback companies is Advanced Micro Devices.

Never one to shy away from a gunfight, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been nibbling around the edges of Washington's battle with Chinese tech giant Huawei for months.

There have already been 260 requests for special licenses.

Clinton speaks out about social media and the "war on truth."

On Friday, a controversial new law took effect in Russia: The so-called "sovereign internet" law, which mandates the creation of an independent internet for Russia.

Google announced plans on Friday to acquire Fitbit, the world's leading maker of wearable fitness activity trackers.

Intel's 10nm fumble might be over-but its newer ventures are more interesting.

3.2% quarterly fall rivals the worst three-month slide during the 2008 financial crisis

It's not the first time Xiaomi has produced an Apple lookalike

And will feature Qualcomm's X55 5G modem

They're no easier to repair than the originals.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the third time this year to help sustain U.S. growth despite a slowdown in other parts of the world, but signaled there would be no further reductions unless the economy takes a turn for the worse.

Twitter is to ban all political advertising worldwide, saying that the reach of such messages "should be earned, not bought."

Huawei Technologies captured a record 42% of China's smartphone market in the third quarter as local consumers rallied behind it after US sanctions, leaving Apple to languish towards the bottom of the pile, market data showed.

Sony on Wednesday said operating profit jumped 16% in its strongest-ever result for a second quarter, as robust sales of image sensors offset a tumble in earnings from its gaming division.

Apple Inc is mobilizing suppliers to launch its first 5G iPhone range, the Nikkei Asian Review said on Wednesday.

Calls by China's president to put blockchain at the heart of the country's innovation could tip the scales toward Beijing in the global race to lead in the fledgling technology, analysts and investors said.

Some investors want Apple to sell its iPhone on a subscription basis to shift more of Apple's revenue from transactional sales to recurring revenue.

It can handle more than 50 devices at once

The US firm said it "wished it had done more to investigate Cambridge Analytica" earlier.

European fans of Huawei smartphones will soon be able to purchase the Mate 30 Pro and the regular Mate 30, though, assuming they're ready to ditch Google's version of Android in favor of Huawei's alternative.

Valor Glass has been designed for pharmaceutical applications, and this approval makes Valor Glass the first and only fundamentally new glass composition to be approved by the FDA since the advent of borosilicate glass more than 100 years ago.

China's Huawei Technologies expects around 480 million households worldwide will have access to fifth-generation (5G) broadband service by 2025, the chief executive of its Brazilian telecoms operations said on Tuesday.

Apple faces more regulatory woes in Europe as EU antitrust regulators ask online sales companies whether they have been told to use its mobile payment service instead of rival services, an EU document seen by Reuters showed.

The trade war with China has been a two-steps forward, three-steps back affair. The current thinking is in the "two-steps forward" camp.

Esports are filling basketball arenas, airing on major cable TV networks and attracting sponsorship dollars from blue chip companies. So it should come as no surprise that Wall Street is looking to cash in on the popularity of the ESL, Overwatch League, League of Legends World Championship and other esports events as well.

It looks like a folding flip phone

Google's parent company, Alphabet, made a bid to acquire Fitbit, a source familiar with the matter tells CNBC.

Google saw an increase in spending on research and development, sales and marketing, and general administrative fees in Q3 2019 compared to the same time last year.

Exemptions on nearly 1,000 products are set to expire in December.

A photo of one was found in iOS 13.2

Apple could be ready to announce these soon

The agency is also looking to require rural carriers to replace their Huawei and ZTE gear, and for ways to fund that effort.

China is studying the application of blockchain and artificial intelligence in cross-border financing with a focus on risk management, and will further liberalize its capital markets, a senior foreign exchange regulator said on Sunday.

Microsoft looks to be making Windows 10X available not just on dual-screen and foldable devices, but on clamshell laptops, as well, according to newly leaked documents.

The EU has agreed to extend Brexit until 31 January 2020, according to a tweet from the European Council president. Donald Tusk said the bloc would allow for a so-called "flextension" - meaning the UK could leave before the deadline if a deal was approved by Parliament.

It's no secret that AMD has benefited from Intel's ongoing processor shortage.

The US-China trade war is rocking America's manufacturing industry. It's denting profits for major companies like Hasbro and Caterpillar. And farmers are hurting badly.