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South Korea's SK Hynix Inc has started using a high-tech material from a Korean supplier in its chipmaking process, a company official said on Wednesday, shifting away from a Japanese product for the first time.
Reuters
Comcast, one of America's largest media and communications companies, is wading into the epic regulatory pile-on against big tech companies such as Google, according to people familiar with the matter.
Reuters
Apple CEO Tim Cook told German newspaper Bild iPhone 11 sales are off to a "very strong start."
CNBC
GoPro announced the HERO8 Black and HERO MAX cameras on Tuesday.
CNBC
Tesla is acquiring computer vision startup DeepScale, CNBC has learned.
CNBC
Visa, Mastercard and other key financial partners may reconsider their involvement in Facebook's cryptocurrency, Libra, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Reuters
Karen Walker, a veteran of more than 20 years of global technology industry marketing, will join Intel as senior vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO), effective Oct. 23. Walker will oversee Intel's global marketing group and be responsible for building and strengthening Intel's brand, supporting growth strategies, cultivating opportunities in new and existing markets, and increasing demand for Intel's products and solutions globally.
Company release
China's central bank has approved PayPal's acquisition of a 70% equity interest in GoPay, the companies announced Monday.
CNN
The official Purchasing Managers' Index and the private Caixin/Markit PMI for China's manufacturing activity were released on Monday.
CNBC
Apple denied tariff exemptions on additional Mac Pro parts despite US-made commitment (Sep 30, 2019)
Bloomberg reports today, however, that despite this commitment, the US Trade Representative's office has denied Apple's request for tariff exemption on certain components made in China.
9to5Mac.com
Verizon has agreed to acquire some of Jaunt's software and technology assets.
CNBC
It's the first global expansion of the app
The Verge
Samsung Electronics is likely to report a 60.2 percent plunge in its third-quarter operating profit, hit by continuing falls in chip prices, an industry report showed Sunday.
The Korea Herald
In Oracle's filing on Friday, the company said it owns less than 20% of Ampere.
CNBC
"For years, Silicon Valley looked down on China tech and believed it was only copying. But today, there is awareness that China is innovating and getting ahead in certain tech arenas," says Rebecca Fannin, author of "Tech Titans of China."
CNBC
There will still be a human operator onboard, but Baidu says these autonomous cars are Level 4.
CNET
All the rumors and leaks for one of the most exciting phones this year.
CNET
Windows ships with a full volume encryption tool called BitLocker.
Tom's Hardware Guide
Officials are concerned it might give Google an unfair advantage.
engadget
Micron Technology shares fell in the extended session Thursday after the memory-chip maker reported another large earnings decline and predicted a disappointing holiday season.
MarketWatch
And we also get a nice breakdown of how Oculus Link's remote rendering works.
engadget
Founder Ren Zhengfei said it'll double production in 2019, despite the US blacklisting.
CNET
Amazon is crafting a set of proposed regulations to govern the use of facial recognition technology, company CEO Jeff Bezos said on Wednesday.
CNN
The hardware maker gets game live streaming software
The Verge
900 million devices and counting
The Verge
The accused companies are Arcelik, Beko and Grundig, affiliates of Turkey-based Koc Group, which sell home electronics in European markets.
The Korea Herald
Globalfoundries is firming up plans to go public, its chief executive said, in a move that could give the company more financial firepower to take advantage of an expected surge in demand for computing power in phones, cars, and connected devices in homes and offices.
Wall Street Journal
EBay announced Wednesday that Devin Wenig has stepped down as president and CEO as the once dominant auction and shopping site continues to weigh selling off parts of its business.
CNN
Alibaba unveiled its first chip to power artificial intelligence (AI) processes called the Hanguang 800.
CNBC
The Asian Development Bank said in a report on Wednesday that India is expected to grow by 6.5% in the current fiscal year and 7.2% in the next year.
CNBC
Facebook's upcoming augmented-reality smart glasses will be differentiated from rivals by focusing on connecting people.
CNBC
Amazon dropped a ton of Echo devices, including a new Echo Show 8 and Echo Dot. And now you can get the voice of Samuel L. Jackson!
CNET
Samsung Display plans to spend 13 trillion won ($11 billion) to upgrade a South Korean liquid crystal display (LCD) plant so it can manufacture more advanced screens.
Reuters
A U.S. House panel unveiled bipartisan legislation this week that would authorize $1 billion for small and rural wireless providers to replace network equipment from companies including Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp that lawmakers say pose a national security risk.
Reuters
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver court on Tuesday as her lawyers argued that Canadian authorities abused their powers and violated her rights to gather evidence against her, a claim the government denies.
Reuters
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
CNBC
Google's system generates quantum statistics that we just can't simulate.
Ars Technica
iPadOS is now available to consumers, meaning you can get it for yourself. Here are all the new features found in iPadOS.
Digital Trends
Google emerged victorious in a landmark privacy case at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday, after Europe's top court ruled that the US search-engine giant need not apply EU 'right to be forgotten' rules across all its global search results.
Yahoo!News
Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg has made a passionate speech to world leaders at the UN, accusing them of failing to act on climate change.
BBC News
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