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Intel has partnered with Sharp and Innolux to develop a new laptop display technology that aims to cut power use in half.
Digital Trends
After two decades in development, chipmakers are making a costly bet on a technology that will cram even more transistors onto silicon.
The Japan Times
78,500 laptop batteries are to be recalled after eight new reports of battery packs overheating, melting, or charring.
ZDNet
Legal expert: Spotify has "pretty good case" against Apple.
Ars Technica
Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten plans to expand its video-on-demand streaming service to 42 European countries
Reuters
China's mobile phone market suffered its worst month in years as device shipments plunged, with the data potentially highlighting further signs of pain for Apple in the world's largest smartphone market.
CNBC
It's unclear when the grand jury was called
The Verge
Smart TV manufacturer Vizio has formed a partnership with nine media and advertising companies to develop an industry standard that will allow smart TVs to target advertisements to specific households.
Reuters
BlackBerry on Tuesday officially opened a new D.C.-based branch aimed at helping the tech company secure more contracts with the federal government.
The Hill
Samsung has selected Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 instead of its Exynos 9820 as the AP in the Galaxy Fold. The Snapdragon 855 is produced by TSMC in Taiwan at a 7 nm process, while the Exynos 9820 is produced at Samsung foundry's 8nm process.
BusinessKorea
Researchers at Boston University have engineered an acoustic metamaterial that's designed to silence annoying sounds at their source, without blocking the movement of air.
Gizmodo
People's faces are being used without their permission, in order to power technology that could eventually be used to surveil them, legal experts say.
NBC News
Microsoft launches business school focused on AI strategy, culture and responsibility (Mar 11, 2019)
"This school is a deep dive into how you develop a strategy and identify blockers before they happen in the implementation of AI in your organization"
Company release
Indeed, defect detection is challenging.
Semiconductor Engineering
Apple could also use the event to introduce a new low-cost iPad and a new version of AirPods.
CNBC
The US has told Germany it would curb intelligence sharing with Berlin if it allows Huawei to participate in its 5G mobile network.
BBC News
With 83% of Samsung's semiconductor sales being memory devices last year, the memory market downturn is expected to drag the company's total semiconductor sales down by 20% this year. Although Intel's semiconductor sales are forecast to be relatively flat in 2019, the company is poised to regain the number 1 semiconductor supplier ranking this year, a position it held from 1993 through 2016.
IC Insights
The acquisition will unite two of the world's leading companies in high performance computing (HPC).
Company release
Microsoft has also accused the company of not paying royalties on time.
CNBC
Thousands of people in Russia have protested against plans to introduce tighter restrictions on the internet.
BBC News
Anil Nanduri says it's cheaper to put cars in the air than under cities in tunnels.
CNET
LG is looking to expand the model sizes of its OLED panels, with plans to start manufacturing 48-inch varieties over the coming years.
Tech Radar
Apple may only be planning to add 5G to 2020 iPhones, but even then the company might have a hard time acquiring needed modems, according to analysts.
Apple Insider
Cape Town and Johannesburg data centers are now live
Tech Radar
The French government on Wednesday unveiled plans to slap a 3 percent tax on the French revenues of internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook.
AP
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday approved a proposed legal revision to lower fees for mobile phone services amid criticism that domestic carriers charge too much compared to other countries.
The Japan Times
Automotive chipmaker Renesas Electronics plans to halt production at six plants in Japan for up to two months this year as it braces for a further slowdown in Chinese demand, the company said on Thursday.
Reuters
Responding to Korea's PumaX financial news service, Samsung said it has "officially denied that it has reviewed the acquisition of NXP," further noting that earlier reports that it is considering an NXP acquisition "are not true."
The Street
Whether it's named or used anonymously, Corning's Gorilla Glass has been a key ingredient in smartphones since the first iPhone - except for folding phones, where the screens are covered in flexible plastic.
Venturebeat
The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), reaching a new high of 59.3 million units according to data from the International Data Corporation
IDC
Mate X-style foldable and vertical clamshell said to be in the works
The Verge
The Facebook founder says he believes a privacy-focused communications platform will become even more important than today's open platforms.
The Guardian
Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the US government over a ban that restricts government agencies from using its products. It said the US failed to provide evidence to support the ban.
BBC News
Technology allows vehicle to be unlocked, started, and driven without a physical key
Company release
Microsoft is making a Chrome OS-like version of Windows
The Verge
Intel has confirmed that it recently ended its deal with Chinese smartphone chipmaker Unisoc, citing a need to "make sure we can scale 5G as quickly as possible."
ZDNet
Workers at Foxconn's Yukang dormitory compound in Zhengzhou queue up to resign from their jobs which attract a basic salary of CNY2,100 (US$314) per month.
South China Morning Post
"While March mix is still bad, the tone in the supply chain is starting to improve and price reductions in China may be starting to clear channel inventory," UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri wrote.
Business Insider
As it prepares to go public, Lyft reveals booming revenue, monster losses and a big bet on the future of transportation.
Economist
The Model Y is about 10% larger than the Model 3.
USA Today
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