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Anja Karliczek said her ministry would invest 500 million euros ($568 million) to support research into both existing and next-generation EV battery cell technology.
Reuters
Intel's fourth-quarter revenue was light, as was its revenue forecast for 2019
CNBC
Meizu's marketing team is calling this "the world's first seamless, uninterrupted phone"
Forbes
China's Huawei on Thursday unveiled its 5G modem Balong 5000.
Reuters
ASML, a major supplier to the world's largest computer chipmakers, said sales would be weak in the first quarter as some of its customers had delayed orders into the second half of the year.
New York Times
The Oregonian reported that the company plans to expand its Oregon factory, D1X, to prep for the 7nm shift.
Tom's Hardware Guide
Foldable phones, computers, and tablets are looking to be the next big trend in technology, and Lenovo could be next to get in on the wave of future devices.
Digital Trends
Seven universities are collaborating to create a blockchain-based online payment system that will solve issues of scalability, privacy, security and performance, enabling up to 10,000 transactions per second.
Computerworld
Apple's largest iPhone assembler, Foxconn Technology Group, is considering producing the devices in India, people familiar with the matter said, a move that could reduce Apple's dependence on China for manufacturing and potentially for sales.
Wall Street Journal
Japan Display in advanced talks with Taiwan's TPK Holding and Chinese state-owned Silk Road Fund about an investment.
Wall Street Journal
Japanese electronics maker aims to limit customs complications
Nikkei Asian Review
Rising populism, policy uncertainty and trade conflicts have led to a sharp drop in confidence among global CEOs.
CNN
He warned of job losses and said that the company would likely have to axe "mediocre employees."
Business Insider
Just about every indicator of economic health in China is down.
Los Angeles Times
19 Jan 2019
In an open letter to Tesla staff, CEO Elon Musk announced the automaker is laying off 7% of its full-time work force, or more than 3,000 people. It's an effort, Musk wrote, to streamline the company and prepare it for tough times ahead.
Wired
The scale of the cuts is not necessarily deeper than previous years, it is simply significantly earlier, the report said, citing an industry source familiar with the situation.
Reuters
As Apple holds firmly onto its lead in the wearables category, Google seeks to refresh its flagging Wear OS with help from Fossil's IP and its R&D team.
ZDNet
Corning introduced two new auto interior glass solutions to customers at CES 2019. As automakers respond to consumer demand for more integrated and interactive displays, Corning's new Gorilla Glass for Automotive Interiors solutions are designed to address these trends.
Company release
It's one of multiple phones launching at the Mobile World Congress trade show next month. But none of them will fold.
CNET
Apple is in talks with private Medicare plans about getting Apple Watches into the hands - or on the wrists - of millions of people over the age of 65.
CNBC
The price of nostalgia
The Verge
China accuses US of 'hysteria'
CNN
New devices from both Microsoft and PC makers
The Verge
Wiliot makes a sticker sized battery-free Bluetooth sensor tag with an ARM processor that's powered by ambient radio frequencies.
ZDNet
Expect a price close to a midrange smartphone.
CNET
After missing its own 2018 deadline for shipping a multi-device wireless charger, industry speculation now has the AirPower charging pad on the assembly line and ready to ship soon.
Computerworld
Four industry experts talk about what's changing, how quickly, and where the limits are with AI.
Semiconductor Engineering
TSMC will struggle to plug the hole left by Apple Inc.'s declining smartphone orders in 2019, according to Sanford C. Bernstein's Mark Li, who has told clients to prepare for the firm's first annual profit drop in eight years.
Bloomberg
Samsung presented plans to begin mass production of 3nm Gate-All-Around field-effect transistors (GAAFET) as early as 2021. The company also confirmed that it would begin its production of 7nm EUV chips in the second half of this year.
Tom's Hardware Guide
We saw OLED, 240Hz displays and upgradeable laptops.
engadget
Samsung plans to launch a budget smartphone series in India ahead of a global release.
Reuters
Competition is brewing among Amazon, Google and Microsoft in a different corner of the cloud market: gaming.
CNBC
Company says decision was taken to sack Wang Weijing because the incident 'brought Huawei into disrepute'
South China Morning Post
Apple considered tapping Samsung Electronics and MediaTek along with existing vendor Intel to supply modem chips for 2019 iPhones, according to an Apple executive's testimony at the trial between Qualcomm and the US Federal Trade Commission on Friday.
Reuters
Polish authorities charged a Chinese citizen Friday - who's worked for smartphone giant Huawei Technologies - with high-level espionage that could send him to prison for 10 years.
UPI
AMD today highlighted historic leaps in computing, gaming and visualization technologies expected in 2019 based on a combination of leading-edge 7nm technology and the most advanced computing and graphics designs the company has ever created. During her CES 2019 keynote presentation, AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su announced the world's first 7nm gaming graphics processing unit (GPU), AMD Radeon VII; detailed the world's fastest processor for ultrathin laptops, 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Mobile processors and 3rd Gen Ryzne processors
Company release
Begun, the graphics card wars have.
CNET
SK hynix may ultimately expand into the non-memory semiconductor market by tapping into an emerging market for a variety of system-on-chips for autonomous driving.
The Korea Herald
Chinese blockchain platforms will have to censor content, allow authorities access to stored data and check the identity of users under rules set out on Thursday by Beijing.
Reuters
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