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In the second quarter, almost half of the smartphones shipped in China had 5G connectivity, according to IDC.
CNBC
Finland's Nokia has signed a 5-year deal with Google to replace its IT infrastructure, including data centers, with Google's Cloud offering as the network equipment maker seeks to cut costs, it said on Wednesday.
Reuters
Apple just announced its latest class of iPhones, but some analysts said the company failed to address a key point: Why the average consumer should shell out $1,000 for its top-of-the-line iPhone 12 Pro model.
CNBC
Verizon has deals for both new and existing users who are looking to upgrade.
CNET
The U.S. State Department has submitted a proposal for the Trump administration to add China's Ant Group to a trade blacklist, according to two people familiar with the matter, before the financial technology firm is slated to go public.
Reuters
Walmart said Wednesday that it will have in-store Black Friday sales, but it's breaking them up into three different sales events.
CNBC
Semiconductor equipment maker ASML Holding NV on Wednesday posted a better-than-expected quarterly earnings and forecast a double-digit growth for next year on strong end-demand for electronics devices.
Reuters
Apple's iPhone 12 launch drew mixed reactions in mainland China on Wednesday, with fans cheering a 5G model for their favourite brand while others planned to wait for upcoming devices from local rivals like Huawei Technologies.
Reuters
For September, China's imports surged 13.2% in U.S. dollar terms, according to official customs data on Tuesday. That was far above the 0.3% predicted by the Reuters' poll.
CNBC
A strong comeback in 2021 is needed to help the global economy heal from the coronavirus pandemic. But the International Monetary Fund is downgrading its forecasts for next year, and warning of a long, slow recovery that will stoke poverty and damage growth.
CNN
In some parts of the world, solar power is now the cheapest source of electricity in history, thanks to policies encouraging renewable energy growth. That's according to a new report released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The Verge
Singapore's economy contracted 7.0 per cent year on year in the third quarter, but grew 7.9 per cent on a quarterly, seasonally adjusted basis
South China Morning Post
Chinese telecom giant Huawei is finding it harder to counter U.S. sanctions designed to choke off its access to semiconductors but can continue to serve European 5G network clients, a senior European executive told an Austrian newspaper.
Reuters
When Apple unveils its new iPhones, expect it to make a big deal of the fact they're the first in the world to be powered by a new type of chip.
BBC News
PC makers shipped 71.4 million PCs in the quarter ending in September, a 3.6% increase from the same period last year, according to an estimate from technology research company Gartner.
CNBC
5G will finally get its U.S. closeup with the expected debut of Apple's next iPhone on Tuesday. But the blazing speeds promised will not materialize for most people.
Reuters
The Galaxy A42 5G is Samsung's latest mid-range offering
The Verge
An official app that's a much better solution than the existing hack
The Verge
Winners can use an app to spend it with select merchants in Shenzhen.
engadget
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
It won't surprise you who might be on the short list.
engadget
Arm on Thursday said it was partnering with Microsoft to create tools that will help software developers transfer data from tiny sensor chips to Microsoft's cloud computing service.
Reuters
Orange and Proximus have picked Nokia to help build 5G networks in Belgium as they drop Huawei amid U.S. pressure to exclude the Chinese firm from supplying key telecoms equipment.
Reuters
Available on November 5th, starting at $299.
The Verge
Advanced Micro Devices is in advanced discussions to buy Xilinx in a takeover that could be valued at US$30 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bloomberg
Join AI-HPC Virtual Summit on Dec 15 with high-performance computing experts: Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat, Advantech and MiTAC to explore how GARAOTUS reshapes your post-pandemic operations.
Company release
In a blog post on Medium today, Intel's John Bonini has confirmed that the company will be launching its next-generation desktop platform in Q1 2021. This is confirmed as Rocket Lake, presumably under Intel's 11th Gen Core branding, and will feature PCIe 4.0 support. After several months (and Z490 motherboards) mentioning Rocket Lake and PCIe 4.0 support, this note from Intel is the primary source that confirms it all.
Anandtech
Manish Bhatia, Micron's executive vice president, said that even with "deep pockets" it will take time for Chinese newcomers to make a significant impact on the global memory chip market, but stressed that his company takes all competition seriously and is paying close attention to the progresses of emerging Chinese competitors.
Nikkei Electronics Asia
Microsoft said it would build 3 data centers in greater Athens and by 2025 would train 100,000 people in Greece in digital technologies.
The Street
India on Tuesday said it was approving incentives under a federal plan to boost domestic smartphone production to 16 companies, including top Apple suppliers Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron.
Reuters
Microsoft on Tuesday denied a recent suggestion by the U.S. Department of Labor that its plan to bolster diversity, including by investing $150 million (瞿116.5 million) and doubling the number of Black employees in high-ranking positions, amounted to illegal race discrimination.
Reuters
The House Judiciary subcommittee released a report on Tuesday that said that Apple has "monopoly power" over software distribution on iPhones.
CNBC
Apple just announced a product launch event on Oct. 13 where it's expected to reveal the next iPhone model.
CNBC
A 16-month congressional investigation into Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook has found that the tech giants hold "monopoly power" in key business segments and have abused their dominance in the marketplace, in a full-throated condemnation of the giants.
CNN
Face alignment, noise reduction, and AI-powered superresolution
The Verge
I am not happy about this
The Verge
McAfee faces charges for failing to file taxes between 2014 and 2018, and hiding his income.
engadget
Nvidia on Monday laid out a multi-year plan to create a new kind of chip for data centers, aimed at siphoning off more functions from its chief rival Intel.
Reuters
A U.S. judge on Monday ordered Cisco to pay $1.9 billion to a Virginia company that accused it of copying its cybersecurity patents.
Reuters
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