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There are even Omen earbuds.
engadget
While LG Electronics is releasing the world's first 48-inch OLED TVs in June, panels for the new TVs will be supplied from LG Display's Chinese plant.
BusinessKorea
Sony has delayed hosting a showcase event for its next games console.
BBC News
And the thinnest 5G phone ever
The Verge
Apple has cut the prices of its latest iPhones in China ahead of a major online shopping festival called 6.18.
CNBC
U.S. manufacturing activity eased off an 11-year low in May, the strongest sign yet that the worst of the economic downturn was behind as businesses reopen, though the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis could take years because of high unemployment.
Reuters
43 inches of rotating screen
The Verge
The American semiconductor industry is gearing up for a lobbying push to obtain billions of dollars in federal funding for factory building and research to keep the U.S. ahead of China and other countries that heavily subsidize their chip industries.
Wall Street Journal
India is making it more attractive for Apple and other mobile phone companies to set up production facilities in the country by adjusting the rules for its PLI scheme, a change that could allow Apple to increase manufacturing in the region.
Apple Insider
Microsoft is to replace dozens of contract journalists on its MSN website and use automated systems to select news stories, US and UK media report.
BBC News
Stores closed out of concern for the safety of employees and customers.
CNET
China's factory activity grew at a slower pace in May but momentum in the services and construction sectors quickened, pointing to an uneven recovery in the world's second-largest economy as businesses emerge from coronavirus-led shutdowns.
Reuters
More than 200 top UK firms and investors are calling on the government to deliver a Covid-19 recovery plan that prioritises the environment.
BBC News
The U.S. economy is beginning to recover from shutdowns tied to the coronavirus pandemic, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan told CNBC.
CNBC
ThousandEyes says its customers include Microsoft, Slack, PayPal and Lyft.
CNBC
China's legislature has approved a proposal to impose a highly contentious national security law in Hong Kong, in an unprecedented move that critics say threatens fundamental political freedoms and civil liberties in the semi-autonomous territory.
CNN
We're also expecting the company to launch the Galaxy Fold 2 later this year, but a new patent shows that Samsung is thinking about a different take on the Fold.
Andorid Authority
Rumors suggest Sony has a digital event planned for next week
The Verge
Lisa Su of Advanced Micro Devices is the first woman ever to top The Associated Press' annual survey of CEO compensation: Her 2019 pay package was valued at $58.5 million following a strong performance for the company's stock during her five years as CEO.
AP
Huawei Technologies has stockpiled up to two years' worth of crucial American chips to shield its operations from Washington's crackdowns, sources told the Nikkei Asian Review.
Nikkei Asian Review
President Trump has taken the extraordinary step of threatening to close down social media platforms.
BBC News
Micron Technology raised its revenue forecast for the third quarter on Wednesday to a range of US$5.2 billion to US$5.4 billion from US$4.6 billion to US$5.2 billion, sending its shares about 3% higher.
Reuters (via Yahoo! Finance)
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he certified to Congress Wednesday that Hong Kong no longer enjoys a high degree of autonomy from China -- a decision that could result in the loss of Hong Kong's special trading status with the US and threaten its standing as an international financial hub.
CNN
Millionaire investors are betting that stocks will take at least a year to regain their previous highs, according to the CNBC Millionaire Survey.
CNBC
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced an $8.8 billion aid package for the country's embattled auto industry, which has seen sales tank during the coronavirus pandemic.
CNN
Laptop sales grow as printing and desktop sales plunge, company's third-quarter earnings forecast comes in below expectations
MarketWatch
They're called the Yoga Duet 7i and IdeaPad Duet 3i
The Verge
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings will invest 500 billion yuan ($70 billion) over the next five years in technology infrastructure including cloud computing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, the company said Tuesday.
Reuters
The US crackdown on China's Huawei is spurring its biggest domestic rival to build up its own chipmaking capabilities, including by snapping up top engineering talent from its own suppliers.
Nikkei Asian Review
German chipmaker Infineon Technologies raised about 1.06 billion euros ($1.16 billion) by issuing new shares to partially finance its $10 billion acquisition of U.S.-based Cypress Semiconductor, it said on Tuesday.
Reuters
Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday it would reopen buildings in more cities at roughly 10% of their capacity beginning July 6 and scale it up to 30% in September, if conditions permit.
Reuters
The Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to 86.6 this month from 85.7 in April.
CNBC
As part of its annual IP mobile platform announcement, Arm introduced a new initiative called Cortex-X Custom (CXC) program and the first product from the program, the Cortex-X1 CPU cores.
Forbes
It's already powering Vivo's latest smartphone.
engadget
More than just a phone maker now
The Verge
South Korea's chipmakers are again on edge over the second round of technology war between the United States and China involving semiconductors, according to industry sources Monday.
The Korea Herald
Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
CNBC
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee on Tuesday was summoned and questioned by prosecutors over a controversial 2015 merger of two of the group's affiliates, Yonhap News Agency said.
Reuters
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