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SoftBank Group's stock was last 10.58% higher on Wednesday morning after skyrocketing more than 12% earlier in the session.
CNBC
Nissan is the latest car maker to temporarily shut one of its factories as it can't get parts from China. The firm will halt production for two days at a plant in Japan which makes the Serena and X-Trail models.
BBC News
How far will Elon Musk go to keep his Tesla stock soaring? He's already gone further than you'd think.
CNN
The Shenzhen, China-based company still will attend the conference in Barcelona, Spain.
CNET
The South Korean electronics giant is holding its annual "Unpacked" event on February 11 where it is expected to launch the phone officially.
CNBC
The White House on Monday will propose a big jump in U.S. government spending on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum information sciences research and development in its 2021 budget proposal, two people briefed on the plan said.
Reuters
Xerox has boosted its offer to acquire HP to $24 per share, or about $34 billion.
CNBC
But don't get too excited just yet.
engadget
Apple's main iPhone maker Foxconn got the green light on Monday to reopen two major plants in China closed because of the coronavirus and aims to resume production even though only 10% of the workforce has returned so far, a source told Reuters.
Reuters
Britain takes U.S. concerns about its use of Huawei equipment seriously but is confident a trade deal with the United States will be among its first after leaving the European Union, its foreign secretary said on Monday.
Reuters
Local Chinese authorities have not blocked Apple supplier Foxconn from resuming production amid a coronavirus outbreak, they said in a statement on Sunday, denying an earlier report in the Nikkei Business Daily.
Reuters
Singapore's central bank on Sunday said it had advised financial institutions in the city-state to take additional measures and precautions after the government raised its coronavirus alert level.
Reuters
China's Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo and Vivo are joining forces to create a platform for developers outside China to upload apps onto all of their app stores simultaneously, in a move analysts say is meant to challenge the dominance of Google's Play store.
Reuters
Deutsche Telekom has told supplier Nokia it must improve its products and service to win business installing the German group's 5G wireless networks in Europe, according to internal documents and a source with direct knowledge of the matter.
engadget
It's not bowing out completely like some rivals, though.
engadget
The e-commerce titan joins LG, Ericsson and Nvidia in skipping Mobile World Congress this year.
CNET
This is how the US can keep pace with Huawei, says Bill Barr.
engadget
Chinese technology company Huawei filed two lawsuits against Verizon in US courts on Thursday.
CNN
It may be pressuring companies into using its radio frequency chips.
engadget
Earlier court cases have permitted data scraping. But never for facial recognition.
CNET
Microsoft no longer sees PlayStation-maker Sony and Nintendo as the biggest competition for its Xbox platform.
BBC News
Nintendo said production and deliveries of some of its products, including its flagship Switch console, will be delayed due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
CNBC
Russian security researcher Vladislav Yarmak has published today details about a backdoor mechanism he discovered in HiSilicon chips, used by millions of smart devices across the globe, such as security cameras, DVRs, NVRs, and others.
ZDNet
Qualcomm (QCOM) said on Wednesday that it has lowered its earnings guidance for next quarter in part due to the virus outbreak in China.
CNN
The Apple Watch continues to dominate the market
The Verge
Twitter said on Tuesday it would start applying a label to tweets containing synthetic or deceptively edited forms of media, as social media platforms brace for a potential onslaught of misinformation ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Reuters
The move will cost the carrier approximately $220 million to complete.
engadget
To wean US companies off the Chinese tech giant
The Verge
Apple is exploring plans for a foldable version of the iPhone, according to a patent filed in the US.
BBC News
Virus outbreak threatens supply chain and strong sensor business results
Nikkei Asian Review
Germany's Infineon Technologies said on Wednesday that the coronavirus outbreak had not yet had an impact on its operations as it reassured investors that demand was steadying after a cyclical downturn, boosting its shares.
Reuters
Intel is investing heavily in "smart buildings" in Israel that will be full of perks to keep employees happy, helping the U.S. chipmaker compete for the country's top professionals.
Reuters
Poco is aiming directly at Realme
The Verge
You can spend anywhere from $700 to $5,000 for Sony's Android TV sets.
engadget
LG will not make an appearance at the mobile trade show, which will kick off in Barcelona on Feb. 24.
CNET
A new study commissioned by Penumbra Brands finds that radiation emanating from the iPhone 11 Pro is at a level thought to be dangerous to consumers.
BGR
Huawei and ZTE on Monday both asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) not to finalize its designation of the China tech giants as risks to U.S. national security.
Reuters
The new company is called Prime Planet Energy and Solutions.
Ars Technica
Chinese stocks recorded their worst day in years as investors finally got a chance to react to the worsening coronavirus outbreak.
CNN
Total revenue was $46.08 billion, vs. expectations of $46.94 billion from analysts
MarketWatch
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