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Forty-eight per cent of UK companies surveyed by the British Chamber of Commerce in China say business has become more difficult in 2019
South China Morning Post
The Trump administration has reached a trade deal in principle with China, three sources close to the talks told CNBC.
CNBC
At a conference, a Samsung exec starts talking about phone shipments.
CNET
Twitter plans to set up an independent research group to create an "open and decentralized" system for social networks, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday, which could relieve pressure on the company to appease critics of its content policies but also give rise to a new crop of competitors.
Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet with top trade advisers on Thursday to discuss planned Dec. 15 tariffs on some $160 billion in Chinese goods, three sources familiar with the plans said, as markets braced for potential negative impacts.
Reuters
Telefonica Germany says it plans to use Huawei equipment in its 5G network, enlisting the Chinese company even as a debate rages over whether its products pose a security risk.
CNN
Virtual reality may be starting to grab people's attention.
CNET
More than a year since releasing its first augmented reality headset to developers, Magic Leap is now wooing companies with new enterprise-geared software. It's a move that looks a lot like what Microsoft is doing with its HoloLens device, and raises further questions whether AR headsets can succeed as consumer products - or will remain tools for businesses.
CNN
Researchers at the electronics and home-appliance manufacturer leave connected devices open to the internet in a controlled environment - and watch how hackers attempt to attack them.
ZDNet
U.S. senators grilled Apple and Facebook executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless the companies make encrypted user data accessible to law enforcement.
Reuters
Integration is more efficient, but Qualcomm is targeting maximum performance for both its processor and modem.
Andorid Authority
The agency is concerned about the search giant's access to consumers' health data.
CNET
Another Chinese phone brand is moving into watches
Tech Radar
New North Focals AR glasses coming next year are a lot sleeker, and you might actually want to wear them in public.
CNET
Back on January 27, 2010, a very Big Thinker declared the PC dead. A decade later, the PC is very much alive, although a time traveler from 2010 might not recognize it. Here's how this endangered species evolved and survived.
ZDNet
The U.S. and China are taking steps to delay the next round of American tariffs set for Sunday as they seek a deal to rein in a raging trade war, according to The Wall Street Journal.
CNBC
In a new filing made public on Monday, Amazon Web Services claims it didn't win the JEDI contract, which could be worth as much as $10 billion, as a result of repeated public and private attacks from President Donald Trump against Amazon and its CEO, Jeff Bezos.
CNBC
The company bribed Chinese government officials for at least 17 years.
ZDNet
Quantum computers aim to carry out tasks in just a few minutes that would take today's best conventional computers thousands of years. But in nearly every photograph of the devices, there's a tangle of wires in the background connected to equipment that controls the quantum computer.
Reuters
Apple's iPhone lineup could be getting a shakeup in 2020 with four new iPhone 12 models released in the fall and one surprise iPhone before then.
CNET
Alphabet is expanding its board of directors to include acclaimed biologist Frances Arnold.
CNBC
Chinese tech giant Huawei plans to equip more of its products with its Harmony operating system (OS) next year, and will promote them at home and abroad, a Huawei spokesman said on Monday.
Reuters
The European Commission approved on Monday 3.2 billion euros ($3.53 billion) of state aid from seven European Union countries for research and innovation in battery technology.
Reuters
New Beijing "5-3-2" policy to give local tech scene a boost to the detriment of foreign companies.
ZDNet
Indian company Flipkart will sell Nokia's first TV
The Verge
Beastly desktop is Apple's attempt to win back professionals who have gone over to Windows.
CNET
After more than seven years, it could soon be time to bid farewell to Apple's lightning charging cable.
CNN
Think: new chips, cheaper devices and broader networks.
CNET
Samsung's upcoming flagship phone will be one of the first to use new features from the Snapdragon 865 processor.
CNET
Hint: battery life and download speeds
CNET
Google, Alibaba and other "Big Tech" companies could be forced to share data on financial services customers with banks and financial technology firms to prevent unfair competition.
Reuters
Recent Windows on ARM laptops were too expensive to begin with.
engadget
It's building on the new XR2 platform for VR / AR
The Verge
A survey by a Beijing research institute indicates growing pushback against facial recognition in China.
BBC News
Tariffs on solar panels imposed nearly two years ago by President Donald Trump to boost U.S. manufacturing are now the focus of a battle in Washington over whether the measures should be amended.
Yahoo! Finance
Bigger-than-expected spending plan marks return to free-spending days of 'Abenomics'
Finacial Times
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield told analysts that the company now has more than 50 customers paying at least $1 million a year, up from 30 in the same quarter a year earlier.
CNBC
As part of its scrutiny of Amazon Web Services, the FTC could look into whether Amazon is discriminating against companies that work with other cloud providers.
Business Insider
Huawei has mounted a legal challenge to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), seeking to overturn an order passed by the FCC on Nov. 22. The order bans carriers in rural America from tapping the Universal Service Fund (USF) to purchase Huawei equipment.
Company release
Wall Street rebounded on Wednesday as investor optimism got a boost from U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks that talks with China on an interim trade deal were going "very well."
Reuters
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