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2 South Korean electronics giants close plants due to virus cases
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and LG Innotek have separately announced the temporary closure of their manufacturing plants in South Korea after workers tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019). In a company statement, Samsung said that it’s Gumi factory will be closed until Sunday evening as they take all necessary measures, including disinfection, after […]
South Korea chip inventory climbs the fastest in 27 years
Huawei’s lawsuit challenging US purchase ban rejected
German Chancellor hopes to resolve dispute with Huawei
Russian President claims lead on hypersonic weapons, surpassing US
Amazon closes $8.5B deal to acquire Hollywood studio MGM.
Pinterest surpasses Snapchat in the US after gaining 82m users
Global semiconductor equipment sales to hit record US$108.5bil this year
TV makers stun CES 2020 with super HD units
Microsoft claims mimic websites from North Korean hack group
India to investigate Amazon and Flipkart over alleged illegal discount practices
Canadian robot detected nCov earlier than health officials
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have recently confirmed that the initial alert about the virus outbreak came from Canada’s “BluDot.” It is an AI-powered health monitoring platform that uses a sophisticated disease surveillance program to polish news in 65 languages, said Fox Business News. Health officials explained that […]
Mitsubishi denies alleged use of emission defeat devices
IBM partners with new chipmaker Rapidus to make up lost ground
Russian space chief: Sanctions could imperil space station.
Intel unveils $88B chipmaking expansion plan for Europe
Cyberattack in Ukraine war affected thousands across Europe.
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Financial seeks bankruptcy protection as banking turmoil...
Despite criticisms, Facebook maintains policy on political ads
South Korean exports jump as employees worldwide work from home
SK Hynix to invest US$11bil in new South Korea chip plant
UK gov’t denies claims about overpriced HS2 railways
Smart tech maker Wyze admits leak of customer data
China’s TCL to stop release of BlackBerry phones
Germany seeks to boost renewable energy and cut Russian imports.
Volkswagen hit with $34 Billion fine over diesel scandal; shares plan...
Tesla eyes building a Cybertruck factory in central USA
Tech giant Apple to open first store in India next year
Apple has been given the green light to open its first Indian store by 2021 after it received a special approval from the Government of India. The tech giant’s CEO, Tim Cook, personally made this announcement during the annual shareholders’ meeting, noting that Indian officials allowed the company to expand in their country even without […]
India launches first-ever robot astronaut
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) stole the limelight in the technology sector this week as it unveiled its first half-humanoid robot that is intended to travel space in December. Claimed to have the ability to operate as a companion, the robot was named Vyom Mitra which translates from two Sanskrit words— Vyom means Sky or […]
Facebook bans deceptive, modified media
Emirati app ‘Totok’ returns to Google Play Store after spying charges
Silicon Valley Bank SVB run exposes rifts in venture capital world
Huawei to get limited role in British 5G network
China’s telecommunication giant Huawei will only get a “limited role” in the United Kingdom’s future 5G network following the recommendation of British government officials. The lawmakers proposed the exclusion of Huawei from the sensitive and data-heavy “core” part of the fifth generation and it will also be blocked from government systems. This was decided in […]
Malaysian banks rating intact despite US bank failures – RAM Ratings
A “Prototype City of the Future” will rise in Japan, says...
Gaming giant Minecraft offers free educational lessons amid coronavirus lockdown
Mobile games download spike amid coronavirus quarantine
The demand for mobile games has surged as millions of people in China are quarantined and stuck indoors amid fears of the spreading coronavirus that has now claimed more than 3,000 lives. Application analysts reported that the global mobile game downloads jumped to 39% for the month of February. The mainland accounted for a huge […]
The US, EU sign data transfer deal to ease privacy concerns
Facebook files lawsuit against marketing firm for illegal access of users’...
World’s largest social media site Facebook sued a marketing company named oneAudience, that it accused of “improperly” accessing users’ personal information without their authorization. Facebook filed a federal lawsuit against the New Jersey-based firm which allegedly hired developers to install malicious software development kit, or SDK, in their apps to exploit the “login with Facebook” […]
EV-related stocks advance after Tesla gets approval to import electric vehicles...
Internet speed slows down globally due to coronavirus
TM, ZTE Malaysia team up to build hybrid cloud 5G core...
War censorship exposes Putin’s leaky internet controls
Toyota invests $394 million in Californian taxi maker
UK regulator revokes license of Russia-backed broadcaster RT.
Standard Chartered Malaysia Launches SmartStocks
Hyundai to produce flying taxis for Uber
Arizona Gov. Ducey hails Taiwan semiconductor investment
SpaceX launches 3 visitors to the space station for $55M each
Game developers in UK help spread coronavirus advice
Taiwan fears impact of US chip restrictions
Nintendo hit by coronavirus; production gets delayed
Apple will pay $500M in iPhone-throttling settlement
United States’ technology giant Apple has agreed to pay up to half a billion dollars to settle litigation claiming that it slowed down old models of iPhones to compel users to upgrade. Based on reports, Apple is required by the US District court to pay consumers an amount of $25 per affected device, totaling to […]