Trump mulls blocking shipment of chips to Huawei
Will lean on TSMC to get Huawei to pay for it
The Trump administration is considering changing US regulations to allow it to block shipments of chips to Huawei from companies such as Taiwan's TSMC.
Consumer electronics suffering from Trump's trade war
But AR specs could replace the smartphone
A major concern for consumer electronics companies continues to be the impact on sales, profits, and supply chains as a result of the ongoing trade war between the US and China, according to beancounters at analyst outfit GlobalData.
Trump splashes out on $4.8 trillion artificial intelligence plan
Will get China to pay for it
The Trump administration unveiled its $4.8 trillion budget proposal which, among other things, includes plans to increase federal funding for the development of AI and quantum computing.
Johnson fudges Huawei strategy
Where there's a will, there's Huawei
The prime minister of the United Kingdom, Dominic Cummings Boris Johnson will give Chinese firm Huawei a limited licence to sell its kit in the country.
Trump claims credit for “new” Apple factory
Which has been running for nearly seven years
There are few times that we feel sorry for Apple’s spiritual and temporal head Tim Cook, but yesterday, where he had to give US President Donald Trump a tour of his Texas factory, was one of them.
Senators ponder stopping Putin choosing the next US government
Again
A bipartisan panel of US senators yesterday called for sweeping action by Congress, the White House and Silicon Valley to ensure social media sites aren't used to interfere in the coming presidential election, delivering a sobering assessment about the weaknesses that Russian operatives exploited in the 2016 campaign.
Apple hit by Trump trade tarriffs
Looks like it will be paying big tariffs
Apple was denied relief for tariffs on five Chinese-made components for the upcoming Mac Pro computer, even after the company announced it was keeping some assembly operations in the US.
Huawei faces further US purge
Ericsson and Nokia get boost from plan
A bill is set to be presented to US lawmakers later this week that would essentially pay smaller wireless providers to swap out gear from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE.
Apple not shifting production back to US
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Hopes by President Donald [Prince of Orange] Trump that his trade war might lure Apple back to the US appear to have had the same success as his other policies.
Honor 20 Lite: Does it delight?
Review: Cute little phone that won't break the bank
A month or two back I attended the launch of the Honor 20 series in Battersea where the company showed off a number of phones including the Honor 20 Lite, the baby of the family.