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Amazon Staff Push Back At Return-To-Office Order
Unhappy Amazon staff reportedly taking to internal websites and comms channels to complain about return-to-office order
Chinese President Xi Urges Tech Independence
Facing increasing US export controls on advanced technology, Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for tech self-reliance
US DoJ Speeds Up Apple Antitrust Investigation – Report
Department of Justice again reportedly speeds up probe into Apple practices over third party apps and if it favours its own products
Avaya Files For Chapter 11 Protection, Again
Filing for bankruptcy protection will allow cloud comms provider Avaya to reduce its total debt burden to manageable levels
ASML Data Theft By Ex China Staffer Violated Export Controls
ASML discovers its tech has been stolen by China employee, which resulted in violation of “certain export control regulations”
Intel Now Seeks $10 Billion State Aid For German Factory – Report
Chip giant Intel reportedly increases the funding requirement from German government for planned Magdeburg chip factory
ARM Boss Committed To Public Listing In 2023
Chief executive Rene Haas says ARM is committed to an initial public offering this year, and plans are “underway now”
Amazon Posts Annual Loss Amid Restructuring
Worse than anticipated earnings for Amazon on Thursday, amid difficulties after pandemic boom and 18,000 job losses
US Official Confirms Japan, Netherlands Joined US China Chip Sanctions
American official acknowledges deal with Japan and the Netherlands for new restrictions on chip-making tool exports to China
UK Watchdog Opens Investigation Of $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy
After initial review of Broadcom’s $61 billion (£51bn) acquisition of VMware, UK regulator confirms phase 1 investigation
LastPass Owner GoTo Confirms Hackers Stole Customers’ Backups
It gets worse. Confirmation from LastPass owner GoTo that hackers stole encrypted backups and encryption key for portion of them
Microsoft Investigates Outage With Teams, Outlook
Thousands of users are reporting problems accessing Microsoft services on Wednesday, as firm says it is investigating
Microsoft To Cut Thousands Of Jobs – Report
Software giant Microsoft said to be finalising plans to axe 11,000 positions, in latest job cull in tech industry
Dutch Minister Queries Compliance Over US Chinese Export Controls
The Netherlands will not summarily accept new US restrictions on exporting chip-making technology to China, minister warns
Largest European Rare Earth Deposit Found In Sweden
Vital material for mobile phones and electric vehicles found in Sweden to help end dependent on Chinese suppliers
Salesforce To Axe more Than 10,000 Staff
More bad news for Salesforce staffers, as Marc Benioff confirms firm will again axe employees, this time 10 percent of workforce
LastPass Admits Hackers Obtained Customer Password Vaults
Password manager's update on its August breach confirms customer password vault was stolen, as security experts slate the firm
TSMC Begins Mass Production Of 3nm Chips In Taiwan
Mass production of the most advanced chips begins in Taiwan, underlining the island's importance to global supply of chips
Twitter Back Online After Global Outage
Early hours outage at Twitter - the first major disruption at the platform after Elon Musk sacked most of the workforce
EU Begins ‘In-Depth Investigation’ Into $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy
European Commission follows the UK's CMA and opens “an in-depth investigation” into Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware
EU Legislation Targets Battery Replacement By Users
European Union reaches provisional agreement that will require that portable devices to have user-replaceable batteries
United States Adds China’s YMTC, Others To Trade Blacklist
Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC and 21 Chinese 'mjaor' entities in the AI chip sector are added to US entity list
Meta Halts Construction Of Two Data Centres In Denmark
Meta axes construction of two additional data centres in Europe, as Facebook continues cost cutting measures
US Scientists Claim Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough
Clean energy milestone as US scientists at Lawrence Livermore claim to have made a breakthrough in nuclear fusion experiment
ARM Refuses To Sell Advanced Chip Designs To Alibaba – Report
British chip designer ARM reportedly refuses to sell advanced chip designs to a Chinese company, citing US/UK export restrictions
World’s Longest Subsea Cable, 2Africa, Lands In South Africa
Expanding global connectivity. 2Africa cable consortium includes MTN GlobalConnect, Meta Platforms, Vodafone and others
Microsoft To Acquire 4 Percent Of London Stock Exchange In Cloud Deal
Ten year cloud data deal between LSE and American software giant, sees Microsoft acquire 4 percent of equity stake in UK bourse
Antwerp City Services Down After Ransomware Attack
Online services at the city of Antwerp, Belgium knocked offline this week after ransomware attack on city's digital partner
Apple Ramps Up Security, Privacy Amid Ongoing Attacks
Apple confirms plans to tighten up cloud security, including locking down photos and notes stored on its iCloud service