Global smartphone market shows growth for third consecutive quarter as it recovers from weakest year in a decade, Counterpoint finds
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Huawei Completes Massive $1.4bn R&D Campus With ‘100 Cafes’
Huawei Technologies completes work on massive centralised R&D campus as it seeks to develop domestic chip technologies
India Regulator Finds Apple App Store Breaches Competition Law
India competition regulator finds Apple App Store in breach of law over lack of third-party payment options
Honor Launches ‘World’s Slimmest’ Foldable AI Smartphone
Huawei spin-off Honor looks to compete with Samsung, Huawei, Apple with slim Magic V3 foldable handset that includes on-device AI
AT&T Admits Data Breach Impacted “Nearly All” Customers
American telecommunications giant AT&T admits that “nearly all” customer accounts were compromised in 2022 breach
Elon Musk’s X Breached DSA Rules, EU Finds
X's Blue checks 'used to mean trustworthy sources of information. Now our preliminary view is that they deceive users', says EU official
Samsung AI-Upgraded Bixby Voice Assistant Coming This Year
Samsung reportedly confirms it will launch the upgraded voice assistant Bixby this year, that will feature its own AI models
EU Accepts Apple’s Legal Commitments To Open NFC Access
Legal commitment over Apple's NFC-based mobile payments system, which is to be opened to rival payment operators
Germany Agrees Deal To Phase Out Huawei, Chinese 5G Kit – Report
German government reaches deal with mobile operators to phase out 5G equipment from Chinese firms, including Huawei
Musk Defeats $500m Mass Twitter Layoff Lawsuit
Elon Musk gains dismissal of lawsuit claiming he refused to pay $500m severance to thousands of fired Twitter staff
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: New Foldable, Flip Phones, Wearables And AI
New foldable smartphones, wearables, enhanced AI, and health monitoring announced by Samsung at Paris launch
PC Recovery Continues As Shipments Grow, Says IDC
Global shipments of PCs rose by 3 percent in Q2, IDC finds, as recovery in the personal computer market continues
Samsung Workers To Extend Action To Strike ‘Indefinitely’
Worker unrest in South Korea, as unionised workers at Samsung Electronics declare an indefinite strike at tech giant
Vodafone, Virgin Media O2 Extend Network Sharing Deal
Current network sharing deal between Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 extended to mid 2030s, including some spectrum sale
Threads Hits 175 Million Users, One Year After Launch
Threads, Meta's answer to Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter), racks up impressive number of monthly active users
Bluesky Offers Starter Packs For Friends, Feeds To Follow
To encourage uptake, X/Twitter rival Bluesky is offering starter packs - personalised invites for friends as well as suggested feeds
Supreme Court Backs Biden In Social Media Misinformation Case
US Supreme Court sides with Biden after Republican-led states challenged federal halt of misinformation posts on social media
Microsoft At Risk Of EU Antitrust Charge Over Teams Bundling With Office
Unfair advantage says EU regulator, as Microsoft faces antitrust charge for bundling its Teams video app with Office suite
China Memory Chip Maker YMTC Sues Tech Consultancy For Libel
Chinese memory chip maker YMTC sues Danish tech consultancy Strand Consult for libel in California amidst geopolitical hostilities
EU Finds Apple In Breach Of DMA Competition Rules
European Commission finds Apple in breach of DMA competition rules in first decision under new competition law targeting tech 'gatekeepers'
Apple Delays AI Features In EU Over DMA Rules
Apple to delay launch of AI and two other new features in EU, arguing new competition rules pose privacy and security risks
Amazon Mulls $5 Monthly Charge For AI Alexa – Report
“Desperate attempt” to monetise service. AI upgrade of Amazon's Alexa voice assistant will entail a monthly $5 or even $10 fee
Kaspersky Denies It Is Security Risk, After US Sales Banned By Biden
Biden Administration bans sales of Kaspersky software in the US due to links to Russia, but Moscow-based firm says it will challenge ban
McDonald’s Ends Its AI Drive-Through Assistant Experiment
Test by MacDonald’s to replace human servers with AI-based voice assistants for its drive-through (or drive-thru) is to end
Anthropic Launches Newest AI Model, Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Just three months after launching its Claude 3 model family, startup Anthropic launches an updated AI model
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Why Manufacturers are in the Crosshairs of Threat Actors
As Manufacturers try to deal with challenges ranging from natural disasters to the global supply chain, a new challenge has entered the field: digital transformation. Whilst essential to maintain a competitive edge and to optimise oper ...
Elon Musk Appeals To Advertisers, Backtracks Over Notorious Outburst
Wooing advertisers back? Elon Musk says his remark telling advertisers to “go f--- yourself” did not refer to the wider ad industry
Nvidia Overtakes Microsoft As Most Valuable Tech Firm
Nvidia dethrones Microsoft as world's most valuable tech firm, in ongoing market capitalisation battle of the big three
Apple Drops ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Service
Apple sunsets its buy now, pay later service known as 'Apple Pay Later', and will rely on established third-party players
Silicon In Focus Podcast: Feeding the Machine
Learn how your business can meet the challenges associated with managing data across multiple platforms and systems, and how does this impact analytics and AI initiatives