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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
YouTube Tests Free Ad-Supported Streaming Channels
Alphabet's YouTube is reportedly testing free ad-supported TV channels to challenge the likes of Roku and others
Ericsson Provision Filing Hints At Smaller Fine Over Iraq Conduct
Swedish telecoms giant sets aside $220m for a potential fine, amid US investigation into Ericsson’s conduct in Iraq in 2019
Apple Maps Receives Big Update To Help Local Businesses
Notable update to Apple Maps allows for addition of detailed business listings, photos, buttons and promotions across Apple ecosystem
ARM London Listing Sought By PM Rishi Sunak – Report
British government reportedly makes fresh attempt to convince ARM owner Softbank for public listing in London
Chipmaker TSMC Misses Revenue Estimates As Demand Slows
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC expected to report lower-than-expected revenues amidst slowing demand for electronics
Samsung Profit Drops 69 Percent Amidst Chip Slump
Samsung Electronics expects operating profit drop of 69 percent year-on-year for fourth quarter amidst lower electronics demand
Apple Market Value Drops Below $2 Trillion
Share price decline continues in 2023 as Apple's market value slips below $2 trillion, after it was the first to reach $3 trillion milestone
South Korea Looks To Expand Tax Cuts For Chip Firms
South Korean government wants to expand capex tax cuts for chip companies to as high as 25 percent in revision of bill passed only last week
Tesla Ships Record 1.3 Million Cars In 2022
Tesla ships record 1.3 million cars in 2022, up 40 percent from the previous year, but misses Wall Street targets amidst demand concerns
Apple iPhone Sales Revised Downward Amidst Supply Chaos
Analyst decreases expected iPhone sales for 2022 and first quarter of 2023 as main iPhone plant remains below 70 percent capacity
Amazon Mulls Stand-Alone Sports Content App – Report
Sports on Amazon's Prime Video streaming service could potentially be hived off into a separate stand-alone app
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
Micron To Axe 10 Percent Of Staff, Amid Heavy Fab Spending
As it spends billions of dollars building new chip plants in the US, Micron confirms it will axe 10 percent of its workforce
Infineon CEO Eyes Acquisition Targets – Report
Head of Infineon says German chip maker is ready to spend billions of euros on acquisitions, in a number of specialist fields
Kyocera To Double Semiconductor Investment
Japan's Kyocera to roughly double investment in semiconductors amidst global push to diversify supply chain, following years of disruption
Samsung ‘Increasing Capacity’ At Biggest Chip Plant
Samsung Electronics plans to increase production capacity at its biggest semiconductor plant next year, as competitors reduce investments
TSMC ‘Mulls First EU Chip Plant’ In Dresden
World's biggest contract chipmaker TSMC reportedly in advanced talks over building first EU chip plant in Germany amidst diversification push
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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
Apple Updates AirTag Firmware Amid Stalking Lawsuits
Tech giant Apple opens up about a number of firmware updates for AirTags that continue to restrict the device's principle purpose
Apple iPhone Production ‘Shifting To India, Vietnam’
Key Apple supplier Foxconn accelerates production shift to India, Vietnam, Brazil amidst supply chain disruption in China
Tech Trends in 2023
As the new year fast approaches, what tech trends should your business pay close attention to? How will the tech landscape change? And how must your enterprise evolve to meet the challenges 2023 will deliver?
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
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
Support For Windows 7, Windows 8 To End 10 January 2023
RIP Windows 7. Extended enterprise support for Windows 7, as well as support for Windows 8/8.1 will be terminated next month
US SEC Charges FTX Sam Bankman-Fried With Fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried is accused by US authorities of defrauding investors after regulators called FTX “a house of cards”