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US Officials Agree New Restrictions On Tech Exports To China – Report
Trump administration is tightening rules to prevent China from diverting advanced US tech for use by the Chinese military
Coronavirus: Xerox Ends Hostile Takeover Bid For HP
Setback for Carl? Printer maker Xerox cites Coronavirus pandemic 'turmoil' as reason for withdrawing $35 billion bid for HP
Russia To Delay Electronic Sales Ban
Delay to implementation of law banning sales of electronic devices in Russia unless they come pre-loaded with Russian-made software
Samsung Display To Cease LCD Production By Year End
Confirmation that Samsung Display will end all production of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels in South Korea and China by year end
People may be working from home right now, but what next?
We're no longer talking about employees simply taking their work home with them from time to time, says Jean-Denis Garo, International Marketing Director at Mitel
US Plots New Huawei Restrictions Amidst China Tension
New restrictions approved by top-level cabinet officials would put Huawei under more pressure, while also hobbling US semiconductor manufacturing companies
UK Spearheads Quantum Key Distribution Breakthrough
Team headed by University of Glasgow develops technique for generating and detecting entangled photons at wavelength less susceptible to solar interference
Coronavirus: Apple Works With US Government On Covid-19 App, Website
Newly released app provides up-to-date information and advice from Centres for Disease Control and Prevention as well as self-screening questionnaire
Coronavirus: US Tech Giants To Help NHS Co-ordinate Covid-19 Data
Amazon, Microsoft and Palantir to help NHS process its own data and that of partners to boost critical resource allocation planning
Satellite Company OneWeb Collapses Amidst Pandemic Fallout
Satellite broadband company OneWeb runs out of cash, with lead investor SoftBank pulling out amidst financial chaos caused by coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Experts Urge Caution Over Zoom Teleconference Security
As popularity of Zoom app spikes due to coronavirus pandemic, security experts urge users to pay attention to privacy and security implications
Coronavirus: Bill Gates Urges Total Shutdown To Halt Covid-19 Spread
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned over the last ten years about the dangers of a global pandemic. Today he calls for complete US shutdown
Coronavirus: HP Laments Xerox Hostile Bid Amid Pandemic
HP has written to its shareholders to argue that now is not the time for an unsolicited takeover, with Xerox's 'irresponsible capital structure'
Coronavirus: Chip Makers Ask To Be Classified As Essential Businesses
Group representing major US chip makers ask US federal authorities to be classified as essential businesses, so factories can remain open
Coronavirus: Apple Stores To Reopen In April – Report
Internal memo allegedly says that Apple will begin reopening some stores in the first half of April, but which ones and in what countries remains unknown
New Challenges, New Skills
Soft skills still top of the requirement list for tech employers, according to data from online career and hiring marketplace Digital Profile. Learn which skills your business needs to stay competitive and profitable.
New Apple MacBook Air Also Drops Butterfly Keyboard
Apple 'butterfly' keyboard experiment seems to be over, as updated MacBook Air launches with traditional 'scissor' mechanism keyboard
Bill Gates Steps Down From Microsoft Board
One of the world's richest men has stepped down from the board of the company he helped to create, to spend more time on his philanthropic priorities
Apple Pays VirnetX $454m Settlement For Decade-Long Patent Battle
VirnetX has declared victory in its long-running patent battle, after Apple pays it a settlement of $454m following supreme court defeat
Microsoft Adds Automatic Updates To Custom Linux Kernel
Latest version of Windows Subsystem for Linux uses Windows Update for automatic installation and updates of Microsoft's custom-built Linux kernel
Hackers Use Coronavirus Scare To Attack Government Systems
Attack groups make use of chaos around coronavirus to target organisations in Mongolia, South Korea, Ukraine, Vietnam and elsewhere
IBM To Build Europe’s First Quantum Computer In Germany
IBM to build Q System One quantum computer at Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart, allowing European researchers local access the tech
ZTE Targeted By New US Corruption Probe
Two years after export ban that nearly destroyed ZTE, US Justice Department now reportedly involved in a new probe into bribery and corruption
Coronavirus: Shares Stage Limited Recovery After Dramatic Declines
Tech companies amongst those affected by share swings as governments bolster efforts to limit economic fallout of coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus: Apple Moves Developer Conference To Online Format
Apple's WWDC is latest developer conference to be hit by coronavirus pandemic – even as company reopens all Chinese Apple Stores after a month of closure
HP Implements Punitive CEO Pay Off To Discourage Xerox
Another poison pill tactic to discourage Xerox's advances, sees HP management implementing a stiff pay out for CEO, post-takeover
IBM’s Outgoing CEO Ginni Rometty Pockets $20m
Nice golden handshake for long-serving CEO and chairman Ginni Rometty, after she ends stint at IBM with $20.1 million payout
Hospitals At Risk Due To Outdated Operating Systems
Palo Alto Networks has warned in a new report that the healthcare sector is in 'critical shape' due to its equipment running outdated operating systems
Intel Argues EU Antitrust Decision In 2009 Was ‘Fundamentally Flawed’
Over a decade later the billion euro antitrust penalty levied against chip giant Intel, continues to be played out in court