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U.S. federal contract ban takes effect for companies using products from Huawei, others

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By David Shepardson and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New regulations took effect on Thursday barring the U.S. government from buying goods or services from any company that uses products from five Chinese companies including Huawei Technologies, Hikvision and Dahua, a U.S. official said. The rule, which was prompted by a 2019 law, could have far-ranging implications for … [Read more...] about U.S. federal contract ban takes effect for companies using products from Huawei, others

Intel says new transistor technology could boost chip performance 20%

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By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Intel Corp <INTC.O> on Thursday disclosed a new method for making transistors on semiconductors that its chief architect said could boost the performance Intel's next round of processors by as much as 20%. The Santa Clara, California-based company is one of the few remaining in the world that both designs and manufactures its own chips. But … [Read more...] about Intel says new transistor technology could boost chip performance 20%

Exclusive: ByteDance censored anti-China content in Indonesia until mid-2020, say sources

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By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant ByteDance censored content it perceived as critical of the Chinese government on its news aggregator app in Indonesia from 2018 to mid-2020, six people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The sources said that local moderators were instructed by a team from ByteDance's Beijing headquarters to delete articles … [Read more...] about Exclusive: ByteDance censored anti-China content in Indonesia until mid-2020, say sources

Corporate America worries WeChat ban could be bad for business: WSJ

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(Reuters) - U.S. companies whose fortunes are linked to China are pushing back against the Trump administration's plans to restrict business transactions involving Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat app, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. More than a dozen major U.S. companies raised concerns in a call with White House officials on Tuesday about the broad scope and … [Read more...] about Corporate America worries WeChat ban could be bad for business: WSJ

Deutsche Telekom reiterates opposition to barring Huawei from Germany

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom said no telecoms equipment vendor should be barred from Germany on political grounds, reiterating its opposition to calls from some lawmakers to bar China's Huawei Technologies on national security grounds. CEO Tim Hoettges' comments on Thursday came as officials put the finishing touches on legislation to anchor a rules-based framework for … [Read more...] about Deutsche Telekom reiterates opposition to barring Huawei from Germany

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