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Asia’s richest man takes on Zoom
Zoom, one of the few success stories of the Covid-19 pandemic, now faces a new competitor in an app backed by Asia’s wealthiest person Mukesh Ambani.
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Silicon Valley giants are pouring cash into India’s Jio Platforms
Intel’s investment arm will pay some $255-million for a small stake in Reliance Industries’ digital unit Jio Platforms, the latest in a slew of share sales that have helped the Indian conglomerate pay down debt.
Consumer electronics
Apple lifts a giant middle finger to Intel
Apple on Monday said it will switch to its own chips for its Mac computers, ending a nearly 15-year reliance on Intel to supply processors for its flagship laptops and desktop.
Consumer electronics
Apple’s Mac chip switch is bad news for Intel in more ways than one
The move will have multiple negative ramifications for Intel’s chip business. The most obvious is the direct impact of losing revenue as the sole processor supplier for Apple’s PC line.
Consumer electronics
Apple expected to announce move away from Intel chips this month
Apple is preparing to announce a shift to its own main processors in Mac computers, replacing chips from Intel, as early as this month at its annual developer conference.
Consumer electronics
Samsung starts work on 5nm chip factory to take on Intel, TSMC
Samsung Electronics has begun building a cutting-edge chip production line intended to help it take on TSMC and Intel in the business of making silicon for external clients.
Consumer electronics
TSMC to build Arizona chip plant as US, China tech rivalry escalates
The world’s biggest contract chip maker said it plans to build a $12-billion factory in the US in an apparent win for the Trump administration’s efforts to wrestle global tech supply chains back from China.
Consumer electronics
US won’t tolerate technology fence-sitters any longer
Ever since Donald Trump fired the first shot in the US trade war with China, one technology company has been sitting in the middle, trying to avoid the crossfire.
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US to allow firms to join Huawei in setting telecoms standards
Regulators are moving to let US companies participate in technology standards-setting bodies alongside Huawei Technologies, despite the Chinese firm being blacklisted in the US over security concerns.
Consumer electronics
Apple to sell Macs with in-house processors in major blow to Intel
Apple is planning to start selling Mac computers with its own processors by next year, relying on designs that helped popularise the iPhone and iPad, according to people familiar with the matter.
