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Biden, Backed by Business Executives, Presses Congress on Chip Funding

U.S. President Joe Biden met with executives of chipmakers including Samsung, Micron and other companies on Wednesday as part of an effort to push the U.S. Congress to fund $52 billion in grants to chipmakers to ease the semiconductor crunch. Biden, along with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, hosted the event with Dr. Siyoung Choi, president […]

Gamma Communications PLC Deploys XConnect’s Global Number Intelligence to Enhance Business Messaging Solutions

XConnect’s number intelligence and data expertise enables Gamma to deliver new levels of precision, performance and trust in business messaging London, UK 08, March, 2022: XConnect, a Somos Company, the provider of world-class numbering intelligence solutions is working with Gamma Communications PLC (“Gamma”), a leading technology-based provider of communication services, to optimize its business messaging. […]

Cryptoverse: The Young HODLers Keeping Bitcoin on an Even Keel

Bitcoin’s been known to freak out when Elon Musk tweets a broken-heart emoji. So why isn’t it flying off the handle as we seem to stand on the precipice of World War 3? That could be down to the new HODLers, in part. Young retail investors betting on bitcoin as a long-term proposition rather than […]

China's ZTE Faces Hearing Over Possible Violation of U.S. Probation

ZTE Corp., the Chinese telecom equipment maker, will go back to U.S. federal court March 14 to face a new accusation it may have violated its probation from its 2017 guilty plea for illegally shipping U.S. technology to Iran. The possible violation relates to an alleged conspiracy to commit visa fraud, according to a March […]

Russia Blocks Facebook, Passes 'fake news' Law; LVMH, Microsoft Halt Sales

Russia said it would block Facebook for excluding state media and CNN said it would stop broadcasting in Russia after a new law punishing “fake news” raised the stakes in Moscow’s fight with foreign corporation. Friday marked an escalation in the dispute that began after the invasion of Ukraine. Russia blocked a wave of media […]

Panasonic Plans New Massive Battery Plant in U.S. to Supply Tesla - NHK

Japan’s Panasonic Corp is looking to purchase land in the United States for a mega-factory to make a new type of electric vehicle (EV) battery for Tesla Inc, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. Panasonic is looking at building the factory, to cost several billion dollars, in either Oklahoma or Kansas close to Texas, where […]

Canadian Minister Opposes Wholesale Transfer of Shaw's Wireless Licences to Rogers

Canada’s industry minister, François-Philippe Champagne, on Thursday said he will not permit the wholesale transfer of Shaw Communications Inc’s wireless licences to Rogers Communications Inc as part of a buyout bid for Shaw. “The wholesale transfer of Shaw’s wireless licences to Rogers is fundamentally incompatible with our government’s policies for spectrum and mobile service competition, […]

Broadcom Says Enterprise Spending 'On Fire,' Forecasts Upbeat Revenue

Chip company Broadcom Inc on Thursday forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on the back of strong demand from enterprise and cloud clients, and the ramp-up in 5G technology. “Enterprise spending is on fire … and we are seeing a big part of that,” Broadcom’s chief executive, Hock Tan, told analysts on a conference […]