ABB expects supply chain shortages to remain a drag on growth at the start of 2022, the Swiss engineering group said on Thursday, after posting fourth-quarter earnings that were better than expected. The maker of fast chargers for electric vehicles and industrial drives for factories reported a jump of 18 percent in orders as demand […]
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The Nasdaq was set to extend gains for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, following a turbulent start to the year, as Google-parent Alphabet and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices’ shares surged after strong quarterly results. Alphabet Inc rose 8.2 percent after reporting record quarterly sales on Tuesday, and said it plans to undertake a 20-to-one […]
Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc to General Motors Co’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology, outrunning efforts by regulators and Congress to write rules of the road for robot-driven vehicles. On Tuesday, Cruise said that SoftBank Group Corp will invest another $1.35 billion in anticipation of Cruise launching commercial robo-taxi […]
The largest U.S. labor organization said Monday it strongly supported a U.S. House of Representatives bill designed to improve competition with China, boost U.S. semiconductor production and reform key trade provisions. The AFL-CIO trade federation representing 12.5 million workers said in a letter to lawmakers the bill’s $52 billion for chips is critical to “addressing […]
The Biden administration plans to spare everyday Russians from the brunt of U.S. export controls if Russia invades Ukraine, and focus on targeting industrial sectors, a White House official said. “Key people” will also face “massive sanctions,” a top Commerce official said in a separate speech on Friday. The comments narrow the scope of potential […]
Vodafone has teamed up with Intel Corp and other silicon vendors to design its own chip architecture for nascent OpenRAN network technology, aiming to weaken the grip of traditional telecoms equipment suppliers. OpenRAN allows operators to mix and match suppliers in their radio networks, posing a challenge to the likes of Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia […]
Three U.S. states, Washington, Texas, Indiana, and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., for “deceptive” location-tracking misconduct, embarking into users’ privacy. “Google falsely led customers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect their privacy and control what personal data the company […]
European shares fell as much as 2 percent on Friday, dragged down by auto and technology stocks, amid prospects of higher interest rates and geopolitical tensions in Ukraine. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 1.4 percent, paring some losses after falling as much as 2 percent earlier in the day, and on track for its […]
Samsung, the South Korean electronics giant, revealed a new record in its 2021 fourth quarter (Q4), marking an annual operating profit of $42.9 billion and $232.4 billion in revenue. Compared to its third-quarter (Q3) revenue, Samsung hit a whopping $11.5 billion in operating profit and $63.6 billion in revenues. The heightened capital for the electronics […]
In September 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to collect data concerning the intensively heightened chip shortage following the Covid-19 pandemic. In its findings, the DOC revealed that it is expecting the chip shortage to last another six months, well into mid-2022. The RFI’s report evidenced that the […]
