US Suppliers Of Huawei Attempt To Reverse Last Minute Bans By Trump Administration

Additional time is being sought by semiconductor companies to appeal against the last minute movers by the last-minute Trump administration of the United States to block sales to Chinese telecoms company Huawei. According to reports quoting sources, the companies are hopeful of a reversal of policy even though analysts see it unlikely that the new…

Global Chip Shortage Forces Renault And Stellantis Cut Some Production

A global shortage crucial semiconductors has forced car makers Renault and Stellantis to announce suspension of car production at a number of their factories, the two companies have announced. There has been a shortage of chips used in engine management and driver-assistance systems of cars which has severely hit production of car makers all across…

AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Shows Lower Efficacy Against South African Variant Of The Virus

Only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of the novel coronavirus was exhibited by the Cvoid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, said a spokesman for the British drug maker. This statement from the firm was issued following a report published in the Financial Times where it…

UK Regulator Urged To Block Nvidia’s Arm Acquisition By Microsoft-Backed Graphcore

Nvidia’s $40 billion acquisition of Arm Holdings has been objected by Microsoft-backed Graphcore, according ot reports quoting a crucial member of the British chipmaker’s early development. Graphcore has opposed the deal in a “major submission” to the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority, said Hermann Hauser, who had helped to create Arm in 1990, in a…

Facebook Rejects Covid-19 Vaccine Promotion Advert Of US Businessman

An advert of a businessman designed to encourage black and Asian people to get the Covid-19 vaccine was rejected by Facebook for which the social media company has apologised. The aim of placing the advert by Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones was raising awareness about the importance of being vaccinated and the content contained a picture of him…