Huawei to lay off large portion of its U.S. workforce
The layoffs are expected to be in the hundreds and is likely to effect those in research positions in the company.
Israel launches tender for 5G mobile services
The results of the tender will be declared by the end of this year with a launch in 2020 continuing through 2023. Israel has launched a tender for 5G cellular services in the country. Israel is expecting three groups to bid for 5G cellular frequencies, in a bidding that is expected to be fierce, the…
Germany’s digital banking startup N26 makes U.S. debut
With its U.S. launch two years in the making, 100,000 customers are on N26’s U.S. waiting list. A full launch is expected to take place later this summer. N26, a German digital banking startup announced, it has commence operations in the United States through a phased rollout of its app-based checking account and debit card.…
FCA bets $788 million on electrifying its iconic 500 compact car
FCA plans on launching the 500 BEV first in European markets. Production will commence in the second quarter of 2020. With Fiat Chrysler moving on following its failed bid to merge with France’s Renault, the carmaker announced it plans on investing $788 million (700 million euros) to create an electric makeover of its iconic Fiat…
Japan Display secures funding from investors led by China’s Harvest Group
Japan Display, which depends on Apple Inc for the bulk of its revenues, has secured a funding bailout. The development was not announced earlier. On Friday, in a significant development Japan Display Inc stated, a group of investors led by China’s Harvest Group, an investment firm, had provided $738 million (80 billion yen) in funding…
Online platforms should be held responsible for social media content: IBM
IBM has proposed changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA 230). If its proposals are incorporated into law, they will materially impact social media companies including Facebook, Facebook’s WhatsApp and Instagram as well as Alphabet Inc’s YouTube, to name a few. In a significant development, International Business Machines (IBM) Corp has proposed…
ZTE follows Huawei’s footsteps, opens cybersecurity lab in Brussels
Huawei and ZTE are striving to increase transparency regarding their products in order to mitigate allegations of espionage. It is not clear whether these lab tests will cover re-routing of data through servers located in China, thus compromising unencrypted data. In a significant development, embattled Chinese telecom vendor ZTE opened a cybersecurity lab in Brussels,…
U.S. companies can sell non-blacklisted items to Huawei: U.S. Commerce Department
According to the U.S. Commerce Department, general merchandise with no “national security influences or consequences” can be sold to Huawei, which continues to remain in the Entity List. In a significant development, the U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross stated, the U.S. government will issue licenses to companies seeking to sell goods to China’s Huawei where…
Sharp Corp’s Dynabook to launch IPO in 2021
Sharp had acquired Dynabook, which makes laptop computers, from Toshiba Corp in 2018. On Tuesday, Dynabook, a unit of Japan’s Sharp Corp which makes laptop computers, stated it aims to go public in fiscal year 2021. In 2018, Sharp had completed the acquisition of the personal computer unit from Toshiba Corp.
SEC issues guidelines for holding digital asset securities
This is likely to pave the way for traditional investors to hold more digital asset securities. In a significant development, midst enquiries requesting clarity on holding digital assets with regard to federal securities law, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a notice on broker-dealer custody of digital asset securities. As per the…
