France’s EDF enters into JV with China Energy Investment Corporation for the development of offshore winds farms

In a statement on Tuesday, France’s state-controlled power group EDF said, it has entered into a joint venture partnership with China Energy Investment Corporation (CEI) to develop offshore wind farms in China. EDF will take a 37.5% stake in the project company through its subsidiaries EDF Renewables and EDF China with CEI Group holding the…

Telefonica Deutschland selects Ericsson for its core 5G network

On Tuesday, in a significant development, Telefonica Deutschland stated, it will build its core 5G mobile network in Germany using equipment procured from Ericsson; Telefonica Deutschland took this view basing itself on security concerns revolving around next-generation services. Three main mobile service providers in Germany are taking steps to remove Huawei from their core network;…

Citing work-from-home induced demand Samsung starts construction of new NAND flash memory production line

On Monday, in a statement Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said, the construction for a new domestic production line for NAND flash memory chips has begun following an increase in demand for personal computers and servers since the coronavirus induced lockdowns has boosted the number of people working from home. Samsung expects the new production line…

Arizona’s Attorney General files consumer fraud lawsuit against Google Inc

In a tweet on Wednesday, Arizona’s Attorney General Mark Brnovich said “Google collects detailed information about its users, including their physical locations, to target users for advertising. Often, this is done without the users’ consent or knowledge”. Arizona has filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google alleging that the tech giant used “deceptive”…

Amazon.com Inc in advanced talks to acquire self-driving startup Zoox Inc

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com Inc is in advanced talks to acquire self-driving startup Zoox Inc. The potential acquisition will expand Amazon’s reach in autonomous-vehicle technology. In a funding round in 2018, Zoox was valued at at less than the $3.2 billion, reported WSJ citing sources familiar with the matter…