Industry groups are pushing back proposed changes to U.S. export controls regulations which are aimed at curbing the sale of high technology chips to Chinese companies, highlighting the role played by chips in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Nine industry groups have urged U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to allow public comments before allowing the rules…
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, has banned its employees from using Zoom, a video conferencing app, following “significant privacy and security concerns”, according to an internal memo. The development comes days after U.S. law enforcement agencies warned users about security concerns regarding the popular app. With many Americans quarrantined in their homes because of the…
On Tuesday, a spokeswoman from South Korean panel maker Samsung Display said, it has decided to stop the production for all of its of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels in South Korea and China by the end of 2020. In October, Samsung Display, a unit of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, had said it would suspend…
In a statement, Ford Motor Co said it will produce 50,000 ventilators over the next 100 days from its plant in Michigan in collaboration with General Electric’s healthcare unit. Following this, it can build 30,000 ventilators per month so as to treat patients afflicted with China’s Wuhan coronavirus. The simplified ventilator design, licensed by GE…
Cyber security specialists have formed an international group to fight hacking related activities revolving around China’s coronavirus. The international group consisting of nearly 400 volunteers with expertise in cybersecurity is called the COVID-19 CTI League. The group which monitors cyber threat intelligence spans across 40 countries and includes professionals in senior positions at major tech…
A check on Apple’s website on Friday revealed, Cupertino is limiting customer purchases of iPhones over its online stores to two handsets per person. The measure is applicable to many countries including the United States and China. The development comes in the wake of the Apple closing all of its brick-and-mortar stores outside China, even…
According to a report from Bloomberg, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a key part of the federal government’s response to China’s Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, has been hit by a cyberattack on Sunday night. In a tweet on Monday, the report cited unnamed sources who said there were multiple hacking attacks that…
In an effort to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, Samsung Electronics said, it will be adopt electronic voting for the first time ever in its annual general meeting (AGM) on March 18. Samsung’s AGM will take place at a convention center in Suwon, around 18 miles (30 km) south of Seoul. On Monday,…
On Friday, Apple Inc’s spokesman said, it is reopening all of its 42 branded stores in China after more than a month since they have been shut due to China’s coronavirus. The iPhone maker’s Chinese website listed the opening time for all stores, which varies from 10:00 am to 11:00 am local time. In early…
Japan’s Sharp Corp has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against U.S. TV brand Vizio Inc and two others in an attempt to seek an injunction to ban one of Vizio’s TV products in the United States. In a statement, Sharp, a unit of Taiwan’s Foxconn, said Vizio’s 70-inch TV product uses liquid crystal display (LCD)…
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