U.S. lawmakers want Google to reconsider its ties with Huawei

The move is part of a larger, strategic bipartisan efforts by U.S. lawmakers to rein in collaboration between U.S. tech companies and their Chinese peers, especially in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning which have application in the military. In a bipartisan move, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have asked Alphabet Inc’s Google on…

China’s antitrust regulators give the go-ahead for Qualcomm’s acquisition of NXP Semiconductors

Qualcomm is set to use NXP’s assets to diversify its business. According to a South China Monitoring Post report, China’s regulators have approved U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc’s $44 billion merger deal with NXP Semiconductors. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, the decision by China’s Ministry of Commerce clears a multi-months roadblock which…

ZTE faces strong headwinds from the U.S. Senate

The headwinds stem from the outcome of an investigation which concluded that ZTE and Huawei Technologies are Chinese telecommunications firms that are linked to the Chinese Communist Party’s intelligence apparatus. According to U.S. lawmakers, legislation has already been prepared to block the Trump administration’s agreement with China which allows ZTE Corp to resume business ties…

China’s ZTE Corp loses $3 billion market capitalization after it agrees to pay U.S. fine

ZTE’s strategic move will, at least in the short run, allow it to resume operations and start sourcing components from the U.S. It is to be seen how the Trump Administration navigates ZTE’s stigma of posing as a national security threat to the U.S. in the Congress. On Wednesday, Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp saw…

Investment platform brings Britain’s Revolut into established financial services groups territory

Although many app-only banks have sprung up across Britain, Revolut outshines the crowd since it is the digital bank to integrate an investment platform into its app alongside everyday banking services. On Thursday, Britain’s digital-only bank, Revolut, stated as part of an efforts to further bring innovation and competition into the financial services sector, it…