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Automakers Worry That Qualcomm Appeal Could Boost Cost Of 5G Cars
ANTITRUST // December 01, 2019

If microchip supplier Qualcomm wins its case on appeal, the cost of connected cars using 5G technology will skyrocket, automakers and suppliers said in court filings on Friday (Nov. 29), Reuters reported. Judge Lucy Koh ruled in May that Qualcomm, the world’s largest supplier of...

Can Elon Musk Turn The Human Brain Into A Connected Device?
Innovation // July 20, 2019

It can never be said that Elon Musk has a problem thinking big. That can be seen from his early days as one of PayPal’s primary architects to the present day, when he divides his attention between a mission to space, solar energy and electric cars. Nor...

Weak iPhone Sales Hurt Chipmaker Profits
Apple // November 21, 2018

As iPhone sales appear to be on the decline, the future is uncertain for the global semiconductor sector and other parts of the iPhone supply chain. According to the Financial Times, concerns were sparked by the recent revelation from Apple that it would no longer disclose how...

Chip Implants Raise Security Concerns
Fraud Prevention // October 29, 2018

There may come a day, a generation or two from now, when stories about the data breaches and other hacking threats faced by payments and commerce operators in 2018 seem quaint — or, at the least, like relatively primitive foreshadowing of a new type of...

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Automakers Worry That Qualcomm Appeal Could Boost Cost Of 5G Cars

December 01, 2019
If microchip supplier Qualcomm wins its case on appeal, the cost of connected cars using 5G technology will skyrocket, automakers and suppliers said in court filings on Friday (Nov. 29), Reuters reported. Judge Lucy Koh ruled in May that Qualcomm, the world’s largest supplier of mobile phone chips, is a monopoly and has to change […]

Weak iPhone Sales Hurt Chipmaker Profits

November 21, 2018
As iPhone sales appear to be on the decline, the future is uncertain for the global semiconductor sector and other parts of the iPhone supply chain. According to the Financial...

DHS Believes Apple, Amazon Denials Over Chinese Server Hacks

October 08, 2018
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has “no reason to doubt” denials by Apple and Amazon that their servers were hacked. Last week, it was reported in Bloomberg that hardware — specifically...

Alibaba Acquires Chinese Microchip Manufacturer

April 20, 2018
To expand its Internet of Things (IoT) business, Alibaba Group has acquired a Chinese microchip maker. The eCommerce retailer purchased Hangzhou C-SKY Microsystems, which supplies central processing unit (CPU) cores,...