Hundreds of job losses are on the cards at Vauxhall's home town of Luton, due to knock-on affects of the chip shortage and pandemic
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US Commerce Dept Open To Additional Measures Against Huawei – Report
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo makes clear the Biden administration will take further action against Huawei - if necessary
Tech Giants, Car Makers Set For White House Meeting Over Chip Shortage
Big names within the tech and car industry are to virtually attend a White House meeting to discuss the ongoing chip shortage
Sir Clive Sinclair, Computing Pioneer, Dies At 81
British inventor of the ZX Spectrum, which transformed home computing in the early 1980s for millions, dies at the age of 81
EU Plans European Chips Act To Increase Production
European Commission announces plan to create a state-of-the-art European chip ecosystem, including semiconductor production
Microsoft Indefinitely Postpones Office Return
Software giant is the latest tech giant to respond to ongoing infections, saying it will indefinitely postpone staff return to US offices
Broadband Speeds Rise 20 Percent Since Start Of Covid-19
But 134,000 properties in the United Kingdom are still unable to get a decent broadband connectivity, Ofcom's latest research shows
Intel May Invest 80 Billion Euros For Two Chip Fabs
CEO Pat Gelsinger says Intel could invest as much as 80 billion euros ($95bn or £69bn) in Europe to expand chip production
Samsung Offered Large Tax Breaks To Build Chip Factory In Texas
City of Taylor in Texas offers Samsung huge tax breaks in order to convince it to build a $17 billion Samsung chip factory there
Vauxhall Boss Says Chip Shortage To Last Months
Head of Vauxhall Motors warns problems for the car industry caused by ongoing chip shortage is not likely to improve this year
South Korea Passes Bill To Curb In-App Purchase Charges
The App Store commission that Apple and Google imposes for in-app purchases is to be banned in South Korea after Parliamentary vote
China Limits Kids To Three Hours Of Video Games A Week
Draconian move? Children in China now only allowed to play video games between 8 and 9pm on Friday, weekends and public holidays
Chip Shortage Forces Stellantis To Extend Car Factory Shutdowns
A number of Stellantis car factories in Europe are extending their production shutdowns because of the ongoing chip shortage
US Approves Licence For Huawei To Purchase Car Chips – Report
Softening attitude? US officials approve licence applications from blacklisted Huawei, so its car component business can buy chips
Nvidia’s ARM Purchase Raises ‘Significant Competition Concerns’ – CMA
UK competition watchdog says there are “significant competition concerns” with the deal, as Nvidia could restrict access to ARM IP
GlobalFoundries Files For Initial Public Offering – Report
US chipmaker GlobalFoundries has submitted a confidential filing for a public listing, after acquisition by Intel media reports
Zoom Settles ‘Zoombombing’ Lawsuit, Pays $85 Million
Video conferencing giant Zoom to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit over data sharing, security and 'zoombombing' issues
Bill Gates Officially Divorced From Melinda
Marriage of 27 years between Microsoft's co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates and Melinda officially ended this week after court filing
Facebook Pauses Sales Of Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset Over Skin Complaints
Temporary pause of sales of the Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset, after issues with a foam pad causing skin problems
Microsoft Thrives Thanks To Azure Growth
Software giant posts record results, as certain business segments (Azure) thrive during Coronavirus pandemic, but others struggle
Intel Warns Chip Shortage Could Last Until 2023
CEO Pat Gelsinger said chip ecosystem recovering, but supply chain is stilled stressed, with chip shortages to last until 2023
TSMC: Too Early To Consider German Chip Factory
Hard to get...World's largest contract chip maker TSMC says reports of it eyeing chip factories in Germany is “too early to say”
WhatsApp Tests Message Sending Without Smartphone
Look mum, no smartphone. For the first time WhatsApp to test a feature to allow users to send messages without a smartphone
TSMC Considers Construction Of Japanese Factory – Report
World's largest contract chipmaker is considering construction of a new factory in Japan to help tackle global chip shortage
ARM Touts Performance Per Watt As New ‘Moore’s Law’
Traditional Moore's Law is no longer relevant in today world's, argues ARM, and says 'performance per watt' is the better metric
Microsoft Launches ‘Cloud PC’ Service With Windows 365
True device independence? Microsoft users can now stream their Windows operating system onto an Apple Mac, tablet, or smartphone
UK Introduces Right To Repair, Others To Follow
Last week the government introduced ‘right to repair’ legislation in the United Kingdom, to tackle the long standing e-waste issue
Japanese Officials Resist Ban On Fax Machines
Victory for legacy tech, as pushback by Japanese officials against ban on fax machines overturns a mass switch to email systems
ARM CEO Insists Nvidia Purchase Better Than IPO
Head of ARM strongly defends Nvidia acquisition, which he says is a much better alternative than being a standalone public company again
Windows 11 Slated To Arrive Before Year End
Microsoft unveils its next operating system Windows 11, and promises Windows 10 users a free upgrade, if the PC is compatible