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Qualcomm pushes 5G tech into chips for cheaper phones
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday said it is putting 5G technology into chips for smartphones that will sell for as little as $300 and that will come to market in the second half o...
Jun 16, 2020
Facebook removes hundreds more accounts as right-wing violence spreads
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook on Tuesday removed almost 900 accounts associated with the far-right Proud Boys and American Guard, including those belonging to Proud Boys supporters...
Jun 16, 2020
Brazil 5G tender cannot be swayed by debates over China, says house speaker
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A fifth-generation (5G) telecoms tender in Brazil should not be contaminated by ideological battles with China and more competition will lead to better prices for consumers, the h...
Jun 16, 2020
U.S. House panel to hold election security hearing with Facebook, Google, Twitter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top officials from Facebook, Google and Twitter will appear before U.S. lawmakers on Thursday at a hearing to discuss foreign influence and election security, the House Intellig...
Jun 16, 2020
Organiser of Europe’s largest tech event says it will go ahead in November
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Europe's biggest technology conference, the Web Summit, will take place in Lisbon in November as planned, its organiser said on Tuesday. Should it take place it c...
Jun 16, 2020
Comcast’s SKY launches broadband offering in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's top pay-TV operator SKY said on Tuesday it was providing a wider range of services to households as it added a broadband connection in its offering of movies, sport and other...
Jun 16, 2020
France’s COVID tracing app hard to link to others, EU official says
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - A coronavirus contact tracing app being introduced in France may not be able to connect with others across the European Union because it stores data centrally, EU...
Jun 16, 2020
U.S. posts rule allowing U.S. companies to work with Huawei on standards
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday posted a new rule that allows U.S. companies to work with China's Huawei to develop standards for 5G and other cutting-edge technologies, despite...
Jun 16, 2020
India investment body backs incentives for $706 million Samsung display plant: letter
By Sankalp Phartiyal, Saurabh Sharma and Rupam Jain NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics should get tax and other incentives from India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh as the South Kore...
Jun 16, 2020
Chipmaker MaxLinear says hit by ‘Maze’ ransomware attack
(Reuters) - Radio-frequency chip maker MaxLinear Inc said on Tuesday it was hit by a cyber attack, with a hacker releasing some proprietary information about the company online. The security incident ...
Jun 16, 2020
