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SK Hynix posts smaller-than-expected profit fall on strong server demand
SEOUL (Reuters) - SK Hynix , the world's No.2 memory chip maker, posted a 41% fall in quarterly operating profit on Thursday, but beat analysts' estimates as the virus-driven shift to working from hom...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. lawmaker says any COVID-19 contact tracing tech should be voluntary and limited
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Edward Markey, a Democrat and online privacy advocate, said in a letter released Wednesday that any digital coronavirus contact tracing should be voluntary, transparent ...
Apr 22, 2020
Xilinx forecasts current-quarter revenue below estimates
(Reuters) - Xilinx Inc on Wednesday forecast first-quarter revenue below estimates and refrained from providing an annual outlook, citing the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Shares of ...
Apr 22, 2020
Google Stadia gains users after giving free access for two months
(Reuters) - Google's cloud-based game streaming service, Stadia, has witnessed a surge in users after the tech giant gifted two months of free access to its premium version for gamers sheltering at ho...
Apr 22, 2020
Israel suspends cellphone-tracking for coronavirus quarantine enforcement
By Dan Williams and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli parliamentary oversight committee on Wednesday suspended police use of cellphone data to enforce coronavirus quarantines, with one ...
Apr 22, 2020
Flaw in iPhone, iPads may have allowed hackers to steal data for years
By Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc is planning to fix a flaw that a security firm said may have left more than half a billion iPhones vulnerable to hack...
Apr 22, 2020
Swiss maintain 5G emission standards amid safety concerns
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government will keep current safety standards for fifth-generation (5G) mobile frequency emissions, it said on Wednesday, settling a debate that has delayed the rollout of...
Apr 22, 2020
Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba, JD offer bookings for COVID-19 tests
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD have each launched booking services for COVID-19 tests, the companies announced. The services have been launched as Chin...
Apr 22, 2020
Vietnam-linked hackers targeted Chinese government over coronavirus response: researchers
By Jack Stubbs and Raphael Satter LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers working in support of the Vietnamese government have attempted to break into Chinese state organisations at the centre of Beijin...
Apr 22, 2020
China allows Samsung Elec staff to enter country for chip factory expansion
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has allowed 200 employees from South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to enter the country to work on an expansion of the firm's NAND memory chip factory, the company...
Apr 22, 2020
