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When Apple talks, Trump listen
Trump said Cook made a “good case” about the difficulty in competing with Samsung if Apple products are subject to import tariffs. “I thought he made a very compelling argument.” Apple will be hit by tariffs because it makes the majority of its devices in China before importing them to the U.S. and other parts of the world.
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DoC announced an extension of its Temporary General License to Huawei
DoC announced an extension of its Temporary General License (TGL), which affords people and companies a limited time use of goods from Huawei and affiliate companies in order to essentially wean them off of Huawei networking equipment. The license, which offers “narrow exceptions” is set to expire 90 days from today.
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Facial recognition tested out in London
Facial recognition technology can help Brits order an estimated 78 million more pints of beer per year, and the scary includes train commuters and workers being tracked using facial recognition at a major London train station without them knowing it.
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Global DRAM memory industry dropped 9% in Q2
Falling chip prices dragged down the industry's total output value during the quarter, said DRAMeXchange. The industry posted US$14.84 billion in output value during the second quarter, down 9.1% from US$16.33 billion in the prior quarter.
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Hong Kong protest affects supply chain
Regarding the supply chain, a small amount of emergency materials have been affected. Hong Kong is one of the world's largest free trade port cities and an important gateway for economic and trade exchanges between the Chinese mainland and the world. As an important channel for international air logistics, Hong Kong Airport is strategically irreplaceable.
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AMS re-enter bid to buy Osram
This is the second attempt by AMS to acquire Osram this year. It ended its first attempt to buy Osram in July saying it didn’t see "sufficient basis" to proceed with its offer. Over the weekend, however, AMS decided to revive its bid. If successful, the combined company would have a broad portfolio of sensor solutions and photonics with approximately €5 billion of revenue.
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Wafer level packaging in demand with 5G deployment
5G-enabled phones will require wafer-level backend services. Suppliers capable of providing wafer-level backend services will find their role more important than that of module assemblers when making 5G devices, according to industry sources.
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