Intel and MediaTek partner on laptops with 5G modems for 2021
TAIWAN’S MediaTek Inc. has announced a partnership with US chipmaking giant Intel Corp. to supply future Intel-powered PCs with fifth-generation networking modems from the start of 2021.
Thailand OKs bill seeking to tax foreign internet companies
BANGKOK — Thailand on Tuesday approved a draft bill requiring foreign digital service providers to pay a value-added tax (VAT), becoming the latest country in Southeast Asia to seek to boost tax revenues from international tech companies.
Robot built for Japan’s aging workforce finds coronavirus role
TOKYO — Mira Robotics developed its “ugo” robot to reinforce greying Japan’s shrinking workforce, but as the coronavirus threat persists, the Japanese start-up is offering its machine as a tool in the fight against the outbreak, the company’s CEO said.
Google stymies media companies from chipping away at its data dominance
OAKLAND — Alphabet Inc.’s Google upended plans by European media companies to block it from harvesting data about their readers and slash some of its dominance in online advertising, seven people involved in the talks said this month.
Flying trains? French entrepreneur makes the pitch to aircraft makers
IT SOUNDS like something Q, the tech guy in James bond movies, would create: A plane that lands on a runway, shrugs its wings off, turns into a train and rolls on to rails to drop you off at your station.
New app from HERE to give ride-pooling social make-over
HERE Technologies, the automotive mapping company controlled by three German carmakers, is giving ride-pooling a new twist with an app that makes it easier for friends to share a trip to work, games or concerts.
Samsung looks beyond AI with artificial humans
SAMSUNG Electronics Co.’s experimental research arm has brought to CES 2020 a demonstration of what it calls the world’s first artificial human, a virtual simulation of a human intelligence that learns, converses and sympathizes like a regular person.
European Union to launch cybersecurity ‘safety labels’
BRUSSELS -- The European Union unveiled plans on Sept. 20 to step up its response to cyber attacks, including a new intelligence-sharing agency, cyber...
Intel finds another chip exploit, says fix in place
INTEL CORP., the biggest maker of computer processors, said it found another way to attack computers related to the chip security flaws announced earlier...
Happy GDPR Day — but not for some US websites
The EU's flagship new data protection laws came into effect on Friday but hit an early hitch as several major US news websites were...
Samsung may invest $500 million to set up display factory in India
SEOUL/BANGALORE -- South Korean flat screen maker Samsung Display plans to set up a factory in India with a $500-million investment as parent Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. seeks to expand smartphone production there, a regulatory filing showed.
iPhone supply chain sends bullish signal on 5G after tepid start
IPHONE SUPPLIERS are racing to meet surging demand for Apple, Inc.’s 5G handsets after tech-savvy consumers leaped on the first major wireless technology upgrade in a decade.