Japan’s Panasonic to cut 800 jobs in Thailand, move some production to Vietnam next year
Japanese appliance-maker Panasonic Corp on Thursday said that next year it will move its Thai-based production of refrigerators and washing machines to Vietnam, laying off...
SoftBank to sell 5% of domestic telco to raise cash
SoftBank Group Corp said it plans to sell 5% of its domestic telco SoftBank Corp as part of its plan to raise $41 billion through...
UK’s COVID-19 tracking system under fire amid warning of second spike
Britain’s system for tracing those with the novel coronavirus was under fire on Thursday as it grappled with the development of a tracking app and...
Samsung Electronics builds sixth domestic contract chip-making line
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has begun work on a sixth domestic contract chip production line, the company said on Thursday, to make logic chips for...
Samsung Electronics breaks ground for sixth domestic contract chip manufacturing line
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday said it has broken ground for its sixth domestic contract chip production line, which will make logic...
U.S. regulators open door to possible tightening of Huawei chip curb
U.S. regulators are open to making changes to close what some see as a loophole in a new rule aimed at curbing global chip sales...
Apple-Google contact tracing tech draws interest in 23 countries, some hedge bets
Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, the companies announced on...
Apple and Google still in talks with UK about COVID-19 app technology
Apple and Google said they were continuing to talk to the British government about the technology used in its smartphone COVID-19 contact tracing app as...
EU regulators seek feedback ahead of new tough tech rules
EU regulators are seeking feedback from users and digital service providers before drafting rules that could rein in Google, Facebook, Amazon, Uber and other tech...
Apple-Google contact tracing tech launches, with 23 countries seeking access
Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, the companies announced on...
