MediaTek beating Qualcomm on Android according to IDC
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Updated: Counterpoint claims Qualcomm has 55 vs 37 percent

MediaTek might have just beaten out Qualcomm to claim the biggest market share of any chipmaker for Android phones in the United States.

US cracks down on Russian use of US tech
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Friday, 25 February 2022 11:42

US cracks down on Russian use of US tech


Well not Apple gear, you can still have that if you can afford it 

The United States restricted exports to Russia of a broad set of US-made products as well as foreign-produced goods built with US technology, following the invasion of Ukraine.

US attempts to crack down on spying turned out to be just racism
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Let's get the Chinese brainboxes they must be spies

The US Justice Department is giving up on its controversial China Initiative which was supposed to crack down on foreign spying but was just a cover to target Chinese academics and tech researchers.

Russia might have a key card in sanction war
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Thursday, 24 February 2022 12:00

Russia might have a key card in sanction war


So, you don’t want to supply us with chips? Well, we will not give you the materials

While the US is posturing about how will remove Russian access to technology to punish its invasion of Ukraine, its chip companies are hoping that their supply of semiconductor-grade neon will hold up.

US pressures El Salvador over Bitcoin
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Thursday, 17 February 2022 11:35

US pressures El Salvador over Bitcoin


President tells them to sling their hook

The US government has been told to sling its hook by Bitcoin fanboy El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.

Putin could kill US chip industry
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Tuesday, 15 February 2022 12:32

Putin could kill US chip industry


White House has new Ukraine scare story

Not content with shuttering Chinese chip making, the White House is warning the chip industry to diversify its supply chain in case Russia retaliates against threatened US export curbs by blocking access to key materials.

US counts the cost of anti-Huawei hysteria
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Tuesday, 08 February 2022 11:59

US counts the cost of anti-Huawei hysteria


That would be $5.6 billion for now

The US is counting the cost of its pretty unnecessary war on Huawei.

Ohio promised Intel $2 billion in tax breaks
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Socialism is ok if applied to rich capitalist companies 

While Ohio seems reluctant to spend cash on a decent health, welfare, and education system, it seems to have found more than $2 billion in tax breaks and incentives to Intel to attract its $20 billion chip-making factory to the state.

US intends to fight Russia with Huawei tactics
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Damage strategic Russian industries without firing a shot

The US government is threatening to use a novel export control to damage strategic Russian industries, from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to civilian aerospace.

US government stands up to Big Tech
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Friday, 21 January 2022 12:37

US government stands up to Big Tech


Senate Judiciary Committee bravely approved anti-trust measures

The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would bar tech giants like Amazon.com from giving preference to their own businesses on their websites, despite hefty lobbying from top executives like Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook.