Fresh US sanctions will deny Huawei access to chipmakers, dealing a “fatal blow” to the Chinese giant, one expert says. Eurasia Group head of geotechnology Paul Triolo wrote on Monday (8/17) that…
BT Chooses Ericsson over Huawei, as Britain Cools on Chinese 5G
British telecommunications giant BT has picked Ericsson for core 4G and 5G service contracts, selecting the Swedish firm over Chinese rival Huawei. It follows the January decision by Downing Street to remove…
Heavyweights Join China’s Blockchain Committee
Tencent, Huawei and JD.com are among 71 companies the Communist Party of China has added to a new blockchain committee, which Beijing hopes will set standards for a national ledger. The catchily-named…
Mr Trump Goes to Biarritz: What Does a Dramatic G7 Summit Mean for Tech?
This week’s G7 summit in Biarritz, France, has been jam-packed with all the amateur-dramatics we’ve come to expect from America’s CEO—from an insistence that Vladimir Putin be allowed back to the negotiating…
CES Showcases Gadgetry, AI and How Tech’s Power Map is Changing
As if 2017 wasn’t the year that confirmed anything could be hooked up to the net, CES – traditionally the season opener for the year in tech – went into IoT overload…
Is the iPhone X Opening a Global Door to Chinese Competition?
So, finally, it’s here. Apple’s iPhone X has arrived with all the pomp and grandiosity of a Persian emperor. But is the Cupertino company’s latest offering–which marks a decade, improbably, since the first…
Can a Disputed Patch of Land Reinvigorate Hong Kong’s Tech Scene?
The Lok Ma Chau Loop is a sprawling, swampy stretch of land on Hong Kong’s northernmost border with China. It was once the focus of a land dispute between the two entities.…