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Report: court documents, government and industry sources detail decades of Huawei's alleged IP theft, from the science behind 5G to phone accessory designs — As Australians move to flog their Huawei smartphones due to security concerns and the fact that Google has pulled the plug … | James Vincent / The Verge: |
China supplies around 80% of world's rare earths, crucial elements for electronics, but this monopoly is not an effective tool to retaliate over the Huawei ban — Despite the name, rare earths just aren't that rare — America's trade war with China has been quietly escalating for years … | Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
Small, rural carriers, dependent on Huawei's inexpensive equipment, are having to rethink expansion plans or replace existing gear due to the ban on the company — Many small carriers depend on inexpensive equipment from the Chinese company. Now they must rethink expansion plans, and perhaps replace existing gear.
Tweets: @nytimes, @bobfrankston, @sangernyt, @nadabakos, @greta, and @ceciliakang
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Trump's claims that Huawei was banned because it is a security threat and that the ban may be lifted as part of a trade deal, are incompatible and make no sense — Over the past week, the US government has taken extreme and unprecedented steps against Huawei, cutting it off from every US partner … | Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
World Health Organisation makes gaming disorder a recognized illness; classification to come into effect January 1, 2022 — Classification to come into effect January 1, 2022 — The 194 members of the World Health Organisation have recognised ‘gaming disorder’ as an illness at the 72nd World Health Assembly today.
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The leaked NSA exploit EternalBlue is being used by hackers to paralyze American cities like Allentown, San Antonio, and most recently Baltimore — For nearly three weeks, Baltimore has struggled with a cyberattack by digital extortionists that has frozen thousands of computers …
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
The imaginary “race” to 5G has been foisted on us by telecom giants which want something new to sell at high prices, instead of competing to improve service — No one seems to have a good answer to this question — I have a dumb question that no one seems capable of answering directly: Why is 5G a race?
Tweets: @trengriffin, @mattyglesias, @jaspervdj, @shiraovide, @freeutopia, @robertwrighter, @renick, @backlon, @imhassan, @smgalante, @stopthecap, and @ryanlcooper
| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
YouTubers are seeing an increase in aggressive copyright claims from record labels, creating frustration among creators, who believe their work is fair use — Glenn Fricker didn't run into any issues when he uploaded a video about digital music editing to YouTube in 2014.
Tweets: @loudmouthjulia, @georgepoulos_, and @dinomfx
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Intel Computex preview: its first volume 10nm Ice Lake mobile CPU, Core i9-9900KS special edition CPU running at 5 GHz on all 8 cores, and more — Ahead of Intel's COMPUTEX Opening Keynote on May 28, the company today previewed products that deliver a significant boost in real-world workload performance …
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Tweets: @intelnews, @iancutress, @iancutress, @intel, @iancutress, and @iancutress
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
SEC filing: the CEO and co-founder of King is stepping down on July 1, three years after Activision Blizzard acquired the Candy Crush developer for $5.9B — Riccardo Zacconi is stepping down as chief executive of King, after more than 16 years leading the Candy Crush games developer.
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Poland's government files a complaint with EU's top court against EU's new copyright law, which it says is “analogous to preventive censorship” — WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has submitted a complaint to the European Union's top court against copyright rules adopted by the bloc …
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| Li Jin / Andreessen Horowitz: |
The state of the podcasting industry in 2019, including key trends and monetization strategies of audio apps in China — In the world of podcasting, the flywheel is spinning: new technologies including AirPods, connected cars, and smart speakers have made it much easier for consumers to listen …
Tweets: @ljin18, @scottmaustin, @mwmoretti, @patricialclark, @kartvee, and @cheriehu42
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