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...Washington has imposed export controls on technologies including advanced semiconductors it believes could be used by the Chinese military....
...rushing to acquire high-performance Nvidia chips vital for building generative artificial intelligence systems, making orders worth $5bn in a buying frenzy fuelled by fears the US will impose new export controls...
...The company’s last major acquisition was the $16.6bn takeover of heart device maker Abiomed in November 2022....
...A new platform and devices team run by Rick Osterloh, senior vice-president of devices and services, will encompass those working on the hardware and software behind Android, the Chrome browser, search and...
...One thing parents can control, without legislation, is use of our own devices. It’s no good pontificating to your children about the evils of technology while checking your email at the table....
...and even Microsoft, Amazon and Meta — aren’t necessarily the same companies that make smartphones and their operating systems, which is where companies such as Apple, Google and Samsung have more of the control...
...The DoJ last year sued Google for allegedly exercising monopolistic control of the digital advertising market....
...Critics say the company charges excessive fees and forecloses competition through its control of how apps are distributed on its devices....
...TikTok has been banned from government devices in the US, UK, Canada and the EU....
...Last year, several countries including the UK banned the use of TikTok on government devices owing to security concerns....
...What distinguishes Google from Apple, which makes the iPhone, is that Google does not control the hardware that uses its operating system....
...They manage their cost control better, making their quotes to Apple more competitive,” said Qi Yingnan, an analyst at Counterpoint Research....
...The American government and many individual states have separately banned TikTok on government-owned devices in a bid to keep US data safe from China....
...If the payments are eliminated, that means big device makers like Apple are going to have to decide what they want to do....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on January 4. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...It was a strategy he deployed when he took over Waterstones in 2011 after banks seized control of the struggling chain from retailer HMV....
...AI data centres run on powerful graphics processor chips from the likes of Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices....
...While ByteDance denies being under government control, it is subject to a sweeping law which compels Chinese citizens and organisations to support and assist state intelligence....
...Pressing reset China has moved to ease fears of tighter controls in its video game industry, convening at short notice consultations on new measures and firing a prominent official....
...But foreign executives in China and analysts said the government stance on official iPhone use was probably mainly intended to protect state security and to subtly warn Washington over tech controls rather...
...“We were told that US security agencies could control Apple devices through security loopholes,” the employee said....
...A version of this article was first published on November 3 by Nikkei Asia. ©2023 Nikkei Inc....
...These chips were used in electronic devices in 2015 but are now well behind the curve when it comes to the needs of current devices....
...It’s easy to control.” A Rostec representative told the Financial Times that the restrictions apply to all Apple devices. But their use for personal purposes is still allowed....
...Tapping the blue blood of horseshoe crabs to test vaccines and medical devices is coming under fire, with environmentalists and a large European investor putting pressure on pharmaceuticals groups to seek...
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