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Tensions on the rise after Huawei CFO arrest

Fri, 7th Dec 2018
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Tensions rise after Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's arrest in Canada with little explanation, causing a flare-up between China and the US.
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Corporate data more at risk due to a mobile workforce

Fri, 23rd Nov 2018
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Enterprise data faces unprecedented risk as the mobile workforce grows, with personal devices accessing critical infrastructure, says security experts, Lookout.
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Hyperscalers hurling colossal capital at data centres

Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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The old proverb 'you have to spend money to make money' could never be truer than in the hyperscale data centre industry.
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Why endpoint security is critical in a post-perimeter era

Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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Traditional perimeter-based security strategies – once the backbone of enterprise security – simply no longer apply.
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Mobile Infrastructure market sees fastest growth since 2014

Mon, 19th Nov 2018
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The report from Dell'Oro shows that while the vendor rankings for the top three vendors remained unchanged with Huawei, Ericsson, and Nokia leading.
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Study claims Denmark has been misled by hyperscale data centres

Thu, 15th Nov 2018
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Despite repeated assurances from Danish ministers, almost none of the new hyperscale data centres are reusing their waste heat.
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Toshiba develops a high-speed algorithm for deep learning processors

Wed, 7th Nov 2018
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Toshiba unveils a cutting-edge algorithm and hardware for deep learning, quadrupling energy efficiency while maintaining recognition accuracy.
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Tensions between China and US causing cloud war

Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US  are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.
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Supermicro to test for spy chips, Apple & AWS call for retraction

Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
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Supermicro vows to test its motherboards for alleged spy chips amid strong denials from Apple and AWS, who demand Bloomberg retract its claims.
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Chinese espionage: Sweating Apple insists breach allegations are 'not true'

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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The dust still hasn't settled on the report that caused Supermicro's stocks to collapse, and now Apple is stressing its innocence.
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Supermicro, Apple, & Amazon vs crippling scandal – who's lying?

Sat, 6th Oct 2018
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A Bloomberg report claims that Supermicro sold motherboards with Chinese spy chips to Apple and Amazon, causing Supermicro's stock to plummet by 40%.
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New Zealand outpacing global smart TV adoption

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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New Zealand is becoming a global leader in smart TV adoption, with a 44% adoption rate second only to South Korea, according to research firm IDC.
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Hyperscale data centre CAPEX up 59% - but dominated by usual suspects

Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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In the first half of this year more than US$53b has been spent on hyperscale data centre development, with the bulk of that from just 5 companies.
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New $300m fund launched by Apple for a cleaner China

Fri, 13th Jul 2018
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Apple has launched a jointly funded initiative to promote renewable energy in China in an attempt to reduce the effects of electronics manufacturing.
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Canalys: Smart speaker installed base market to hit 2018 milestone

Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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Smart speaker installed base set to hit 100 million by year-end, with Amazon Echo taking over 50% share, says Canalys.
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Apple reportedly taking steps to crack down on iPhone unlockers

Fri, 15th Jun 2018
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Apple tightens security, altering iPhone settings to thwart unauthorised unlockers and limit data access, sidelining devices like the US$30,000 GrayKey.
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MEF announces significant progress in its MEF 3.0 project

Sat, 2nd Jun 2018
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Today MEF published new Ethernet and IP specifications, progressing Layer 1 projects and the first multi-vendor SD-WAN implementation project.
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Stability on the horizon for the global PC and tablet market, according to Canalys

Fri, 25th May 2018
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Global PC and tablet market shipments to fall 2.1% this year, but Canalys says the decline is slowing, indicating potential long-term stability.
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Apple's new carbon-free aluminium set to revolutionise manufacturing

Wed, 16th May 2018
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company's is committed to advancing technologies that are good for the planet and help protect it for generations to come.
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Trump in talks with Xi Jinping to get ZTE “back into business fast”

Tue, 15th May 2018
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The US Department of Commerce has banned American companies from selling components to Chinese telecoms giant ZTE for seven years.