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  Google, Apple, Mozilla move to block Kazakh surveillance system

  Reuters | Updated at 12:00am on August 22, 2019

  Alphabet Inc’s Google, Apple Inc and Firefox browser maker Mozilla took steps on Wednesday to block the Kazakh government from creating an internet surveillance system...

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  BTRC gets govt nod to issue show-cause notice for GP, Robi’s licence cancellation

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 12:00am on August 22, 2019

  The posts and telecommunications ministry has allowed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to seek explanation from two mobile phone operators — Grameenphone and Robi —...

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  Huawei founder details ‘battle mode’ reform plan to beat US crisis

  Reuters . Hong Kong | Updated at 12:00am on August 21, 2019

  China’s Huawei will spend more on production equipment this year to ensure supply continuity, cut redundant roles and demote inefficient managers as its grapples with...

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  Xiaomi posts 15pc rise in sales, misses estimates

  Reuters   | Updated at 12:00am on August 21, 2019

  China’s Xiaomi Corp reported 15 per cent growth in quarterly revenue on Tuesday, its slowest ever, as fewer people bought smartphones at home and rival...

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  US grants Huawei another 90 days to buy from American suppliers

  Reuters . Washington | Updated at 12:00am on August 20, 2019

  US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross said Monday the US government will extend a reprieve given to Huawei Technologies that permits the Chinese firm to buy...

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  Apple CEO warns Trump about China tariffs, Samsung competition

  Reuters | Updated at 12:00am on August 20, 2019

  President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he had spoken with Apple Inc’s  chief executive Tim Cook about the impact of US tariffs on Chinese...

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  Fearing data privacy issues, Google cuts some Android phone data for wireless carriers

  Reuters . New York/San Francisco | Updated at 12:00am on August 20, 2019

  Alphabet Inc’s Google has shut down a service it provided to wireless carriers globally that showed them weak spots in their network coverage, people familiar...

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  US set to give Huawei another 90 days to buy from American suppliers

  Reuters . Singapore/Washington | Updated at 12:00am on August 18, 2019

  The US Commerce Department is expected to extend a reprieve given to Huawei Technologies that permits the Chinese firm to buy supplies from US companies...

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  Samsung Display considers suspending output at South Korean LCD plant

  Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on August 17, 2019

  South Korean panel maker Samsung Display said on Friday it is considering suspending one of its liquid crystal display (LCD) production lines at home due...

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  5 int’l vendors picked initially for telco monitoring system

  HM Murtuza | Updated at 12:00am on August 17, 2019

  Five international vendors have been selected initially by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission for installation of Telecom Monitoring System (TMS), officials said. With the selection...