Foxconn brands US-China trade standoff a ‘tech war’
Foxconn has said the US and Chinese governments are engaged in a technology war, not a trade war, describing the spat as its biggest challenge.
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Salesforce targeted as SAP aims to double CRM business in two years
SAP aims to double the size of its sales and marketing software business within two years, throwing down the gauntlet to market leader Salesforce.
Intel CEO resigns over relationship with employee
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has resigned after a probe found a consensual relationship with an employee violated company policy.
Google asked to reconsider links to China's Huawei
Lawmakers in the US have asked Google to reconsider its work with Huawei Technologies, which they described as a security threat.
Teradata sues SAP for allegedly stealing trade secrets
SAP has been sued by Teradata, which accused it of stealing trade secrets, copyright infringement and anti-trust violations.
CrowdStrike raises $200M as IPO mulling continues
CrowdStrike has raised US$200 million in its latest round of funding, putting the cloud-based cyber security company's valuation at more than US$3 billion.
Zara seeks tech expertise to keep pace with faster fashion
The pioneer of fast fashion isn't looking so fast anymore, as the world's largest clothing retailer faces growing competition from younger, online-only players.
Broadcom cuts 1,100 jobs post Brocade merger
Broadcom has laid off about 1,100 employees across its businesses to cut costs after its merger with Brocade Communications Systems.
Microsoft takes aim at Amazon’s retail checkout tech
Not content with taking on Amazon in the cloud computing stakes, sources indicate Microsoft is working on technology that could challenge Amazon's retail efforts.
Apple moves to hinder law enforcement’s favourite phone cracking tools
Apple will change its iPhone settings to undercut the most popular means for law enforcement to break into the devices.
British retailer suffers second major breach in three years
Dixons Carphone has suffered a major cyber attack for the second time in three years after discovering unauthorised access to its payment card data.
Qualcomm has no plans to abandon data centre business
Qualcomm has no plans to abandon its efforts to create processors for data centres, the company's president, who oversees the chip division, said.
ZTE has to pay up before supply ban is scrapped
ZTE can resume business in the US, but the supply ban won't be lifted until the Chinese vendor pays US$1 billion fine and puts another US$400 million in escrow.
Amazon under fire due to “harsh” working conditions
A watchdog group has criticised Amazon.com and contract manufacturer Foxconn over what it described as harsh working conditions at a plant in China.
Apple will ship 20 per cent fewer new iPhones in 2018
Apple expects to ship 80 million new model iPhones this year, down 20 per cent from what it had planned at the same time last year.
