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Huawei is, along with Nokia Corp. of Finland and Swedens LM Ericsson, a leader in development of fifth-generation telecommunications technology. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Foxy1219).

China accuses Britain of unthinkingly towing US line on Huawei

Chinese officials accuse Washington of misusing national security concerns to block a rising competitor to US tech...

15 July 2020 6:48 PM IST

Jio Platforms has over 20 startup partners with whom it has developed various technologies including 4G and now 5G, Mukesh Ambani told shareholders at an annual general meeting. (Image | Flickr - Christoph Scholz)

Jio developing Indian 5G solution, says Ambani amid ban on Chinese...

It will be ready for trials as soon as 5G spectrum is available, Ambani said while India faces pressure to leave Huawei...

15 July 2020 5:58 PM IST

Reliance no doubt seeks to capture a bigger user base for digital services and ecommerce by offering an inexpensive smartphone. (Representative Image)

Google to develop entry-level smartphone for Reliance

The two firms will also develop an Android-based smartphone operating system.

15 July 2020 5:02 PM IST

Jio Platforms which is set to offer a wide range of services from music streaming to online retail and payments is expected to use its 388 million mobile phone subscribers as the cornerstone of an e-commerce and digital services business to rival Amazon and Walmarts Flipkart. Jio has become Reliances growth engine, combining with the companys fast-growing retail arm to help in offsetting the decline in oil and petrochemicals. (Photo | AFP)

Google invests Rs 33,373 crore in Jio for 7.7 pc stake

With this deal, Reliance has sold 32.84 per cent stake in Jio Platforms Ltd and has raised a total of Rs 1,52,055.45...

15 July 2020 4:21 PM IST

This year alone, major players including Facebook, Intel, Qualcomm and others have ploughed some $15 billion into Jio Platforms. (Photo | Instagram - Reliance Jio)

Google looks to pick up USD 4 billion stake in Jio, says report

The Bloomberg report came a day after Google's chief executive Sunder Pichai said it would invest USD 10 billion in...

14 July 2020 8:09 PM IST

Fresh capital will help Flipkart further grow its e-commerce marketplace in India as the worlds second-largest internet market begins to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, Flipkart said. (Photo | Facebook - Flipkart)

Walmart infuses Flipkart with Rs 9,000 crore funding to stay ahead as...

The fresh equity round values Flipkart, where Walmart acquired a majority stake for USD 16 billion two years ago, at USD...

14 July 2020 7:33 PM IST

Following US sanctions against Huawei and updated technical advice from our cyber experts, the government has decided it necessary to ban Huawei from our 5G networks, , said Oliver Dowden, UK Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. (Photo | AP)

Huawei banned by UK, its 5G infrastructure to be phased out by 2027

In the lead up to the removal of all Huawei kit from UK networks, there will be a total ban on purchasing 5G kits after...

14 July 2020 7:07 PM IST

The Amazon Dash Cart is a step up on Amazon Go, a store that uses cameras and sensors to detect items that a shopper grabs off shelves and automatically charges a shoppers Amazon account, that was opened to the general public in Seattle in 2018. (Photo | Wikipedia - Sounder Bruce)

A smart shopping cart at Amazon stores in the US lets you skip the...

The cart, which Amazon unveiled on Tuesday, uses cameras, sensors and a scale to automatically detect what shoppers drop...

14 July 2020 6:10 PM IST

Google, Facebook, Microsoft and other tech companies say the US Immigration rule requiring international college students whose classes have gone online to leave the country will disrupt their recruiting plans.

Google, Microsoft, Facebook join lawsuit against US visa rule forcing...

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement rule bars international students from staying in the country if their classes...

14 July 2020 4:38 PM IST

The BBC on Monday reported that the government could stop installing Huawei equipment after 2021, and could possibly try to remove all of the companys 5G kit by 2025. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Lao Men Faei)

Huawei so entrenched in UK telecom infra it can't be removed within...

Britain could suffer outages and potential security risks if forced to stop dealing with the Chinese firm, he warned.

13 July 2020 9:35 PM IST

Trump last week had said he is considering banning the wildly popular TikTok app as a way to punish China over the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo | Pixabay - Motion Stock)

User data being sent to China's servers, TikTok will face 'strong...

China dismissed the comments as ridiculous and narrow-minded , and slammed the US as the world's real hacker empire .

13 July 2020 4:35 PM IST

Indias nascent EV industry needs to import components and tech from China as it works out cheaper, but some companies hope to become self reliant in the next five to six years. (Photo | FotonPMI.com)

Geopolitics prompts electric bus maker to start work on own tech to...

PMI Electro Mobility Solutions is also starting a battery assembling plant in Haryana to localise components.

12 July 2020 9:30 PM IST