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Global consumer watchdog calls for Facebook CEO to resign following data scandals
Global consumer watchdog calls for Facebook CEO to resign following data scandals
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An international consumer watchdog with more than 14 million members around the world, SumOfUs is demanding that Facebook CEO Mark…
Boeing targets remote locations with investment in IoT nanosatellite startup
Boeing targets remote locations with investment in IoT nanosatellite startup
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Aerospace giant Boeing (Chicago, IL) has announced an investment in nanosatellite communications startup Myriota (Adelaide, Australia), which offers direct-to-orbit IoT…
CUI signs Masters for global power distribution
CUI signs Masters for global power distribution
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CUI and Master Electronics have signed a global distribution deal for Master to distribute and market CUI’s power, interconnect, motion,…
Foxconn buys Belkin in smart home move
Foxconn buys Belkin in smart home move
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Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited (Taipei, Taiwan) and Belkin International (Los Angeles, CA) have announced an agreement where Foxconn will acquire…

Silex spending $300 million on Chinese MEMS fab
Silex spending $300 million on Chinese MEMS fab
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Silex Microsystems has said that it plans to spend 2 billion yuan (about $315 million) on the construction of a high-volume MEMS wafer fab in Beijing.
Cryptocurrency mining demand sucking up TSMC IC production
Cryptocurrency mining demand sucking up TSMC IC production
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TSMC's leading-edge manufacturing capacity is being made tight by strong demand for GPUs and special-purpose ASICs for use in cryptocurrency mining, according to a Digitimes report.
Boeing invests in IoT nanosatellite communications startup
Boeing invests in IoT nanosatellite communications startup
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Aerospace giant Boeing (Chicago, IL) has announced an investment in nanosatellite communications startup Myriota (Adelaide, Australia), which offers direct-to-orbit IoT connectivity for remote locations.
Nanusens crowdfunds money for CMOS MEMS
Nanusens crowdfunds money for CMOS MEMS
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Fabless CMOS sensor maker Nanusens SL (Barcelona, Spain) has taken to crowd funding for a seed round.
Ericsson takes network management to the cloud
Ericsson takes network management to the cloud
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Four regional operators in the United States are working with Ericsson to move network management to the cloud, allowing them to remain competitive while protecting and growing their profitability.
NAWA wins €1.3m for ‘shell’ battery
NAWA wins €1.3m for ‘shell’ battery
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French supercapacitor developer NAWA Technologies has won €1.35m to develop a battery that can be an integral part of the structure of a product.
Knowles Capacitors renames as Precision Devices.
Knowles Capacitors renames as Precision Devices.
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The Capacitor division of Knowles is rebranding as Knowes Precision Devices alongside its RF and EMI filters and oscillators. The move aims to create a clear distinction from the MEMS…
ONF to boost SDN with reference designs as Gold Standards
ONF to boost SDN with reference designs as Gold Standards
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The operator partners leading the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) have announced a new strategic plan for the ONF to help the industry move open source, next-generation SDN solutions into production…
Blockchain-based streaming platform startup raises $30 million
Blockchain-based streaming platform startup raises $30 million
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In a campaign that raised $30M, Play2Live achieved sales of a total supply of 1,308,800,000 Level Up Coin (LUC) tokens, 62 percent of which were sold on the open market.
IEEE celebrates 100 years of the Power & Energy Society Transformers committee
IEEE celebrates 100 years of the Power & Energy Society Transformers committee
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The IEEE is celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Transformers Committee.
Mobile, IoT, and BYOD to be major drivers of Wi-Fi market growth
Mobile, IoT, and BYOD to be major drivers of Wi-Fi market growth
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The latest report from MarketsandMarkets expects the Wi-Fi market to grow from $5.96 Billion in 2017 to $5.60 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 21.2 percent during the forecast…
Sion Power to ramp lithium metal battery production
Sion Power to ramp lithium metal battery production
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Battery technology developer Sion Power (Tuscon, AZ) is starting to ramp up production of a lithium metal battery.
KLA-Tencor offers $3.4 billion for Orbotech
KLA-Tencor offers $3.4 billion for Orbotech
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Semiconductor process control company KLA-Tencor Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.) has offered to acquire Orbotech Ltd. (Yavne, Israel), a vendor of PCB production and optical inspection equipment for $3.4 billion.
ANSYS to buy optical simulation software provider OPTIS
ANSYS to buy optical simulation software provider OPTIS
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Engineering simulation software provider ANSYS announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OPTIS, a premier provider of software for scientific simulation of light, human vision and physics-based…
EnSilica targets the automotive sector
EnSilica targets the automotive sector
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EnSilica has announced that it is extending its full service of chip design through to volume supply to meet the increasing requirements from the automotive market. To support this, the…
EnSilica extends its design and supply services for the automotive sector
EnSilica extends its design and supply services for the automotive sector
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EnSilica has announced that it is extending its full service of chip design through to volume supply to meet the increasing requirements from the automotive market. To support this, the…
ANSYS to acquire optical simulation software provider OPTIS
ANSYS to acquire optical simulation software provider OPTIS
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Engineering simulation software provider ANSYS announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OPTIS, a premier provider of software for scientific simulation of light, human vision and physics-based…
Sion Power to ramp production of lithium metal battery
Sion Power to ramp production of lithium metal battery
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US battery techology developer Sion Power is starting to ramp up production of a lithium metal battery.
Wi-Fi market to see double digit growth
Wi-Fi market to see double digit growth
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The latest report from MarketsandMarkets™ expects the Wi-Fi market to grow from USD 5.96 Billion in 2017 to USD 15.60 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 21.2 percent during…
Google, FogHorn parnership to maximize value of IIoT data
Google, FogHorn parnership to maximize value of IIoT data
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Google (Mountain View, CA) is partnering with fog computing software platform provider FogHorn Systems (Mountain View, CA) on an industrial IoT (IIoT) solution.
Eight key trends in solar power for 2018
Eight key trends in solar power for 2018
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Analysts at IHS Markit have identiifed eight key trends in solar power for 2018, from floating solar farms to digital PV inverters.
Google, FogHorn team to maximize value of industrial IoT data
Google, FogHorn team to maximize value of industrial IoT data
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Google (Mountain View, CA) is partnering with fog computing software platform provider FogHorn Systems (Mountain View, CA) on an industrial IoT (IIoT) solution.
European Commission proposes 3% tax on digital companies
European Commission proposes 3% tax on digital companies
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The European Commission has proposed new rules on taxation in an attempt to increase the tax taken from digital businesses that it claims pay significantly less tax than traditional businesses.
Utilidata and Itron combine Voltage Optimisation and IoT to modernise the grid
Utilidata and Itron combine Voltage Optimisation and IoT to modernise the grid
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Two US companies have teamed up to modernise the electricity distribution grid by combining voltage optimisation technologies with network software for the Internet of Things (IoT)…


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