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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 12, 2019
Tesla to Apple: Help us nail thief who took robocar secrets to China start-up
Tesla Inc. and Apple Inc. both suspect they were betrayed by driverless technology engineers who defected to the same Chinese startup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2019
U.S. probes French plan to tax tech giants
The U.S. will investigate a French plan to impose taxes on technology companies, a move that has been a prelude to new U.S. tariffs under the Trump administration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 4, 2019
U.S. judge blocks Qualcomm effort to put antitrust ruling on hold
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against Qualcomm Inc.'s effort to block the implementation of a sweeping antitrust ruling against it as the mobile chip supplier pursues an appeal that could take more than a year to wind through the courts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2019
Apple design chief Jony Ive, Steve Jobs' confidant, to leave tech giant and start own firm
Jonathan "Jony" Ive, a close creative collaborator with Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs whose iPhone and other designs fueled Apple's rise to a $1 trillion company, will leave later this year to form an independent design company.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 25, 2019
U.S. tariffs on China-made consumer tech goods seen cutting sales and delaying upgrades
U.S. consumers will delay or forgo technology upgrades if President Donald Trump imposes a new round of 25 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, slowing the U.S. innovation engine, technology industry executives said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2019
Apple warns against China tariffs, saying iPhone and contributions to U.S. would be impacted
Apple Inc. urged the Trump administration not to proceed with tariffs of as much as 25 percent on a new slate of products imported from China, saying it would reduce the company's contribution to the U.S. economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2019
Activists urge Google to break up before regulators force it to
Shareholder activists on Wednesday urged Google parent Alphabet Inc. to break itself up before regulators force the world's biggest internet ad seller to split into different pieces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2019
Top tech execs will be asked to testify in U.S. House probe
Leaders of big tech companies will be asked to testify as part of an investigation into whether the companies misuse their massive market power, the head of the U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee leading the probe said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2019
Huawei's trouble with U.S. ban could impact Japan's smartphone market and suppliers
As the world watches to see if Huawei survives the ongoing turmoil stemming from the U.S.-China trade war, its wider effects could impact Japanese suppliers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 29, 2019
Apple and Nike brace for China's wrath after Huawei ban
U.S. companies counting on China for a major part of their growth have targets on their backs as Beijing and Washington ratchet up trade-war tensions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 23, 2019
U.S. judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust law; appeal planned as shares plunge
Qualcomm Inc. illegally suppressed competition in the market for smartphone chips by threatening to cut off supplies and extracting excessive licensing fees, a U.S. judge ruled, a decision that could force the company to overhaul its business practices.

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