China plans to invest up to US$1.4 trillion (A$1.9 trillion) to build up its semiconductor industry so that it can achieve self-sufficiency and not be subject to the kind of sanctions that the US has imposed on Huawei, a report claims.



In the US, Apple's 'Time Flies' event starts at 10am PDT on Tuesday, September 15, but to see Apple's news on its highly rumoured two new Apple Watches, two new iPads and its Apple One bundle, it's another very early morning Wednesday start.

Samsung Electronics has developed a new method for users of its Samsung Pay mobile payment service to verify bigger payments, like those over $100 or $200, without touching a point-of-sale terminal.

In a somewhat surprising display of generosity, Telstra has paid out more as dividends to its shareholders compared to its net profit for the year 2019-20.

Smart home devices and their apps represent a major weak link in the corporate cyber security chain as the lines between work and home life increasingly blur, according to one security firm that conducted a survey revealing 36% of Australian workers use personal devices to access corporate data – often via services and applications hosted in the cloud.

Astra Aerolab has signed a deal with Leading Edge Data Centres for the latter to build a data centre onsite at Williamtown.

US connectivity provider DISH Network Corporation has chosen Finnish 5G vendor Nokia's cloud-native, 5G standalone Core software to build its network.

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