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Monday, July 22, 2019

Culture minister to make statement on 5G review on Monday: UK PM spokesman

British culture minister Jeremy Wright is due to make a statement on a review of next generation 5G telecommunications networks on Monday, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said, adding it would depend on the parliamentary timetable.

China's Tencent says to work with The Pokemon Co on new game

China's Tencent Games said on Monday that its Timi Studio will work with The Pokemon Company, a firm partially owned by Japan's Nintendo, on developing a new game.

Toshiba Memory sees 'good chance' of M&A in push for data center business

Japan's Toshiba Memory said there was a "good chance" for acquisitions as it pushes to increase its share of the market for advanced storage products used in data centers.

Stellar debut for China's Nasdaq-style board adds $44 billion in market cap

Trading on China's new Nasdaq-style board for homegrown tech firms hit a fever pitch on Monday, sending shares up as much as 520%, increasing the firms' combined value by $44 billion and surpassing the expectations of veteran investors braced for a wild ride.

Toyota fetches new way to use AI, self-drive tech in Tokyo Games

Miniature remote controlled cars have proved to be a crowd pleaser at track and field throwing events, but for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Toyota Motor Corp is upping the game with a hi-tech way to fetch javelins and hammers: pint-sized, self-driving A.I. robot cars.

White House to host meeting with tech executives on Huawei ban: sources

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow will host a meeting with semiconductor and software executives on Monday to discuss the U.S. ban on sales to China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, two sources briefed on the meeting said on Friday.

Equifax nears deal to pay about $700 million to settle U.S. data breach probes: WSJ

Credit reporting company Equifax Inc is close to a deal to pay around $700 million to settle data breach probes with U.S. regulators and states, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Four Republican lawmakers ask Trump to move forward with $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract

Four Republican members of U.S. Congress, including House Armed Services Committee ranking member Mac Thornberry, sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday urging him to move forward with a $10 billion cloud contract with the Defense Department.

Confusion builds over U.S. ban on Chinese surveillance technology

Contractors who buy and install Hikvision and Dahua surveillance systems told U.S. officials on Friday that an ambiguous law that bans purchases from the two Chinese companies could harm their businesses.

Trump tells France's Macron U.S. concerned with proposed digital services tax

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday and expressed concerns about the country's proposed digital services tax, the White House said.