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Huawei Executive One Step Closer to U.S. Extradition After Major Loss in Court

The chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, is much likelier to end up facing prison time in the United States after her legal strategy to avoid extradition from Canada suffered a massive blow on Wednesday. Meng is facing multiple charges in the U.S., where prosecutors have pegged her as the mastermind…

Crime Tom McKay May 27

In About-Face, UK Will Not Allow Huawei to Be Involved in Any Part of Its 5G Networks

It appears the UK wants Chinese telecommunications company Huawei as far away from its 5G network as possible. In an about-face, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told officials to create plans to reduce Huawei’s involvement in the country’s 5G networks to zero by 2023. The news, which was reported by the Telegraph and the Guardian,…

Tech News Jody Serrano May 23

U.S. Blacklists Dozens of Chinese Companies Working on AI, Face Recognition Tech

The U.S. Commerce Department has put another 33 Chinese businesses—many of which develop artificial intelligence and face recognition tech—on its economic blacklist as a punitive measure for purportedly conspiring with Beijing and the government’s brutal crackdown on Muslim minorities. The department’s so-called “entity list” bans blacklisted companies from using U.S.-made tech in their devices. Established…

Tech News Alyse Stanley May 23

U.S. Feud With China Brings Dramatic Expansion of Sanctions on Huawei

In yet another escalation of the ongoing U.S.-China feud over Chinese tech giant Huawei, Donald Trump’s administration took steps to greatly expand punitive trade sanctions against the company on Friday, Reuters reported. Huawei is the world’s largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, and U.S. intelligence agencies have lodged allegations that it could be a front for Chinese…

Tech News Tom McKay May 15

Trump Extends Executive Order Banning Huawei From Using U.S. Tech for Another Year

In May 2019, President Trump issued an executive order that banned a number of foreign companies, including Huawei, from using U.S.-made tech in their devices. This week, Trump extended that order, effectively banning Huawei from sourcing components from U.S. companies like Google for another year. Trump’s original invocation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act…

Tech Policy Sam Rutherford May 14

Huawei’s Flagship P40 Pro+ Is Pushing the Limits of What a Smartphone Camera Can Do

Huawei typically likes to use its P-Series phones as a vessel to show off its fancy new camera tech. With the loss of Google services, and a growing range of bans on its products in international markets the latest P-Series phone needs to be extraordinary. If the new features on the P40 (particularly the P40…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Mar 26

Trump Approves Bill Barring Rural Telecom Carriers from Relying on Huawei, ZTE Equipment

President Donald Trump signed the so-called “rip and replace” bill Thursday, legislation that effectively cuts off access to U.S. subsidies for companies like Huawei Technologies, ZTE, and any other foreign manufacturer that officials deem a national security risk, per a Reuters report. The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, which previously breezed through both the…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Mar 12

Huawei Hopes to Win Over Europe With Plans to Build 5G Factory in France

After the U.S. government warned European nations numerous times that the use of Huawei networking equipment poses a security risk, now it appears Huawei is hoping to alleviate those fears with new plans to build a 5G manufacturing facility in France. According to the Reuters, at a recent press conference, Huawei Technologies Chairman Liang Hua…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Feb 28

Congress Approves $1 Billion for Rural Telecoms to “Rip and Replace” Huawei, ZTE Equipment

The Senate unanimously voted Thursday to grant rural telecom carriers a cool $1 billion in funding to help them ditch and replace any existing equipment from Chinese manufacturers like Huawei and ZTE. Its official name is the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, but many simply call it the “rip and replace” bill because, well,…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Feb 27

Google’s Message to Huawei Device Users: Do Not Use the Side Door to Install Google Apps

Google wants to clear things up for Huawei device users: Google’s apps and services cannot be preloaded on new Huawei devices and are not available due to U.S. government restrictions. If users try to download Google apps and services through a side door, or essentially download them from somewhere other than the Play Store, bad…

Tech News Jody Serrano Feb 22

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Anesthetized Monkeys, First Thoughts About YouTube and Terrible Star Wars Dads: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

These are some of the best words on the Internet: Happy three-day weekend! We hope you’re enjoying the time off. Does anyone else feel like February has flown by? When I was younger, I used to think that only “older” people said things like “time sure flies by.” Now, I want to eat my words…

Tech News Jody Serrano Feb 16

Looks Like Huawei Might Be Screwed This Time [Update: Huawei Responded]

The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it was unsealing a superseding indictment against Chinese tech giant Huawei, charging the company and several of its affiliates under a law traditionally used to take down sprawling criminal syndicates that operated under multiple layers of secrecy. Huawei is the world’s largest telecommunications equipment provider and one…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Feb 13

It Appears U.S. Has a ‘Smoking Gun’ Confirming Huawei-Built Spy Backdoors

According to a Wall Street Journal report, the U.S. government officials are claiming Huawei, a phone and telecommunications company with ties to the Chinese government, has the ability to spy on users of mobile phone networks employing Huawei equipment. The claim comes after years of accusations from the U.S. government and repeated denials from Huawei.…

Tech News Alex Cranz Feb 11

China’s Biggest Phone Makers Are Building an Alternative to Google’s App Store

Google Play may not be the dominant Android app store for much longer if China’s largest smartphone makers have anything to say about it. Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo are teaming up to build a Google Play alternative that would allow developers to upload their apps to the companies’ smartphones at once, Reuters reported Thursday.…

Tech News Caitlin McGarry Feb 6

Huawei Slaps Verizon With Lawsuit for Violating Patents

Patents are a thorny issue between tech giants, especially with regard to who pays who licensing fees for using revolutionary technologies. The latest brouhaha involves Huawei and Verizon, with the former suing the U.S. telecom firm for allegedly using 12 patents without authorization. Two complaints were filed yesterday in the United States District Courts for…

Tech News Victoria Song Feb 6

Huawei Will Get Mapping Tech from TomTom Because the U.S. Banned It from Using Google Maps

Huawei has a message for the United States: It can live without Google Maps. The Chinese smartphone giant has reached a deal with the Dutch location technology provider TomTom that will allow it to use the company’s maps, traffic information and navigation software to develop its own mobile apps. https://gizmodo.com/huawei-considering-licensing-all-of-its-5g-patents-in-e-1838068063 The deal, which was reported…

Tech News Jody Serrano Jan 19

Pentagon to Add Two Weeks to Huawei’s Interim Trading License With a Longer Extension in Talks

Huawei Technologies has purportedly secured another two weeks to continue working with certain U.S. companies. Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that, come Monday, the Pentagon will issue an extension to the Chinese company’s temporary general license, though one far shorter than a previous 90-day extension allotted in August. This license allows Huawei to complete…

Privacy & Security Alyse Stanley Nov 17

FCC Proposes Banning U.S. Firms From Using Federal Subsidies to Purchase Huawei, ZTE Equipment

The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with new restrictions on doing business with tech giants Huawei and ZTE, with chairman Ajit Pai setting a Nov. 19 date for vote on a proposal to bar U.S. firms that receive federal subsidies from purchasing the Chinese firms’ telecom equipment. According to the Wall Street Journal, that would…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Oct 28

Huawei Reports Healthy Sales Growth Despite U.S. Export Ban

Huawei is reporting healthy sales growth, despite U.S. bans against the Chinese-based tech giant, according to a company statement released on Wednesday. Huawei saw revenue increase 24.4 percent for the last three quarters of the fiscal year, a financial success that is sure to frustrate the U.S. government. The U.S. Commerce Department added Huawei to…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 16

Huawei Executive One Step Closer to U.S. Extradition After Major Loss in Court

In About-Face, UK Will Not Allow Huawei to Be Involved in Any Part of Its 5G Networks

U.S. Blacklists Dozens of Chinese Companies Working on AI, Face Recognition Tech

U.S. Feud With China Brings Dramatic Expansion of Sanctions on Huawei

Trump Extends Executive Order Banning Huawei From Using U.S. Tech for Another Year

Huawei’s Flagship P40 Pro+ Is Pushing the Limits of What a Smartphone Camera Can Do

Trump Approves Bill Barring Rural Telecom Carriers from Relying on Huawei, ZTE Equipment

Huawei Hopes to Win Over Europe With Plans to Build 5G Factory in France

Congress Approves $1 Billion for Rural Telecoms to “Rip and Replace” Huawei, ZTE Equipment

Google’s Message to Huawei Device Users: Do Not Use the Side Door to Install Google Apps

The First Wacom LCD Tablet That Works With Your Smartphone Needs Cord Management Skills

Anesthetized Monkeys, First Thoughts About YouTube and Terrible Star Wars Dads: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Looks Like Huawei Might Be Screwed This Time [Update: Huawei Responded]

It Appears U.S. Has a ‘Smoking Gun’ Confirming Huawei-Built Spy Backdoors

China’s Biggest Phone Makers Are Building an Alternative to Google’s App Store

Huawei Slaps Verizon With Lawsuit for Violating Patents

Huawei Will Get Mapping Tech from TomTom Because the U.S. Banned It from Using Google Maps

Pentagon to Add Two Weeks to Huawei’s Interim Trading License With a Longer Extension in Talks

FCC Proposes Banning U.S. Firms From Using Federal Subsidies to Purchase Huawei, ZTE Equipment

Huawei Reports Healthy Sales Growth Despite U.S. Export Ban

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