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We’re having a lot of fun leaking misinformation to our Continental counterparts about the UK’s Brexit negotiating position, Ed confides to his diary, No.10 have told us, in preparation for triggering Article 50 next month, to spread a bit of alarm and despondency sur le Continong about our negotiating stance, adds Ed, I think the …

Read full article: Ed Preps For Article 50

“I am excited to welcome the Intersil employees into the Renesas Group and look forward to building a robust organization that will bring the capabilities of both companies to bear”

Read full article: Renesas completes Intersil acquisition

Nokia’s re-entry into the handset business sees the launch of a phone with a battery which lasts a month and has 22 hours of talk time with a 1200mAh battery.

Read full article: Nokia rides again

HIPPEROS adds hardware acceleration, fast multicore IPC and mixed criticality scheduling, to its multicore RTOS for high performance embedded systems.

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ARM’s owner Softbank is reported by CNBC to be spending up to $4 billion on a US workspace-sharing start-up called WeWork. The deal is said to be that Softbank will invest an initial $2 billion and may subsequently invest another $2 billion. WeWork is backed by Chinese investor groups Hony Capital, backed b Legend Holdings, and …

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Analogix has produced reference designs paring MediaTek’s Helio  X30 10-core processor with Analogix’s ANX7625 SlimPort transmitter to provide DisplayPort over USB-C at 4K Ultra-HD resolution for smart devices. The ANX7625 is an ultra-low power, single-chip bridge from the MIPI and USB 3.1 interfaces of the application processor to DisplayPort over USB-C, simultaneously performing the necessary …

Read full article: MediaTek and Analogix bring 4k ultra-HD to mobiles

Rambus announces a mobile payments platform to enhance payment security, aiming to reduce operational costs and increase revenue for retailers.

Read full article: Rambus moves into mobile payments

The government is to give £17 million to universities to support research into robotics and AI. “Innovation is at the heart of our Industrial Strategy,” says business secretary Greg Clark, “by investing in dynamic fields such as robotics and AI, we will help put the UK at the forefront of global innovation.” HMG says that …

Read full article: Government to put £17m into robotics and AI