Industry China turns to Japan for semiconductor equipment, avoiding US restrictions Once worthless second-hand machines are selling for almost $1 million By Rob Thubron, March 1, 2021, 11:27 AM 37 comments
Industry Mobile Huawei's solution to crashing smartphone sales? Pig farming US sanctions are taking a toll By Rob Thubron, February 19, 2021, 7:11 AM
Industry Hardware Trump administration hits China's largest chip manufacturer SMIC with sanctions A move likely to worsen US-China relations By Rob Thubron, September 28, 2020, 9:42 AM 12 comments
Industry Samsung and SK Hynix request US license to continue dealings with Huawei New sanctions come into effect on September 15 By Rob Thubron, September 10, 2020, 7:18 AM 9 comments
Industry Hardware Intel suspends shipments to China's largest server maker, complying with US law The result of rising US-China tensions By Rob Thubron, July 2, 2020, 7:06 AM 8 comments
Industry Huawei reaches record $122 billion revenue despite US government sanctions, warns of tough times ahead Next year will bring a "challenging environment" By Rob Thubron, December 31, 2019, 9:49 AM 22 comments
Tech Culture FBI arrests Ethereum expert accused of assisting North Korea in evading US sanctions Griffith could be facing up to 20 years in jail By Adrian Potoroaca, December 2, 2019, 10:23 AM 7 comments
Gaming US blocks League of Legends in Iran and Syria VPNs offer an imperfect workaround By Rob Thubron, June 24, 2019, 9:20 AM 9 comments
Industry Huawei CFO arrested in Canada for allegedly violating Iran sanctions, China demands release Tensions are rising By Rob Thubron, December 6, 2018, 6:17 AM 22 comments
Industry Trump signs defense bill prohibiting US government from using ZTE, Huawei tech Better than a seven-year total ban By Rob Thubron, August 14, 2018, 5:27 AM 7 comments
Industry ZTE signs agreement with US to lift trade ban It will pay another $400 million as part of the deal By Rob Thubron, July 12, 2018, 8:53 AM
Industry Senate rejects Trump's ZTE lifeline Get ready for a lengthy battle By Rob Thubron, June 19, 2018, 6:07 AM 9 comments
Industry ZTE will reportedly pay over $1 billion to lift US ban The company has been handed an expensive lifeline By Rob Thubron, June 6, 2018, 9:15 AM 9 comments
Industry The US is reportedly planning a deal to save crippled Chinese phonemaker ZTE Senator Marco Rubio claims Congress will block any potential deals By Cohen Coberly, May 22, 2018, 12:38 PM
Industry Trump says he wants to help ZTE "get back into business" After US sanctions led to the cessation of major operations By Rob Thubron, May 14, 2018, 6:07 AM 48 comments
Industry ZTE ceases main business operations following US ban The seven-year ban has crippled the Chinese company By Rob Thubron, May 10, 2018, 7:45 AM 10 comments
Mobile ZTE meets with Google to discuss loss of right to use Android OS Few alternative operating systems available By Greg Synek, April 18, 2018, 8:26 AM
Industry US bans suppliers from selling components to ZTE Violation of trade restrictions lead to strict sanctions By Greg Synek, April 16, 2018, 1:52 PM 8 comments
Industry Microsoft Microsoft is being hit hard by US sanctions on Russia Payment deadlines make large purchases difficult By Greg Synek, January 22, 2018, 9:51 AM