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From left to right and foreground, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez, Spain's King Felipe VI and Catalan regional president Pere Aragones visit the Mobile World Congress 2021 venue in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, June, 28, 2021. The Mobile World Congress takes places in Barcelona from June 28 to July 1. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pandemic-era Mobile World Congress tech fair kicks off

Hernán Muñoz And Kelvin Chan Jun. 28, 2021 06:21 AM EDT

This artist rendering shows Apple CEO Tim Cook on the witness stand during a trial in San Ramon, Calif., on Friday, May 21, 2021. Cook described the company's ironclad control over its mobile app store as a way to keep things simple for customers while protecting them against security threats and privacy intrusions during Friday testimony denying allegations he has been running an illegal monopoly. The rare courtroom appearance by one of the world's best-known executives came during the closing phase of a three-week trial revolving an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite. (Vicki Behringer via AP)
Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competition

By Michael Liedtke May. 21, 2021 05:31 PM EDT

Intel to announce $3.5B investment in New Mexico plant

By Susan Montoya Bryan May. 03, 2021 10:54 AM EDT
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Computer chip manufacturer Intel is scheduled Monday to announce a $3.5 billion investment in its plant in New Mexico. ...

A Samsung Group flag and South Korean national flag flutter at the company's office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Samsung's founding family will donate tens of thousands of rare artworks, including Picassos and Dalis, and give hundreds of millions of dollars to medical research to help them pay a massive inheritance tax following last year's death of chairman Lee Kun-Hee. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Facing $11B tax bill, Samsung heirs donate massive art trove

By Kim Tong-Hyung Apr. 28, 2021 12:53 AM EDT

FILE - This Jan. 8, 2021 file photo shows the logo of Microsoft displayed outside the headquarters in Paris. Microsoft’s business beat Wall Street expectations for the first three months of 2021, thanks to ongoing demand for its software and cloud computing services during the pandemic. The company on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $14.8 billion, up 38% from the same period last year. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, file)
Microsoft profits soar as cloud demand continues in pandemic

By Matt O'brien Apr. 27, 2021 04:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 28, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump takes a tour of Foxconn with Foxconn chairman Terry Gou, right, and CEO of SoftBank Masayoshi Son in Mt. Pleasant, Wis. Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics manufacturer, has reached a new deal with reduced tax breaks for its scaled back project in southeast Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers and the the company announced on Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Foxconn, Wisconsin reach new deal on scaled back facility

By Scott Bauer Apr. 19, 2021 10:06 AM EDT

President Joe Biden participates virtually in the CEO Summit on Semiconductor and Supply Chain Resilience in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Washington. Seated with Biden are Daleep Singh, Deputy National Security Adviser and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, clockwise from bottom left, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden tells execs US needs to invest, lead in computer chips

By Tom Krisher And Alexandra Jaffe Apr. 12, 2021 02:56 PM EDT

In this aerial photo, mid-sized pickup trucks and full-size vans are seen in a parking lot outside a General Motors assembly plant where they are produced Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Wentzville, Mo.   As the U.S. economy awakens from its pandemic-induced slumber, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power our cars and other vehicles, and a vast number of other items we take for granted.  Ford, GM and Stellantis have started building vehicles without some computers, putting them in storage with plans to retrofit them later.  (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world

By Michael Liedtke And Tom Krisher Apr. 08, 2021 09:18 PM EDT

In this aerial photo, mid-sized pickup trucks and full-size vans are seen in a parking lot outside a General Motors assembly plant where they are produced Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Wentzville, Mo.  As the U.S. economy awakens from its pandemic-induced slumber, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power our cars and other vehicles, and a vast number of other items we take for granted.  Ford, GM and Stellantis have started building vehicles without some computers, putting them in storage with plans to retrofit them later.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world

By Michael Liedtke And Tom Krisher Apr. 01, 2021 02:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2005, file photo the logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is displayed during a third quarter press conference in Taipei, Taiwan. Major Taiwan computer chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest $100 billion in the next three years in expanding its manufacturing capacity and supporting research and development, the company said Thursday. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Taiwan chip maker TSMC to invest $100B to grow capacity

Apr. 01, 2021 05:41 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2020, file photo, an employee wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus stands inside a Huawei flagship store in Beijing.  Chinese tech giant Huawei said Wednesday, March 31, 2021, it eked out a gain in sales and profit last year but growth plunged after its smartphone unit was hammered by U.S. sanctions imposed in a fight with Beijing over technology and security.(AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
China's Huawei says 2020 sales rose despite US sanctions

By Joe Mcdonald Mar. 31, 2021 04:16 AM EDT

Independent repair shop owner Curtis Jones works on an Epson printer at The Technology Center in Sparks, Nev., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Jones is among a group of independent repair shop owners who say tech companies have made it increasingly difficult to access parts and schematics needed to fix devices. He wants the state Legislature to pass a "Right to Repair" bill that would require manufacturers provide independent repair shops the information needed to fix devices. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)
Big tech, Nevada repair shops clash over 'right to repair'

By Sam Metz Mar. 30, 2021 11:53 AM EDT

Big tech and independent shops clash over 'right to repair'

By Sam Metz Mar. 29, 2021 05:09 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Trade groups representing big tech companies clashed with independent repair shop owners in Monday committee hearing in the Nevada...

A man walks past the headquarters of Sony Corp. in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Sony Corp. reports its fiscal third quarter profit jumped 62%, positioning the Japanese entertainment and electronics giant for a record annual profit as its bottom line got a healthy boost from its mega-hit animation film “Demon Slayer.” (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Sony booming on hit 'Demon Slayer,' headed to record profit

By Yuri Kageyama Feb. 03, 2021 03:34 AM EST

The logo of Apple is illuminated at a store in the city center in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Apple’s delayed launch of its latest iPhones unleashed a holiday buying frenzy that propelled sales of the trendsetting company’s most popular product to its fastest start in years. The apparently pent-up demand for four different iPhone 12 models highlighted Apple’s latest quarterly report Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Apple posts big quarter on fast sales start for iPhone 12

By Michael Liedtke Jan. 27, 2021 05:04 PM EST

This photo provided by Samsung shows the Galaxy S21 Plus. Samsung’s next crop of smartphones will boast bigger screens, better cameras, and longer-lasting batteries at lower prices than than last year’s lineup that came out just before the pandemic toppled the economy. The three Galaxy S21 phones unveiled Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 during a virtual event will face similar challenges in an economy still hobbled by the COVID-19 crisis. (Samsung via AP)
Samsung promises new phones will deliver more for less money

By Michael Liedtke Jan. 14, 2021 10:00 AM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 file photo, A row of 2020 Ford Escape sports-utility vehicles sits at a Ford dealership in Denver. A widening global shortage of semiconductors for auto parts is forcing major auto companies to halt or slow vehicle production just as they were recovering from pandemic-related factory shutdowns. Ford had scheduled down time next week at its Louisville, Kentucky, assembly plant, but moved it ahead to this week. The plant makes the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair small SUVs.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Semiconductor shortage forces automobile production cuts

By Tom Krisher And Michael Liedtke Jan. 08, 2021 03:48 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2020 file photo, Jeffrey Katzenberg poses for a portrait to promote "Quibi" at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.   Less than a year ago, Quibi launched a splashy Super Bowl ad that posed the question “What’s a Quibi?” People may still be scratching their heads. The service struggled to reach viewers, as short videos abound on the internet and the coronavirus pandemic kept many people at home. It announced it was shutting down in October, just six months after its April launch. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)
From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and losers of 2020

By Barbara Ortutay And Mae Anderson Dec. 28, 2020 09:58 AM EST

Black Friday shoppers wait in line to enter the Nike store along Fifth Avenue, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online

By Alexandra Olson, Anne D'innocenzio And Joseph Pisani Nov. 27, 2020 12:01 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2017 file photo, the Apple logo at a store in Hialeah, Fla. The European Commission said Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 it's appealing a court decision that Apple doesn't have to repay 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes to Ireland. The appeal comes after the U.S. tech giant scored a decisive recent legal victory in its longrunning battle with the European Union's executive Commission, which has been trying to rein in multinationals' ability to strike special tax deals with individual EU countries.  (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
Apple unveils first Macs built to run more like iPhones

By Michael Liedtke Nov. 10, 2020 03:28 PM EST

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