Technology

Bloomberg Apple Inc is exploring new sources of the memory chips that go into iPhones, including its first Chinese producer of the critical component, after a disruption at a key Japanese partner exposed the risks to its global supply. It’s considering expanding a roster of suppliers that already includes Micron Technology Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. after Kioxia Holdings Corp. ...

  OAKLAND / WAM Google announced its latest plans for using smartphones to monitor health, saying it would test whether capturing heart sounds and eyeball images could help people identify issues from home, Reuters reported. The company, a unit of Alphabet Inc, is investigating whether the smartphone’s built-in microphone can detect heartbeats and murmurs when placed over the chest, head ...

  Bloomberg Tech giants face sweeping changes to how they operate in the European Union after the bloc hammered out a deal on a new law that paves the way for multibillion euro fines and acquisition bans for the worst transgressors. The new Digital Markets Act, agreed on by negotiators in Brussels, targets so-called gatekeeper companies — platforms like Facebook ...

Bloomberg Spotify Technology SA is halting its free, ad-supported service in Russia after evaluating the risks of keeping it going amid a government crackdown on news providers. The latest move follows an earlier decision to pause its paid service in the country. “Spotify has continued to believe that it’s critically important to try to keep our service operational in Russia ...

  Bloomberg Google landed a submarine cable in Togo, the first nation in West Africa to introduce commercial fifth-generation mobile services. The Equiano subsea internet cable, part of Google’s $1 billion program to build digital capacity on the continent, was connected to the nation of 8 million people. The conduit will land in Nigeria, Namibia and South Africa later this ...

  Bloomberg The debut of Apple Inc’s latest iPhone brings a change to the way its US customers can purchase the device, a move toward cutting wireless carriers out of the process and giving the tech giant more control. Traditionally, when a user buys an iPhone at an Apple retail store or the company’s online store, the customer provides their ...

Bloomberg Three of China’s largest smartphone brands have opened discussions with Indian manufacturers about making phones locally for global export, a concrete step towards establishing the country as a hub for electronics production. Xiaomi Corp, Oppo and Vivo are holding talks with Indian contract phone-makers, hoping to take advantage of cash incentives readily available to local firms. If they go ...

Bloomberg Panasonic Corp is gearing up to become a major manufacturer of a new, more powerful battery championed by Tesla Inc. that the Japanese electronics maker says meets the demands of its high-flying customer. Over the past year and a half, Panasonic has been working to develop a bigger “4680” battery it intends to sell to the American electric carmaker. ...

  Bloomberg AT&T Inc, which is returning to its roots as a pure telecom company, showed investors how it plans to balance expanding broadband services while paying for network upgrades and a $8 billion dividend. AT&T Chief Executive Officer John Stankey says the spinoff of WarnerMedia in the coming weeks will mark the “starting line of a new era” for ...

Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co has suspended product shipments to Russia due to current geopolitical developments, joining a growing list of companies from Apple Inc to Microsoft Corp that are halting sales and services in the country following its invasion of Ukraine. The South Korean tech giant is actively monitoring the complex situation, the company said in an emailed statement to ...