Technology

Bloomberg WhatsApp, the popular messaging app owned by Meta Platforms Inc, is pushing its privacy features in a new US marketing campaign that compares a standard text message to mail that was opened before it was delivered. The campaign promotes end-to-end encryption, technology that WhatsApp uses so that user messages only exist on the device where a message was sent ...

  Bloomberg Ericsson AB filed US trade complaints seeking to block imports of Apple Inc devices, escalating a legal battle that shows licensing talks between the two over 5G telecommunications technology are going poorly. In complaints filed with the US International Trade Commission in Washington, Ericsson targets a wide swath of Apple products — the iPhone, tablets, smart watches, smart ...

  Bloomberg Intel Corp plans to spend $20 billion on a chipmaking hub on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, which the company expects to grow to be the world’s biggest silicon-manufacturing site. The chipmaker will begin construction of two fabrication plants on a 1,000-acre site in New Albany, which it expects to be operational by 2025, said the person, asking ...

  Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co introduced its first mobile processor powered by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. graphics as the company tries to better compete with the gaming prowess of archrival Apple Inc.’s iPhones. The new Exynos 2200 processor is built using Samsung’s most advanced 4nm fabrication process and is the industry’s first mobile chip with hardware support for ray tracing, ...

  Bloomberg Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) raised its growth projections and unveiled record spending plans for 2022, signalling that the voracious demand for chips that has fuelled a months-long supply chain squeeze will persist for years. Apple Inc’s most important chipmaker is now projecting average sales growth of 15% to 20% annually — as much as double its previous ...

  Bloomberg Apple Inc said that developers have generated more than $260 billion in revenue since the App Store launched in 2008, up about $60 billion from the figure it reported a year ago. The iPhone maker made the announcement as part of a summary of the performance of its digital services across 2021. The company said the App Store ...

  Bloomberg Nigeria lifted a seven-month ban on Twitter Inc. in the West African country, after the social network agreed to various conditions. Twitter will establish a legal entity in Nigeria and appoint a country representative to engage with the government when required, the National Information Technology Development Agency, or NITDA, said in a statement announcing the imminent end of ...

  Bloomberg Apple Inc has issued unusual and significant stock bonuses to some engineers in an effort to retain talent, looking to stave off defections to tech rivals such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. The company informed some engineers in silicon design, hardware, and select software and operations groups of the out-of-cycle bonuses, which are being issued as restricted ...

  Bloomberg Sony Group Corp announced an exclusive game for its next-generation virtual reality (VR) headset, dubbed PSVR2, charging up the platform’s appeal just as metaverse hype intensifies. The Japanese entertainment and electronics giant introduced a teaser video for the title, from hit in-house franchise Horizon, while unveiling PlayStation VR2 with an upgraded headset and VR2 Sense controllers. Promising increased ...

  Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co’s quarterly profit climbed more than 50% after chip prices stabilised and sales of smartphones surged, reinforcing hopes the memory industry will emerge from its downturn this year. South Korea’s biggest company posted operating income of $11.5 billion for the three months ended December, missing estimates after it distributed special bonuses to employees. But revenue jumped ...