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Huawei chips are one generation behind US but firm finding workarounds, CEO says
Ren Zhengfei, Huawei founder and one of the country’s most recognisable business figures, told the Communist Party’s official newspaper he wasn’t worried about Washington’s efforts to cut off the flow of US technology to China’s chip sector. He also expressed confidence that China can make breakthroughs in AI and software.
'They have conquered every market': Nvidia CEO on why Trump is wrong about Huawei
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns that the U.S. may be underestimating Huawei's growing influence in AI, despite sanctions restricting the company's access to American technology. He criticizes these measures as poorly executed. Meanwhile, Huang denies Nvidia's involvement in any potential Intel stake acquisition consortium, dismissing speculation about their participation.
Huawei founder told Xi Jinping China's concerns about lack of chips have eased: State media
Public discussion of the meeting, where six founders were given time to address Xi while the likes of DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng and Alibaba's Jack Ma looked on, has been highly controlled. Previously, state media only released Xi's remarks and not details of what the founders said.
Elon Musk tops Fortune's 100 Most Powerful People in Business list; Reliance's Mukesh Ambani at 12th spot
Fortune has released its first-ever list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Business, with Elon Musk securing the top position. The list acknowledges influential leaders across various sectors, including technology, finance, and industry. Jensen Huang, Satya Nadella, and prominent figures like Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon are featured prominently.
Huawei has replaced thousands of US-banned parts with Chinese versions: founder
The administration of former president Donald Trump effectively barred American companies from doing business with the firm, and his successor Joe Biden has imposed further sanctions including a ban on sales of new Huawei equipment in the United States. The moves have forced the firm to find new ways to obtain semiconductors and other parts, with founder Ren Zhengfei saying Huawei has replaced more than 13,000 components with domestic versions in the past three years, according to the transcript posted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University on Friday.
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou named chairwoman in rotating role
The United States then imposed a series of trade restrictions on the company throughout 2019 and 2020, citing national security concerns. This impeded Huawei's ability to design its own chips and to source components from outside vendors, crippling its smartphone businesses. Meng was allowed to return to China in September after an agreement with U.S. prosecutors to end a bank fraud case.
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou leaves Canada after US deal on fraud charges
The years-long extradition drama has been a central source of discord in increasingly rocky ties between Beijing and Washington, with Chinese officials signalling that the case needed to be dropped to help end a diplomatic stalemate.
Huawei plans to launch Harmony OS for its mobile phones next month
The new Huawei Harmony OS will only go some way to mitigating the impact of the 2019 US sanctions that barred Google from providing its Android OS on new Huawei phones.
Huawei founder urges shift to software to counter US sanctions
The internal memo seen by Reuters is the clearest evidence yet of the company's direction as it responds to the immense pressure sanctions have placed on the handset business that was at its core
China cuts taxes to spur semiconductor development
Leaders declared accelerating efforts to transform China into a self-reliant "technology power" to be this year's top economic priority after the tariff war with Washington highlighted its reliance on U.S. components for smartphones and other industries Beijing wants to develop.
Huawei announces royalty rates for 5G phone technology to increase transparency
The company was put on an export blacklist by former U.S. President Donald Trump in 2019 and barred from accessing critical technology of U.S. origin, affecting its ability to design its own chips and source components from outside vendors.
Huawei exec loses UK court bid to access HSBC records
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou -- whose father is the Chinese company's founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei -- has been in a two-year battle against extradition over charges Huawei violated US sanctions on Iran.
Huawei open to transfer 5G technology for global innovation including source code
"We are open to transferring all of our 5G technologies, not just licensing production to others. This will include source programmes and source code to all the hardware design secrets as well as the know-how, and the chip design," Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said at the opening ceremony of the intelligent mining innovation lab in Taiyuan.
Huawei founder sees no end to US sanctions
Huawei Technologies Ltd., China's first global tech brand, is at the center of conflict with Washington over technology and security. American officials say the maker of network equipment and smartphones might facilitate Chinese spying, an accusation Ren and other executives deny.
Huawei CEO hopes for 'open policy' from Joe Biden administration
The CEO and founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei called Tuesday for an open approach from new US President Joe Biden after the firm was battered by sanctions imposed by Donald Trump's administration.
Chinese state newspaper omits Jack Ma from list of entrepreneurial leaders
China's best known businessman was not mentioned in an front-page article published by the Shanghai Securities News. Instead Huawei Technologies' Ren Zhengfei, Xiaomi Corp's Lei Jun and BYD's Wang Chuanfu were lauded for their contributions.
Huawei's biggest competitors, Ericsson, Nokia say ready to step in after UK ban
The UK's digital minister Oliver Dowden announced Tuesday that "from the end of this year, telecoms providers must not buy any 5G equipment from Huawei". Dowden added that all existing Huawei gear should be stripped out "by 2027".
Atom bomb was biggest fear once, now there's fear over AI: Huawei CEO
Zhengfei said AI is not as damaging as atom bombs. Over the last thousands of years, technological advancement was very much in synch with people's evolution and people's fears over innovations like steam ships and the mechanical age were gradually overcome.
China's Defence Minister says Huawei not a military company
The US placed Huawei on an "entity list" on grounds of national security on May 16, a move that curbs its access to US-made components it needs for its equipment.
Huawei chief flaunts 'tea' links with 10 Downing Street as he brushes aside US ban
Escalating the bruising trade war with China, the US recently blacklisted Huawei over security concerns.
Without Google, Huawei phones could become paperweights: Report
Rival phone brands Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo would benefit from Google's suspension of services to Huawei, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.
Huawei founder says company would not share user secrets
Ren said neither he nor the company have ever received a government request for "improper information" about anyone.
Huawei's arrested CFO rose through ranks despite father's rebuke
Since joining Huawei more than 20 years ago, Meng has gone from helping out at sales exhibitions to become a central figure in the company’s leadership.
China demands US stop spying, explain Edward Snowden espionage claims
Expressing concern over revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden, China today demanded that the US explain the facts and stop surveillance activities.
No connection with cyber security issues in US: Huawei
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei today said it has no connection in the recent cyber security issues reported in the US.
Huawei to offer ‘phantom shares’ to Indian employees
India is the first country outside China where Huawei is rolling out this facility, which will see top 20% of its workforce in the country being allotted 'phantom shares'.
Huawei plans to extend employee ownership to foreign workers
Chinese telecom major Huawei looks to extend its employee ownership model to its foreign workers, which if materialises could benefit about 6,000 of its Indian employees.
Huawei leaves US deal's fate to Obama: Report
Its consumer products include smart phones that run on Google's Android platform and technology to connect laptops to the Internet using 3G networks.
Huawei denies Motorola's charges of stealing product info
Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies has dismissed market rival Motorola's charges of stealing confidential information about its cellular network equipment as groundless.
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