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Saturday 12 January 2019

China’s Huawei unveils chip for global big data market

By JOE McDONALD dustrial leadership.
Associated Press The company says its 2018
BEIJING (AP) — Huawei global sales are forecast
Technologies Ltd. showed to top $100 billion despite
off a new processor chip curbs imposed on use of its
for data centers and cloud technology by the United
computing Monday, ex- States, Australia, Japan
panding into new and and some other govern-
growing markets despite ments.
Western warnings the com- Huawei, headquartered
pany might be a security in the southern city of
risk. Shenzhen, has steadily ex-
Huawei and other Chinese panded into new industry
technology companies segments. Its smartphone
that rely on Western tech- brand, launched in 2010,
nology are stepping up ef- passed Apple to become
forts to develop their own. the global No. 2 seller be-
The company based in hind Samsung in the third
southern China’s Shen- quarter of 2017, according
zhen has pushed ahead to IDC.
with commercial initiatives The company has devel-
despite the Dec. 1 arrest oped the Kirin line of chips
of its chief financial offi- for its phones and Ascend
cer, Meng Wanzhou, the chips for artificial intelli-
daughter of Huawei found- A Kunpeng 920 chip is displayed during an unveiling ceremony in Shenzhen, China, Monday, Jan. gence.
er Ren Zhengfei, in Canada 7, 2019. The Kunpeng 920 chip is
on U.S. charges related to Associated Press based on the ARM system
possible violations of trade The company said it is part says it is employee-owned policies. The Trump admin- used increasingly in smart-
sanctions on Iran. of a planned product line- and rejects accusations istration, Europe and other phones and distributed
Huawei said the Kunpeng up to support “intelligent by Washington and some trading partners complain computing. It competes in
920 chip is designed for computing.” other governments that it initiatives such as “Made some settings with the x86
servers that handle a flood Huawei, founded in 1987 by is controlled by the ruling in China 2025,” which calls standard used by tradi-
of data from smartphones, a former military engineer, party and might facilitate for state-led creation of tional industry leaders Intel
video and other network is China’s first global tech spying. Chinese global champions Corp. and Advanced Mi-
services — a fast growing competitor and a national Chinese and U.S. envoys in robotics and other fields, cro Devices Inc. Also Mon-
sector with the develop- champion at the head of met Monday for talks violates Beijing’s market- day, Huawei unveiled three
ment of artificial intelli- an industry the ruling Com- over a tariff war triggered opening obligations. servers based on the new
gence and the “internet of munist Party is eager to by American complaints American officials worry chip that are intended for
things.” promote. The company about Beijing’s technology they might erode U.S. in- global sale.q

CES 2019: It’s all about the games and AI

By the Associated Press them and Battlefield V. Procter & Gamble, which
Associated Press This year’s CES is less fo- was founded more than
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The CES cused on autonomous 180 years ago, said it’s the
2019 gadget show is rev- cars as last year’s, though first time it has been an
ving up in Las Vegas. Here there’s ongoing buzz exhibitor at CES. The com-
are the latest findings and about self-driving innova- pany said it needs to infuse
observations from Associ- tions. Ride-hailing service technology into everyday
ated Press reporters on the Lyft says after launching a products to keep up with
ground as technology’s self-driving Las Vegas taxi what customers want.
biggest trade event gets service at last year’s CES, Among the goods on dis-
underway. it’s now had almost 30,000 play: a waterproof Gillette
BRING ON THE GAMES paid rides. razor that heats up to 122
Enough about self-driving A CENTURY OLD CES FIRST- degrees; an Oral-B tooth-
cars. A big contingent at TIMER brush that tells you if you’re
the CES 2019 gadget show You wouldn’t expect to find missing areas when brush-
would rather hear about the maker of Pampers and ing; and a wand-like de-
better video games. Navatics MITO displays their underwater drone with 4K camera Bounty paper towels at the vice called Opte that scans
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the CES Unveiled at CES International Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in world’s largest technology the skin and releases serum
got a big round of ap- Las Vegas. conference. that covers up age spots
plause Sunday night when Associated Press But here’s consumer goods and other discoloration.
he told a crowd at the Las puter graphics technology his company’s advances company Procter & Gam- Although some of the prod-
Vegas tech conference is used in both industries. But in artificial intelligence ble at CES 2019, showing ucts have been sold in test
that he’d spend more time it was his unveiling of a new and a graphics technol- off heated razors and a runs, pricing hasn’t been
talking gaming than auton- gaming-oriented graphics ogy called “ray tracing” toothbrush that uses arti- set yet. But expect to pay a
omous driving. processor that elicited the are helping to generate ficial intelligence. (Sorry if lot more than the ordinary
The Santa Clara, California- biggest cheers. ever-more-realistic scenery you were expecting self- stuff currently on drugstore
based chipmaker’s com- Huang also detailed how in popular games like An- changing diapers.) shelves.q