Huawei files lawsuit disputing FCC ‘security threat’ designation

Posted on 10/02/2021 by Engadget

According to The Wall Street Journal, Huawei has filed a lawsuit to challenge a decision the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made last year when it designated the company as a national security threat. The legal challenge comes as the Chinese...

Xiaomi files court challenge against US ban

Posted on 30/01/2021 by Engadget

Xiaomi isn’t wasting time disputing the US’ decision to put it on a list of Chinese military-backed companies and ban American investments. Reuters reports the Chinese phone giant has filed a legal complaint against the US Defense and Treasury Depart...

DJI says products will stay on sale despite US trade ban

Posted on 19/12/2020 by Engadget

DJI hasn’t been deterred by the US Commerce Department’s trade ban. The drone maker told TechCrunch that Americans can buy and use its products “normally” despite the company’s presence on an entity list barring US companies from doing business with...

DJI can no longer buy components from the US for its drones

Posted on 18/12/2020 by Engadget

The Department of Commerce has added 78 companies and individuals to its entity list, which effectively blocks US businesses from dealing with them. Joining the likes of Huawei on the list are Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, wh...

Commerce Department cuts off China’s biggest chipmaker from US tech

Posted on 18/12/2020 by Engadget

US Department of Commerce added dozens of Chinese companies to its Entity List this morning, but one looms especially large. Citing concerns over national security, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation — China’s single largest chip m...

Commerce Department extends deadline for a TikTok sale to the 27th

Posted on 14/11/2020 by Engadget

For months, the Trump Administration has pushed for TikTok to either be sold or get shut down and locked out of doing business with US companies. However, despite the incomplete status of a proposed sale that would’ve made it a partner with Oracle, a...

US Commerce Department delays TikTok ban following court ruling

Posted on 12/11/2020 by Engadget

TikTok will live to see another day. According to The Wall Street Journal, the US Department of Commerce won’t push through an order that would have forced the platform to shut down today. The agency cited a preliminary injunction a judge in Philadel...

US slaps trade restrictions on China’s top chipmaker

Posted on 26/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The US didn’t waste much time blocking sales to China’s largest chipmaker. According to Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, the Commerce Department has added Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) to its entity list, effectivel...

Judge blocks US ban on WeChat app downloads

Posted on 20/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

TikTok isn’t alone in avoiding a US ban, at least for now. Reuters reports that Judge Laurel Beeler has issued a preliminary injunction blocking a Commerce Department order that would remove WeChat from US app stores by the end of September 20th. Use...

Trump approves TikTok deal with Oracle and Walmart ‘in concept’