Page 4 - Embedded Power News Today

Sweet Harmony Huawei Technologies’ announcement and launch of its Harmony operating system for smartphones is a significant step by the company, that’s looking to recover from the sanctions imposed on it by the US. HarmonyOS will be rolled out to selected smartphone models, giving users the opportunity to switch from Googles Android platform. For Huawei HarmonyOS means it will no longer be reliant on Android, a relationship that had been ‘hobbled’ by ...

EV charging network gets £300m boost The news that Ofgem is to fund the installation of 3,550 new ultra-rapid charging points on motorways and in towns has been welcomed as an essential part of the UK’s efforts to shift to cleaner energy. The money - £300m - will be used to support new charging points, including 1,800 ultra-rapid charging sites at motorway service stations doubling the current number available. The move comes in response to UK plans to ban the...

Robber barons of the C21 Amazon generated record sales income of £38bn in Europe last year, while income in the UK soared by 51 per cent to reach almost £20bn – mind-blowing figures! At the same time Apple reported trading figures for the first three months of 2021 with another set of astonishing numbers. So much so, that it was able to announce a buy-back of shares worth $90bn – that’s equivalent to the value of BP, and that’s spare cash! Despi...

In a move intended to support local supply chains the South Korean government has announced a series of tax breaks, worth nearly $900m, to support chip manufacturers struggling with global shortages.

While profits may be booming at Infineon, and revenues have soared, the company has warned that the on-going chip shortages bedevilling the automotive industry could cut car production by 2.5 million in the first half of 2021.

Pay by palm technology raises security worries News that Amazon in trialling palm-scanning technology at one of its Whole Food stores in Seattle is raising privacy concerns, due to the fact that the technology Amazon is using links a customer’s palm signature with their credit details. The contactless payment method, known as Amazon One, involves customers enrolling their palms in Amazon’s system to make payments with a palm ‘signature’ which is linke...

Nvidia’s Arm deal investigated Last weeks news that the UK government had invoked National security to probe Nvidias Arm deal means that the CMA, which was already investigating the possible effect of the deal on competition in the UK, will also now be considering national security interests While the ‘intervention notice’ issued by the government has raised questions over the $40 billion deal a spokesman for Nvidia said that it didn’t “believe t...

Siemens and Google Cloud to cooperate on AI-based manufacturing solutions Google Cloud and Siemens are to co-operate in order to optimise factory processes and improve productivity on the shop floor. According to Siemens, it intends to integrate Google Cloud’s data cloud and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) technologies with its factory automation solutions to help manufacturers innovate for the future. Data is critical for today’s industrial pr...

The edge is set to become the ‘centre of everything’ New research suggests that up to $800 billion could be spent on new and replacement server equipment and edge computing facilities in the years running up to 2028. The research, from the Linux Foundation, says that growth is going to be driven by the deployment of 5G in industry, alongside the commoditisation of edge hardware and the rise of open source networking software. It expects investment to be equally...

Addressing the e-waste mountain With 6 million people saying the majority of their home appliances break within just two years, the ‘Right to Repair’ law that’s due to come into effect in the summer will have a significant impact on consumers and their bank balances. From this summer, consumers will have a Right to Repair their household appliances as the government looks to cut down on the estimated 1.5 million tonnes of electronic waste generated by the ...