In key computing areas such as CPU chip design, U.S. companies dominate the global market.
The U.S. also routinely puts sanctions on Chinese tech corporations, throttling access to key components.
China is making a determined effort to disconnect itself from dependency on U.S.-based tech.
A newly published, in-depth feature from Nikkei Asia gives a detailed overview of the current state of the conflict between China and the U.S. in the sectors of chipmaking, semiconductor manufacturing, and computing technology as a whole. One of the many key takeaways the article presents is the encroaching reality that if China has its way, it will no longer depend on the U.S. for many of its computing needs, which will have big consequences for both countries.
US Chamber of Commerce sends aid to help India fight Covid 2.0
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US Chamber of Commerce sends aid to help India fight Covid 2.0. Image Source: IANS News
Washington, May 5 : The Global Task Force on Pandemic Response, a newly-formed public-private partnership formed by the US Chamber of Commerce with nearly 40 tech giants on board, on Wednesday announced to start sending crucial aid to address the grim Covid situation in India.
Supported by the non-profit Business Roundtable, the Task Force will coordinate a coalition of corporations, non-profits and individual efforts to organise 1,000 Medtronic ventilators (to be delivered to India starting Wednesday), 25,000 oxygen concentrators scheduled to be delivered by the end of May (thousands already delivered) and offer practical guidance on supporting employees in India via a network of human resources.
India News: MUMBAI: The Global Task Force on Pandemic Response, a newly formed US-based public-private partnership organized by the US chamber of commerce announc.
40 US Companies Create Global Task Force To Help India Fight Covid 40 US Companies Create Global Task Force To Help India Fight Covid The first-of-its-kind country-specific global task force to address a public health crisis in another country was addressed by US Secretary of State Tony Blinken.
India has been witnessing an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases (File)
Washington:
In a show of solidarity, CEOs of some 40 top American companies have come together to create a global task force to mobilise resources to help India fight the battle against COVID-19.
A collective initiative of the US-India Business Council of the US Chambers of Commerce, and the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum and Business Roundtable, the task force during its meeting here on Monday committed to get 20,000 oxygen concentrators to India in the next few weeks, Deloitte CEO Puneet Renjen told PTI.
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Besides, top American companies have formed a global task force to provide oxygen, medicines and supplies on a war footing to India. Also, a “strike team” of experts from the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) is being deployed to help combat the Indian pandemic.