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My ChesCo, Zainuddin Harinder
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia couple has been
sentenced to federal prison for running a counterfeit electronics
operation that imported fake cell phones and accessories bearing major
brand names, prosecutors said.
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XDA, Tanveer Singh
The scourge of counterfeit hard drives is showing no signs of stopping.
After reports of hard drives used for Chia cryptocurrency mining being
sold as new came out, Seagate recently seized around 700 counterfeit
hard drives in Malaysia. Counterfeiters are using intricate methods to
pass off used desktop drives...
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Pasadena Now,
Two Riverside County residents pleaded guilty Wednesday in downtown
Los Angeles to federal charges stemming from a counterfeit electronics
scheme that targeted Apple stores across Southern California, including
one in Pasadena, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. \
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Reuters, Jeff Mason, Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration would impose tariffs
on semiconductor imports from companies not shifting production to the
U.S., speaking ahead of a dinner with major technology company CEOs.
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U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas – An Armenian national made his initial appearance in a
federal court in Austin today after he was indicted and extradited on
charges related to an alleged export control conspiracy. According
to court documents, from February 2022 until at least August 2024,
Kamo Kirakosyan and others allegedly participated in a criminal
conspiracy to export goods, including items that can be used for
semiconductor manufacturing...
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Evertiq, Dennis Dahlgren
The real crisis isn’t that obsolescence happens – it's that the industry still acts like it won’t.
It’s not that the electronics industry doesn’t know obsolescence is a threat. It’s that, increasingly, it acts like it doesn’t care. Despite mounting warnings, the accelerated pace of innovation, once celebrated as progress, has become a liability.
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Newsweek, Hannah Parry
The United States is tightening restrictions on foreign chipmakers in
China, revoking special authorizations that had allowed South Korea's
Samsung and SK Hynix to access American semiconductor manufacturing
equipment, according to a Federal Register notice.
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DesignNews, Spencer Chin
The
hot-button issue of tariffs has cast a shadow over the electronics
industry in 2025, but they are not the only factor. Tariffs are just
part of the issues factoring into decisions electronics suppliers
globally are making, according to a report titled "How trade tensions
are reshaping the global semiconductor landscape" from market
intelligence firm Omdia.
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Business Today, Business Today Desk
The U.S. cannot afford to rely on Taiwan for its chip supply, says
Secretary Howard Lutnick, who warned in a CNBC interview that 99% of
leading-edge semiconductors being made just “80 miles from China” poses a
direct threat to national security.
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Al Jazeera, Erin Hale
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs
of up to 300 percent on semiconductor imports, with exemptions for
foreign companies that commit to manufacturing in the US.
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