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Letter from Piero Cipollone to Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice-President, on feedback on commitments offered by Apple over access restrictions to near-field communication technology

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Friday, April 19, 2024

Finding an

Key Points: 
    • Finding an
      effective response to these concerns would support competition, foster innovation and increase choice for
      consumers with mobile wallets on their iPhones.
    • We note that Apple?s proposed commitments would not give third parties full access to the secure element (SE),
      but only allow for the usage of Host Card Emulation (HCE).
    • Crucially, access to the SE is vital for mobile device based offline digital euro payments.
    • 3 4 Therefore, Apple?s
      proposed commitments, which do not provide full access to the SE of iOS smart phones, would not facilitate
      offline payments with digital euro on iPhones.
    • We understand that the Commission?s antitrust investigation, and Apple?s proposed commitments on access to
      NFC technology, are limited to in-store payments with iOS smart phones.
    • As a result, the ability of merchants to accept payments with Apple devices other than
      through ApplePay might be limited.
    • I would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for other Commission initiatives which have
      implications for the European retail payment ecosystem.
    • 9

      An effective implementation of Article 33 on FRAND access to a series of mobile devices is of paramount importance for the offline variant
      of the digital euro.

Letter from Piero Cipollone to Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, on feedback on commitments offered by Apple over access restrictions to near-field communication technology

Retrieved on: 
Friday, April 19, 2024

Finding an

Key Points: 
    • Finding an
      effective response to these concerns would support competition, foster innovation and increase choice for
      consumers with mobile wallets on their iPhones.
    • We note that Apple?s proposed commitments would not give third parties full access to the secure element (SE),
      but only allow for the usage of Host Card Emulation (HCE).
    • If the proposed commitments
      would also be applicable to a potential digital euro, they would not, per se, guarantee that digital euro payments
      made using iPhones were seamless and user-friendly.
    • Crucially, access to the SE is vital for mobile device based offline digital euro payments.
    • 3 4 Therefore, Apple?s
      proposed commitments, which do not provide full access to the SE of iOS smart phones, would not facilitate
      offline payments with digital euro on iPhones.
    • We understand that the Commission?s antitrust investigation, and Apple?s proposed commitments on access to
      NFC technology, are limited to in-store payments with iOS smart phones.
    • As a result, the ability of merchants to accept payments with Apple devices other than
      through ApplePay might be limited.
    • 9

      An effective implementation of Article 33 on FRAND access to a series of mobile devices is of paramount importance for the offline variant
      of the digital euro.

Setting A New Security Benchmark: Kudelski IoT's Semiconductor Alliances Redefine IoT Provisioning

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Setting A New Security Benchmark: Kudelski IoT's Semiconductor Alliances Redefine IoT Provisioning

Key Points: 
  • Setting A New Security Benchmark: Kudelski IoT's Semiconductor Alliances Redefine IoT Provisioning
    Premier integration with Microchip, and collaborative partnerships with ST Microelectronics, Infineon, and Silicon Labs radically simplify a critical IoT security requirement.
  • Kudelski IoT libraries are integrated with semiconductor partner tools to enable device manufacturers to personalize their products in the factory or in the field.
  • Hardy Schmidbauer, Senior Vice President at Kudelski IoT, said, “For many IoT device manufacturers, security provisioning is today a laborious manual process that is prone to error, seriously compromising the security of individual devices, or even of a manufacturer’s whole chain of security.
  • By partnering with top IC manufacturers, Kudelski IoT is making provisioning a simpler, more automated, and secure process than ever before.

EQS-News: GRAMMER increases revenue and earnings in FY 2023 and appoints COO Guoqiang Li to the Executive Board

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Consolidated earnings before interest and taxes amounted to EUR 42.0 million in the 2023 financial year, compared to EUR -45.0 million in the previous year.

Key Points: 
  • Consolidated earnings before interest and taxes amounted to EUR 42.0 million in the 2023 financial year, compared to EUR -45.0 million in the previous year.
  • The more stable business performance in APAC and the positive trend in EMEA had a positive impact on earnings.
  • In addition, GRAMMER was able to reach agreements with customers to pass on the high inflation-related cost increases also in 2023 financial year.
  • Effective April 1, 2024, Guoqiang Li, Chief Operating Officer (COO), will be appointed to the company’s Executive Board.

Horizon Robotics Formally Files Hong Kong IPO Application, aiming to enhance people's safety and experience in passenger vehicles

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Smart vehicles with autonomous features can free up time and boost productivity for drivers and passengers during these long commutes.

Key Points: 
  • Smart vehicles with autonomous features can free up time and boost productivity for drivers and passengers during these long commutes.
  • Faced with a broad market prospect, there are also more and more players participating in the smart vehicle industry.
  • Recently, Horizon Robotics, a leading provider of ADAS and AD solutions for passenger vehicles, submitted its IPO application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and plans to list on the Main Board.
  • From an industry perspective, China is the world's largest smart vehicles market, with sales volume of smart vehicles of 12.4 million in 2023.

DuPont Unveils Pyralux® ML Laminate Series, Offering High Thermal Management for Extreme Environments

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The Pyralux® ML laminate series provides exceptional performance in challenging environments, making it a versatile and innovative solution for many different applications.

Key Points: 
  • The Pyralux® ML laminate series provides exceptional performance in challenging environments, making it a versatile and innovative solution for many different applications.
  • DuPont is exhibiting the innovative new laminates this week during IPC APEX Expo, April 9-11, at the Anaheim Convention Center.
  • Unlike other Pyralux® products, the Pyralux® ML laminate contains metal alloy, such as copper-nickel (CuNi), featuring Kapton® all-polyimide dielectric technology.
  • Pyralux® ML double-side clads are currently supplied in sheet form and are being strategically rolled out by DuPont Electronics & Industrial.

Micron Debuts World’s First Quad-Port SSD to Accelerate Data-Rich Autonomous and AI-Enabled Vehicle Workloads

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The Micron 4150AT SSD combines market-leading features such as single-root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV), a PCIe® Generation 4 interface and ruggedized automotive design.

Key Points: 
  • The Micron 4150AT SSD combines market-leading features such as single-root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV), a PCIe® Generation 4 interface and ruggedized automotive design.
  • With these features, the automotive-grade SSD provides the ecosystem with data center-level flexibility and power.
  • This support for multi-host workloads is essential as today’s automotive SoCs increasingly use VMs to multitask across different functions, from autonomous driving to vehicle-to-vehicle communication.
  • The company is showcasing a demo of the SSD at Embedded World in Nuremberg, Germany from April 9-11 at booth 5-109.

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Shareholders with Losses on their Investment in Innoviz Technologies Ltd. of Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadlines – INVZ

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Monday, April 8, 2024

NEW YORK, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (“Innoviz” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: INVZ) and certain officers.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (“Innoviz” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: INVZ) and certain officers.
  • To discuss this action, contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext.
  • Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
  • Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions.

Graphjet Technology to Build New Agricultural Waste-to-Graphite Production Facility in Nevada

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Monday, April 8, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Graphjet Technology (“Graphjet” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq:GTI), a leading developer of patented technologies to produce graphite and graphene directly from agricultural waste, today announced it plans to build a commercial artificial graphite production facility in Nevada. This plant is expected to be a first-of-its-kind in the United States.

Key Points: 
  • This level of production is expected to be able to support the production of enough batteries to power more 100,000 electric vehicles (EVs) per year.
  • This eliminates a conversion step in Graphjet’s production process, which would enable its Nevada facility to produce graphite more quickly.
  • Graphjet is aiming to commission and begin production at the new facility in 2026.
  • “We are laser focused on getting our commercial production online as quickly as possible and are in discussions with several players to secure offtake agreements for our planned Nevada facility.

Syntec Optics (Nasdaq: OPTX) to Showcase Advanced Imaging and Sensing Technologies at SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2024

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Friday, April 5, 2024

At booth #938, Syntec Optics will demonstrate its latest breakthroughs, engage with valued customers, and ignite further partnerships within the vibrant defense and sensing community.

Key Points: 
  • At booth #938, Syntec Optics will demonstrate its latest breakthroughs, engage with valued customers, and ignite further partnerships within the vibrant defense and sensing community.
  • "Syntec Optics has announced and launched several new products for existing markets and customers using existing capabilities," said Sara Hart, Director of Sales at Syntec Optics.
  • Ultra-Precision Biomedical Optics: Revolutionize medical imaging and diagnostics with Syntec Optics' state-of-the-art biomedical optics solutions.
  • Visit Syntec Optics at booth #938 during DCS 2024 to immerse yourself in a world of transformative light-based technologies.