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Saturday, February 2, 2019

UC-Berkeley bans new research funding from Huawei

From Nature: The University of California, Berkeley, will not enter into new research collaborations with the Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei, after the US Department of Justice brought criminal charges against the company on 28 January.
The University of Texas at Austin has also confirmed to Nature that it is reviewing its relationship with the company — which is a major investor in research worldwide.
The move comes two weeks after the University of Oxford, UK, said it would stop seeking new funding from the firm, citing “public concerns raised in recent months surrounding UK partnerships.”
Since late 2018, Huawei — a major electronics manufacturer headquartered in Shenzhen — has been under mounting scrutiny from international governments. Several countries have raised security concerns over its devices and the company’s involvement in developing their telecommunications networks...

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