The Caged WomenUS has taken the step of revoking licenses that previously authorized companies such as Intel and Qualcomm to supply chips used in laptops and handsets to Chinese telecoms equipment manufacturer Huawei, according to Reuters. Sources said some of the companies received notifications on Tuesday that their licenses were revoked with immediate effect. The US Commerce Department confirmed the revocation of certain licenses earlier in the day, but it refused to specify the companies involved. A spokesperson for Intel declined to comment, while Qualcomm and Huawei did not respond to a request for comment. The action comes after the debut of Huawei’s first AI laptop, the MateBook X Pro, which was launched last month and runs on Intel’s latest Core Ultra 9 processor, the Reuters report said. [Reuters]
