In no particular order, here are MediaNama’s top 10 stories of the week ended 26th May 2019 MediaNama would like to thank its sponsors: E2E, for their support. Google pulls Huawei's Android licence days after US govt put it on trade blacklist In a huge blow to the Chinese company, Google has cut off Huawei’s Android licence, Reuters reports. The development comes just days after the US government added Huawei to a trade blacklist, preventing it from buying components from US companies without prior government approval. Read it here GOQii threatens to sue Flipkart for offering "70-80% discounts" on its fitness trackers Smart wearables maker GOQii Technologies has sent a cease-and-desist notice to Flipkart, accusing the e-commerce platform of violating terms of agreement by selling its fitness trackers at huge discounts without approval. Read it here Top chipmakers start to cut off Huawei's supply even as US eases some restrictions for 90 days Chipmakers Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom and Xilinx have told their employees that they will suspended shipments to Huawei until further notice, Bloomberg reports. Another Bloomberg report says Huawei has stockpiled chips from US suppliers to last it at least three months. Read it here Aadhaar-based biometric attendance will prevent fake attendance at medical colleges, says MCI The Medical Council of India is going ahead with the installation of an Aadhaar-linked biometric attendance system to prevent fake attendance and ghost faculty in medical colleges, per the New Indian Express. Read it here Aadhaar database raises risk of unnecessary surveillance,…
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