News of Note—Apple, Google, Samsung and more

Here are some other stories we're following today:

> Apple is discontinuing the Apple AirPort base station products. Forbes article

> Google launched a new framework that uses a pair of platforms to make it easier to connect a Kubernetes cluster to Google Cloud Platform services. SDxCentral article

> Samsung Electronics' well-chronicled rise to the top of the heap in semiconductor sales last year, dethroning Intel after a quarter century, may be short lived, analysts say. EE Times article

> Mercku is launching a Wi-Fi router and accessories to be able to handle the connectivity for dozens of IoT devices in the home. Venture Beat article