Beijing clears Nvidia’s H200 imports, ending chip uncertainty for China tech giants

scmp - Beijing has begun approving imports of Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing units (GPUs), according to two sources familiar with the matter, ending regulatory uncertainty over the US tech giant’s second most powerful artificial intelligence chip.The first ba…

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TikTok In America Is Now US-Owned With Major Changes Coming

bgr - TikTok USDS Joint Venture now runs TikTok in the United States, as the popular video sharing app avoids being banned following threats from the US government.

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Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Jumps as China Just Unlocked $30 Billion in H200 Chip Sales

Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Nvidia shares rose 1.5% Friday after China reportedly gave preliminary clearance for H200 chip orders Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance received authorization to discuss specific purchase quantities Potential deal could generate $30 billion in revenue …

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Alibaba Preparing IPO for AI Chip Unit T-head Amid Chinese Semiconductor Listing Boom

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Alibaba reportedly wants to spin off and list its AI chip unit T-Head following employee restructuring, adding to a wave of Chinese semiconductor IPOsThe post Alibaba Preparing IPO for AI Chip Unit T-head Amid Chinese Semiconductor Listing Boom appeared f…

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With China leading global drone manufacturing, Hungary’s ABZ Innovation raises €7 million to expand heavy-duty drones

David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - ABZ Innovation, a manufacturer of heavy-duty agricultural and industrial drones out of Budapest, today announced it has closed a €7 million funding round in order to scale production, speed up product development, and expand in key global markets – as it …

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Future Apple product plans may be at risk following Luxshare hack

appleinsider - Apple supply chain member Luxshare suffered a major data breach in December, and hackers that pilfered the files are now offering it for sale on the dark web. It looks legit.Luxshare's existing US office near Apple Park — image credit: Apple MapsThe Apple…

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OnePlus faces dismantling claims after 20% drop in global phone shipments

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - New reports indicate OnePlus, the smartphone brand owned by Oppo, faces closure. This development, first reported by Android Headlines, cites anonymous employees across North America, the EU, and Asia, alongside four independent analyst firms and market d…

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Sony spins off TV business

Colin Mann / advanced-television - Visitors to the giant CES technology show earlier in January wondered why Sony didn’t have a presence. Now they know. Sony is to form a joint-venture with Chinese rival TCL to take over its TV business. TCL will own 51 per cent of the business, with Sony …

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“Like Selling Nuclear Weapons to North Korea”: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Blasts U.S. Decision to Approve NVIDIA’s H200 AI Chip Exports to China

Muhammad Zuhair / wccftech - Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei has spoken once again about selling NVIDIA's AI chips to China, claiming that the U.S. is providing Beijing with the weapon to get ahead in the AI race. Anthropic's Amodei Argues that China Has Remained Behind in the AI Race D…

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Realme says its 10,001mAh P4 Power phone can last nearly four days

techspot - Realme's P4 Power phone will be the first to feature the company's 10,001mAh Titan silicon-carbon battery. That extra 1mAh is likely a marketing ploy to put it ahead of rival Honor, which released the 10,000mAh Honor Win in China at the end of last year.R…

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Baidu’s Apollo Go Launches Largest Fully Driverless Commercial Robotaxi Operation in Abu Dhabi

pandaily - Apollo Go has officially launched its first overseas fully driverless robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi, aiming to build the city’s largest autonomous fleet by 2026.

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Under $35,000? What the New Canada-China EV Deal Means for Your Next Car Purchase

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Prime Minister Mark Carney has officially reset Canada’s trade relationship with China, but Ontario Premier Doug Ford is already warning that the deal could be a death blow to the province’s auto sector. The new strategic partnership, signed in Beijing th…

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China drafts rules to restrict Nvidia H200 AI chip acquisitions

Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - China is drafting rules to regulate purchases of Nvidia H200 AI chips by local firms, allowing limited sales from foreign makers like Nvidia rather than an outright ban, Nikkei Asia reported on January 15 citing two sources familiar with the matter. The C…

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Unreleased Apple Display Appears in China Energy Label Database

iclarified - A regulatory filing in China has revealed an unreleased Apple display with the model number A3350. The entry appeared in the China Energy Label Center database today with a filing date of January 15, 2026.Continue ReadingSpotlight Deal:Samsung's 32-Inch M…

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The US imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia’s H200 AI chips headed to China

Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - The Trump administration formalized its 25% cut of H200 chip sales in China with a tariff that applies to certain semiconductors.

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Alibaba’s Qwen AI app hits 100 million users as upgrade broadens role in daily life

scmp - Alibaba Group Holding has rolled out a major update to its flagship Qwen artificial intelligence app, integrating it more deeply into the company’s expansive ecosystem, from online shopping to travel booking, as it pushes to make the service an AI-powered…

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Chinese customs told to block H200 imports, report claims — directive would effectively ban the Nvidia AI chip from China

tomshardware - Chinese customs officers were allegedly told to disallow the entry of Nvidia H200 chips, effectively banning the entry of these AI processors into the country. The command comes as other sources say that Beijing will only allow the import of these AI GPUs…

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China’s Zhipu Unveils New AI Model Trained on Huawei’s Chips

Luz Ding / bloomberg - Chinese AI startup Knowledge Atlas Technology JSC Ltd. released a new multimodal model that it says is the country’s first to be fully trained using domestic chips, in a sign of progress toward meeting Beijing’s goal of reducing reliance on American techn…

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