iPhone Fold Rumors Point To eSIM-Only Design
bgr - With Apple's first foray into foldables reportedly on the way, going eSIM-only for the iPhone Fold may make room for things like improved battery life.
Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 16611 / 8 stories in 3 months
Taiwan bans Chinese social media app RedNote for one year on fraud risks
cnbc - It said that it will block access to the app, describing it as one that is "potentially becoming a high-risk area for online shopping fraud."
Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 2:21 am / permalink 16595 / 4 stories in 3 months
Chinese AI Chip Maker Moore Threads Makes Strong Debut After $1 Billion IPO
Tracy Qu / wsj - Moore Threads, founded in 2020 by a former Nvidia executive, soared more than fourfold in its first day of trading on Friday after raising over $1 billion in its initial public offering.
Back to Top / Thursday, December 4, 2025, 11:21 pm / permalink 16592 / 7 stories in 3 months
The Battle Over Africa's Great Untapped Resource: IP Addresses
EditorDavid / slashdot - In his mid-20s, Lu Heng "got an idea that has made him a lot richer," writes the Wall Street Journal. He scooped up 10 million unused IP addresses, mostly form Africa, and then leases them to companies, mostly outside Africa, "that need them badly."[A]rou…
Back to Top / Saturday, November 29, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 16405 / 2 stories in 3 months
Alibaba Launches Quark AI Glasses to Rival Meta with $536 Micro LED Wearable
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Alibaba has launched the Quark AI smart glasses, a $536 Micro LED wearable powered by Qwen AI that undercuts Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses by 30%.The post Alibaba Launches Quark AI Glasses to Rival Meta with $536 Micro LED Wearable appeared first on WinBuz…
Back to Top / Thursday, November 27, 2025, 7:22 am / permalink 16346 / 7 stories in 3 months
Takeoff of China's flying taxis hits turbulence
techxplore - An unmanned, oval-shaped craft from flying taxi maker EHang hovers, whirring noisily like a mini-helicopter over a riverside innovation zone on the outskirts of the southern Chinese business hub of Guangzhou, part of a trial of a mini-flying taxi that onc…
Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 16239 / 2 stories in 3 months
Feds charge four with illegally smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China
Jay Peters / theverge - Federal prosecutors have charged four people with illegally smuggling Nvidia GPUs and HP supercomputers with Nvidia GPUs from the US to China, according to a court filing spotted by Court Watch. The US government has placed restrictions that prevent Nvidi…
Back to Top / Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 16159 / 4 stories in 3 months
Netherlands Hands Back Control of Chipmaker Nexperia
Matthew Mpoke Bigg / nytimes - Uncertainty over the availability of the Chinese-owned company’s chips, which are used in cars and electronics, had added to concerns of a global shortage.
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 16105 / 8 stories in 3 months
Anthropic warns of AI-driven hacking campaign linked to China
go - Researchers at an artificial intelligence firm say they've found the first reported case of foreign hackers using AI to automate portions of cyberattacks
Back to Top / Friday, November 14, 2025, 9:20 am / permalink 15959 / 10 stories in 3 months
Chinese Hackers Used Anthropic’s Claude AI to Automate Cyber Espionage Campaign
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Anthropic reports that Chinese state-sponsored hackers used its Claude AI to autonomously execute a large-scale cyber espionage campaign, marking a new era of AI-driven threats.The post Chinese Hackers Used Anthropic’s Claude AI to Automate Cyber Espionag…
Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 15942 / 9 stories in 3 months
Apple Reaches Deal to Take Billions of Dollars in China's WeChat
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple has reached a new agreement with Tencent that will allow the company to process payments and collect a 15% commission on purchases made inside WeChat mini games and mini apps on the iPhone, establishing a major new revenue stream in China after over…
Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15930 / 5 stories in 3 months
Apple told to remove LGBTQ+ dating apps by China
Sarah Fielding / engadget - LGBTQ+ rights and acceptance have taken another hit in China, with Apple removing two of the countries biggest LGBTQ+ dating apps. Wired reports that Blued and Finka are no longer available on the iOS App Store or certain Android App Stores following orde…
Back to Top / Monday, November 10, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 15831 / 5 stories in 3 months
A crisis at chipmaker Nexperia sent automakers scrambling. Here's what to know
techxplore - A battle for control of a little-known chipmaker has threatened global auto production by choking off the semiconductor supply chain, though there are signs the crisis is inching toward a resolution.
Back to Top / Saturday, November 8, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 15803 / 2 stories in 3 months
China warns Dutch away from Nexperia as it lets chip exports resume
Brandon Vigliarolo / theregister - Netherlands court still overseeing governance at the chipmaker Tensions between China and the Netherlands over the state of chipmaker Nexperia have begun to ease, but the battle for company control doesn't appear to be entirely resolved yet. …
Back to Top / Friday, November 7, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 15770 / 3 stories in 3 months
‘China is going to win the AI race’ — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang decries the price of electricity in the US, contrasts it with China's subsidized pricing
tomshardware - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that China will win the AI race because of its abundance of power and the fact that the U.S. is losing out on the chance for its hardware to become the standard tool that Chinese AI developers use.
Back to Top / Thursday, November 6, 2025, 6:21 am / permalink 15719 / 10 stories in 4 months
Trump says Nvidia can't sell its most powerful AI chips to China
Alex Daniel / qz - The president's comments are a change from several months ago, when his administration released a plan for expanding AI exports to U.S. allies
Back to Top / Monday, November 3, 2025, 9:20 am / permalink 15615 / 4 stories in 4 months
Where the Nexperia auto chip crisis stands now as the U.S., China and EU race to contain fallout
cnbc - The Nexperia crisis is still threatening vehicle production worldwide.
Back to Top / Saturday, November 1, 2025, 12:20 pm / permalink 15591 / 2 stories in 4 months
Trump and Xi dial back tariffs, dodge the Blackwell question
Marcus Schuler / implicator - Trump and Xi cut tariffs 10% and paused rare earth controls for a year. Soybean orders resumed. Nvidia's Blackwell speculation collapsed. The one-year truce relieves immediate pressure but sidesteps structural forces driving U.S.-China decoupling.
Back to Top / Thursday, October 30, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 15547 / 9 stories in 4 months
China deploys wind-powered underwater data center off Shanghai coast — $226 million project could top 24 megawatts, harnessing the cooling power of the sea
tomshardware - China has launched what it claims is the world’s first wind-powered undersea data center — a sealed, seawater-cooled cluster sitting 35 meters beneath the surface off the coast of Shanghai.
Back to Top / Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15518 / 3 stories in 4 months
Apple just hit a $4-trillion market cap as strong iPhone 17 sales drive a stock rally
Alex Daniel, Shannon Carroll / qz - The tech giant rode a fresh market surge to hit the milestone, amid strong early sales for its new iPhone model in the U.S. and China
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 15482 / 9 stories in 4 months