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Canada follows the US by slapping a 100 percent tariff on Chinese EVs
Canada is following the US by imposing a 100 percent tariff on imports of Chinese-made EVs.
Kris Holt08.26.2024
China claims to have already reached its 2030 clean energy goal
The nation is six years ahead of its clean energy goal.
Sarah Fielding08.23.2024
Black Myth: Wukong breaks Steam’s concurrent single-player record within hours of launch
Black Myth: Wukong has broken Steam’s concurrent players record for a single-player title, passing Cyberpunk 2077 for the single-player record. In addition, it’s now the game with the second-most all-time concurrent players to date (including multiplayer), moving past Palworld.
Will Shanklin08.20.2024
Texas Instruments awarded $1.6 billion in CHIPS Act funding for domestic silicon production
Texas Instruments is the latest recipient of CHIPS Act funds. The 2022 law will award TI $1.6 billion in grants.
Will Shanklin08.16.2024
Apple is fighting Tencent and ByteDance over in-app payments in China
The iPhone maker is demanding that the companies close loopholes that direct customers to third-party purchase options.
Lawrence Bonk08.02.2024
China is plowing $11 billion into a solar, wind and coal energy project
China is spending $11 on a renewable power facility, which also includes a coal plant.
Kris Holt06.28.2024
OpenAI will block people in China from using its services
Although OpenAI’s services are available in more than 160 countries, China isn’t one of them.
Pranav Dixit06.25.2024
China’s rock samples from the far side of the Moon have returned to Earth
The first-ever samples from the far side of the Moon have touched down on Earth. China’s Chang’e 6 capsule touched down on Tuesday in Inner Mongolia, carrying rocks that could confirm scientists’ current theories about the Moon’s origin.
Will Shanklin06.25.2024
US military reportedly used social media to spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines
The US military used fake social media accounts to spread propaganda that was designed to discredit China’s COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines during the height of the pandemic, according to a bombshell report from Reuters.
Cheyenne MacDonald06.15.2024
Chinese EV makers face additional tariffs of up to 38 percent in the EU
The European Union is going impose additional tariffs of up to 38 percent on Chinese-made electric vehicles in an effort to protect the region's manufacturers from unfair competition.
Mariella Moon06.12.2024
TikTok’s AI efforts reportedly exploit loopholes to use premium Nvidia chips
The US has banned companies like Nvidia from selling their most advanced AI chips to China since 2022. But if loopholes exist, profit-hungry corporations will find and exploit them. A bombshell report on Thursday details how Oracle allows TikTok owner ByteDance to rent Nvidia’s most advanced chips to train AI models on US soil.
Will Shanklin06.06.2024
US House bill would require national security reviews on connected vehicles from China
Newly proposed Congressional legislation would require the US to conduct security reviews for connected vehicles built by automakers from China and “other countries of concern.” Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) introduced the bill on Wednesday.
Will Shanklin05.29.2024
Sure, why not: China built a chatbot based on Xi Jinping
China has developed a chatbot trained on the various thoughts and philosophies of President Xi Jinping. This bot was built using literature attributed to the leader.
Lawrence Bonk05.22.2024
YouTube reportedly agrees to block videos of Hong Kong’s protest song inside the region
YouTube said it would comply with an order blocking access to videos of Hong Kong’s protest anthem inside the region. The decision comes after an appeals court banned the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong,” which the largely China-controlled government predictably framed as a national security issue.
Will Shanklin05.16.2024
Biden administration quadruples import tariff for Chinese EVs
The United States is imposing larger tariffs on products from China, such as EVs and semiconductors.
Sarah Fielding05.14.2024
US revokes Intel and Qualcomm's licenses for chip sales to Huawei
The US has stopped Intel and Qualcomm from selling and sending chips to Chinese-based Huawei Technologies.
Sarah Fielding05.08.2024
The UK's Ministry of Defence was hacked, and the country is reportedly blaming China
The UK's Ministry of Defence faced a hack of sensitive data and China is being blamed.
Sarah Fielding05.07.2024
Huawei has been secretly funding research in America after being blacklisted
Huawei has been secretly funding research in America after being blacklisted. The company has been funneling money through a Washington-based foundation and a research competition at universities.
Lawrence Bonk05.02.2024
China reportedly orders state-owned mobile carriers to replace foreign chips
According to the Wall Street Journal, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has ordered state-owned mobile operators, including the two biggest carriers in the country, to phase out foreign processors.
Mariella Moon04.12.2024
Blizzard games are returning to China this summer
Blizzard games including World of Warcraft and Overwatch 2 are returning to China after the publisher reached a new licensing deal with NetEase. The games vanished from the country in January 2023 after a previous agreement expired.
Kris Holt04.10.2024