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Tesla Ships Record 1.3 Million Cars In 2022

Tesla ships record 1.3 million cars in 2022, up 40 percent from the previous year, but misses Wall Street targets…

2 years ago

Alibaba Prospects ‘Brighter’ After Long Regulatory Crackdown

Alibaba's prospects look 'better' this year, say analysts, after two years of pressure from regulators and slower consumer spending

2 years ago

Apple iPhone Sales Revised Downward Amidst Supply Chaos

Analyst decreases expected iPhone sales for 2022 and first quarter of 2023 as main iPhone plant remains below 70 percent…

2 years ago

TSMC Begins Mass Production Of 3nm Chips In Taiwan

Mass production of the most advanced chips begins in Taiwan, underlining the island's importance to global supply of chips

2 years ago

Chinese Police Utilise Tracking Feature In Hikvision Software – Report

Surveillance of protests. Police can track protests in China by enabling ‘alarms’ on software from CCTV giant Hikvision

2 years ago

US House Of Representatives Bans TikTok, As Government Ban Looms

China's TikTok is banned from all US House of Representatives-managed devices, as the US government ban looms

2 years ago

Smartphone Shipments Drop In China As Covid Takes Toll

Smartphone shipments fall steeply year-on-year within China as Covid-19 lockdowns and tensions with West take toll on economy

2 years ago

Xiaomi Cuts Staff Amid China Economic Slowdown

Smartphone maker Xiaomi cuts handset and internet services jobs amidst sales slump, as China begins dismantling zero-Covid controls

2 years ago

More US States Ban TikTok As Federal Vote Looms

Louisiana, West Virginia latest to ban TikTok on government devices as US Congress prepares federal-level vote this week

2 years ago

Apple iPhone Production ‘Shifting To India, Vietnam’

Key Apple supplier Foxconn accelerates production shift to India, Vietnam, Brazil amidst supply chain disruption in China

2 years ago

US Senates Passes Legislation To Ban TikTok From Government Devices

American lawmakers pass bill to ban TikTok on government devices, in latest move to ban Chinese app in the United…

2 years ago

US Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Ban TikTok In US

Escalation against popular Chinese app sees three US lawmakers seek to ban TikTok from operating in the United States

2 years ago

ARM Refuses To Sell Advanced Chip Designs To Alibaba – Report

British chip designer ARM reportedly refuses to sell advanced chip designs to a Chinese company, citing US/UK export restrictions

2 years ago

Alabama, Utah Latest US States To Ban TikTok

More US (Republican) states ban TikTok on state devices and computers, following earlier Taiwanese national security ban

2 years ago

Taiwan Bans China’s TikTok From Government Devices

National security move sees Taiwan implementing a public sector ban on China's TikTok and other Chinese software and services

2 years ago

Tesla ‘To Cut Production’ At Shanghai Plant

Tesla reportedly plans 20 percent production cut at Shanghai plant as China auto demand slows due to Covid measures, economic…

2 years ago

Foxconn Moves Toward Full Production At Major iPhone Factory

Apple supplier Foxconn looks to resume full production at huge iPhone plant in late December or early January as China…

2 years ago

Apple ‘Shifting Production Away From China’

Apple reportedly working to shift production outside of China, as disruption leads to delays of latest iPhone 14 Pro and…

2 years ago

Tesla To Recall 80,000 Cars In China

More recalls for Tesla, but this time in China as 80,000 vehicles recalled over seatbelt and software issues

2 years ago

Foxconn Offers Bonus For Employees Who Stay Amidst Disruption

Foxconn offers bonus to employees who remain at massive iPhone production plant in Zhengzhou following violent protests

2 years ago

Foxconn Apologies For Pay Mistake, After Worker Clashes At iPhone Factory

After protesting workers clashed with riot police, owner Foxconn apologises to staff at Zhengzhou iPhone factory in China

2 years ago

China Claims To Have Resolved Child Gaming Addiction

China claims it has reduced video gaming among youngsters to less than 3 hours a week, after limiting gaming to…

2 years ago

Protests, Injuries Reported At Foxconn’s iPhone Factory In China

Hundreds of workers reportedly protest outside Foxconn's Zhengzhou iPhone factory, with some injured after clashes with Chinese police

2 years ago

UK Government Blocks Newport Wafer Fab Acquisition, Citing National Security

Dutch chipmaker Nexperia (owned by a Chinese firm) is ordered to sell majority stake in Newport Wafer Fab on national…

2 years ago

Apple’s Limits AirDrop For iPhones In China

Airdrop file-sharing tool has been limited by Apple in China, after it was used by anti-government protesters in the country

2 years ago

President Biden Says Elon Musk Relationships With Other Countries ‘Worth Looking Into’

National security threat? President Biden says Elon Musk's relationships with other countries “is worthy of being looked at”

2 years ago

Foxconn To Adjust iPhone Production To Mitigate Factory Lockdown

Chairman of Foxconn seeks to ramp up production at main iPhone factory, after Apple warns of customer delays for new…

2 years ago

Germany To Block Chinese Takeover Of ERS Electronic – Report

National security. Berlin is reportedly preparing to block a second German chip firm from falling into the hands of a…

2 years ago

Nvidia Offers Slower Chip For China That Meets US Export Controls

New 'advanced' chip is being offered to China by US firm Nvidia, which it says meets America's strict export control…

2 years ago

Germany Favours Blocking China Takeover Of Elmos’ Chip Production

National security concerns. German government looks set to block Chinese takeover of Dortmund-based company Elmos

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