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Stealthy CosmicStrand Rootkit Infects PC FirmwareStealthy CosmicStrand Rootkit Infects PC Firmware

Stealthy CosmicStrand Rootkit Infects PC Firmware

CosmicStrand rootkit found in UEFI firmware of computer systems of private individuals has evaded detection since end of 2016, say…

3 years ago
China Tightens Ride-Hailing Regulations After Record Didi FineChina Tightens Ride-Hailing Regulations After Record Didi Fine

China Tightens Ride-Hailing Regulations After Record Didi Fine

China's transport ministry tightens data regulations for ride-hailing firms in latest sign that record-breaking fine on Didi Global does not…

3 years ago
Strict China Tech Controls ‘To Continue’ After Record Didi FineStrict China Tech Controls ‘To Continue’ After Record Didi Fine

Strict China Tech Controls ‘To Continue’ After Record Didi Fine

Strict regulation of China's tech giants likely to continue after record $1.2bn fine on Didi Global last week, even as…

3 years ago
UK Blocks China Licensing Sensor Tech From Manchester UniversityUK Blocks China Licensing Sensor Tech From Manchester University

UK Blocks China Licensing Sensor Tech From Manchester University

Chinese firm blocked from licensing British vision technology developed by Manchester University, under national security grounds

3 years ago
Taiwan Alleges Chinese Apple Supplier Stole SecretsTaiwan Alleges Chinese Apple Supplier Stole Secrets

Taiwan Alleges Chinese Apple Supplier Stole Secrets

Prosecutors in New Taipei allege Chinese firm stole commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and poached its workforce

3 years ago
US Mulls Fresh Restrictions On China’s SMICUS Mulls Fresh Restrictions On China’s SMIC

US Mulls Fresh Restrictions On China’s SMIC

Biden Administration reportedly considering new restrictions on chipmaking tools for China, so as to hamper its leading chipmaker SMIC

3 years ago
Fate Of Newport Wafer Fab Uncertain, As Government Delays Sale DecisionFate Of Newport Wafer Fab Uncertain, As Government Delays Sale Decision

Fate Of Newport Wafer Fab Uncertain, As Government Delays Sale Decision

Government delays decision over whether the UK's largest maker of chips can be purchased by Dutch firm, which is Chinese-owned

3 years ago
Indian Economic Police Raid Offices Of Smartphone Maker VivoIndian Economic Police Raid Offices Of Smartphone Maker Vivo

Indian Economic Police Raid Offices Of Smartphone Maker Vivo

Indian economic crime agency Enforcement Directorate raids dozens of locations across India belonging to China's Vivo amidst border tensions

3 years ago
Hacker Claims Theft Of Data On 1 Billion Chinese CitizensHacker Claims Theft Of Data On 1 Billion Chinese Citizens

Hacker Claims Theft Of Data On 1 Billion Chinese Citizens

Hacker offers data on 1 billion Chinese citizens for sale in online forum, claims to have stolen data from Shanghai…

3 years ago
Tencent Shares Fall As Biggest Investor Says It Will SellTencent Shares Fall As Biggest Investor Says It Will Sell

Tencent Shares Fall As Biggest Investor Says It Will Sell

Shares in Chinese internet giant Tencent fall after biggest investor Naspers says it will sell shares to fund buyback scheme,…

3 years ago
China Gaming Company Chief ‘To Move Abroad’China Gaming Company Chief ‘To Move Abroad’

China Gaming Company Chief ‘To Move Abroad’

Co-founder and chief executive of prominent China gaming company XD planning to leave the country amidst increased restrictions on tech…

3 years ago
Nio ‘Investigating’ Deaths Of Two After EV Plunges From BuildingNio ‘Investigating’ Deaths Of Two After EV Plunges From Building

Nio ‘Investigating’ Deaths Of Two After EV Plunges From Building

Shanghai electric vehicle maker Nio says it is investigating deaths of two people after one of its vehicles falls from…

3 years ago
NetEase Delays Game After China Censor UproarNetEase Delays Game After China Censor Uproar

NetEase Delays Game After China Censor Uproar

Chinese internet and gaming giant NetEase delays Diablo Immortal release in country after running afoul of censors over social media…

3 years ago
JD.com 618 Mega-Sale Sees Slowest Growth In YearsJD.com 618 Mega-Sale Sees Slowest Growth In Years

JD.com 618 Mega-Sale Sees Slowest Growth In Years

JD.com reports slowest growth in at least five years for 618 shopping extravaganza, as lockdowns and slowing economic conditions hit…

3 years ago

Tesla Proceeds With China Hiring Event, Despite Musk Job Warning

Last week Elon Musk warned he wanted to axe 10,000 Tesla jobs, but the EV maker is still hiring in…

3 years ago

Apple To Shift Some iPad Production To Vietnam – Report

Supply chain issues. Strict Covid-19 lockdown disruptions in China reportedly sees Apple moving some iPad production to Vietnam

3 years ago

Chinese Acquisition Of Newport Wafer Fab Under National Security Review

Last year's promised national security review of the purchase UK’s largest chip producer never materialised, but it will now says…

3 years ago

Airbnb To Pull Out Of China Amidst ‘Pandemic Challenges’

Airbnb to pull out of China as ongoing zero-Covid policy places severe restrictions on domestic and international travel, focus on…

3 years ago

Canada To Join Five Eyes 5G Ban On Huawei/ZTE

Making it official. Canada is to turn its unofficial ban on 5G kit from Huawei and ZTE into an official…

3 years ago

UK Can Legally Launch Cyberattacks Against Hostile Nations, Says AG

Chief legal advisor to government says UK can legally launch cyberattacks against hostile nations, and calls for international “rules of…

3 years ago

Tesla Recalls China Vehicles Over Touchscreen Issue

Tesla recalls 107,293 vehicles manufactured in Shanghai due to overheating issue that causes touchscreen to malfunction, following US recall

3 years ago

Government Surveillance Commissioner Warns Of Chinese-made CCTV – Report

UK's surveillance camera commissioner warns government, public bodies, and local authorities, against buying Chinese-made CCTV cameras

3 years ago

US To Impose Sanctions On China’s Hikvision – Report

Biden administration is targetting Chinese CCTV giant Hikvision with potential sanctions for 'enabling' human rights abuses

3 years ago

Alibaba Shares Briefly Plunge After Report About ‘Ma’

Alibaba Hong Kong shares briefly drop after ambiguous state media report about individual named 'Ma', as government strives to calm…

3 years ago

Apple Profits Surge, As Firm Warns Of Trouble Ahead

No interruption for the Apple gravy train, as it shrugged off supply chain troubles. However it forecasted bigger problems ahead

3 years ago

Global Nations Sign Declaration For Free, Open Internet

Multiple nations including US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, launch 'Declaration for the Future of the Internet' to safeguard open and…

3 years ago

Japan Aims To Ramp EV Battery Production Amidst Stiff Competition

Japan aims to boost domestic battery production capacity tenfold as country loses market share to Chinese and South Korean rivals

3 years ago

America Calls On Countries To Halt Missile Strikes Against Satellites

US vice President Kamala Harris calls on other nations to stop destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing

3 years ago

Two iPhone Factories In China Suspend Production

Surging Covid-19 infections and strict government response, forces Taiwan's Pegatron to halt iPhone production at two Chinese factories

3 years ago