US and UK refuse to sign AI declaration at Paris Summit
Published in AI


AI should not be “inclusive and sustainable”

At the landmark AI Summit in Paris, the United States and the United Kingdom diverged from the majority stance by refusing to sign a declaration on “inclusive and sustainable” artificial intelligence, which was endorsed by 60 nations, including France, China, India, Japan, Australia, and Canada.

DeepSeek’s AI Model not bad for China
Published in News
Tuesday, 11 February 2025 10:01

DeepSeek’s AI Model not bad for China


But no great shakes says DeepMind CEO

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis (pictured) said that DeepSeek’s AI model represents the best work to emerge from China but is nothing new.

Volkswagen goes back to its roots to defeat the Chinese
Published in Transportation


A cheap and cheerful electric car for ordinary people

Volkswagen has teased plans for a "China-killer" electric vehicle that will cost just €20,000 ($20,664 USD) as the German carmaker gears up to take on a flood of Beijing-backed low-cost rivals.

Seagate drives masquerading as new linked to old Chinese crypto mines
Published in PC Hardware


Were used to mine Chia

A Heise investigation has uncovered that new Seagate data centre-grade hard drives may be used equipment sourced from Chinese cryptocurrency mining farms that mined Chia several years ago.

DeepSeek sends code to banned Chinese telco
Published in AI
Thursday, 06 February 2025 11:18

DeepSeek sends code to banned Chinese telco


You probably were not expecting this

Security researchers have discovered that the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek's website contains computer code that transmits user login information to a banned Chinese state-owned telecommunications company.

Online shopping industry thrown into chaos over Trump tax
Published in News


Chinese small package shipments stopped

The United States Postal Service has suspended all package shipments from China and Hong Kong following President Donald Trump's decision to eliminate the de minimis exemption, which previously allowed small packages under $800 to enter the US without import duties. 

China’s computing market share to climb to 25 per cent
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US to slip to 18 per cent

Glorious socialist investments by the People’s Republic of China will mean that the workers will have a quarter of the global PC market by 2029, while the Imperialist capitalist United States will fall to 18 per cent.  

Downloading DeepSeek should be a crime
Published in AI
Tuesday, 04 February 2025 10:04

Downloading DeepSeek should be a crime


Senator introduces a new bill

Republican Senator Josh Hawley [pictured] has introduced a bill that would criminalise the import, export, and collaboration on AI technology with China.

China retaliates against Trump’s tariffs
Published in News
Tuesday, 04 February 2025 09:59

China retaliates against Trump’s tariffs


Rare earth exports strangled

The trade war between China and the US took an ugly turn after President Donald Trump imposed a ten per cent tariff on Chinese goods entering the US.

DeepSeek data wide open
Published in News
Monday, 03 February 2025 09:45

DeepSeek data wide open


Apparently, security was something it overlooked

Security outfit Wiz says it has found shedloads of sensitive data from the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek inadvertently exposed to the open internet.