Apple reopens stores in China
As it shuts down else where
Fruity cargo cult Apple has decided it is safe enough to open 42 of its branded retail temples to western consumer capitalism in China.
Chinese don't believe in "an Apple a day" any more
iPhone demand halves in China and Apple blames Kung Flu
Apple sold fewer than half a million iPhones in China in February, government data showed as the coronavirus outbreak halved demand for smartphones.
Red Candle preserved from Chinese lack of pooh humour
Ironically by Americans
A game by Taiwanese developers Red Candle which miffed the Chinese so badly that it was pulled from Steam will be preserved by Harvard University.
Kung Flu kills Chinese Big Brother
Unexpected spin-off
One of the silver clouds in China’s coronavirus crisis is that it has managed to shut down the Middle Kingdom’s mass surveillance programme.
Chinese deliver blow to Apple where it hurts
No one believes in the cargo cult any more
Apple's iPhone shipments in China fell more than 35 percent in November, marking their second straight double-digit decline as sales of the cheaper iPhone 11 remained sluggish.
Chinese working on a home operating system
Part of the glorious plan to rip out foreign software
The two biggest OS (operating system) makers in China announced plans last week to unite and jointly build a new "domestic operating system".
Samsung plans to outsource to China
Observers worried about the risks
Samsung has announced that it plans to outsource a fifth of its smartphone production to China next year, but the move has not been greeted with the enthusiasm it expected.
US slams countries who do networking deals with China
So that is the whole world then
US chief technology officer Michael Kratsios slammed countries that “open their arms” to Chinese 5G networks and artificial intelligence technologies – which is pretty much the rest of the world.
US could be eclipsed by Chinese on AI
Google former boss warns
The US is falling behind China in the race to understand AI according to a government commissioned panel led by Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt.
Chinese space experts banned by the US
It is not just Huawei
Chinese space officials and experts were unable to attend a major international space conference in the US this week.