Apple ordered TV content creators to be nice to China
Published in News


Self-censorship

The fruity cargo cult Apple ordered TV show content creators that they must not show China in a bad light in any of their programmes.

US blacklists Chinese AI start-ups
Published in AI
Tuesday, 08 October 2019 11:05

US blacklists Chinese AI start-ups


Trade war continues

The US government expanded its trade blacklist to include some of China’s top artificial intelligence startups.

China snubs Apple
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 23 September 2019 11:54

China snubs Apple


Tumbleweed as few queue for iPhones

Apple’s latest iPhone 11 range hit stores in China, but only extremists bothered to queue, leaving the Tame Apple Press nothing to photograph.

AI Facial tracking on the rise
Published in AI
Friday, 20 September 2019 10:13

AI Facial tracking on the rise


Following China

 A number of countries are following China’s lead in deploying artificial intelligence to track citizens, according to a report compiled by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Trump warns Big Tech to exit China
Published in News
Monday, 26 August 2019 11:53

Trump warns Big Tech to exit China


Nvidia deal with Mellanox in trouble

US President Donald [Prince of Orange] Trump has ordered American companies to exit China after Beijing unveiled retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion worth of US goods.

Cisco expects China crisis
Published in News
Thursday, 15 August 2019 13:09

Cisco expects China crisis


Trade war fall out

The fallout from US President Donald [Prince of Orange] Trump’s ongoing trade war with China is beginning to hurt US technology suppliers selling into the Chinese market.

China’s top tech hurting from trade war
Published in News
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 11:22

China’s top tech hurting from trade war


But probably not enough to do too much harm

China’s top technology, e-commerce and consumer electronic firms are set to report a sharp slowdown in revenue growth for the June quarter, according to Refinitiv data.

Chinese school kids drafted into make Amazon Alexa
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Foxconn in hot water again

Hundreds of schoolchildren have been drafted in to make Amazon's Alexa devices in China as part of a Foxconn controversial and often illegal attempt to meet production targets.

China warns of problems for India
Published in News
Wednesday, 07 August 2019 10:35

China warns of problems for India


Don't block Huawei

China has told India not to block Huawei from doing business in the country, warning there could be consequences for Indian firms operating in China.

Huawei's grip on China grows
Published in News
Tuesday, 30 July 2019 12:37

Huawei's grip on China grows


Who needs the US business?

China’s Huawei Technologies said revenue in the first half of the year grew 23.2 percent - faster than a year ago - despite an intense US campaign against it.