Internal memo: TikTok has signed a deal to sell its US unit; Oracle, Silver Lake, MGX will collectively own 45% of the US entity, and ByteDance will retain ~20%
TikTok has signed a deal to divest its U.S. entity to a joint venture controlled by American investors, per an internal memo seen by Axios.
South Korea confirms that a fire at National Information Resources Service's data center, housing 647 government IT systems, directly damaged 96 of them
Covering social issues on Seoul, civil security, climate — The Ministry of Interior and Safety said Sunday that recovery work …
South Korea confirms that a fire at National Information Resources Service's data center, housing 647 government IT systems, directly damaged 96 of them
Covering social issues on Seoul, civil security, climate — The Ministry of Interior and Safety said Sunday that recovery work …
Sources: Foxconn recalled 300+ Chinese engineers from its Indian iPhone factories over the past two months, a blow for Apple as it ramps up iPhone 17 production
The bulk of Foxconn's Chinese staff at iPhone plants in southern India have been told to fly back in a move that began about two months ago …
Trump extends the TikTok ban deadline for a third time; there is no legal basis for the extensions, and it's unclear how many times the deadline can be extended
Again NZ Herald : Trump gives TikTok 90 more days to find buyer, again delayed ban Joe DePaolo / Mediaite : ‘Brazenly Illegal’: Conservatives Lash Out at Trump for Executive Order ...
Sources: China has quietly exempted from tariffs at least eight classifications of US-made microchips, as it seeks to exempt “irreplaceable” goods
duties paid are eligible for refunds Wency Chen / South China Morning Post : China said to waive retaliatory tariffs on some US chip imports in sign of trade war thaw Meaghan Tobin...
Donald Trump signs an executive action to direct officials to create a US sovereign wealth fund and says that it could be used to facilitate a sale of TikTok US
- Fund could be used as US facilitates TikTok sale, Lutnick says — Bessent says fund will be created in the next 12 months
Foxconn offers ~$1,400 payouts to newly recruited Chinese workers who opt to leave its iPhone factory, aiming to quell unrest after violent clashes with police
Apple supplier apologises for ‘technical error’ after violent clashes between workers and police
The Biden administration is concerned with US investments in Chinese companies developing “dual use” tech that could have civilian and military applications
Last year, a fast-rising artificial intelligence company in China won a little-noticed contract from a Chinese military academy …
The US bans investing in eight Chinese companies, including DJI and Megvii, for their alleged involvement in surveilling Uyghurs and other minority groups
The Treasury Department has added eight Chinese companies — including DJI, the world's largest commercial drone manufacturer … Source: U.S. Department … .
China is cracking down on pessimistic financial blogs and social media accounts, as well as fraudulent ones; analysts worry independent voices will be silenced
Financial Times : Tweets: @chigrl , @depappas , @gordongchang , @carnage4life , @fritz844 , @sonaliranade , @campuscodi , and @gonglei89 See also Mediagazer Tweets: Tracy / @chigr...
China's market regulator announces an antitrust investigation into Alibaba for alleged monopolistic practices, the first investigation of its kind in China
the man most closely identified w/ the meteoric rise of China Inc.—was advised by the government to stay in the country... https://www.bloomberg.com/... @luluyilun & @cocojournalis...
China's market regulator announces antitrust investigations into Alibaba, first of its kind for a Chinese internet company, for alleged monopolistic practices
Probe into China's biggest tech group is one of the first of its kind for country's internet sector
Sources: the DOJ is in talks with Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou that would allow her to return to China in exchange for admitting wrongdoing in ongoing case
Justice Department is discussing an arrangement that would allow her to return to China in exchange for admitting wrongdoing
Sources: the DOJ is in talks with Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou that would allow her to return to China in exchange for admitting wrongdoing in ongoing case
Justice Department is discussing an arrangement that would allow her to return to China in exchange for admitting wrongdoing
Blizzard says its decision over the Hearthstone controversy had nothing to do with China, reduces player's suspension to six months and restores his prize money
It claims the ban has nothing to do with China — Video game developer Blizzard Entertainment has finally broken its silence …
China is now projecting its Internet power abroad using state-sponsored DDoS attacks, malware, client-side filtering and surveillance, economic sanctions, more
or piece of technology. https://slate.com/... Ryan Gallagher / @rj_gallagher : The companies bowing to China censorship pressure. From Apple & American Airlines to the NBA, Mercede...
Google removed a game from the Play store that allowed players to role-play as Hong Kong protesters, says it violated rules related to “sensitive events”
they did the same thing to the New York Times in 2017. https://www.theverge.com/... Bryan Fischer / @bryanjfischer : When China tells Apple and Google to jump, their only question ...
China is now projecting its Internet power abroad using state-sponsored DDoS attacks, malware, client-side filtering and surveillance, economic sanctions, more
Those outside the People's Republic of China (PRC) are accustomed to thinking of the Internet censorship practices of the Chinese state …