[ad_1] Huawei has tried to reduce its reliance on foreign chip suppliers by sourcing components from SMIC, China’s leading chip foundry. However, the Trump Administration’s ongoing trade war with China may not make that a viable option for much longer. At the start of September, the Defence Department confirmed it might add the chipmaker to the same […]
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‘PUBG Mobile’ will escape India ban by cutting out Tencent
[ad_1] “Moving forward, PUBG Corporation will take on all publishing responsibilities within the country,” it said. “As the company explores ways to provide its own PUBG experience for India in the near future, it is committed to doing so by sustaining a localized and healthy gameplay environment for its fans.” Since June, India has banned […]
China says it landed a reusable spacecraft after a two-day flight
[ad_1] Xinhua said only that the craft represented an “important breakthrough” in China’s development of reusable spacecraft that could provide a cheaper, more convenient solution for the “peaceful use of space.” In other words, it might lower the costs of delivering payloads into space and allow for quicker turnaround times. There are details for the […]
Amazon bans foreign sales of plants in US after mysterious seed deliveries
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of Americans have received mysterious seed shipments in the past few months. Most have been postmarked as coming from China and have often been falsely labeled as another product. At least some of them were potentially harmful to US agriculture, including noxious weeds, plant diseases and even pests. The US is […]
US considers blocking deals with China’s largest chip maker
[ad_1] SMIC rejected the alleged defense connection in a statement. It insisted that it offers chips and services “solely” for civilian uses, and that it had “no relationship with the Chinese military.” SOS has defended the report and argued that SMIC was “deeply embedded” in military projects. The military links haven’t been firmly established, and […]
How TikTok got caught in the middle of a trade war with China
[ad_1] After weeks of threats, the president delivered an ultimatum to TikTok and its owner ByteDance: sell the app’s US operations to an American company or it would be banned. He gave the company little more than a month — until Sept. 15 — to find a buyer and figure out how to disentangle itself […]
FCC estimates it’ll cost carriers $1.8 billion to replace Huawei, ZTE hardware
[ad_1] Many carriers that serve rural areas use relatively inexpensive ZTE and Huawei equipment. After the FCC started collecting data about that in February, more than 50 carriers have told the agency they or their subsidiaries have tech from those companies in their networks. However, it might be prohibitively expensive for them to tear all […]
China’s new AI trade rules could hamper a TikTok sale
[ad_1] The country’s Ministry of Commerce argued that the export list changes were overdue after remaining the same since 2008. It was important given the breakneck pace of technological improvement and China’s increasingly competitive output, according to officials. Neither ByteDance nor the Commerce Ministry has commented on the new rules. The move escalates an already […]
It looks like Fall Guys is coming to mobile
[ad_1] It’s not unusual for Chinese companies to take popular platform games like PUBG and make separate mobile versions. Fall Guys in particular seemed destined for smartphones, as the controls are relatively simple and the sessions short — ideal for gaming on the move. In fact, rumors of a mobile version popped up recently, complete […]
WSJ: Mark Zuckerberg used a private Trump meeting to hurt TikTok
[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg may have used a private meeting with Donald Trump to push for the US to attack TikTok, writes the Wall Street Journal. During his visit to Washington DC late last year, the Facebook CEO made both public speeches and private exhortations about the threat posted by its rival. The paper notes that […]