Tech News update Apple to Close All Retail Stores Outside of China Until March 27th Mar 14, 2020 Last March, MacRumors received an anonymous tip claiming that Apple would announce new iPad, iMac, and iPod models with three consecutive days of…
Computing 8-Core x86 CPU From China Goes Up for Sale Feb 1, 2020 In 2013, VIA Technologies created a joint venture with the Shanghai Municipal Government and created Zhaoxin, a fabless semiconductor company.…
Tech News update Apple admits possible financial impact from coronavirus in China Jan 30, 2020 Apple’s Q1 earnings for 2020 showed that some analysts’ predictions of decline may be untrue, but the coronavirus could impact manufacturing. Apple…
Tech News update TikTok claims zero takedown requests from China in first transparency report Jan 1, 2020 TikTok released its first transparency report yesterday, showing which countries have submitted requests for content removal as well as access to…
Tech News update TikTok accused of secretly gathering user data and sending it to China Dec 3, 2019 TikTok, known for its quirky 15-second videos, has been illegally and secretly harvesting vast amounts of personally identifiable user data and…
Tech News update Amazon marketplace resurfaces in China with store on Pinduoduo Nov 25, 2019 Amazon will launch a storefront on Chinese social e-commerce platform Pinduoduo, people familiar with the matter told TechNode on Sunday. Why it…
Tech News update China sets up $21 billion fund to support manufacturing tech Nov 22, 2019 China has set up a $21 billion state-backed fund to boost its manufacturing industry, according to a filing by one of the fund’s investors, amid a…
Tech News update TikTok reaffirms independence from China in letter to US lawmakers Nov 6, 2019 Video-sharing app TikTok reiterated its independence from China in a letter to US lawmakers after company executives declined to testify at a…
Tech News update China Seizes the Blockchain Opportunity. How Should the US Respond? Oct 28, 2019 The Chinese government is not in the habit of making speculative “what if” announcements. Typically, before anything about its plans goes public, a…
Tech News update Alipay, WeChat Pay, Bank of China pull fingerprint tech on Samsung devices Oct 23, 2019 Chinese financial service providers including Alipay, WeChat Pay, and Bank of China withdrew the fingerprint authentication feature from their apps…