Zentool exploit teases wild RISC-V dreams
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AMD Zen microcode hacked for Chinese project

Google’s latest security bombshell tool is already fuelling an underground bid to rewrite the rules of chip architecture.

Intel CEO pick tangled in PLA-linked Chinese investments
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Lip-Bu Tan's deep China ties

Silicon Valley investor Lip-Bu Tan, who was tapped to steer troubled Chipzilla out of its tailspin, holds financial stakes in hundreds of Chinese tech outfits, some with direct links to the People’s Liberation Army.

Smartphones to outnumber humans
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Thursday, 10 April 2025 10:25

Smartphones to outnumber humans

 
Chinese brands blitz old guard

By late 2027 or early 2028, the planet will have more smartphones than people, and the industry's old titans are watching the tide turn.

Trump caves on Nvidia crackdown after $1m Mar-a-Lago knees-up
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China export curbs on H20 AI chips safe

Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s White House has quietly shelved a looming crackdown on Nvidia’s H20 chip exports to China, just days after the GPU peddler’s CEO Jensen Huang dined at Mar-a-Lago — where seats went for a $1 million a head.

Stanford warns China’s AI chase is nearly neck-and-neck
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US dominance wanes as Beijing’s benchmarks surge

The US might still be top of the AI table, but China is legging it fast, closing the gap in quality and influence, according to Stanford’s latest Artificial Intelligence Index.

iPhone starts installing random Chinese apps
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iOS 18.4 "feature" shoves Chinese games onto iPhones without asking

Some iPhone users updating to iOS 18.4 are getting more than they bargained for—namely, surprise apps appearing on their Home Screens, including dubious-looking games like Cooking Mama and Squid Game knockoffs.

Trump slaps Job’s Mob with brutal tariffs
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Thursday, 03 April 2025 10:46

Trump slaps Job’s Mob with brutal tariffs


Looks the bromance is off

Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump has slammed a monster 46 per cent tariff on regions key to the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s global production chain, driving up the price of iPhones, Macs, and just about everything else shiny and expensive.

China masks up in Taiwan chip heist scandal.
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Beijing’s talent-thieving ops exposed by Taiwanese spooks

China has been playing dress-up in Taiwan’s tech scene, creating fake firms to lure semiconductor experts into helping bolster Beijing’s chip ambitions—without anyone knowing they were working for the mainland.

China  leads humanoid robot charge.
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Monday, 31 March 2025 11:45

China  leads humanoid robot charge.


Bets big on bipedal bots while the US flaps over security fears

Foxconn is getting first dibs on China’s humanoid robots, while the US dithers over national security fears and turf wars.

Trump blacklists more tech firms
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Thursday, 27 March 2025 11:48

Trump blacklists more tech firms


Putting the screws on Intel, Nvidia, and other chipmakers

Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s administration has dusted off its national security megaphone again and added another 80 companies and organisations to the US export blacklist.