Russian cyber criminals teaming up with Chinese hackers
Meeting with White Rose and the dark army
There's some unusual activity brewing on Russian-speaking cybercrime forums, where hackers appear to be reaching out to Chinese counterparts for collaboration in a move which sounds like a sub plot for Mr Robot.
China wants a more civilised internet
One which pushes socialist values
China will strengthen its efforts to build a "civilised" internet with an eye on reshaping online behaviour and use it as a platform to disseminate new party theories and promote socialist values, the country's cyberspace regulator said.
Microsoft suffers LinkedIn mental breakdown in China
Regulators got us in the pooh
PutativeSoftware King of the World, Microsoft, has decided to shut down LinkedIn in the country as the regulators are getting on its tits.
US wants to stop Chinese coming up with interesting new technology
Europe invented stuff and the US stole it first
US Commerce Secretary Gina Marie Raimondo has told the world+dog that the country that invented paper and gunpowder must not be allowed to invent any new stuff, because that is Western society's job.
Junk your Chinese phones warns Lithuania's Defence Ministry
Built in censorship
Lithuania's Defense Ministry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities.
China appears to be having fun with its Big Tech
Boldly doing what US regulators would not dare
The Chinese government is putting the fear of Mao into its tech giants, which is worrying the US press but is actually what social media thinks their governments should be doing.
US China embargo could be RISCy
Chinese might move to RISC-V architecture
Analyst firm Counterpoint Research has said that attempts to restrict technology transfer to China could see the RISC-V architecture become more prominent.
China continues to do what western governments can’t
Slashing monopolies
Beijing plans to break up Ant Group's Alipay and create a separate app for the fintech giant's loans business, according to a Financial Times report.
China bans new video games
Addiction to Go, OK. Addition to World of Warcraft less so
Chinese authorities have banned all new video games from being released indefinitely, as the government attempts to tackle what it calls gaming addiction in the under-18s.
Chinese work out how to make electronics break down
Changing the plastics process
Chinese boffins have worked out a way of making plastics involved in electronics break down if they are exposed to sunlight or oxygen.