Too much Chinese influence manages to anger the Canadians

Canada has instructed TikTok to wind up its business (get it?) within the country, citing potential national security risks posed by the platform and its parent company, ByteDance.

Target Microsoft Azure accounts

Hackers allegedly working for the Chinese government are using a large botnet, mostly consisting of TP-Link routers, to conduct covert password spray attacks on Microsoft’s Azure cloud service.

Reds under the beds

Millions of US mobile users could be vulnerable to Chinese government spooks who are apparently desperate to know when they are picking up their snowflakes from school and where they order their pizza.

Still makes a profit who cares?

Legions of Apple fanboys who insist on buying its products propped up the fruity cargo cult despite its one-time €10.2 billion tax charge linked to a long-standing European tax ruling

Free trade for chips is dead warns boss

At a TSMC (TSM) event, founder Morris Chang said the company will soon face its “most severe” challenges in driving growth as free trade of semiconductors falters.

Never mind the cybersecurity concerns

Despite calls for security investigations into its chips, Intel has announced plans to expand its chip packaging and testing base in Chengdu.

Kingston still king for now

Chinese SSD manufacturers are making significant strides in the SSD market, driven by strong local demand and support.

Accelerate adoption

The White House is directing the Pentagon and intelligence agencies to accelerate their adoption of artificial intelligence.

Trying to influence the US election

Software King of the World Microsoft has noticed an uptick in the amount of attacks by foreign powers trying to influence the US elections.

Security issues

The Cybersecurity Association of China (CSAC) said Intel chips flogged in China should be subject to a security review.