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A second suspected Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over Latin America, a U.S. defense official said on.wsj.com/3RujM6f
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Apple’s Tim Cook blames China’s pandemic controls for revenue drop
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Google is reportedly testing an alternate home page with ChatGPT-style Q&A prompts
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UK sets out plans to regulate crypto and protect consumers
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“Hong Kong can be used as a safe space for Beijing to experiment with the crypto capital markets.”
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Air Force Says Proposed Chinese-Owned Mill in North Dakota Is ‘Significant Threat’
OpenAI releases tool to detect AI-generated text, including from ChatGPT
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TikTok and its parent company’s US lobbying spend reached $5.4 million in 2022 as it tackled topics in DC like data privacy and a bill to ban its app
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China 🇨🇳 has taken a big step towards cryptocurrency regulation with the implementation of a tax on crypto transactions. This signals the country's increasing embrace of cryptocurrencies.
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A gunman has murdered ten people and injured over a dozen others in Monterey Park, where tens of thousands of Asian American families had gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year that day. He is still at large.
This should be getting way more coverage in media. A terrible act.
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Comply with EU rules or face ban, Breton tells TikTok CEO
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Big Tech in CPPCC: Baidu’s Robin Li, NetEase’s Ding Lei no longer delegates of China’s top political advisory body
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Just after Beijing lifts the ban on Didi, a state-backed ride-hailing app "强国交通(Strong Nation Transport)" will be launched soon, which will integrate 10+ ride-hailing platforms
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It remains to be seen whether authorities will look into Didi’s 2016 merger with Uber China, as well as alleged algorithm abuse by Didi, which was found by a Fudan University research team in 2021 to be charging iPhone users higher fares
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Sandie Hawkins, head of TikTok e-commerce in the US, reports to Bob Kang, ByteDance’s e-commerce chief, who in turn reports to Zhang Lidong, ByteDance’s China chair based in Beijing. But neither Hawkins nor Kang reports to TikTok’s CEO, Shouzi Chew
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After a two-year boom in VC activity, startups are facing a new reality: money is not flowing like it did before. Enter “dirty” term sheets, or structured deals that allow startups to raise $$ at higher valuations in exchange for terms that favor investors
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That’s not to say regulators will leave tech alone in 2023.
Incremental moves towards implementing all the new laws and regs will be ongoing
But it is to say China is only marginally closer to figuring out how to regulate the platform economy than it was in Nov 2020.
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China’s population fell in 2022 for first time in 60 years, deepening crisis sc.mp/5ays?utm_sourc via
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Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing resumes new user registrations, marking latest sign of a thaw in Beijing’s scrutiny of tech sector
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the executive order on US investment in China may focus more on quantum computing, artificial intelligence and semiconductors and not include biotechnology or battery technology.
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Chinese EV maker BYD to build Vietnam component plant - sources
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China moves to take ‘golden shares’ in Alibaba and Tencent units
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Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said to start new round of lay-offs affecting hundreds of jobs ahead of Lunar New Year holiday
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Crypto exchange Coinbase to close most of Japan operations
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Exclusive: Apple supplier BOE plans new factories in Vietnam
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TikTok freezes hiring for U.S. security deal as opposition mounts
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Dell looks to phase out 'made in China' chips by 2024
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Apple is set to enlist Luxshare Precision, a Chinese competitor to Taiwanese rivals Foxconn and Pegatron, to produce iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Exclusive: Tesla makes China boss highest-profile executive after Musk
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China Big Tech in 2023: TikTok owner ByteDance faces critical year as decisions in Washington and Beijing weigh on its future
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some Biden administration officials are pushing for a sale of the Chinese-owned company’s U.S. operations
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China digital currency: e-CNY wallet borrows Alipay and WeChat Pay’s electronic red packet feature to woo users
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China estimates 250mn people have caught Covid in 20 days
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China Olympic weightlifting champion Lyu suspended after positive doping test
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Apple to start making MacBooks in Vietnam by mid-2023
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Taiwan investigates TikTok for suspected illegal operations
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Zhejiang provincial party secretary’s visit to Alibaba a sign of support for Big Tech after two years of regulatory pressure
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TikTok’s Chinese version Douyin appoints 32-year-old ‘straight shooter’ as new leader amid efforts to expand into new markets
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the border between Hong Kong and mainland China is expected to fully reopen next month
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