Avoiding US export controls 

A senior US official has accused DeepSeek of aiding the PRC’s military and intelligence operations by using Southeast Asian shell companies to sidestep US semiconductor export controls.

Ultra-connected workforce

Huawei chair Xu Zhijun [pictured] reckons China’s fibre-to-the-room rollout is leaving the rest of the world in the dust.

AI darling used shell firms and backend routes to access banned Nvidia tech

A senior US official has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of supporting China’s military and intelligence services, while using shell companies and regional data centres to skirt around US export controls on advanced semiconductors.

IDC says connected gadgets and government cash will keep it growing

IDC number crunchers have peered into their crystal balls and seen spending on Internet of Things (IoT) tech across Asia and the Pacific reaching $241 billion in 2025.

AI firms train abroad to bypass export controls

Chinese firms are bypassing US chip bans not by smuggling silicon but by flying training data overseas and using rented Nvidia-powered servers in Malaysia to do the heavy lifting.

Model O Eternal lands everywhere except home turf

Texas-based Glorious has flung its latest gaming mouse across the globe but left its own backyard out in the cold.

Worried that Apple might get Chinese intelligence

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s plan to launch its flashy new artificial intelligence kit in China is going nowhere fast, thanks to regulators in Beijing dragging their feet. The snag seems to stem from an unfortunate side effect of Donald Trump’s trade war.

Chinese tech firms face chip design disruption under new export rules

Chinese tech companies designing advanced chips in Taiwan are facing fresh barriers as the US tightens restrictions on critical software tools used in chip design.

Nvidia ban forces pivot to homegrown silicon

China's top tech outfits are being forced to kick their dependency on Nvidia and shift to homegrown AI chips, as US export curbs and a dwindling stockpile of H20 processors squeeze their options.

Export restrictions are helping not hindering the Chinese

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang slammed the export controls on his outfit saying that they were counterproductive and helping the Chinese fight off US compeition.