DeepSeek’s tech fuelling China’s military
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.
Huawei crows over China’s FTTR lead
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.
Taiwan says no to Huawei and SMIC
Silicon Island tightens the screws
Taiwan has just thrown a sizeable spanner into China’s semiconductor self-sufficiency fantasy, with the democratically elected island adding Huawei and SMIC to its strategic high-tech commodities entity list.
Huawei boss says US is overhyping its AI chips
Ren tries to downplay progress as trade talks get dicey
Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei has tried to cool the narrative around his company’s AI chips, claiming the US is giving it too much credit saying it is a good generation behind.
Nvidia top boffin says US export bans boosted Huawei AI dev
Dally says US rules handed China a tech talent pipeline
Nvidia chief scientist Bill Dally [pictured] has suggested that the US export control ban on AI gear to China has helped Huawei and its mates in the Middle Kingdom rather than holding them back.
Xiaomi and Lenovo hit by US EDA crackdown
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.
Huawei’s AI blitz rattles Nvidia
It is real competition
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang has finally admitted that Huawei is no longer just a nuisance in China’s AI arms race, it’s now a fully-fledged competitor.
China's AI giants scramble for chip self-sufficiency
US curbs push Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu towards Huawei's Ascend
China’s top tech outfits are scrambling to replace their dwindling supply of Nvidia chips with homegrown alternatives as US export controls tighten the screws on AI hardware, the Financial Times reports.
Apple’s foldable fantasy crushed by Huawei and Amazon
Tame Apple Press celebrates a ghost product while rivals deliver the goods
The Tame Apple Press has breathlessly hyped up a foldable device from Jobs’ Mob, promising an innovation that would once again change everything. Except there is no product, no launch, and no clarity on whether it is an iPad or a MacBook. The only thing Apple seems to have delivered is confusion and delay.
Trump tightens noose on Huawei’s AI chips
US crackdown targets global users of Chinese tech
Donald Trump’s administration has warned that using artificial intelligence chips from Huawei could land companies worldwide with criminal penalties for violating US export controls.
