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Why the US Government Banned Investments in Some Chinese AI Startups

Late last month, the US Treasury Department finalized new restrictions limiting what kinds of Chinese tech startups US venture capital firms can invest in for national security reasons. When they go into...

The Chinese Queen of Cottagecore Has Suddenly Reappeared After Three Years

After more than 1,200 days of silence, Li Ziqi, arguably the most successful internet influencer from China on YouTube, is suddenly posting videos again.Earlier this week, the 34-year-old content creator, who is...

TikTok Employees Shrug as the US Election Looms

TikTok is one of the tech companies that could be most impacted by the outcome of the US elections. But as the election result looms, employees there found themselves surprisingly disengaged from...

US Government Says Relying on Chinese Lithium Batteries Is Too Risky

Analysts at the US Department of Homeland Security shared an internal report to local agencies in August, warning them about the economic risks of using Chinese utility storage batteries. It warns that...

Europe Votes to Slap China-Made EVs With Tariffs—but Tesla Gets Off Easy

Just one week after America’s 100 percent tariffs on China EVs kicked in, the European Union has voted to officially approve additional tariffs for electric vehicles imported from China, making it harder...

China’s Plan to Make AI Watermarks Happen

Audio morse codes, encrypted metadata information, or labels in virtual-reality-generated scenes. These are some of the things the Chinese government wants AI companies and social media platforms to use to properly label...

TikTok’s Defense Strategy Involves Throwing Shein and Temu Under the Bus

TikTok went all out to defend itself in a court hearing last Monday, to block a law that could force TikTok to be sold or banned in the United States. That included...

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