20 h. ago Amazon Fire Stick owners slam new TV device as ‘a complete waste of money’ after huge change is made

AMAZON'S newest Fire Stick model has attracted some brutal reviews from shoppers after the retail giant made some key changes to the device. And some of same changes are being rolled out to existing Fire Sticks too. The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select is the first to adopt the shake-up, having only been launched a...

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56 h. ago China’s tech giants take AI model training offshore to tap Nvidia chips

Alibaba and ByteDance shift development to south-east Asia to sidestep US curbs

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8 d. ago China’s ‘super app’ WeChat has become a powerful police surveillance tool

Around the world, governments are partnering with private tech companies for policing and security

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2 w. ago White House accuses internet giant Alibaba of helping the Chinese military to target America

WASHINGTON is accusing tech heavyweight Alibaba of quietly helping China’s military target the United States. The bombshell claims were made in a national security memo that cites declassified “top secret” intelligence. The document, shared with the Financial Times, reportedly outlines how Alibaba provides the People’s Liberation Army with technology and data that US officials believe...

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2 w. ago What country is closest to winning the AI race? Experts debate top contenders

Seeing AI as a shared race for human progress might just help us advance further together

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2 w. ago China targets foreign tech workers as US immigration policies tighten

China is competing with the US in wooing global tech talent

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4 w. ago Volkswagen indicates shortage of Chinese chips would hit profits

New EV models are offsetting a slump in demand but Europe’s carmakers are bracing for shutdownsVolkswagen has signalled that its annual profit targets are at risk without sufficient computer chips, in the latest sign that an expected shortage of semiconductors from China could hit carmakers across Europe.The struggling German automotive giant said a series of cost cuts and new model launches are helping to offset a slump in Chinese demand but added that forecasts are based on the “adequate availability of semiconductors”. Continue reading...

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