US House lawmakers criticize ASML, Tokyo Electron, KLA, and other equipment makers for selling to the Chinese military and helping build China's chip industry
including firms on U.S. restricted lists tied to the Chinese military and surveillance state. https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.g ov/ ... Jonathan Cheng / @jchengwsj : .@committeeonccp: “Companies...
Sources: World Liberty Financial's partnership with Binance-run PancakeSwap is helping boost demand for USD1, generating profit for Trump, as CZ seeks a pardon
The under-the-radar trading platform is quietly administered by Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, whose founder is seeking a pardon @AABerwick @kowsmann https://www.wsj.com/... https://www...
China is catching up with the US in AI, robotics, and other sectors, driven by an R&D spending rise, hitting $500B in 2024, up 3x since Xi took office in 2012
Beijing is racing ahead in advanced technology, including in robots, satellites and AI—and in some cases is catching up with the U.S. X: @jchengwsj X: Jonathan Cheng / @jchengwsj : The Fortress That C...
How Nike and US manufacturer Flex's plan to automate sneaker production in Guadalajara ran into trouble, with factory robots struggling to handle soft materials
Human workers can adapt to such challenges, but it proved difficult for machines” — www.wsj.com/economy/trad... X: Jonathan Cheng / @jchengwsj : @JonathanEmont Starting in 2015, Nike poured millions...
A look at the race between China and the US to build truly useful humanoid robots, as China lists “embodied” AI as a priority for a $138B state investment fund
Recent developments in humanoid robots are grabbing plenty of global attention. Bluesky: Martijn Rasser / @martijnrasser : China's government has said it wants the country to be a world leader in huma...
Source: TikTok CEO Shou Chew proposed to senior White House officials a US-based joint venture between US investors and TikTok that would oversee data security
Vance tapped to help oversee negotiations, with companies including Oracle and Amazon signaling interest while TikTok officials hope to avoid a sale X: @jchengwsj . LinkedIn: Jessica Toonkel X: Jonath...
Philippine investigators say Alice Guo, ex-mayor of the Bamban town, owned the land on which a “pig butchering” scam center was built, housing ~3,000 scammers
most of them Chinese—slept between shifts as scammers. Nearby, police seized thousands of devices with fake social-media profiles and financial records. https://www.wsj.com/... Jonathan Cheng / @jchen...
Law enforcement officials worldwide say Chinese mafia boss Wan Kuok-koi, aka Broken Tooth, has played a central role in the emergence of “pig butchering” scams
Chinese mobster known as Broken Tooth is sanctioned by U.S. but remains free, selling swag and cutting ribbons Bluesky: @toferh . X: @kleptocracyintv and @jchengwsj . Forums: r/geopolitics Bluesky: To...
How Tony Sayegh, head of public affairs at a major TikTok investor and an official in the first Trump admin, led the effort to win Trump's support for TikTok
A profile of Tony Sayegh and How TikTok's Trump Whisperer Changed Minds in Washington www.wsj.com/business/how... X: @wsjbusiness : Tony Sayegh, the head of public affairs at one of TikTok's biggest i...
Sources: China-linked “Salt Typhoon” hacking campaign breached networks of US ISPs like Verizon and AT&T, potentially gaining access to US wiretap systems
AT&T, Verizon are among broadband providers breached in China-linked ‘Salt Typhoon’ hack Mastodon: @fj@mastodon.social , @adamgurri@mastodon.social , @HackyScientress@chaos.social , and @dymaxion@info...