European carmaker officials say they face “devastating” chip shortages after the Netherlands' Nexperia takeover and are scrambling to find alternative sources
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Sources: the Netherlands is prepared to drop the ministerial order that gave it control of Nexperia if China allows exports of its critical chips again
The Netherlands is prepared to suspend its powers over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in a move that would de-escalate a fight …
China says it will allow some Nexperia semiconductor chip exports to resume to ease critical supply shortages impacting global auto production
Dispute over Netherlands-based chipmaker has threatened to disrupt global auto supply chains — China has said it will allow some Nexperia chips …
Sources: the Netherlands took control of Nexperia over fears its ex-CEO Zhang Xuezheng was dismantling its European operations and moving production to China
Toby Sterling / Reuters :
Nexperia's China unit asserts its operational independence and compliance with Chinese laws amid escalating tensions with Nexperia Netherlands
Nexperia's China unit has respected Chinese laws and has the right to operate independently, it said on Saturday, a day after the Netherlands …
Apple doesn't include a charger in the box with the 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro in European countries, making users pay extra; the company cites an upcoming EU law
Here's Why Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge : Apple announces new MacBook Pro with M5 chip Spencer Hart / Stuff : Apple won't include a charger with the new MacBook Pro M5, I think that's a big mis...
Nexperia says China has banned it from exporting China-made products, as Beijing retaliates after the Dutch government took over the Wingtech-owned chipmaker
861,000 square foot assembly site in Gaungdong affected as trade war spirals Miranda Jeyaretnam / Time : U.S. and China Appear to Escalate Trade War for Leverage in Dealmaking Mark Hallam / Reuters : ...
Wingtech's Shanghai-listed stock plunged 10%, its daily limit, after the Dutch government seized control of Nexperia, which Wingtech acquired in 2018 for $3.6B
Nexperia parent company Wingtech preps response to ‘exceptional’ steps taken to safeguard ‘crucial technological knowledge’ Toby Sterling / Reuters : Dutch government intervenes at Chinese-owned compu...
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...
Some users are circumventing UK's age checks by using VPNs, providing fake AI-generated photo IDs, or using images of high-fidelity video game characters
It's a privacy nightmare and is the slipperest of slopes. @kaidzsu.com : my headcanon is twitter rolled out the UK age verification nightmare for the entirety of Europe because the one remaining devel...