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Western

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63 articles accelerating

Western has appeared in 63 articles since 2015-03. Coverage peaked in 2022Q3 with 6 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside China, Chinese, U.S., Russia.

Articles
63
mentions
Velocity
+100.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+1.500
velocity change
Sources
30
publications

Coverage Timeline

2025-06-18
NBC News 9 related

The Iranian government says it has restricted internet access in response to Israeli cyberattacks; some Western communication apps have reportedly been blocked

Kevin Collier / NBC News :

2025-01-14
Financial Times 20 related

The Biden admin unveils a new chip export rule that gives 18 key allies full AI chips access while requiring licenses from most other countries, including China

now the EU has shown concerns about the U.S. limits on how much AI chips certain EU states can buy.  —  ec.europa.eu/commission/p... Sung Kim / @sungkim : Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo stated “Hold...

2024-08-04
Wall Street Journal 2 related

A profile of Huawei, which has expanded into new businesses, built out its supply chain, and boosted profit, thanks to billions of dollars in Beijing support

part of a broader campaign to eliminate U.S. technology in China. https://www.wsj.com/... Jonathan Cheng / @jchengwsj : @FDD Washington is watching Huawei warily. One U.S. official said they are close...

2024-08-03
Wall Street Journal 1 related

A profile of Huawei, which has expanded into new businesses, built out its supply chain, and boosted profit, thanks to billions of dollars in Beijing support

The Chinese telecom giant struggled at first under U.S. sanctions—then Beijing stepped in X: @jchengwsj , @jchengwsj , @jchengwsj , @jchengwsj , @jchengwsj , and @jchengwsj . LinkedIn: Liza Lin X: Jon...

2023-10-26
Reuters 1 related

Sources, docs, and government tenders: China has increased spending on domestic tech to replace Western tech since late 2022, starting with computer equipment

Reuters : Forums: Beehaw Forums: Ijeff To / Beehaw : China rushes to swap Western tech with domestic options as U.S. cracks down

2023-03-26
Wall Street Journal

Experts say some US suppliers plan to sidestep export controls by selling tech to the unlisted subsidiaries of Inspur and other Chinese firms on the Entity List

Suppliers can sell to unlisted subsidiaries of companies on Commerce Department list, officials say Tweets: @jchengwsj , @scs_disputes , @martijnrasser , @jchengwsj , @wstv_lizzi , @pstasiatech , and ...

2022-12-22
New York Times 3 related

How ByteDance and TikTok, which owe their existence to intermingled Western and Chinese ideas, capital, and people, became entangled in the US-China rift

A Chinese app conquered the planet — and now the U.S. is threatening to shut it down.  Can the world's biggest virality machine survive?

2022-12-14
Reuters 1 related

An investigation details the global supply chain that continues to offer Russia access to Western components and electronics, including from Intel and AMD

In March this year, a new firm appeared in Turkey's corporate registry.  Azu International Ltd Sti described itself as a wholesale trader …

2022-07-29
Bloomberg 1 related

Sources: a Chinese government PR division asked to open a stealth account on TikTok, targeting Western audiences; TikTok declined the “sensitive” request

A Chinese government entity responsible for public relations attempted to open a stealth account on TikTok targeting Western audiences …

2022-07-07
Wall Street Journal 15 related

The FBI and MI5 issue a rare joint statement warning tech companies of China's large-scale state-sponsored hacking and a global network of agents to steal IP

Officials say Beijing employs large-scale hacking and global network of agents to steal Western technology; U.S. also warns about efforts to influence policy-making

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Narrative

Western has appeared in 126 Techmeme articles since December 2014. The biggest stories include Western Digital says some My Book Live devices are being compromised by malware leading... and Western Digital reports a network breach, saying the hacker obtained some company data.... Frequently covered alongside Western Digital, Toshiba, Twitter, Kioxia, and Google. Coverage has shifted toward enterprise, funding themes and away from consumer.

Key Moments

2024Q4consumer -67pts
2025Q1enterprise +20pts; consumer -13pts; funding +20pts
2025Q2enterprise +30pts; consumer +5pts; funding -20pts

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