At the UK's AI Safety Summit, the UK releases the Bletchley Declaration, signed by 28 countries and the EU, and the US announces an AI Safety Institute
from government to civil society to the private sector — must work together to build a future where AI creates opportunity, advances equity, and protects fundamental rights and freedoms. Today's actio...
As China ramps up scrutiny of its tech companies, experts say its antitrust regulator SAMR lacks resources; SAMR only had a staff of about 50 people as of March
The country's previously dormant antitrust regulators are fighting for power to discipline the sector Tweets: @martijnrasser , @angelazhanghk , @financialtimes , and @yuanfenyang Tweets: Martijn Rasse...
A new generation of young workers at China's technology giants is demanding an end to forced rankings, harsh working conditions, and the “996” work culture
By the time he arrived at Alibaba, Tim had been working to get there for years. Raised in a small town in Zhejiang province … Tweets: @yuanfenyang , @gaberivera , @mollymckew , @jchengwsj , @financia...
China asks 13 companies, including Tencent, ByteDance, and fintech affiliate of Baidu, to introduce similar changes to those imposed on Ant Group
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Employees at Tencent Music, Meituan, and other Chinese tech giants are expecting increased antitrust scrutiny and penalties after Alibaba's record $2.8B fine
Yuan Yang / Financial Times : Tweets: @davidinglestv and @yuanfenyang See also Mediagazer Tweets: David Ingles / @davidinglestv : Alibaba's record fine in context. $2.8 billion is large but not large...
Sources: Apple sends cease and desist emails to Chinese apps testing CAID, which is designed to track users in spite of Apple's upcoming IDFA privacy changes
Earlier this week, Patrick McGee and Yuan Yang explained … Tweets: Lara O'Reilly / @larakiara : Apple has begun warning developers against trying to get around its new app privacy rules, @FT reports. ...
European tech executives and diplomats privately complain US sanctions on Huawei shut them out of the Chinese market while offering exceptions for US companies
Yuan Yang / Financial Times :
European tech executives and diplomats privately complain US sanctions on Huawei shut them out of the Chinese market while offering exceptions for US companies
Business says EU groups are losing out on licences to sell to blacklisted Chinese companies — European tech executives … Tweets: @anupamchander , @pastynome , @j_b_c16 , @chadbown , @peterkirkegaard...
As it pursues TikTok, a look at how Microsoft laid roots in China in the 1990s and nurtured China's future tech leaders, including ByteDance's Zhang Yiming
Welcome to the weekend. You all already know that I'm obsessive … Zane Schwartz Last / The Logic : The U.S. did not inform Canada about its new initiative to ban Chinese technology like TikTok and We...
Facebook, Telegram, Google, and Twitter say they have suspended requests for user data from Hong Kong police, following a new national security law by China
Apple is committed to being transparent … Kim Lyons / The Verge : Google, Facebook, and Twitter halt government data requests after new Hong Kong security law Tom Grundy / Hong Kong Free Press HKFP : ...