A viral Chinese app called “Are You Dead?” that asks users living alone to “check in” with a button press becomes the top paid app in Apple's App Store in China
A viral Chinese app called “Are You Dead?” that asks users living alone to “check in” with a button press becomes the top paid app in Apple's App Store in China
Popularity among Chinese Apple users highlights concerns created by rapidly changing demographics
How Manus distanced itself from its Chinese roots to court US investors; a source says Meta's $2.5B deal includes a $500M retention pool for Manus' employees
The $2.5 billion deal could herald a new era for China-linked AI companies and U.S. investors — Workers at Butterfly Effect …
Meta says Manus, initially based in Beijing and Wuhan, will cut Chinese investor ties after the deal and “will discontinue its services and operations in China”
PALO ALTO, California/HONG KONG — Meta says it will acquire AI startup Manus and that the Singapore-based company …
Sources: Meta is buying Manus for $2B+; Manus was raising at a $2B valuation when Meta approached it; Manus CEO Xiao Hong will report to Meta COO Javier Olivan
The deal for more than $2 billion is one of the first in which a major U.S. tech company has bought a startup with Chinese roots
President Trump says he and Xi Jinping discussed Nvidia and other chipmakers' access to China, and that they didn't discuss approving sales of Blackwell chips
US President Donald Trump said he didn't discuss approving sales of Nvidia Corp.'s Blackwell chips to China with his counterpart Xi Jinping …
China unveils sweeping export controls on rare-earth minerals, creating rules akin to US measures that block chip-related exports to China from third countries
Beijing is leveraging its dominant position in the critical minerals supply chain — China has unveiled sweeping new export controls …
Sources: Chinese authorities urge local companies to avoid using less advanced US chips, particularly Nvidia's H20s, for government or national security work
Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here. — Beijing has urged local companies …
How Jensen Huang successfully lobbied Trump to resume Nvidia's H20 sales to China; US officials hadn't vetted the 20% pay-to-play proposal when Trump offered it
Amrith Ramkumar and Robbie Whelan, reporting for The Wall Street Journal (gift link): Emma Roth / The Verge : US demands cut of Nvidia sales in order to ship AI chips to China Arju...
The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
it's a mirage. We need real trade policies that lift up our communities, not tear them down. — www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b... Lindsay Beyerstein / @beyerstein : Trump removes g...
The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
it's a mirage. We need real trade policies that lift up our communities, not tear them down. — www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b... Lindsay Beyerstein / @beyerstein : Trump removes g...
The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
it's a mirage. We need real trade policies that lift up our communities, not tear them down. — www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b... Lindsay Beyerstein / @beyerstein : Trump removes g...
The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
Deal to reduce duties for next 90 days marks the first sign of tension easing between the two economic superpowers
The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
Deal to reduce duties for next 90 days marks the first sign of tension easing between the two economic superpowers
The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
Deal to reduce duties for next 90 days marks the first sign of tension easing between the two economic superpowers
Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser says the company is “actively assessing” the impact of US tariffs, which “weren't factored into” its Switch 2 pricing
Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser tells WIRED the company is still figuring out how to address tariffs …
China says Micron's products caused “significant security risks to our critical information infrastructure supply chain” and warns operators against buying them
less than 2 months after it's announced. The Micron ban applies to major Chinese cos, but impact could be broader. https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ Bill Bishop / @niubi : Did they ...
Investigation: Alibaba paid Chinese scholars to lobby authorities to relax regulations and rehabilitate its reputation, hoping to navigate China's clampdown
Alibaba has been paying academics to lobby Chinese authorities to relax regulations and rehabilitate its reputation … Tweets: @edourdoo , @henrysgao , @marietjeschaake , @angelazha...
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi says regulators have lifted a ban on new user registrations, signaling an end to a longrunning regulatory crackdown
China's ride hailing giant Didi Global said in a statement on Monday that it would be allowed to resume new user registration, after a more than year-long ban that curbed its growt...
China files a trade dispute at the WTO against the US over its chip export controls, arguing the curbs threaten the stability of global industrial supply chains
China has launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization against the United States over its chip export control measures, China's commerce ministry said.