2024-12-24
After spending years defending them, why would Dahua exit their Xinjiang projects now? Rather than a principled stand, most likely explanation is these projects with local gov in Xinjiang have finished.
Reuters
Filing: Chinese video surveillance provider Dahua to terminate or exit five government projects in Xinjiang; Hikvision made a similar announcement this month
Reuters : X: @samgoodman22 X: Sam Goodman / @samgoodman22 : After spending years defending them, why would Dahua exit their Xinjiang projects now? Rather than a principled stand, ...
2024-10-31
We remain wholly ignorant of how much of 🇬🇧 #defence #supplychain runs through China. Whether that is components for drones, critical minerals needed for F/35, or even gunpowder needed for ammunition. The Strategic Defence Review needs to address this.
Financial Times
China sanctions Skydio, the US' largest drone maker and a supplier to Ukraine's military; sources say Skydio is rushing to find new suppliers for critical parts
Skydio, the US's largest drone maker and a supplier to Ukraine's military, faces a supply chain crisis after Beijing imposed sanctions …
2024-04-29
It appears the price of doing business in the EV market in China is accepting & integrating 🇨🇳 tech into your cars.
Bloomberg
Sources: Tesla partners with Baidu for mapping and navigation functions to clear a key hurdle to launch Full Self-Driving in China, after Elon Musk's visit
- Carmaker to partner with tech giant Baidu on maps, navigation — Musk sought clearance from Beijing for potential revenue boost
2024-04-09
“Several current & former employees said they were unable to access & review information easily about their shares in the company, noting the ownership details are managed via ByteDance's China-based stock platform.” https://www.ft.com/...
Financial Times
Interviews with 12+ former and current employees: ByteDance faces a backlash from its US TikTok staff over large tax bills on stock shares that they cannot sell
Current and former employees of video app's Chinese parent ByteDance in outcry over stock award liabilities
2021-10-18
When I was at school I campaigned against biometric fingerprint payment systems arguing it would create a slippery slope where schools would become the testing ground for new & dangerous surveillance technology. Hard to see my 17 year old self vindicated. https://www.ft.com/...
Financial Times
Nine UK schools to start taking payments for lunches by scanning students' faces, claiming that the system speeds up queues and is more COVID-safe
Cynthia O'Murchu / Financial Times :