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China’s cyberspace regulator has summoned Nvidia to explain whether its H20 chips have any “back-door safety” risks, casting a shadow over the US chip giant’s local operations. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the agency responsible for cybersecurity, said in a statement on Thursday that it had summoned and interviewed Nvidia regarding the risks associated […]

The alliance reflected the growing efforts in the country’s semiconductor industry and nascent AI sector to push forward Beijing’s tech self-sufficiency agenda – covering computing hardware, software and services – amid US export restrictions on China and rising geopolitical tensions. The CAC said its inquiry was based on recent reports of “serious security issues” involving

Electric-vehicle (EV) makers from Tesla to Nio are shifting their focus from price cuts to developing spacious family friendly, long-range vehicles for the mainland Chinese market. The premium SUV segment has emerged as the new battlefront, as carmakers heed Beijing’s call to end a brutal price war and chase affluent consumers to improve their bottom

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers Leapmotor and Xpeng reported record sales last month, spurred by the popularity of their inexpensive cars, as a price war faded following Beijing’s intervention to cool the market. After EV builders held back on discounts and interest-free loans to comply with Beijing’s call to end a brutal price war, intelligent

Facebook parent Meta Platforms, a major proponent of open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models with its Llama family, has indicated it would be more “careful” going down the open-source road, a move that contrasts with China’s embrace of open-source. In fact, China has probably found the path to “surpass the US in AI” thanks to the

Nvidia said its chips had no “back doors” after China’s cyberspace regulator interviewed company representatives over alleged security risks associated with its H20 chips, which were tailor-made for Chinese customers, although it remains unclear what impact Beijing’s mistrust of the US firm will have over time. “Cybersecurity is critically important to us,” an Nvidia representative

Apple reported a sales boost in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in the June quarter, aided by Beijing’s consumer subsidies, following a prolonged decline in the region amid intense competition and weak consumer spending. In the three months ended June 28, Apple’s Greater China revenue grew nearly 4.4 per cent year on year, rising

DJI, the world’s biggest maker of consumer drones, this week introduced the company’s latest flagship 8K panoramic video camera, the Osmo 360 – its first entry in the 360-degree imaging market. “The launch of the Osmo 360 is a testament to DJI’s years of experience and innovation in action cameras, responding to users’ diverse photography

Social media giant ByteDance, owner of TikTok and its Chinese sibling Douyin, says the median service length of existing employees was 2.9 years, while their average tenure was three years, the Beijing-based company disclosed at an internal meeting. According to two sources briefed on Thursday’s town hall meeting that was led by co-founder, chairman and

The article, entitled “How can we trust you, Nvidia”, called on the US company to “comply with requests and provide convincing proof of security” to help regain the trust of its Chinese customers. “Guarding network security is as important as protecting national territory,” the article said, adding that China should never use “sick chips”. The