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09.06.26 - 04:12
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Chinese Article Warns VPN Use Alone Can Trigger Punishment Under Expanding Censorship Regime (ZeroHedge)
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Chinese Article Warns VPN Use Alone Can Trigger Punishment Under Expanding Censorship Regime
Authored by Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times,
A widely circulated Chinese social media article warning that internet users can be punished simply for bypassing China's online censorship system has drawn attention to what observers say is an expanding clampdown on access to the global internet.
The article, published June 2 on Chinese social media WeChat and later archived by California-based nonprofit China Digital Times, which tracks China's state censorship, compiled a series of publicly reported cases of suppression on the use of virtual private networks (VPNs).
People play computer games at an internet cafe in Beijing on Sept. 10, 2021. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
The cases included fines imposed on users who accessed overseas websites, penalties for selling VPN services, arrests related to the dissemination of overseas political content, and investigations into internet activity dating bac...
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08.06.26 - 21:36
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Pentagon Names Alibaba, Baidu, And BYD In Updated Chinese Military Companies List As DoD Contracting Bans Loom (ZeroHedge)
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Pentagon Names Alibaba, Baidu, And BYD In Updated Chinese Military Companies List As DoD Contracting Bans Loom
The Department of Defense has filed a major update to its official list of "Chinese military companies" operating in the United States, formally naming or reaffirming high-profile firms including Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, BGI Group, and Autel as companies linked to Beijing's military-civil fusion strategy.
The notice, filed on Monday and scheduled for Federal Register publication on June 10, comes just weeks before new restrictions on Department of Defense contracting with listed entities take effect on June 30. The companies are alleged to have ownership or ties to SASAC (State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission), affiliations with MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology), PLA connections, support from China's "Little Giant" industrial program, or a presence in military-civil fusion zones.
Section 1260H requires the Pentagon to identify Chinese companie...
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08.06.26 - 17:00
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Intel Surges 12% as Hitachi Pact, Google-NVIDIA Foundry Buzz Fuel an AI Comeback (24/7 Wall St.)
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Shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) are up 12% in early Monday trading, climbing to $111. Investors are reacting to a newly announced strategic collaboration with Japan's Hitachi alongside a wave of reports suggesting that Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) could lean on Intel's foundry as a backup AI chip supplier. The move extends a remarkable ... Intel Surges 12% as Hitachi Pact, Google-NVIDIA Foundry Buzz Fuel an AI Comeback...
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08.06.26 - 16:00
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Leaks and backdoors: China warns of security risks in relay services for foreign AI models (SCMP)
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China's national security authority has warned of risks in using “artificial intelligence relay services” that provide access to overseas AI models, highlighting concerns over data leaks, privacy breaches and unauthorised cross-border data transfers amid a thriving grey market for restricted foreign systems.
In a notice on its official WeChat account on Monday, the Ministry of State Security (MSS) described such services as intermediaries between local developers and AI providers, aggregating......
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08.06.26 - 13:06
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Hong Kong-listed Tencent eyes global note issuance amid AI investment surge (SCMP)
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Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings plans to issue new notes to international investors in the coming year, joining the fundraising wave by Hong Kong-listed AI companies looking to fund expansion in the rapidly growing sector.
The Shenzhen-based firm updated its global medium-term note programme with a maximum limit of US$30 billion, proposing an international offering to certain professional investors in the coming 12 months, according to exchange filings on Monday.
The net proceeds would be......
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08.06.26 - 12:45
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HKD5.6B Southbound Trading Net Inflow to TRACKER FUND (AAStocks)
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There was HKD5.6 billion, HKD1.2 billion and HKD324 million Southbound Trading net inflow to TRACKER FUND (02800.HK), TENCENT (00700.HK) and KB LAMINATES (01888.HK).There was HKD925.4 million Southbound Trading net outflow from SMIC (00981.HK). For Southbound Trading of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, TRACKER FUND (02800.HK) w......
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08.06.26 - 12:00
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TENCENT Spends HKD0.5B to Repurchase 1.116M Shares (AAStocks)
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TENCENT (00700.HK) announced that it repurchased 1.116 million shares today (8th) at prices ranging from HKD443.4 to HKD457.6 per share, involving approximately HKD501 million.Since the repurchase mandate resolution was approved, the Group has cumulatively repurchased 15.1431 million shares, representing 0.16608% of its issued s......
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08.06.26 - 11:00
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Chinese start-up claims nanoimprint tech can mass-produce optical chips without ASML gear (SCMP)
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Chinese start-up Prinano said it has validated mass production of photonic chips on 8-inch silicon wafers using technology other than conventional lithography tools at one tenth of the cost.
Based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, the company said it worked with Shenzhen Litra Technology to make 8-inch optical chip wafers while “completely avoiding” the need for deep ultraviolet lithography (DUV), according to a Friday post on its WeChat account.
Prinano said its PL-AS vacuum air-cushion......
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08.06.26 - 11:00
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WeChat Opens Access to WeChat AI Ecosystem Capabilities for Developers (AAStocks)
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WeChat has officially opened access to its WeChat AI ecosystem capabilities for developers, who are required to proactively authorize access to WeChat AI via the "Mini Program Management Backend - AI Capabilities" section. The platform also provides two integration options, namely automatic mode and development mode, t......
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