Chinese company says sorry for "inventing" Microsoft software
Published in News


"Home-based" software was Volish open source code

A Guangdong-based state-backed enterprise in charge of e-government projects in the Southern Chinese province has apologised after admitting that its "home-developed" software was based on open-source code from US tech giant Microsoft.

US start-ups give a Chinese AI efforts a leg up
Published in News


Apparently the government has not told them this is a bad idea 

US institutional investors are indirectly financing a rash of Chinese AI startups aspiring to be China's answer to OpenAI.

Irish change law to hit Chinese vendors
Published in Network
Monday, 31 October 2022 11:16

Irish change law to hit Chinese vendors


No Huawei at all, at all

The Irish government has amended its Communications Regulations Bill 2022 so it can blacklist Chinese networking equipment vendors.

Chinese AI used to monitor party loyalty
Published in AI


1984 anyone?

A new artificial intelligence tool has been developed in China that helps authorities monitor how loyal members of the Communist Party are to the government.

Chinese semi-conductor production Shanghaied
Published in News
Wednesday, 20 April 2022 12:14

Chinese semi-conductor production Shanghaied


Covid-triggered lockdowns to blame

China’s quarterly production of semiconductors shrunk for the first time since early 2019 as consumer electronics demand softened and Covid-triggered lockdowns in regions, including Shanghai, disrupted output.

Chinese discover Uncle Sam behind decade-old hacking tool
Published in News


Turns out it was not made in Russia after all

A Chinese cybersecurity company accused the NSA of being behind a hacking tool used for ten years.

EU worried about Chinese patent power grab
Published in News
Tuesday, 22 February 2022 12:18

EU worried about Chinese patent power grab


Smartphone technology apparently is Chinese now

After taking part in the biggest patent technology grab by the US, the EU is now worried about the Chinese counterattack.

Chinese show off new CPU
Published in News
Monday, 02 November 2020 11:35

Chinese show off new CPU


Longsoon's new Dragon Core 3A4000 quad-core 14nm CPU

BDY electronics, a Chinese laptop manufacturer, has unveiled an all-new 13.3-inch laptop sporting Longsoon's new Dragon Core 3A4000 quad-core 14nm CPU.

Chinese boffins use infrared LEDs to fool security cameras
Published in News


Fool facial recognition software

A group of Chinese computer boffins has published a paper claiming that you can mess up facial recognition software by shining hat brim mounted infrared LEDs on the user's face, projecting CCTV-visible, human eye invisible shapes designed to fool the face recognition software.

Vive heading to chinese cyber cafes
Published in IoT
Monday, 28 December 2015 10:44

Vive heading to chinese cyber cafes


Big roll out planned

Even before it has been properly released, HTC is signing deals for its coming Vive VR headset and appears to be planning to install them in Chinese internet cafes.