‘How can we trust you?’: China’s state media calls on Nvidia to prove safety of H20 chip
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…
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‘No kill switches and back doors’: Nvidia reasserts security of its AI chips in blog post
Semiconductor giant Nvidia reasserted the security of its AI processors in a blog post on Tuesday, pointing out that inserting weaknesses into chips would “undermine…
Taiwan cyberattacks ‘below average’ but widespread, Beijing political advisor says
Taiwan’s collection of cyberhackers may not be sophisticated, but they are “diligent” when it comes to executing attacks on various mainland Chinese targets, according to…
How North Korea’s US$1.5 billion hack exposed Asia’s crypto weaknesses
It began, as so many epochal crimes do, with a single breach. But by the time the dust had settled on the Bybit hack, nearly…
Micron starts lay-offs in China as US memory chipmaker retreats from mobile NAND market
US chipmaker Micron Technology has started a new round of lay-offs that is expected to shed hundreds of jobs in mainland China, as part of…
Nvidia’s efforts to please both US and China get harder as H20 becomes bargaining chip
On his visit to Beijing in July, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received a rock-star welcome as he announced to Chinese state media that Washington had…
China’s internet watchdog cracks down on false financial claims, stock touting online
China’s top cybersecurity watchdog, in coordination with financial regulators, has shut down over a dozen social media accounts for spreading false financial information, illegally touting…
FCC votes to bar Chinese labs from testing US tech if they’ve been deemed security risks
The Federal Communications Commission voted 4-0 on Thursday to finalise rules barring Chinese labs deemed risks to US national security from testing electronic devices such…
TikTok shuts down ‘covert influence networks’ targeting Philippines midterm elections
TikTok said it had shut down three “covert influence networks” and removed more than one million fake or spam accounts targeting users in the Philippines…
How China’s military might use anti-AI tactics on the battlefields of the future
China’s armed forces must find ways to undermine the data and computing capacity of its adversaries as AI gains an ever-greater foothold in combat planning…
China’s ‘AI tigers’ Zhipu, Moonshot accused of collecting excessive data with chatbot apps
Some of China’s most popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot apps, made by leading developers including Zhipu AI and Moonshot AI, had been collecting excessive user…
Hong Kong watchdog flags new scam involving complaints from ‘neighbours’
Water leakage and noise complaints from “neighbours” are being used in a new type of scam for acquiring personal information and money, Hong Kong’s privacy…