What comes after open source? Bruce Perens is working on it Interview 'Our licenses aren't working anymore,' says free software pioneer Software27 Dec 2023 | 130
China bans export of rare earth processing kit Beijing also wants its human gene-editing kit – and LiDAR– to stay at home Legal22 Dec 2023 | 110
China's GPU contender Moore Threads reveals card that can cope with Nvidia’s CUDA MTT S4000 GPU isn't super-fast, but the 'kilocard cluster' design supporting it looks interesting Systems20 Dec 2023 | 23
Beijing demands government apps must shed their bureaucratic skins Its hard to disagree with a mandate to make government digital services fit for people, not box-tickers Software19 Dec 2023 | 13
National Grid latest UK org to zap Chinese kit from critical infrastructure Move reportedly made after consulting with National Cyber Security Centre Security18 Dec 2023 | 39
Pro-China campaign targeted YouTube with AI avatars Asia In Brief PLUS: Beijing wants ten-minute reporting of infosec incidents; Infosys CFO bails; TikTok's Indonesia comeback approved, for now Security18 Dec 2023 | 9
China’s e-commerce players commit to broaden overseas If all goes to plan, more Chinese goods will flow into the global market Off-Prem15 Dec 2023 | 6
US willing to compromise with Nvidia over AI chip sales to China Jensen would rather not play Whac-a-Mole with Huang over every new GPU Systems13 Dec 2023 | 12
China's SpaceX wannabe recycles a rocket after just 38 days Interstellar Glory Space Technology gets a boost – even though it's yet to reach orbit Science12 Dec 2023 | 36
Microsoft hikes prices across Asia Asia In Brief PLUS: Japan Moon landing scheduled; Mastercard's APAC pay-by-face trial; Scammers feast on restaurant QR code Software11 Dec 2023 | 1
US lawmakers want blanket denial for sensitive tech export licenses to China Committee worries licenses are being issued to boost and suit business, not national security Legal08 Dec 2023 | 8
Chinese boffins pitch quadcopter for Mars sample return mission In the race for the Red Planet, NASA is falling behind Science07 Dec 2023 | 14
UK government denies China/Russia nuke plant hack claim Report suggests Sellafield compromised since 2015, response seems worryingly ignorant of Stuxnet Security05 Dec 2023 | 26
China gamifies censorship and surveillance with national internet law quiz I'm not a regular government, I'm a cool government Legal05 Dec 2023 | 9
China's first undersea datacenter sinks – as planned Asia In Brief PLUS: India's landmark digital law delayed; Singaporean banks de-digitize some accounts; AUKUS to unleash AI Off-Prem03 Dec 2023 | 3
Today's 'China is misbehaving online' allegations come from Google, Meta Zuck boots propagandists, Big G finds surge of action directed at Taiwan Cyber-crime01 Dec 2023 | 9
China's Loongson debuts processor that 'matches Intel silicon circa 2020' Best not to dismiss it, as Asus looks to be onboard and advances are promised On-Prem30 Nov 2023 | 35
US lawmakers have Chinese LiDAR on their threat-detection radar Amid fears Beijing could harvest spatial data, letter suggests Huawei-style bans may be needed Security30 Nov 2023 | 16
After bashing Nvidia for ‘arming’ China, Cerebras's backer G42 alarms US govt with suspected Beijing ties What was it they say about folks in silicon houses? HPC28 Nov 2023 | 7
Nvidia’s China-market H20 chips hit another speed bump Integration woes delay Nvidia's hopes of maintaining grip on Middle Kingdom Systems27 Nov 2023 | 2
Beijing fosters foreign influencers to spread its propaganda They get access to both China's internet and global platforms, and cash in on both Security27 Nov 2023 | 16
China lobs tech demo into orbit for People's Republic version of Starlink Another mega-constellation incoming Networks24 Nov 2023 | 3
China's regulator paused VMware purchase probe before desired close date Analysis Competitors predict price gouging as employees await news Virtualization22 Nov 2023 | 1
Boffins claim invention of rechargable, biodegradable, supercapacitor drug pump Lab rats absorb widget after getting their dose Science21 Nov 2023 | 16
Linux Deepin's big brother claims it's hit three million installs The other big Chinese distro, after Kylin, seems to be thriving OSes20 Nov 2023 | 5
Is America's chip blockade working against China? So far, our survey says: No Kettle Middle Kingdom can get its hands on hardware now – and still make better stuff later Public Sector18 Nov 2023 | 31
Tencent shrugs off effect of US sanctions and says Chinese suppliers will fill GPU gap Ordered enough Nvidia kit to keep evolving its AI and has plans to work around bans On-Prem17 Nov 2023 |
Cerebras CEO puts Nvidia on blast for 'arming' China with top-tier GPUs SC23 Calls biz rival 'un-American' for weaving around chip export ban AI + ML16 Nov 2023 | 5
Hundreds of websites cloned to run ads for Chinese football gambling outfits Linked to org that UK authorities found once failed its anti-money-laundering obligations Security16 Nov 2023 | 1
Banned US chipmaking equipment still ending up in China, says report Plus: US execs line up to dine with President Xi Systems15 Nov 2023 | 6
Beijing reportedly asked Hikvision to identify fasting students in Muslim-majority province University managment app also tracked library activity, holidays, and much more Security14 Nov 2023 | 27
China’s annual e-tail frenzy broke records – trust us, say government, Alibaba and JD.com 5.26 billion packages shipped, 639 million on Saturday alone. But nobody's puffing up the cash pile Channel13 Nov 2023 | 6
Australia declares 'nationally significant cyber incident' after port attack Asia in brief PLUS: Citrix quits China; Cambodia deports Japanese scammers; Chinese tech CEO disappears; and more Security13 Nov 2023 | 3
China's top bank ICBC hit by ransomware, derailing global trades CitrixBleed patch has been available for around a month Security10 Nov 2023 | 7
Don't worry about those new export rules, China – Nvidia's already got more sanctions-compliant GPUs for ya Chips limbo-dance right under Biden's performance limits AI + ML09 Nov 2023 | 10
Sales bonanza at ASML as China stockpiles chipmaking kit Dutch exports skyrocket thanks to Washington restrictions Systems08 Nov 2023 | 4
Hardware hacker: Walling off China from RISC-V ain't such a great idea, Mr President America could drive innovation... or inject fear and doubt and kill off choice On-Prem07 Nov 2023 | 53
Beijing prepares for imminent rise of humanoid robots Mass production of C-3POs pitched for 2025 AI + ML07 Nov 2023 | 11
Alibaba takes more of Salesforce behind the great firewall Asia in brief PLUS: China's taikonauts return from space, India approves PC licenses, and Foxconn founder presidential campaign investigated for bribes Off-Prem06 Nov 2023 | 2
Beijing signals it may let Micron out of the penalty box in the Middle Kingdom Commerce minister would love if US chipmaker took root in Chinese market On-Prem05 Nov 2023 | 2
China's YMTC scrounges for billions to help bypass US sanctions Meanwhile, RISC-V has Uncle Sam rattled Systems02 Nov 2023 | 10
Dirty dancing grabs the attention of China's cyberspace regulators Alibaba service fined as Beijing calls for online platforms to name major creators and deploy kid-mode services Security02 Nov 2023 | 6
Canada to remove China’s top messaging app WeChat from government devices Kaspersky also on the way out due to ‘unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security' Cybersecurity Month31 Oct 2023 | 11
Broadcom, VMware insist merger to 'close soon' as China plays hard to get Regulatory red dragon keeping silent with a day left until deadline Virtualization30 Oct 2023 | 4
Infosys co-founder calls for youth to work 70-hour weeks Do it for India, says Narayana Murthy, seemingly unaware that China, Japan, and South Korea all have overworking problems On-Prem27 Oct 2023 | 103
Uncle Sam orders Nvidia to cease most AI chip sales in China 'immediately' Chipmaker thought it had 30 days to get last few orders out the door Systems24 Oct 2023 | 14
Ex-ASML worker accused of stealing chipmaking secrets for China is Huawei to a new job If true, wages of sin aren't that good Systems24 Oct 2023 | 36
Scammers use India’s real-time payment system to siphon off money, send it to China Countries signed on for India’s stack might watch out Security24 Oct 2023 | 14
There's no Huawei Chinese chipmakers can fill Nvidia's shoes... anytime soon Analysis Chinese AI and GPU vendors face a less than fab-ulous dilemma where to get their chips built moving forward Systems22 Oct 2023 | 65
The problem with Jon Stewart is that Apple appears to have cancelled his show Planned episodes on China and AI reportedly worried Apple top brass Bootnotes20 Oct 2023 | 51
Biden has brought the ban hammer down on US export of AI chips to China Analysis Datacenter GPUs and some consumer cards now exceed performance limits Systems19 Oct 2023 | 12
Fears China could trash Broadcom's VMware nuptials as revenge for sanctions Regulator twiddled thumbs for Intel and Tower Semi, it could happen again Virtualization19 Oct 2023 | 7
America extends China chip export bans and acts to cut off backdoor exports Chips cunningly designed to be less powerful and evade sanctions look to be in trouble Systems18 Oct 2023 | 6
Chinese CPUs to feature in servers made by sanctioned Russian company Beijing appears to have lifted its ban on Loongson processors reaching Moscow Systems17 Oct 2023 | 15
China requires any new domestic Wi-Fi kit to support IPv6 and run it by default Beijing set big targets for next-gen networks, but adoption stats suggest it's falling short Networks17 Oct 2023 | 13
BLOODALCHEMY provides backdoor to southeast Asian nations' secrets Sophisticated malware devs believed to be behind latest addition to toolset of China-aligned attackers Research16 Oct 2023 | 1
India's AI vision calls for 80 exaFLOPS of infrastructure Or about half of China's recent compute upgrade plan On-Prem16 Oct 2023 | 1
Canon claims its nanoimprint litho machines capable of 5nm chip production Probably not a threat to ASML's EUV tech just yet, analyst tells El Reg On-Prem13 Oct 2023 | 21
Biden hopes to squeeze loopholes to slow China's devouring of US AI chips Won't stop supply of nerfed export-friendly accelerators Systems13 Oct 2023 | 4
Chinese citizens feel their government is doing such a fine job with surveillance They know they're being watched and don't mind - maybe because Beijing says it improves safety Cybersecurity Month13 Oct 2023 | 38
Beijing-backed server chip startup formed by ex-Arm China execs Almost a quarter of SoftBank-owned chip designer's total revenue comes via Middle Kingdom, um, arm Systems12 Oct 2023 | 16
US Navy sailor admits selling secret military blueprints to China for $15K Worth it for 20 years behind bars? Cyber-crime11 Oct 2023 | 26