DeepSeek, Huawei, and how the US has struggled to limit Chinese tech
Previous sanctions unintentionally forced Chinese companies like Huawei to operate more efficiently without access to US chips.
Apple dodged a DeepSeek sell-off, but its China headache hasn't gone away
The tech giant suffered an 11% decline in China sales last quarter, raising concerns about its ability to fend off fierce competition in the country.
The What, The Why & The How Of Huawei
China’s mega hi-tech firm is made in the country’s image Huawei literally means ‘China is great’. House of Huawei: The Secret History of China’s Most Powerful Company by Eva Dou tells the story of
China’s new AI star DeepSeek grew on more than a shoestring budget
The developer of the chatbox that shocked U.S. incumbents had access to Nvidia chips that its parent company providentially acquired just before a 2022 U.S. export ban.
DeepSeek AI is Reportedly Running on Huawei’s AI Chips – Is China Moving Away from Nvidia?
DeepSeek AI is running on Huawei’s Ascend 910C GPU, sparking speculation about China’s AI independence and OpenAI’s allegations of model misuse. Is China closing the gap with the U.S. in AI hardware?
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Now it’s all about TikTok. But Huawei led the way
No other company has drawn the world’s two most powerful leaders, America’s and China’s presidents, into a direct geopolitical standoff. And yet Huawei, a Chinese tech group, continues to thrive. In 2023 its revenues were around $100bn, nearly twice as much as those of Intel, an iconic Silicon Valley firm.
iPhone sales slump in China as Apple falters in key market
Apple is still facing headwinds in China. The company's overall sales in China declined 11.1% during to $18.51 billion during the last three months of 2024, the largest drop in the country since the first quarter of 2024.
Do China’s A.I. Advances Mean U.S. Technology Controls Have Failed?
DeepSeek’s A.I. models show that China is making rapid gains in the field, despite American efforts to hinder it.
China’s DeepSeek disrupts American plans for AI dominance
The sudden rise of Chinese AI app DeepSeek has leaders in Washington and Silicon Valley grappling with how to keep the U.S. ahead in the crucial technology.
How the US may have unintentionally helped create an AI monster in China
The US tried to limit China's AI advancements with chip restrictions. It may have fueled the innovation behind DeepSeek instead.
Cook points to ‘fiscal stimulus' after Apple suffers steepest China sales decline in a year
When Apple reported its December quarter earnings on Thursday, it revealed that China sales had dropped 11.1% on an annual basis. Cook told analysts that over half of the decline was due to inventory issues.
DeepSeek AI censors most prompts on 'sensitive topics' for China
A study reveals that the DeepSeek AI chatbot censors 85% of the prompts related to 'sensitive topics' for China.