Tech war: Chinese surveillance firm Uniview calls on US to reconsider its trade sanction

Tech war: Chinese surveillance firm Uniview calls on US to reconsider its trade sanction

Hangzhou-based Uniview on Tuesday was added to the so-called Entity List for enabling “human rights violations, including high-technology surveillance targeted at the general population, Uygurs, and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups”, the US Department of Commerce, which oversees the country’s trade policy, said in a filing. In a statement on Wednesday, Uniview … Read more

Tech war: China advocates use of local AI chips over those from US powerhouse Nvidia

Tech war: China advocates use of local AI chips over those from US powerhouse Nvidia

Chinese authorities have informally advised local companies to use domestic-made artificial intelligence (AI) chips over those from Nvidia, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as alternative suppliers on the mainland look to catch up with the US tech giant. While there is no official ban on Nvidia’s China-tailored H20 graphics processing unit (GPU), … Read more