Apple recaptured the top spot in China’s smartphone market in the fourth quarter, but it fell to third place in 2024 after a year of escalating competition from domestic players, including a resurgent Huawei Technologies. The US tech giant saw smartphone shipments in China plummet 25 per cent to 13.1 million units in the three … Read more
Microsoft defended its request for all mainland China-based employees to use iPhones at work, saying it is necessary due to the absence of Google’s Android services there, after the decision triggered speculation over the company’s intent. As part of its global cybersecurity initiative to fend off worldwide hackers, the US tech giant has started requiring … Read more
Microsoft is reportedly offering relocation to hundreds of its machine learning and cloud computing employees in China. According to The Wall Street Journal, which cites unnamed sources, Microsoft is surveying up to 800 China-based employees about potential relocation amid ongoing tensions between the US and China. This follows Microsoft President Brad Smith’s meeting with China’s … Read more
Chinese scientists have developed a potentially powerful military surveillance technology, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), which they claim will significantly enhance their detection capabilities on the battlefield. According to the SCMP report, the Beijing-based researchers say this ”technological breakthrough” in the field of electronic warfare has for the first time enabled them … Read more
As tensions between the United States and China rise, Microsoft executives are reportedly debating whether the company should continue running its operations in the AI lab in Beijing. The US and China have been sparing no effort to be a major force in the technology landscape, and now both nations are engaged in a fierce … Read more
