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BYD, Ford in talks over hybrid-vehicle batteries

BYD and Ford are in discussions on a partnership in which the American carmaker would buy batteries from the Chinese auto company for some of Ford’s hybrid-vehicle models, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. The two companies are still discussing how the arrangement would work. One idea is that Ford would […]

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Huawei overtakes Apple for no. 1 spot in China’s smartphone market

Huawei Technologies edged out Apple to reclaim the no. 1 spot in mainland China’s smartphone market in 2025, reports the South China Morning Post, as the domestic handset maker overcame crippling US sanctions. For the full year, Huawei captured 16.4% of China’s smartphone market with 46.7 million units shipped, narrowly beating Apple, which shipped 46.2 million iPhones for […]

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Chinese customs agents told to reject Nvidia’s H200 chips

Chinese customs authorities told customs agents this week that H200 artificial intelligence chips are not permitted to enter China, reports Reuters, citing three people briefed on the matter. Chinese government officials also summoned domestic technology companies to meetings on Tuesday where they were explicitly instructed not to purchase the chips unless necessary, Reuters said, quoting the […]

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US passes bill to prevent Chinese access to AI chips via cloud services

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at tightening restrictions on foreign access to advanced American AI chips via cloud computing services, reports Caixin. The bill was passed with a focus on preventing Chinese entities from circumventing export controls. The legislation, known as the Remote Access Security Act, was approved on January 12 […]

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US gives green light on Nvidia H200 chips exports to China

The Trump administration has formally approved China-bound sales of second most powerful AI chips, reports Reuters. The approval comes with conditions and is expected to kickstart shipments of the H200 despite deep concerns among China hawks in Washington. According to the regulations, the chips will be reviewed by a third-party testing lab to confirm their technical AI […]