Day: August 10, 2025
Chinese state media says Nvidia H20 chips not safe for China
Visitors visit the NVIDIA booth at the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, China, on July 20, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nvidia’s chips pose security concerns for China, a social media account affiliated with China’s state media said on Sunday, after Beijing raised concerns over backdoor access in those chips. […]
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China wants US to relax AI chip-export controls for trade deal, FT reports
A SK Hynix Inc. 12-layer HBM3E memory chip displayed at the Semiconductor Exhibition in Seoul, South Korea. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images China wants the United States to ease export controls on chips critical for artificial intelligence as part of a trade deal before a possible summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, […]
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Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao taken in for questioning, WSJ reports
Head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Liu Jianchao speaks during the 13th World Peace Forum in Beijing on July 3, 2025. Wang Zhao | Afp | Getty Images Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential future foreign minister, has been taken away by authorities for questioning, the Wall […]
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Thai soldiers injured by landmine near Cambodia amid fragile ceasefire
A Cambodian man who fled his home near the Cambodia-Thailand border walks at a pagoda compound in Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia, on July 30, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Three Thai soldiers were injured by a landmine near the Cambodian border on Saturday, the Thai army said, days after the Southeast Asian neighbours […]
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‘Loud luxury’ is back as high-end brands look to rebound
A guest wears red knitted Gucci x Adidas sweater, outside Bluemarble, during the Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 26, 2025 in Paris, France. Claudio Lavenia | Getty Images “Loud luxury” is poised for a comeback as ailing fashion houses attempt to inject a sense of newness and novelty […]
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