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Is China’s ‘reverse Great Firewall’ quietly blocking global access to official data?
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (187+ words) Study finds many government websites in China inaccessible from abroad, suggesting bid to prevent open-source intelligence gathering For overseas researchers, policymakers, businesses and casual users alike, access to China's public information is quietly shrinking as a growing number of official…...
Washington offers US$200 million to boost US smartphone industry in Indo-Pacific
18+ hour, 54+ min ago (458+ words) The US State Department will subsidise companies to roll out cheap smartphones running American software in the Indo-Pacific region, part of its "Pax Silica" initiative that seeks to shore up the resilience of the US artificial intelligence supply chain and…...
TikTokkers hungry for Indonesian man’s ‘mini-food empire’
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (60+ words) TikTokkers hungry for Indonesian man's "mini-food empire'South China Morning Post Indonesian man builds "mini-food empire' after gaining TikTok fame Indonesian miniature artist Deden Mahmud Aliyudin has taken TikTok by storm thanks to his small versions of a popular Indonesian street…...
Texas sues TP-Link, alleging Chinese government access to its devices
3+ day, 5+ min ago (158+ words) Texas sues TP-Link, alleging Chinese government access to its devices'South China Morning Post The move comes despite the Trump administration having reportedly paused its own proposed ban on the company's sales "in the US "Texas has sued TP-Link Systems for…...
A match made in Singapore? ‘Aunties, not algorithms’ aims to woo US singles
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (438+ words) A match made in Singapore? "Aunties, not algorithms" aims to woo US singles'South China Morning Post Can a dose of old-fashioned matchmaking sell a destination? Singapore's tourism board is betting it might, inviting US-based singles to be paired by "aunties…...
Chinese man wins iPhone at firm’s party, finds tiles in box instead, seeks apology
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (155+ words) Employee keeps unopened "iPhone" box prize until he gets home to show wife; is dumbfounded to find ceramic slabs, chocolates, lollipops inside A Chinese man experienced an emotional roller coaster as he discovered the latest iPhone model he won at…...
China dating scene sees rise in ‘hunter-style lovers’ who are attentive and caring
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (720+ words) Growing number of love seekers are on the lookout for observant and thoughtful partners; experts say trend is based on science A new type of partner is heading towards becoming the next big thing in China's dating market " so-called hunter-style…...
WhatsApp accuses Russia of blocking service to force users to state ‘super-app’
1+ week, 1+ day ago (243+ words) WhatsApp and Telegram sound the alarm as the Kremlin chokes off Western apps to promote MAX, a state-backed rival modeled after China's WeChat US messenger app WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, accused authorities in Russia on Thursday of trying to…...
India tightens social media grip as Meta, YouTube, X face 3-hour takedown rules
1+ week, 3+ day ago (305+ words) India's government said on Tuesday "social media companies would have to take down unlawful content within three hours of being notified, tightening an earlier 36-hour timeline in what could be "a compliance challenge for Meta, YouTube and X. The changes amend…...
California court begins social media trial amid mental health concerns
1+ week, 4+ day ago (312+ words) The case "will determine whether Instagram and YouTube harmed a woman's mental health through addictive app design, testing Big Tech's liability A California state court case "over whether Instagram and YouTube harmed a woman's mental health through addictive app design…...