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    Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal from China App Store

    Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal from China App Store Apple Inc. removed social media services including Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese app store, responding to orders from Beijing to close more loopholes in the country’s longstanding internet...
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    Former Google engineer charged with stealing trade secrets

    Former Google engineer charged with stealing trade secrets A Chinese software engineer working for Alphabet Inc.’s Google was charged by the US Justice Department with stealing trade secrets for developing artificial intelligence (AI) from the company’s supercomputing data centres. Linwei...
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    Apple up against China-sized crisis before iPhone 15 launch

    Apple up against China-sized crisis before iPhone 15 launch Apple Inc. is looking to stave off a crisis in China just days before the launch of its next iPhone, an already high-stakes event that will test whether new features can shake the smartphone industry out of the doldrums. The product...
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    Huawei launches Mate 60 Pro+ in China

    Huawei launches Mate 60 Pro+ in China Huawei Technologies Co. added a new top-of-the-line model to its controversial Mate 60 smartphone family on Friday, putting the Mate 60 Pro+ on sale in mainland China. The Shenzhen-based firm is offering the upgraded handset, equipped with satellite...
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    Chinese hack of US officials blamed on Microsoft engineer's compromised account

    Chinese hack of US officials blamed on Microsoft engineer's compromised account China-linked hackers breached the corporate account of a Microsoft Corp. engineer and are suspected of using that access to steal a valuable key that enabled the hack of senior US officials’ email accounts, the...
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    China cracks down on iPhone usage among state employees

    China cracks down on iPhone usage among state employees China plans to expand a ban on the use of iPhones in sensitive departments to government-backed agencies and state companies, a sign of growing challenges for Apple Inc. in its biggest foreign market and global production base. Several...
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    Microsoft among targets in US investigation into government email hacking

    Microsoft among targets in US investigation into government email hacking A US cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate risks in cloud computing, including Microsoft Corp.’s role in a recent breach of government officials’ email accounts by suspected Chinese hackers, according to two...
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    Chinese hackers breached US Navy networks via home Wi-Fi routers

    Chinese hackers breached US Navy networks via home Wi-Fi routers An alleged campaign by Chinese state-sponsored hackers on targets in the US and Guam has raised fears that Beijing is preparing to disrupt communications in the Pacific in the event of a conflict. The hacking campaign was first...
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    TikTok will "soon" give Oracle full access to its codebase and algorithm

    TikTok will "soon" give Oracle full access to its codebase and algorithm TikTok will “soon” grant Oracle Corp. full access to its source code, algorithm and content-moderation material as part of efforts to alleviate national security concerns about the app. Oracle will also begin monitoring...
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    Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok

    Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed a law banning TikTok in the state, setting up the first legal and logistical test for broader efforts to restrict access to the wildly popular video-sharing app in the US. The law is certain to...
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    US scrutinises DJI over possible security threats

    US scrutinises DJI over possible security threats Sixteen US senators asked security officials to assess possible threats posed by SZ DJI Technology Co. drones, saying the widely used devices could be used to inform Chinese officials about critical infrastructure such as pipelines, railways and...
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    ByteDance must sell TikTok or face US ban

    ByteDance must sell TikTok or face US ban The US has told TikTok’s owners in China to sell their shares or risk a ban of the popular video-sharing app, people familiar with the matter said, a major escalation in the long-running standoff over privacy concerns around Chinese control of its data...
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    Snap jumps as US TikTok ban bill set to be introduced this week

    Snap jumps as US TikTok ban bill set to be introduced this week Snap Inc. shares soared on Monday as lawmaker efforts to ban TikTok appeared to be gaining traction in the US. The Snapchat owner rose 9.5% after US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner told Fox News on Sunday that...
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    US House Committee passes TikTok ban bill

    US House Committee passes TikTok ban bill Legislation authorising President Joe Biden to ban TikTok in the US advanced through a key House committee Wednesday, as lawmakers debate the best way to address the national security threat they say is posed by the popular video-sharing app owned by a...
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    Huawei could face even tighter US restrictions

    Huawei could face even tighter US restrictions The US is reviewing existing licenses for exporting items to Huawei Technologies Co. as Washington intensifies a crackdown on Chinese companies amid growing tensions between the world’s two largest economies. “The licensing rule from the previous...
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    US lawmaker says Chinese government is using TikTok to expand its influence

    US lawmaker says Chinese government is using TikTok to expand its influence China is using TikTok to expand its influence around the world, a top Republican lawmaker said Monday in arguing that the popular video-sharing app that’s owned by a Beijing-based company should be banned in the US or...
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    US Senate majority leader says TikTok ban should be looked into

    US Senate majority leader says TikTok ban should be looked into US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said a ban on TikTok in the country is worth looking at, citing Chinese ownership of the company behind the video-sharing platform. A group of Senate lawmakers recently revived legislation...
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    Video shows US F-22 shooting down Chinese spy balloon

    Video shows US F-22 shooting down Chinese spy balloon After floating over the US for days, a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon has been shot down. But aftershocks from the saga continue to reverberate, with planned talks for the nations’ top diplomats derailed and new tensions injected...
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    Four US states have banned TikTok on official devices

    Four US states have banned TikTok on official devices The TikTok video platform has been banned on government-issued devices in Texas, adding to a growing list of states that have done the same in the past week amid concern that consumer data collected by the social-media app could be accessed...
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    TikTok facing ban in the US

    TikTok facing ban in the US Two US senators called TikTok a Chinese surveillance tool, issuing a bipartisan warning as the Biden administration weighs a deal that could let the video-sharing app keep operating in the US. “It’s not just the content you upload to TikTok but all the data on your...
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