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Sources: Chinese-owned media stopped submissions to Asia's highest-profile journalism prize SOPA due to Chinese government pressure to avoid foreign "collusion" (Nikkei Asia)
https://t.co/p9W1wQmyP8

Chinese media withdraw from regional journalism competition
Outlets stop SOPA submissions under pressure to avoid foreign 'collusion

Zhu Xingming, founder of Chinese robot maker Inovance, dubbed little Huawei, says protectionism won't stop its growth as automation is critical to supply chains (Financial Times)
https://t.co/xjfmcrAYyU

The German word for this is "Reisebusdemokratie". The term was coined in Austria's Green party. I wonder why...
Canadian Lawmaker Testifies Chinese Students Were Bused In to Elect Him https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/…

Microsoft’s Shoddy Security Exposed US Official Emails in Chinese Hack
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-shoddy-security-exposed-emails-chinese-hack-1851384073

Microsoft’s Shoddy Security Exposed US Official Emails in Chinese Hack
The Department of Homeland Security says email accounts of U.S. officials were exposed due to Microsoft's security failures.

Never believe anything that Elon Musk says, Volume 2,394
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-scraps-low-cost-car-plans-amid-fierce-chinese-ev-competition-2024-04-05/

😈 Ex-officials of alleged Chinese police base in Tokyo not indicted
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/26/japan/chinese-fraud-case-suspects-not-indicted/

Ex-officials of alleged Chinese 'police station' in Tokyo not indicted
One of the women was suspected of falsely claiming that her sex-related business was a chiropractic clinic in order to receive COVID-19 subsidies.

Chinese city governments are offering "computing vouchers", worth $140K to $280K, to AI startups, to help create a level playing field with China's tech giants (Financial Times)
https://t.co/C0ihUB3D8K

Sources: Chinese AI startup MiniMax raised $600M led by Alibaba at a $2.5B valuation; the round remains in progress and HongShan has committed funds (Jane Zhang/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Alibaba Backs $2.5 Billion AI Startup in Second Major 2024 Deal
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is leading a financing round of at least $600 million for Chinese AI startup MiniMax, spearheading its second major deal in the space this year as it deploys capital in pursuit of growth.

Sources: Chinese AI startup MiniMax raised $600M led by Alibaba at a $2.5B valuation; the round remains in progress and HongShan has committed funds (Jane Zhang/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Alibaba Backs $2.5 Billion AI Startup in Second Major 2024 Deal
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is leading a financing round of at least $600 million for Chinese AI startup MiniMax, spearheading its second major deal in the space this year as it deploys capital in pursuit of growth.

Sources: US officials told AMD that the company's AI chip for the Chinese market was still too powerful and it must obtain a license in order to sell it (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-0…

AMD Hits US Roadblock to Sell AI Chip for China as Part of Tech Crackdown
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. hit a US government roadblock in attempting to sell an artificial intelligence chip tailored for the Chinese market, according to people familiar with the matter, part of Washington’s crackdown on the export of advanced technologies to the country.