charlesmok

charlesmok, 12 days ago to random Chinese

Sad truth.

charlesmok, 13 days ago to random

曬太陽 — a picture tells a thousand words

Belgium's ports drowning under glut of Chinese electric cars: 'Some are parked here for a year, sometimes more'
Due to China's overcapacity in production – as it aims to capture a quarter of the European electric vehicle market – the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge are inundated.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2024/05/04/belgium-s-ports-drowning-under-glut-of-chinese-electric-cars-some-are-parked-here-for-a-year-sometimes-a-year-and-a-half_6670373_19.html

charlesmok, 22 days ago to random

China enlists Tencent, Weibo and Douyin to protect state secrets
Law taking effect Wednesday seen requiring internet companies to help curb leaks
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/China-enlists-Tencent-Weibo-and-Douyin-to-protect-state-secrets

charlesmok, 23 days ago to random

Second global AI safety summit faces tough questions, lower turnout
https://www.reuters.com/technology/second-global-ai-safety-summit-faces-tough-questions-lower-turnout-2024-04-29/

charlesmok, 27 days ago to random

How about your own social credit and surveillance state?

Abortion Data Wars: States and Cities Debate How Much Information to Collect
Some states with Republican-controlled legislatures want more data, while some controlled by Democrats want less, fearing it could be used to target patients or providers.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/health/abortion-patient-data-privacy.html

charlesmok, 1 month ago to random

Is TikTok safe? - Proton VPN Blog
https://protonvpn.com/blog/is-tiktok-safe/

charlesmok, 1 month ago to random

Parasites.

Data brokers are gearing up to fight privacy bills
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/5/24122079/data-brokers-fisa-extension-nsa-section-702-surveillance-lexis-nexis

charlesmok, 1 month ago to random

Threads usage is surging in Taiwan – here’s why
https://readwrite.com/threads-usage-is-surging-in-taiwan-heres-why/

charlesmok, 1 month ago to random

Everything about him is not real.

Trump's net worth plunges $1 billion, as Truth Social shares sink
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/01/trump-net-worth-truth-social

charlesmok, 1 month ago to random

He's sold.

A Pivot to China Saved Elon Musk. It Also Binds Him to Beijing.
Tesla and China built a symbiotic relationship, with credits, workers and parts that made Mr. Musk ultrarich. Now, his reliance on the country may give Beijing leverage.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/world/asia/elon-musk-tesla-china.html

charlesmok, 2 months ago to random

How Microsoft’s Bing Helps Maintain Beijing’s Great Firewall
The company’s search engine does good business in China, a market Google and Facebook abandoned years ago.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-03-07/microsoft-s-bing-helps-maintain-china-s-great-firewall

charlesmok, 2 months ago to random

My new article:

Why Trump’s Conflict of Interest Over a TikTok Sale Matters
Trump’s sudden opposition to a potential TikTok ban deserves closer scrutiny.
https://thediplomat.com/2024/03/why-trumps-conflict-of-interest-over-a-tiktok-sale-matters/

charlesmok, 2 months ago to random

Chinese PC-maker Acemagic customized its own machines to get infected with malware
Tried to speed boot times, maybe by messing with 'Windows source code', ended up building a viral on-ramp
https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/29/acemagic_chinese_pc_malware_infection/

charlesmok, 2 months ago to random

Just like in China for Tesla cars, maybe Chinese EVs cannot enter certain locations in the US in future?

Citing National Security Concerns, Biden-Harris Administration Announces Inquiry into Connected Vehicles

https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2024/02/citing-national-security-concerns-biden-harris-administration-announces

charlesmok, 2 months ago to random

Cheap and crappy stuff that helps Chinese economy but disrupts yours. It's Taobao-lization of any of your business, as in Temu, Shein, TikTok, BYD, solar panels all the same. That's why overcapacity is never an issue for China, unlike for other economies. Watch out!

China's minidrama producers set their sights on challenging Netflix - Nikkei Asia
Ultra-short episodes and wacky plots help series flourish on social media

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-Spotlight/China-s-minidrama-producers-set-their-sights-on-challenging-Netflix

charlesmok, 2 months ago to random

But that's exactly what China told him not to do....

Exclusive: Lawmakers Demand Elon Musk Provide SpaceX Internet To US Military In Taiwan
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2024/02/24/elon-musk-taiwan-spacex-starshield/

charlesmok, 3 months ago to random

Two years after Apple quit Russia over Ukraine, Vision Pros are for sale in Moscow
On the ground in Moscow, Apple products including MacBooks and iPhones are available in stores despite the company's move to stop exports of its products into Russia.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/apple/two-years-apple-quit-russia-ukraine-vision-pros-are-sale-moscow-rcna139747

charlesmok, 3 months ago to random

There are still new dynamics coming in to the semiconductor industry everyday.

Intel signs Microsoft as foundry customer, says on track to overtake TSMC
https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-expects-overtake-tsmc-making-fastest-chips-this-year-2024-02-21/

charlesmok, 3 months ago to random

Bluesky is now open for anyone to join
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/06/bluesky-is-now-open-for-anyone-to-join/

charlesmok, 3 months ago to random

Censorship, AI, Disinformation, and Repression Undermine Asia’s Elections
Old forms of repression, fortified by new technologies, have altered the political atmosphere across the region.
https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/censorship-ai-disinformation-and-repression-undermine-asias-elections/

charlesmok, 3 months ago to random

Same with all these bad cyberlaws: broad and vague, weaponized against critics, all supposed to be against inciting hatred and causing unrest. This time it's Indonesia.

What’s in the Indonesian ITE Law?: Beyond the Haris and Fatia defamation acquittal
https://digitalreach.asia/blog/whats-in-the-indonesian-ite-law-beyond-the-haris-and-fatia-defamation-acquittal/

charlesmok, 3 months ago to random

Even if you're Elon Musk... There're countries that you can abuse, and still there're those other countries that can abuse you.

Tesla cars face more entry bans in China as 'security concerns' accelerate - Nikkei Asia
Growing restrictions come as local champion BYD becomes world's top EV maker
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Supply-Chain/Tesla-cars-face-more-entry-bans-in-China-as-security-concerns-accelerate

charlesmok, 4 months ago to random

Reinforcing fake news with more fake news, or the gullible will still be gullible especially if they start to believe they can "do their own research."

Asking people to “do the research” on fake news stories makes them seem more believable, not less
A new study asked thousands to evaluate the accuracy of news articles — both real and fake — by doing some research online. But for many, heading to Google led them farther from the truth, not closer.

https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/01/asking-people-to-do-the-research-on-fake-news-stories-makes-them-seem-more-believable-not-less/

charlesmok, 4 months ago to random

India’s rushed telco bill must be amended to protect human rights
https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/india-telco-bill-human-rights/

charlesmok, 4 months ago to random

You don't need AI to start screwing up people's lifelihoods, and lives.

Post Office scandal explained: What the Horizon saga is all about
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56718036