india India Blocks TikTok and Dozens of Chinese Apps Amid Border Tensions India bans TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps, citing threats to national security and sovereignty following a deadly border clash.
china China's Mobile Data Traffic Surges 40% as Pandemic Drives Digital Shift China experiences a massive 39.3% jump in mobile data traffic for March as homebound residents rely heavily on telecommuting and online education platforms to navigate the coronavirus pandemic.
huawei Huawei's HiSilicon Surpasses Qualcomm to Lead China's Smartphone Chip Market Huawei's chip unit HiSilicon overtakes Qualcomm as China's top smartphone processor supplier for the first time as the broader market slumps amid the pandemic.
who WHO Monitors Cluster of Unexplained Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan, China The World Health Organization tracks 44 cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause in Wuhan, China, originating from a local seafood market. Chinese authorities isolate patients and monitor over a hundred close contacts as they investigate the source of the outbreak.
who WHO Confirms Human Transmission of Novel Coronavirus During Wuhan Visit A World Health Organization delegation visits Wuhan to observe the local response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, confirming that human-to-human transmission is occurring.
tiktok Beijing Favors TikTok US Shutdown Over Forced Sale to Avoid Appearing Weak Chinese officials reportedly prefer shutting down TikTok in the US rather than forcing ByteDance to sell the app, as they believe a coerced deal makes the company and the country look weak. Beijing plans to use recent export restrictions to delay or block any potential acquisition.
robotics Unprecedented Year Shapes Top Robotics Stories Beyond the Pandemic The Robot Report highlights the most significant non-COVID robotics developments of 2020, a year defined by global upheaval. Key stories include iRobot suspending its Terra robot lawn mower project and an analysis of China's growing industrial automation market.
coronavirus Global Coronavirus Toll Surpasses 3,400 Deaths and 101,000 Infections The novel coronavirus continues to spread rapidly across the globe, claiming over 3,400 lives and infecting more than 101,400 people. The vast majority of these cases remain concentrated in mainland China.
apple Apple Misses Revenue Targets as COVID-19 Disrupts Global Supply Chains Apple announces it will miss its revenue guidance due to manufacturing slowdowns and store closures caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. Analysts warn that prolonged production delays in China could lead to product shortages in the U.S. by mid-April.
apple Apple Shuts All Retail Stores Outside China to Slow COVID-19 Spread Apple temporarily closes all physical retail stores outside of Greater China until late March to maximize social distancing. The company continues online sales, pays hourly workers fully, and donates millions to pandemic relief efforts.
nio Chinese EV Maker Nio Lands $1 Billion From State Investors Nio secures a $1 billion investment from Chinese state-owned entities by agreeing to move its headquarters to Hefei and relinquish a minority stake in its new Nio China business unit.
apple Apple Warns of Revenue Shortfall as Coronavirus Disrupts iPhone Production Apple admits it will miss its March quarter revenue guidance due to coronavirus-related iPhone supply shortages and dropping consumer demand in China.
zoom Researchers Find Major Encryption Flaws in Zoom Video Meetings A new report reveals that Zoom uses a weak, custom encryption scheme rather than the robust AES-256 standard it claims to offer. The study also uncovers that meeting encryption keys sometimes route through servers in China.
zoom Zoom Apologizes After Accidentally Routing North American Calls Through China Zoom admits that a massive surge in traffic causes some North American video calls to mistakenly route through Chinese data centers, exposing encryption keys to local authorities.
zoom Researchers Find Zoom Encryption Flawed and Linked to Chinese Servers A new report from the University of Toronto reveals that Zoom uses a home-grown encryption system with serious weaknesses and sometimes routes encryption keys through servers in China. The researchers warn that the platform is not suitable for sharing secrets.