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In a report by Inside China Business (@Inside_China_Business), the Chinese government has issued a directive banning cybersecurity software from several prominent US and Israeli companies. The order, citing national security and intelligence concerns, specifically targets products from firms including Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Check Point, and CyberArk. All companies and government institutions in mainland China have been instructed to identify and remove these software products from their systems, with a replacement deadline set for the end of June.

The directive expresses concern that data processed by these foreign security platforms could be compromised, pointing to the founders and executives of the ...

In a significant escalation of legal pressure, French authorities have executed a search at the Paris headquarters of X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. The operation was conducted by the Paris prosecutor's office, which is leading a preliminary cybercrime investigation into the platform. This action underscores the growing regulatory scrutiny of major US-based tech platforms operating within European jurisdictions.

The raid is part of an inquiry examining whether the platform's operations and content moderation practices comply with French law. France has stringent national regulations governing online speech, the fight against hate speech, and digital misinformation. The investigation reflects ...

Meta Platforms reported better-than-expected financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025, demonstrating resilience in its core advertising business amid significant strategic investments. The social media giant surpassed Wall Street forecasts for revenue and profit, signalling a recovery in the digital advertising market.

The company’s performance was primarily fueled by robust growth in advertising revenue across its Family of Apps, which includes Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. This rebound indicates that Meta's core business remains strong and continues to effectively monetise its vast user base. However, these solid results arrive alongside substantial and growing expenditures.

A major focal point for investors is Meta's ...

Microsoft posted a robust performance for the second quarter of its 2026 fiscal year, exceeding analyst expectations and demonstrating the strength of its core cloud and artificial intelligence businesses. The company’s earnings report revealed significant growth, driven by increased enterprise adoption of its AI and cloud services.

A standout segment was Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud division, home to the Azure platform. Azure revenue showed impressive year-over-year growth, significantly outpacing overall company growth. Analysts and the market view this as a clear indicator that Microsoft’s multi-billion-dollar investments in AI, particularly through its strategic partnership with OpenAI, are translating into substantial commercial success. Enterprises ...

An analysis from the YouTube channel Think BRICS (@ThinkBRICS) examines a pivotal event in modern satellite warfare: the reported large-scale disabling of Starlink terminals in Iran. The video details how, during a period of civil unrest, Iranian security forces, with assistance from Russian and Chinese technology, allegedly jammed the specific frequencies used by thousands of Starlink terminals, causing a complete nationwide communications blackout. This incident is presented as a critical demonstration of the vulnerability of even advanced, private low-Earth-orbit networks to state-level electronic warfare.

The implications of this "Starlink blackout" are framed as a strategic turning point, forcing a major reassessment of ...

A massive data exposure has left approximately 149 million unique login credentials publicly accessible online. The dataset, roughly 98GB in size, was aggregated by "infostealer" malware, which had previously infected countless individual computers to harvest usernames, email addresses, and plain-text passwords. Unlike a breach of a single company's server, this leak represents a consolidated collection of data stolen over time from a vast number of infected devices, pulled from various services. The information was reportedly left in an unsecured cloud storage location, making it easily accessible without any password protection.

The exposed credentials affect accounts across a wide range of services, ...

In a major development for China's technology sector, state-owned China Telecom has announced the successful training of a suite of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models using hardware from domestic champion Huawei. This achievement marks a significant milestone in Beijing's long-term strategic push for technological self-reliance, demonstrating the capability to develop frontier AI without relying on foreign semiconductor components, particularly the advanced graphics processing units (GPUs) from US companies like Nvidia that are currently subject to strict export controls.

The project involved training sophisticated Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) large language models—a complex and computationally intensive task—entirely on Huawei's Ascend series AI chips. This end-to-end ...

Amazon has confirmed it will remotely disable all Fire TV Blaster devices by the end of March, effectively ending support for the infrared remote control accessory. The Fire TV Blaster, a legacy hardware accessory, allows users to control non-smart TVs and sound systems through their Fire TV interface and Alexa voice commands. A forthcoming firmware update will deactivate the device, removing its core functionality. The company has not announced a direct replacement, leaving users to seek alternative solutions.

This planned shutdown has sparked significant consumer backlash and reignited debates about digital ownership, planned obsolescence, and the use of remote kill switches ...

China has submitted a proposal that could see the launch of up to 200,000 satellites into low Earth orbit, a scale far exceeding any existing or planned satellite constellation. The plan has drawn global attention due to its potential impact on space security, orbital congestion and international regulation.

If approved and implemented, the constellation would represent the largest satellite network ever envisioned. Proponents argue that such a system could dramatically expand communications coverage, data transmission capacity and technological capabilities. However, analysts and space policy experts warn that the unprecedented scale raises significant concerns.

One key issue is orbital congestion. Low Earth orbit ...

Hong Kong and Shenzhen are expanding cross-border collaboration in finance, artificial intelligence and data governance, as part of broader efforts to integrate innovation ecosystems within the Greater Bay Area.

At the centre of the initiative is a proposed secure data corridor designed to allow regulated data flows between the two cities. Officials and industry representatives see the framework as a way to address long-standing barriers to cross-border data sharing while maintaining compliance with mainland Chinese and Hong Kong regulations. By creating clearer governance rules, the corridor aims to support AI development, which relies heavily on large, high-quality datasets.

The collaboration also targets ...