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How ‘dark factories,’ powered by AI and robotics and requiring virtually no workers, are poised to upend China’s labor market, already strained by tariffs (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 10, 2026

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China’s Commerce Ministry warns of global chip shortage due to "new conflicts" between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary (Eduardo Baptista/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 7, 2026

Eduardo Baptista / Reuters: China’s Commerce Ministry is warning of a global chip shortage due to “new conflicts” between Dutch…

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A look at a new generation of low-profile Chinese billionaire AI entrepreneurs, whose fortunes are tied to China’s drive for technological independence (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 16, 2026

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ByteDance launches Doubao 2.0, an “agent-age” upgrade of China’s most widely used AI app capable of performing multi-step tasks, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Eduardo Baptista/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 14, 2026

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Taiwan says China’s cyberattacks on its hospitals, banks, energy facilities and other infrastructure increased 6% year-on-year in 2025 to an average of 2.63 million attacks per day (Yimou Lee/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 5, 2026

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China’s central bank has reaffirmed its stance on crypto, calling virtual currency activity illegal and saying stablecoins do not comply with KYC and anti-money laundering rules (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 1, 2025

Reuters: China’s central bank has reaffirmed its stance on crypto, calling virtual currency activity illegal and saying stablecoins do not…

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Sources: China’s Moonshot AI, developer of Kimi models, raises several hundred million dollars for a valuation of around $4 billion and aims for an IPO in the second half of 2026 (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 22, 2025

Wall Street Journal: Sources: China’s Moonshot AI, developer of Kimi models, is raising several hundred million dollars for a valuation…

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China’s transportation, logistics and ride-hailing sectors are accelerating mass adoption of autonomous vehicles, threatening the jobs of millions of drivers (Edward White/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 20, 2025

Édouard Blanc / Financial Times: China’s transportation, logistics and ride-hailing sectors are accelerating the mass adoption of autonomous vehicles, threatening…

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China says the December 2020 theft of 127,272 BTC, currently worth around $13 billion, from China’s LuBian mining pool is likely a "state-level hacking operation" led by the United States (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 11, 2025

Bloomberg: China says the December 2020 theft of 127,272 BTC, currently worth around $13 billion, from China’s LuBian mining pool…

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A look at DeepSeek’s rise in Africa, as China’s lightweight, low-cost AI models make inroads on the continent via tech infrastructure built by Huawei and ZTE (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 23, 2025

Bloomberg: A look at DeepSeek’s rise in Africa, as China’s lightweight, low-cost AI models make inroads on the continent via…

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Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment in 18 occupations exposed to AI decreased by 0.2% between May 2024 and May 2025, while the US labor market as a whole increased by 0.8% (Matthew Boesler/Bloomberg)

Los Angeles-based Fasset, which offers stablecoin-based cross-border banking and payments services in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, has raised a $51 million Series B round (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk)

Electricity prices on the largest U.S. power grid, operated by PJM, jumped 76% year-over-year to an average of $136.53/MWh in the first quarter due to rampant data center demand (John Ainger/Bloomberg)

Sources: OpenAI acquired Weights.gg, which offered AI tools for creating clones of people’s voices, earlier this year; PitchBook: Weights.gg raised about $4 million (Mike Isaac/New York Times)

How tech companies are using open source initiatives to achieve critical strategic goals and how these efforts are reshaping industries like AI, AV, and more. (Bill Gurley/Bill’s Substack)

Browsing: Chinas

How ‘dark factories,’ powered by AI and robotics and requiring virtually no workers, are poised to upend China’s labor market, already strained by tariffs (Bloomberg)

China’s Commerce Ministry warns of global chip shortage due to "new conflicts" between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary (Eduardo Baptista/Reuters)

A look at a new generation of low-profile Chinese billionaire AI entrepreneurs, whose fortunes are tied to China’s drive for technological independence (Bloomberg)

ByteDance launches Doubao 2.0, an “agent-age” upgrade of China’s most widely used AI app capable of performing multi-step tasks, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Eduardo Baptista/Reuters)

Taiwan says China’s cyberattacks on its hospitals, banks, energy facilities and other infrastructure increased 6% year-on-year in 2025 to an average of 2.63 million attacks per day (Yimou Lee/Reuters)

China’s central bank has reaffirmed its stance on crypto, calling virtual currency activity illegal and saying stablecoins do not comply with KYC and anti-money laundering rules (Reuters)

Sources: China’s Moonshot AI, developer of Kimi models, raises several hundred million dollars for a valuation of around $4 billion and aims for an IPO in the second half of 2026 (Wall Street Journal)

China’s transportation, logistics and ride-hailing sectors are accelerating mass adoption of autonomous vehicles, threatening the jobs of millions of drivers (Edward White/Financial Times)

China says the December 2020 theft of 127,272 BTC, currently worth around $13 billion, from China’s LuBian mining pool is likely a "state-level hacking operation" led by the United States (Bloomberg)

A look at DeepSeek’s rise in Africa, as China’s lightweight, low-cost AI models make inroads on the continent via tech infrastructure built by Huawei and ZTE (Bloomberg)