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Tesla reportedly puts a stop to free trial of assisted driving service in China

TechNode

Tesla has stopped issuing a software update that was set to give customers in China a one-month free trial of its RMB 64,000 ($8,816) Full Self-Driving (FSD) assisted driving system, Chinese blogger Shawn said on March 23 on microblogging platform Weibo. IT Home , in Chinese]

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Meta blocks whistleblower from promoting book, guaranteeing way more people will read it

Mashable Tech

This week it was reported that Wynn-Williams also filed a whistleblower complaint to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in April, alleging that Facebook (now Meta) misled investors about its efforts to enter China. Specifically, Meta alleges that Wynn-Williams violated the non-disparagement agreement she signed as an employee.

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Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from China App Store following government order

TechSpot

The four apps are some of the many Western services and products already blocked by China's Great Firewall, but users can bypass these restrictions using VPNs. Reuters writes that other Meta apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, were still available on the App Store in China, as were other Western. Read Entire Article

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The Netflix film adaptation of Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR now has its director

Engadget

In the meantime, Reeves and author China Miville dove back into the BRZRKR lore with The Book of Elsewhere , which was released last year. By the time he accepts a job killing for the US government, hes very much over his immortality and looking for a way out. But, weve heard little about the projects since.

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Economist says China must seize TSMC if the US tightens sanctions

TechSpot

Bloomberg reports that Chen Wenling, chief economist at the government-run China Center for International Economic Exchanges, said, "If the US and the West impose destructive sanctions on China like sanctions against Russia, we must recover Taiwan."

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US government warns Nvidia against circumventing China export restriction by redesigning chips

TechSpot

Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California, on Saturday (via BNN Bloomberg), Raimondo said her department needed more funding to address China's "rapidly growing" semiconductor markets to deny the country the most cutting-edge technology from the US. Read Entire Article

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Global investors flee from Chinese tech stocks after the government crackdown on Ant and Alibaba

TechCrunch

Global investors are running from Chinese tech stocks in the wake of the government’s crackdown on Ant Group and Alibaba, two high-flying businesses founded by Ma Yun (Jack Ma) that were once hailed as paragons of China’s new tech elite. China postpones Ant’s colossal IPO after closed-door talk with Jack Ma.