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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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America’s loss is China’s gain: Beijing is recruiting fired U.S. scientists

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China appears to be pursuing a calculated effort to recruit recently laid-off U.S. federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), following funding reductions by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Additionally, former U.S.

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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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ByteDance’s Douyin reveals algorithm amid government push to tackle online platform issues

TechNode

Over the past nine years, Chinas online environment has undergone significant changes, and as one of the countrys most popular social media platforms, Douyin has played a central role in shaping this digital landscape. However, it has also raised concerns about creating filter bubbles and biases.

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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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New PR? Humanoid robots in China competed in their first half-marathon

Mashable Tech

Over the weekend, humans running as fast as they could were chased by robots through the streets of Beijing, China. On Saturday, China held what it's calling the world's first humanoid half-marathon. To be more specific, it was a half-marathon race, and the robots lagged far behind the humans.

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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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