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

Mashable Tech

The memoir paints a grossly unflattering picture of the tech giant, including allegations of sexual harassment and claims that Facebook ignored internal concerns about its impact on democracy and human rights. Specifically, Meta alleges that Wynn-Williams violated the non-disparagement agreement she signed as an employee.

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In rare move, BMW and China’s Huawei sign deal for in-car connectivity

TechNode

BMW and Huawei said on Monday that starting 2026, BMWs newest electric cars in China will be compatible with the latters HiCar, which would allow many of its owners to connect their Huawei smartphones to their cars infotainment system to access various phone apps. to approximately 714,500 units in China last year.

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Hands on with the worlds thinnest smartphone

Mashable Tech

Enter China's Tecno, which brought the world's thinnest smartphone (according to Tecno) to the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona: the Spark Slim. Mashable's on the ground at MWC 2025 covering the best tech products that have Barcelona abuzz. Albeit just a concept device, it worked like any regular Android phone.

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Grindr reportedly disappears from app stores in China

The Verge

LGBTQ dating app Grindr has been removed from the Apple App Store in China, and is also unavailable on popular Android app marketplaces, Bloomberg reports. The tightening of restrictions comes ahead of China hosting the Winter Olympics in Beijing, which are due to kick off later this week. Ahead of the winter olympics.

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EV maker BYD launches new, ultrafast charging system

Fast Company Tech

China’s energy and auto giant BYD has announced an ultrafast EV charging system that it says is nearly as quick as a fill up at the pumps. It plans to build more than 4,000 of the new charging stations across China. BYD reported it made just over 4.3 BYD’s news appeared to give Tesla a jolt on Monday, as the U.S.

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A decade of tech reporting from Japan

The Verge

The rest of Asia has risen in importance If I were starting a tech website in 2011, I would probably have wanted to hire someone in Japan, which was at the time the undisputed home of gadgets — floating bathtub TVs, widespread NFC use, robot dogs, and so on. It’s a little sad to say so, but Japan isn’t the force in consumer tech it once was.

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Companies shifting production away from China are facing major challenges in Vietnam

TechSpot

In 2019, during the trade war between China and the US, there were numerous reports that tech giants were exploring options to move away from the heat and best protect their financial interests. Their main goal was (and still is) to shift as much of their manufacturing as possible away.

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