Woman wins $1,380 for going eight hours without a smartphone
It wasn't just about staying off your phone
Researchers test groundbreaking boron ramjet for missiles that fly through the air and water
The engine achieves almost 90% combustion efficiency underwater
Trump proposes 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports, 10% on Chinese goods
New tariffs will almost certainly impact the prices consumers pay for numerous goods
Chinese EV battery giant predicts Tesla's 4680 battery project will fail
Big quote: Zeng remarking on Musk's tendency to overpromise on timelines. "Maybe something needs five years," Zeng said. "But he says two years. I definitely asked him why. He told me he wanted to push people."
US officials confirm Chinese hackers had access to law enforcement wiretap systems for months
The group is a splinter of a larger state-backed hacking collective known as Typhoon
Biden Administration to support the UN convention against cybercrime sponsored by autocratic nations
A hot potato: A controversial proposal to strengthen international cooperation against cybercrime has gained US support. The Biden Administration is interested in signing the treaty, while politicians are still warning about its potential for misuse and human rights abuse.
Huawei keeps trying to poach TSMC engineers by offering to triple their salaries
Huawei wants their expertise -- and trade secrets
Russia, China, and Iran are escalating online influence efforts ahead of US election, says Microsoft
Both major US parties are being targeted
A hot potato: Microsoft is warning that Russia, China, and Iran are carrying out online cyber and influence efforts ahead of the US election, and there are signs that these campaigns will escalate as November 5 draws closer. While Russia is smearing VP Kamala Harris, China is targeting Republicans critical of the country.
Amazon's new budget storefront to compete with Temu and Shein, offering $20 sofas and low-cost goods
Will the quality be as questionable as the Chinese brands?
China's new resistive magnet is 800,000 times stronger than Earth's field
It could help engineer and manipulate entirely new phases of matter
Intel faces scrutiny in China over alleged security risks and vulnerabilities in its chips
Over a quarter of Intel's total revenue last year came from China
EV battery prices set to plummet, dramatic 50% drop predicted by 2026
Battery prices are coming down faster than expected
China unveils sleek new spacesuit for ambitious 2030 Moon landing goal
Top-tier tech and fashion
Huawei will replace Windows with homegrown HarmonyOS in upcoming PCs
Big if True: Huawei officially launched the first version of HarmonyOS in 2019, debuting it alongside the company's Honor Smart TVs. Now, the Chinese conglomerate is reportedly ready to take its ambitious project for a fully independent operating system to the next level.
Dramatic drone footage captures failed Chinese rocket landing
The next attempt is planned for November
Biden considers closing "loophole" allowing duty-free shipments from Shein and Temu
Shein and Temu's competitive edge from ultra-cheap wares could dull
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addresses "emotional" customer reactions amid product shortages
He also talked about the AI bubble and a potential China invasion of Taiwan
Chinese chipmaker Loongson claims their next GPU will match RTX 2080's performance
Company leadership also teased a CPU with "world-leading" performance
Two ex-Samsung executives arrested for stealing chip technology to build factory in China
The stolen technology has been valued at $3.2 billion
Huawei's tri-folding phone reaches iPad-like proportions, costs $2,800
Huawei says it has "turned science fiction into a reality"
China is spending more on chipmaking machines than anyone else in the world
China is doing everything it can to advance local manufacturing
China's export restrictions on critical semiconductor materials shake global markets
With supply so limited, prices have nearly doubled in the last year
Why it matters: Exports of crucial semiconductor materials germanium and gallium have been caught up in a game of cat and mouse between the US and China, with Beijing's primary motivation to show that it is able to retaliate against US-led pressures on Chinese companies. China has not been shy about imposing these controls, announcing export restrictions this month on antimony, a mineral used in armor-piercing ammunition, night-vision goggles, and precision optics. Last year, China also introduced controls on exports of graphite and technologies used in rare earth extraction and separation.
Black Myth: Wukong release triggers PS5 sales surge in China, spiking Sony stock
The Monkey King would be proud
DeepComputing announces new tablet based on the RISC-V architecture
The Hong Kong manufacturer created a second RISC-V device for software development
An "unmanned hellscape" of drones: US plan for defending Taiwan
"I can make their lives utterly miserable for a month"