Industry The US is allowing some Americans to continue working for Chinese semiconductor companies Admin and clerical staff avoid the sanctions By Rob Thubron, November 3, 2022, 10:41 AM
Industry Chinese chipmaker YMTC is asking American employees to leave the company The result of US sanctions against China By Rob Thubron, October 25, 2022, 11:36 AM 34 comments
Gaming Industry Tencent posts first ever revenue drop, turns to foreign markets as China's gaming crackdown continues Tencent still hasn't been granted a game license this year By Rob Thubron, August 17, 2022, 6:55 AM
The Web Under-18s prohibited from tipping streamers, watching livestreams after 10pm in China To improve kids' "physical and mental health" By Rob Thubron, May 9, 2022, 10:09 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Industry Russia is turning a blind eye to bootleg tech imports, including CPUs, to lessen the impact of trade restrictions Foreign consumer tech and cars can now be imported and sold in the country without the makers' permission By Adrian Potoroaca, April 27, 2022, 6:35 AM 45 comments
Gaming China limits the amount of time minors can play online games to one hour on Fridays, weekends, and holidays Won't somebody please think of the children? By Rob Thubron, August 30, 2021, 8:14 AM 31 comments
Software Industry GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea and Crimea Developers in the affected countries will get very limited access By Adrian Potoroaca, July 29, 2019, 12:20 PM
Industry Uber's updated community guidelines define behavior that'll get riders banned Uber has a strict "no sex" policy By Shawn Knight, December 8, 2016, 1:00 PM
The Web The UK wants to ban citizens from accessing websites that feature "non-conventional" porn The UK also wants more stringent age verification checks for porn sites By Rob Thubron, November 24, 2016, 6:15 AM 35 comments
The Web Gaming Steam now limits community features until you spend $5 By Tim Schiesser, April 21, 2015, 9:30 AM 24 comments