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China orders recall of 2.9 million Tesla Model 3 and Y vehicles over door handle risk

China's State Administration for Market Regulation has recalled nearly three million Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, saying interior emergency door handles blend into cabin trim and are hard to find in a crash. Tesla must add warning labels and push an over-the-air update that lowers windows automatically after collisions. A separate recall was issued for almost 400,000 Xiaomi SU7 EVs over the same concern.

Greenworks unveils $8,799 MaximusZ electric riding mower with five motors

Greenworks has launched the MaximusZ, an electric riding mower that uses five separate motors: two to drive the wheels and three to spin a trio of blades cutting a 54-inch swath in one pass. Powered by an 80-volt battery system combining four 6.0Ah packs and two 16Ah packs for 56Ah total capacity, the mower is rated for up to four acres per charge and recharges in about 3.5 hours using a proprietary charger.

China expands health-care partnerships with developing nations, reshaping global aid models

Chinese biotech firms and health-tech companies are increasingly partnering with low- and middle-income countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, supplying vaccines, medical equipment financing and digital-health systems. Examples include equipment financing in Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire, pharmaceutical production in Zambia, and vaccine supply to Indonesia and Mexico during the pandemic. These bilateral deals are emerging as traditional multilateral aid budgets shrink worldwide.

Chinese social media users push viral claim that the Tang Dynasty was a hoax

A history influencer named Qiao Yu released a video in May using questionable astrological calculations to argue that China's Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) never existed, suggesting the Song Dynasty actually began earlier and overlapped it out of history. The theory has since gone viral on Weibo, with a related hashtag drawing tens of millions of views, and reports say people even called Xi'an's tourism bureau demanding it close since the dynasty was supposedly fake.

Taiwan indicts nine, including Nvidia manager, over AI server smuggling to China

Taiwanese prosecutors in Keelung have charged nine people, reportedly including an Nvidia senior manager and two Supermicro employees, with breach of trust and document forgery for allegedly faking records to disguise illegal exports of high-end AI servers to China. Investigators found that of 130 B300 servers falsely documented as installed in Taiwan, 74 were actually shipped to Chinese customers, while 56 were stopped after customs officials spotted inconsistencies. The probe follows the March arrest of Supermicro co-founder Wally Liaw in the US over an alleged $2.5 billion scheme to route restricted AI servers to China.

China Postpones Chang'e 7 Moon Water-Hunting Mission to 2027

China called off the August 24 launch of its Chang'e 7 lunar probe, pushing the mission to no earlier than February or March 2027. Officials cited a need for 'absolute safety,' with reports pointing to Typhoon Narra near the Hainan launch site as the likely trigger, alongside orbital timing constraints requiring a 90-day reconnaissance phase before landing.

Taiwan indicts nine, including Nvidia and Supermicro staff, over AI chip smuggling to China

Prosecutors in Keelung, Taiwan have indicted nine individuals—including a senior Nvidia manager and two Supermicro employees—on charges of breach of trust and document forgery tied to illegal exports of high-end AI servers to China. Investigators say the group falsified paperwork to make it look like 130 B300 servers were deployed in Taiwan, when 74 were actually shipped to Chinese customers; the remaining 56 were stopped after customs officials spotted inconsistencies.

XMPP marks 25 years as a model for decentralized, sovereign messaging infrastructure

The open Jabber/XMPP protocol is celebrating a quarter-century of existence, having been designed from the start as a federated, non-proprietary alternative to closed messaging platforms. The piece uses this anniversary to argue that digital services should be treated as infrastructure owned collectively, rather than left to corporate or single-nation control.

Taiwan indicts nine in scheme to smuggle Nvidia B300 GPUs to China via Supermicro supply chain

Taiwan's Keelung District Prosecutors' Office has indicted nine individuals for orchestrating a five-step scheme to divert Nvidia B300 GPU servers meant for Taiwan into China, bypassing Supermicro's export compliance checks. Prosecutors say trading firm Flying Tiger Tech used whitelist status, a distributor intermediary, and a fake colocation lease to pass an on-site inspection despite lacking the infrastructure to actually run the 130 servers it ordered.

Taiwan indicts nine, including Nvidia and Super Micro staff, over AI server smuggling to China

Prosecutors in Keelung, Taiwan have indicted nine people, including employees of Nvidia and Super Micro, for allegedly conspiring to illegally export high-end AI servers to China. Officials say the group knowingly circumvented the companies' export compliance procedures for personal profit, raising corporate compliance costs and damaging Taiwan's international standing.

Shein prices Hong Kong IPO at up to $27 billion, well below 2022 peak

Shein filed to raise as much as HK$13.86 billion (about $1.77 billion) by selling roughly 280 million Class B shares priced between HK$47.60 and HK$49.50 apiece, implying a valuation near $27 billion at the top end. Pricing will be finalized August 31, with trading set to begin September 1, following Chinese regulatory approval after earlier listing attempts in London and New York fell through.

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