Hyundai CEO José Muñoz expressed confidence that balanced protectionist policies and product improvements can prevent Chinese electric vehicles from flooding the US market. He emphasized the importance of maintaining a level playing field, noting that Chinese automakers have gained ground in Europe by offering lower prices. Despite current tariffs and restrictions, Muñoz highlighted the potential for policy changes that could impact US-China auto trade dynamics.
The Centre for Technology & Statecraft estimates Chinese chipmakers imported 343 immersion DUV lithography scanners from ASML between 2012 and early 2026, not counting equipment sent to multinational fabs operating in China. CTS says about 270 of these are Twinscan NXT:1980i machines, which offer resolution and overlay precision that could support 7nm-class chip production through multipatterning techniques.
Valve's Steam Hardware Survey shows Linux usage dropped 0.85 percentage points to 3.05% for September, down from a March peak of 5.33%. The same survey recorded a 7.42-point jump in Simplified Chinese language use to 31.39% of all Steam users, a shift that historically correlates with Windows gains and Linux declines. Within the Linux segment, CachyOS rose 2.65 points to 18.12%, edging past SteamOS Holo's 17.37%, while AMD chips remain dominant among Linux gamers.
The Department of Justice announced the arrest of Greg Lui, 38, CEO of Earthmade Computer, accusing him of using falsified paperwork to reroute servers containing restricted Nvidia A100 and H100 GPUs to China via Malaysia and Singapore. The DOJ says the scheme ran from October 2023 to August 2026 and involved shipments worth more than $300 million, including fraudulent buyer documents and false claims to a Malaysian official that goods had reached China.
In a Guardian op-ed, researchers Timnit Gebru and Emily M. Bender cite an unverified CNN report claiming U.S. officials nearly intercepted a Chinese vessel after a chatbot-generated intelligence report falsely stated it carried nuclear-weapons components. The plan was reportedly halted only after officials double-checked the AI-generated claim and found it erroneous.
The Department of Justice has arrested Greg Lui, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, owner of Earthmade Computer Inc., alleging he and unnamed co-conspirators smuggled more than $300 million in export-restricted Nvidia chips to China between 2023 and 2024. Prosecutors say the chips were routed through Malaysia and Singapore using falsified paperwork before reaching Chinese buyers, including the Chinese government. Lui faces charges of conspiracy to violate export control laws, outbound smuggling, and money laundering conspiracy, carrying a potential 20-year sentence.
US prosecutors arrested Greg Lui for allegedly smuggling servers containing $300 million worth of NVIDIA AI chips to China, violating export controls, according to Bloomberg. The report also details an earlier case involving a red hair dryer used to strip serial numbers off NVIDIA server boxes, and describes new data centers in western China believed capable of housing 115,000 restricted NVIDIA processors.
Nike reported first-quarter revenue below Wall Street expectations, with weakness in its China business offsetting slightly better-than-expected North American sales. The company unveiled a restructuring plan that will lead to layoffs next year and said it expects full fiscal-2027 revenue to fall by a high-single-digit percentage. Separately, CEO Elliott Hill highlighted strong demand for WNBA star Caitlin Clark's new signature shoe, which nearly sold out within two hours of its U.S. launch.
Novartis has agreed to license a drug from Chinese biotech Abogen in a deal valued at up to $7.8 billion. Abogen describes its lead drug as having the potential to transform treatment for patients with autoimmune diseases.
Ford's chief executive said Chinese automakers have effectively captured the European electric vehicle market and urged US policymakers to proceed carefully before allowing Chinese cars into the American market. He called for Washington to take time to weigh the decision rather than act quickly.
Counterpoint Research's China Weekly Smartphone Sell-Out Tracker found the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max drove Apple to a 33% share of China's smartphone market in Week 38, making it the top-selling brand. The Pro series saw 12% year-on-year sales growth in its first three days, reversing a 17% decline in overall Chinese smartphone sales since July.
A growing discussion highlights how open-weight AI models can be modified—or 'abliterated'—to remove built-in safety restrictions, allowing users to bypass content moderation. Commentators note this concern extends beyond models originating from China to open-source AI broadly, raising questions about how the industry and regulators should respond.
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