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.
cnn.com
· 2026-08-24
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.
slashdot.org
· 2026-08-24
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.
science.slashdot.org
· 2026-08-24
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.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-08-24
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.
gultsch.de
· 2026-08-24
Taiwanese prosecutors have charged nine individuals connected to a scheme accused of illegally routing AI servers containing Nvidia chips to China, circumventing U.S. export restrictions. The case highlights ongoing efforts by Chinese buyers to obtain restricted American semiconductor technology through indirect channels.
wsj.com
· 2026-08-24
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.
engadget.com
· 2026-08-24
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.
cnbc.com
· 2026-08-24
China's space agency announced it has scrubbed the planned 2025 launch of its Chang'e 7 lunar south pole mission from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, citing that conditions for launch had not been met. The mission, comprising an orbiter, lander, rover and hopper probe atop a Long March 5 rocket, was likely delayed due to Typhoon Narra churning near Hainan island, though officials gave no official cause.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-08-23
Between late 2016 and August 2026, China brought 27 new nuclear reactors online, while the United States added only two in the same period. MIT nuclear engineering professor Jacopo Buongiorno notes that China has become the global leader in building nuclear power plants, part of a broader strategy to support its shift toward a fully renewable grid.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-08-23
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