| By Eliana Pisons | China has made impressive advances in the EV sector, putting it at the forefront of green transportation, setting new norms, and altering how the world thinks about sustainable mobility.
Saturday, April 11
Japanese Startup Develops ‘Gundam’-Inspired Robot
| By Loc Le | Tsubame Industries of Japan has developed a robot called Archax. The company has plans to use the system in a variety of industrial, disaster relief, and space applications.
Meta Introduces New AI Assistant and Smart Glasses
| By Loc Le | Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his team’s latest AI tech innovations that enable new capabilities for users — but also raise questions and concerns about privacy and transparency.
UK Creates New Online Safety Rules
| By Xuan Zhong | The UK’s new internet safety law, recently approved by lawmakers, requires social media platforms to implement several preventive measures.
Oracle’s Cloud Business Growth Has Slowed
|By Xuan Zhong | Despite Oracle’s considerable investment in the cloud market, the company’s cloud business has slowed in the growing but competitive field.
China’s Huawei Unveils Advanced Mobile Phone
| By Xuan Zhong | Huawei unveiled its Mate60 Pro phone, showcasing an advanced Chinese-made chip despite being under tech trade sanctions led by the US and US-allied countries.
Many Happy Returns for Online Shopping in Latin America
| By Xuan Zhong | In Latin America, online returns have often been unreliable. But logistics companies are using tech innovations to design better return models.
China Expands Space Partnerships
| By Xuan Zhong | China is expanding its international space partnerships by creating programs to access lunar mineral samples and conduct research on China’s Tiangong space station.
President Biden Implements Ban on U.S. Investments in Select Chinese Technologies
| By Eliana Pisons | President Joe Biden has taken a decisive step in recalibrating U.S.-China economic relations by instituting a ban on American companies’ investments in specific Chinese technologies. This move was revealed August 9, 2023, when he signed an executive order that will restrict investments and require government notification in other tech sectors. He intends to stop Beijing from receiving American assistance in hopes to quell their military expansion.
Concerns about Zoom’s New Terms of Service
| By Xuan Zhong | Zoom’s latest terms of service adds a new clause about users’ personal information. Although Zoom has repeatedly emphasized that users can choose not to share data with Zoom while using this application, this provision has been criticized by many users as evidence that Zoom will use users’ private data to train its AI system. It also raises concerns about users’ inability to assure themselves that their personal data is not being misappropriated.