The Latest Breaking News from China

The new race to the moon has begun

Trump wants a geopolitical win in outer space, while cutting millions from NASA

Salon · Apr 9

10 petabytes of sensitive data stolen from China's National Supercomputing Center, hackers claim — daring heist would be largest ever China hack, covering 6,000 clients across science, defense, and beyond

Hacker or hacker group steals secret data concerning aerospace engineering, bioinformatics, fusion modeling from China's National Supercomputing Center.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 9

Who can claim victory if Iran ceasefire holds? An early winner is China

Beijing’s powerbrokers are credited with winning Iran over, although one analyst says they were ‘pushing an open door’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9

'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars

Chinese researchers develop sodium-ion battery design that forms internal heat barrier to stop thermal runaway reactions linked to battery fires.

TechRadar · Apr 8

How Pakistan secured ‘biggest diplomatic win in years’ with Iran ceasefire

Analysts say Pakistani officials’ efforts led to breakthrough that has helped avert catastrophe, at least for now

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8

'China made its own efforts': Beijing on US-Iran ceasefire after Trump credits it for talks

China has confirmed its "own efforts" to broker a ceasefire between the US and Iran, a move echoed by President Trump who credited Beijing with bringing Tehran to the negotiating table. Following a two-week pause in hostilities, diplomatic outreach by China, including extensive talks and a peace initiative with Pakistan,…

The Times of India · Apr 8

Supermicro 'committed to protecting America’s advanced technologies and intellectual property' as investigation into former employees over alleged AI tech shipments to China begins

Everyone wants a slice of the multi-billion-dollar AI pie.

PC Gamer · Apr 8

China is going after fake expert influencers, and the FTC’s new five-year plan seems to lay the same groundwork

China issued new regulations banning people without proper credentials from offering any tips related to health, finance, or education online. The FTC just released a similar playbook.

Fortune · Apr 8

Bain Capital's data center unit removes disgraced tenant suspected of smuggling Nvidia GPUs to China — Megaspeed previously alleged to have spent roughly $2 billion on AI processors for illicit distribution

Megaspeed gets final nail in its coffin after Bridge Data Centers cancels its tenancy and replaces it with U.S.-based Zenplayer.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 8

S&P Futures Soar as Oil Prices Plummet on U.S.-Iran Ceasefire, FOMC Minutes on Tap

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are trending up +2.82% this morning as oil prices fell the most in years after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, boosting investors’ appetite for risk.

Barchart · Apr 8