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Why Chinese Australian voters could be key in a close race between teals and Liberals

In the seat of Bradfield, in Sydney’s north, one in three voters is of Chinese heritage. Former Liberal turned independent Andy Yin is campaigning hard to win them over

The Guardian - AU

Dramatic rise in fake political content on social media as Canada prepares to vote

Report finds over a quarter of Canadians exposed to ‘more sophisticated and more politically polarizing’ fake content

The Guardian - US

Video claiming re-elected Labor would ‘plunder’ middle class made by member of WeChat Liberal campaign group

Exclusive: Video saying Albanese government would adopt ‘far-left’ Greens agenda shared by member of group campaigning in marginal Melbourne seat of Aston

The Guardian - AU

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This election, disinformation is swirling on Chinese social media. Here’s how it spreads

Since 2024, the RECapture research team has been monitoring political disinformation and advertising in Australia.

The Conversation

Chinese celebrities ‘voluntarily’ provided character references in 2019 WeChat videos, Liberal candidate says

Exclusive: The party’s Bennelong candidate Scott Yung was described as ‘young Chinese talent’ in the videos that are still live on his page

The Guardian - AU

Signal was a 'risky' choice for sharing classified plans. Which is the most secure messaging app?

In light of the controversy around US attack plans being shared on Signal, the security of messaging apps is firmly in the spotlight.

Euronews

Chinese engineer sentenced to death for leaking state secrets

Convict travelled to multiple countries over six months to try and sell classified material

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China's Baidu Releases New AI Model To Compete With DeepSeek

Chinese internet search giant Baidu released a new artificial intelligence reasoning model Sunday and made its AI chatbot services free to consumers as ferocious competition grips the sector.

International Business Times

Chinese PhD student studying in UK guilty of drugging and raping 10 women

Detectives fear Zhenhao Zou, 28, may have targeted more than 50 more women and could be one of the worst sex offenders the UK has seen.

The Independent UK

Canadian foreign interference agency says it detected a 'malicious activity' targeting candidate

A Canadian government department that tracks suspected foreign interference says it has detected a “coordinated and malicious activity” targeting federal Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland

The Independent UK

What is DeepSeek? Everything we know about the Chinese AI that has ‘changed everything’

Why is DeepSeek better than ChatGPT?

The Independent UK

What is the story of hongbao, the red envelopes given out at celebrations like Lunar New Year?

Red envelopes, known as hongbao in Mandarin, are a cherished cultural tradition in China and many other parts of Asia.

The Conversation

In China, social media apps are changing how people buy and read books – selling more than physical bookshops do

While the Australian book market was down 3% last year, genre fiction – popular on BookTok – was among the rare categories that grew.

The Conversation

TikTok among six tech firms under fire for sending Europeans' personal data to China

Temu, Xiaomi, AliExpress, Shein, WeChat, and TikTok are in breach of EU laws, say experts. Here's what we know so far.

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International Business Times

Chinese Apps Including TikTok Hit By Privacy Complaints In Europe

Prominent Austria-based privacy campaign group NOYB (None of Your Business) said it has lodged six complaints against TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat and Xiaomi -- in its first such action against Chinese companies.

Android Central

US adds Tencent to its Chinese Military entity list, but what does that mean?

Tencent is on the US's watch list but WeChat isn't going anywhere. Yet.

The Conversation

Why Australian politicians are flocking to ‘Little Red Book’ to engage with Chinese voters

Wen Li, a graduate student living in Brisbane, ran for the seat of Mansfield as a Greens candidate in the recent Queensland election. Li promoted his policies on Xiaohongshu, one of the most popular Chinese social media platforms. When he lost, he posted a message on the platform announcing his…

USA Today Sports Media Group

Hermès and Other Luxury Brands Turn to E-commerce: Taobao Operators Must Embrace Digital Transformation

Recently, Lingmao E-commerce observed that the luxury brand Hermès has launched a limited-time store on its WeChat public account to boost sales. This initiative, themed "A Tribute to the Iconic Scarf Team," features products such as watch straps ...

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International Business Times

Tencent Cloud To Take On Big Three With WeChat's Integrated Super App Ecosystem

Tencent Cloud CEO Dowson Tong reveals plans to revolutionize cloud computing with WeChat's integrated super app ecosystem, challenging dominant players Amazon, Google, and Microsoft

TechRadar

8 incredible WeChat emojis I want to see on iPhone and Android's general emoji keyboard immediately

Traveling to China has opened my eyes to a whole new world of emojis – and given me some ideas.

TechRadar

China cyber pros say Intel is installing CPU backdoors on behalf of NSA

China says the NSA has been installing backdoors in Intel CPUs for over a decade.

International Business Times

HashKey Capital H1 Crypto Analysis: AI Integration, TON's Potential To Challenge WeChat

Crypto had a significant run in the first half of the year, with AI integration maintain momentum, TON seeing massive growth, and zkEVM and zkVM action building up – which of the first half's top trends will continue to gain traction throughout the rest of the year?

Radio France Internationale

French Polynesia says Chinese missile landed 'not far' from its economic zone

French Polynesia said a Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched into the Pacific landed near its exclusive economic zone, as Beijing's first such tests in four decades drew a chorus of protests.

The Guardian - AU

Top Chinese economist disappears after criticising Xi Jinping in private chat – report

Zhu Hengpeng, who worked for an influential government thinktank, has reportedly not been seen in public since making disparaging remarks on WeChat

Tom’s Hardware

Asgard launches world's first DDR5-9600 CUDIMMs — promising DDR5-10000+ modules are on the way

Memory and storage specialist Asgard has announced new CUDIMMs rated at a blistering DDR5-9600. The China-based firm announced its new Asgard x Thor CUDIMM DDR5-9600 C44 kits on WeChat, claiming they achieve a world first for performance.

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