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<v Speaker 1>Ting here reporting live from the heart of techno turbulence.

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<v Speaker 1>Beijing bites US China tech war updates. Strap in listeners

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<v Speaker 1>because these past two weeks have fired off everything from

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<v Speaker 1>midnight cyber breaches to policy curveballs. Think of it as

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<v Speaker 1>Silicon Valley meets Jason Bourne, but throw in a dash

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<v Speaker 1>of Baidu under wall of tariffs for flavor. First to

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<v Speaker 1>the cyberfront Salt Typhoon. If you haven't heard that code name,

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<v Speaker 1>you might want to check your phone bill. FBI cyberchief

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<v Speaker 1>Cynthia Kasa revealed Salt Typhoon, a hacking group linked to

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<v Speaker 1>China's Ministry of State Security infiltrated US telecom networks, vacuuming

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<v Speaker 1>up millions of call records across eighty countries. Imagine your

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<v Speaker 1>personal texts being archived in an East Beijing bunker. Chilling right.

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<v Speaker 1>The breach hit not just telecom giants like Verizon and

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<v Speaker 1>T Mobile, but also US military networks, with Homeland Security

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<v Speaker 1>reporting covert access for nearly a year. The IMPACT's so

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<v Speaker 1>wide you'd need an Excel spreadsheet with extra columns just

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<v Speaker 1>to list the compromised sectors telecom, finance, energy, even US

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<v Speaker 1>National Guard data the FBI is offering a ten million

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<v Speaker 1>dollar bounty, so listeners, if you know any Salt Typhoon agents,

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<v Speaker 1>now's the time to cash in. Just when defenders thought

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<v Speaker 1>they could catch their breath, cyber chaos goes global. Last week,

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<v Speaker 1>the cybersecurity community flagged to supply chain attack in Taiwan

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<v Speaker 1>using hijacked sogujuyan I e M servers delivering espionage malware

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<v Speaker 1>write into government laptops. Even more sci fi AI powered

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<v Speaker 1>ransomware prompt Lock, debuted in late August, unleashing attacks built

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<v Speaker 1>with large language models. If you're running critical infrastructure, now's

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<v Speaker 1>a good time to panic. Poll. Of course, over to policy,

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<v Speaker 1>the Biden White House acts chip export waivers for Samsun

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<v Speaker 1>and s k Heinix, the last pipeline for U S

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<v Speaker 1>Tech into Chinese fabs that means third of global memory

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<v Speaker 1>chip production in China is now at risk of stalled upgrades.

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<v Speaker 1>Both Samsung and s k Heinex shares noseedived. American officials

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<v Speaker 1>call it plugging a strategic loophole. Korean execs call it

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<v Speaker 1>an existential migraine. The move is aimed squarely at slowing

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<v Speaker 1>China's push for AI supremacy and advanced semiconductors, and it worked.

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<v Speaker 1>In Nvidia's China sales of H two chips evaporated to

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<v Speaker 1>zero dollars this quarter versus five dollars point five b last.

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<v Speaker 1>These export herbs are pushing Beijing into DIY mode. Witness

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<v Speaker 1>Ali Barber launching its own AI chip and clocking a

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six percent surge in cloud revenue. Local rivals like

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<v Speaker 1>Cambra Kahn went from side gig to full hustle, reporting

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<v Speaker 1>a four thousand, three hundred percent revenue spike. Wall Street

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<v Speaker 1>is watching the d couple with popcorn in one hand

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<v Speaker 1>and spreadsheets in the other. Tariffs You bet Trump's team

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<v Speaker 1>extended the Section three hundred and one exclusions for Chinese imports,

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<v Speaker 1>but the clock's ticking. Meanwhile, Chinese firms scramble to set

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<v Speaker 1>up warehouses in America, dodging tariffs and keeping the fast

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<v Speaker 1>fashion machine alive. Both sides are playing four D chess, us,

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<v Speaker 1>pushing Mexico for higher Chinese import duties, China countering with

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<v Speaker 1>ever boulder homegrown tech. The expert consensus us controls are

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<v Speaker 1>supercharging China's innovation, ironically narrowing the gap. Beaiging's AI plus

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<v Speaker 1>policy is showering R and D cash and domestic titans

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<v Speaker 1>are learning to monetize AI in cloud faster than their

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<v Speaker 1>US counterparts. Everyone's asking, is it catch up or leap frog?

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<v Speaker 1>The next move might answer that forecast. Expect more targeted

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<v Speaker 1>export restrictions, smarter cyber offensives, and in arms race in

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<v Speaker 1>LM powered malware. US tech leads on innovation, but China

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<v Speaker 1>is catching up, propelled by a billion user market, relentless hackers,

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<v Speaker 1>and strategic grit. Thanks for tuning in. Make sure to

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