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Speaker 1: on Beijing Bites, bringing you the sharpest insights and a
Speaker 1: dash of fun from the US China tech warfront lines.
Speaker 1: Let's jump straight into the digital trenches of the past
Speaker 1: two weeks, because trust me, the circuits have been sizzling. First,
Speaker 1: cybersecurity always the bread and butter in this high space rivalry.
Speaker 1: Fresh off the wire, the Warlock ransomware group is turning
Speaker 1: up the heat, with attacks escalating throughout September and a
Speaker 1: particular fondness for Microsoft SharePoint exploits. But that's just the
Speaker 1: warm up act. Chinese state backed hackers aren't slowing down either.
Speaker 1: According to IBM's X Force and folks like Mark Kelly
Speaker 1: and Greg Lesnuich, the group TA four one five ran
Speaker 1: plever spear fishing scams targeting US organizations with economic laws
Speaker 1: and fake personas tied to the US China Business Council. Meanwhile,
Speaker 1: Hive zero one five four, also known as Mustang Panda,
Speaker 1: is showcasing its latest tone shell nine bags and a
Speaker 1: USB worm called snakedisc, which only triggers in Thailand. Are
Speaker 1: not so subtle reminder that Beijing cyber campaigns have precise
Speaker 1: geo fencing and evolving tech. That's not all, US officials say.
Speaker 1: China's Vault Typhoon group has gone deep into American critical infrastructure,
Speaker 1: so deep, in fact, that operators worry their one click away.
Speaker 1: As seen in the water sector, attackers aren't just probing,
Speaker 1: they're embedding for future leverage. With US officials sounding more
Speaker 1: like firewool engineers than diplomats shifting gears, let's talk tech restrictions.
Speaker 1: The big headline. During Madrid trade talks, the US and
Speaker 1: China sidestepped tariffs to bicker over TikTok's fate and semiconduct
Speaker 1: to exports. Common Secretary Howard Lutnik and US Trade wreck
Speaker 1: Jameson Grier put the spotlight on high tech decoupling. Think
Speaker 1: export controls on advanced chips and rare earths, plus a
Speaker 1: temporary teriff reprieve on smartphone and laptops, which has Chinese
Speaker 1: exporters breathing just a bit easier for now. According to
Speaker 1: Asia Times and South China Morning Post, China just flexed
Speaker 1: its forty seven dollars and five cents semiconductor fund while
Speaker 1: announcing further rare earth export controls that keep Washington's defense
Speaker 1: sector sweating, Huawei isn't missing a beat either. Eric Schu
Speaker 1: revealed an aggressive roadmap to roll out the Ascend nine
Speaker 1: five zero, nine six zero, and nine seven zero chips
Speaker 1: in rapid succession, each expected to double computing power and
Speaker 1: ditch reliance on Nvidia. Industry has felt these tremors, investors
Speaker 1: rejoice or panic. ETF's like SOXL and c QQQ have
Speaker 1: surged as talk of a trade for combined with AI
Speaker 1: and legacy chip demand stirs optimism. Chinese AI startups, flush
Speaker 1: with one dollar and fifteen cents in fresh capital, are
Speaker 1: scaling up thanks to Beijing's one hundred and twenty five
Speaker 1: billion dollars AI investment push. Meanwhile, Ali Barber's q N
Speaker 1: three Dash next eighty B Dash, a three B model
Speaker 1: outpacing Western rivals for a tenth of the training cost,
Speaker 1: hints that the AI contest is wide open. Strategically, both
Speaker 1: sides are recalibrating. The US is bolstering domestic chip and
Speaker 1: rare earth supply chains, while China's new foreign investment rules
Speaker 1: and looser data transfer controls make its markets more appealing
Speaker 1: if you can stomach the regulational maze and geopolitical shock waves.
Speaker 1: Analysts like Angela Huiyo Jiang note that Chinese regulators are
Speaker 1: treading more carefully, fostering a more stable environment for business,
Speaker 1: but the long term is anybody's guess. Forecast. Expect sharper
Speaker 1: cyber attacks, more granular tech restrictions, and plenty of regulatory hopscotch.
Speaker 1: Both powers aim for tech self sufficiency, but they're also
Speaker 1: testing the type rope of strategic engagement. One slip and
Speaker 1: it's an economic nosedive. Thanks for tuning into Beijing bites
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