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<v Speaker 1>Hey folks, ting here your bite sized guide to the

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<v Speaker 1>wild world where Beijing meets Silicon Valley in cyberspace. Buckle up,

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<v Speaker 1>because the past two weeks have felt like binge watching

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<v Speaker 1>a hacker thriller, except it's all too real. Let's start

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<v Speaker 1>with the latest cyber ruckus. Just this week, researchers flagged

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<v Speaker 1>a nasty Chrome zero day and a string of zero

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<v Speaker 1>click iPhone attacks. Now, before you blame that cousin who

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<v Speaker 1>clicks every pop up, know these exploits are getting sneaky.

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<v Speaker 1>Think malicious code, no user interaction, and a target list

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<v Speaker 1>that jumps continents. Analysts suspect a mix of state backed

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<v Speaker 1>and freelance actors with fingers pointed in both directions across

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<v Speaker 1>the Pacific, the game stealing AI models, industrial secrets, and

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<v Speaker 1>of course, geopolitical leverage. Meanwhile, on the rules front, Uncle

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<v Speaker 1>Sam doubled down on tech restrictions, especially around semiconductors. Remember,

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<v Speaker 1>ASML's EUV lithography machines, the US is still blocking China

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<v Speaker 1>from snagging them. This bottle is a real pain for

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<v Speaker 1>Chinese chip makers like semik and a headache for Huawei,

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<v Speaker 1>who can now only dream of making five nanimeter chips. Domestically,

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<v Speaker 1>the US isn't just playing defense, it's investing at home,

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<v Speaker 1>pumping fifty billion dollars via the Chips Act to lure

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<v Speaker 1>chip making stateside. On the flip side, Beijing is waving

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<v Speaker 1>around one hundred and forty three billion dollars self sufficiency fund,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to invent, not import, its way out of these chokeholds.

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<v Speaker 1>But wait, trade war vibes are fading. We're in a

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<v Speaker 1>tech cold war now. Top officials met in London and

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<v Speaker 1>emerged with a so called framework for a truce. But

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<v Speaker 1>as Dexter Roberts from the Atlantic Council put it, any

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<v Speaker 1>rollback of tech controls would be a big win for China,

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<v Speaker 1>and that still seems unlikely. Both sides have realized that

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<v Speaker 1>the real fight isn't about running shoes or soybeans. It's

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<v Speaker 1>about who controls Ai Quantum and the chips that power

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<v Speaker 1>Tomorrow's tanks and Tesla's. The result fragmented supply chains, nervous markets,

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<v Speaker 1>and smaller countries forced to pick sides or face economic whiplash.

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<v Speaker 1>And Nvidia's Jensen Huang even quipped that restrictions might actually

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<v Speaker 1>help Chinese competitors by forcing them to innovate faster, like

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<v Speaker 1>turbo mode fast. So what's next? Experts predict more export bands,

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<v Speaker 1>think quantum and AI, more cyber espionage, and a global

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<v Speaker 1>tech ecosystem that keeps splintering. In short, if you're in

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<v Speaker 1>the crosshairs of this rivalry, expect more whiplash and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more hacking headlines. That's all for this week's Beijing bites.

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<v Speaker 1>This is ting reminding you in the US China tech war.

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<v Speaker 1>Even the bots are watching. Stay patched, stay sharp, and

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<v Speaker 1>see you on the other side of the firewall. Thanks

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