Speaker 1: Phew, what a whirlwind. The last couple of weeks have
Speaker 1: been in the US China tech war. It's ting here
Speaker 1: your Techi tour guide to all things cyber hacking and
Speaker 1: geopolitical tech drama. Buckle up. This ride is juiced with
Speaker 1: quantum leaps, cyber attacks, and policy salvos. First, let's talk cyber.
Speaker 1: China's been busy escalating its hybrid tactics. State sponsored cyber
Speaker 1: attacks targeting US critical infrastructure continue to grab headlines. Just
Speaker 1: imagine a hacker group like salt Typhoon breaking into nine
Speaker 1: telecommunications networks or prying into US officials phones. Now layer
Speaker 1: that with the December discovery of volt Typhoon's infiltration of
Speaker 1: US router networks. It's basically Beijing flexing its digital muscles
Speaker 1: to disrupt US defenses and gather intelligence. Oh, in Taiwan,
Speaker 1: they're fielding two point four million cyber attack attempts a day,
Speaker 1: yes daily. If that doesn't scream high tech warfare, I
Speaker 1: don't know what does. Meanwhile, Washington isn't taking it lying down.
Speaker 1: The Biden administration has expanded restrictions on Chinese tech think bands,
Speaker 1: on Huawei telecom gear, Chinese drones, and even Internet connected cars.
Speaker 1: National security concerns are driving these moves, particularly fears of espionage,
Speaker 1: but Beijing is retaliating in stride. In March, they rolled
Speaker 1: out an anti monopoly probe against Google, leveraging trade tensions
Speaker 1: to make a domestic stand. Speaking of domestic, China's tech
Speaker 1: ambitions are accelerating. Ever heard of deep Seek. It's China's
Speaker 1: homegrown rival to chat GPT that debuted with jaw dropping
Speaker 1: capabilities and at a fraction of the cost. Silicon Valley
Speaker 1: was rattled. Experts like IBM's George Tulevski warn this is
Speaker 1: just the beginning. Add to that, China's strategic push for
Speaker 1: semiconductor independence and rare earth mineral controls, a critical squeeze
Speaker 1: on global supply chains that made the US sit up
Speaker 1: and take notice. The policy fallout isn't just about rivalry,
Speaker 1: its reshaping industries. The Chips Act is pumping billions into
Speaker 1: domestic semiconductor production while Beijing doubles down on AI and
Speaker 1: five G investments. But this isn't purely bilateral. Countries like
Speaker 1: Turkey are inching into China's orbit, with Huawei outfitting their
Speaker 1: telecommunications infrastructure, Meanwhile developing nations might find China's tech like
Speaker 1: Deep Seek's cheaper AI irresistibly alluring. Where does this leave us?
Speaker 1: A future where everyone picks a tech side is on
Speaker 1: the horizon Huawei versus Apple, Chat, GPT versus Deep Seek.
Speaker 1: It's a high tech duopoly being etched into the global market.
Speaker 1: Will mutual dependencies like semiconductor trade temper this clash? Maybe,
Speaker 1: but the steaks are sky high. Who gets the next
Speaker 1: innovation edge could decide not just market dominance, but geopolitical
Speaker 1: power for decades. So stay tuned. I'll keep decoding this
Speaker 1: tech war bite by bite. Thanks for listening. Make sure
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