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US FCC Set to Ban Approvals of New Huawei and ZTE Equipment, Document ShowsThe US defence community maintains that Chinese network systems, particularly those involving radio transmission capabilities, could be used for espionage. “This is the final ...
By Martijn Rasser
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Us Hits China with Sweeping Tech Export ControlsThe controls will hit Chinese companies in multiple ways. They will bar US companies from exporting critical chip manufacturing tools to China, which will affect groups such a...
By Martijn Rasser
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CHIPS Act leaves chipmakers facing choice between U.S. and ChinaChipmakers are cheering Washington's long-awaited passage of a bill to provide funding for the U.S. semiconductor industry, but accepting those subsidies could tie their hands...
By Martijn Rasser
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Pentagon steps into Senate chip debate, citing national securityPentagon officials are pressing lawmakers to back legislation to fund the domestic production of semiconductor chips, arguing it is essential for national security. Ahead of ...
By Martijn Rasser
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China: Buyout of UK's largest microchip plant raises concerns
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Entering Newport's fabrication plant is an other-worldly experience. Gloves, a white suit and hood need to be put on in the right order before stepping into a chamber where je...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
The war in Ukraine is spurring transatlantic co-operation in techA command centre to scan the digital realm for global disinformation campaigns. Standardised plugs for electric cars that will work both in America and in the European Union (...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
Eyeing China, US Business Community Waits for Washington to Make Next MoveIn the current climate, businesses would be wise to rethink their China strategy, said Martijn Rasser, a former senior intelligence officer at the U.S. Central Intelligence Ag...
By Martijn Rasser
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Cyber Command chief tells Congress chip shortage has national security implicationsChina’s increasing progress toward producing enough semiconductor chips domestically to avoid relying on foreign trade is a “very timely question” and one of “great concern fo...
By Martijn Rasser
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Russia’s AI industry faces collapseRussian President Vladimir Putin’s 2017 proclamation that whichever country leads in artificial intelligence “will be the ruler of the world” may come back to haunt him. New t...
By Martijn Rasser
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
West Sanctions Russia but Fears Game-Changing AttackWhen President Joe Biden stood in front of the world’s media in the East Room of the White House on Thursday (Friday AEDT), he said what every major leader had been thinking a...
By Martijn Rasser
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U.S. Risks Blowback Over Russia Chip SanctionsThe Biden administration is widely expected to impose unprecedented — and potentially devastating — technology and financial sanctions against Russia should the Kremlin move f...
By Martijn Rasser
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The EU looks at boosting semiconductor trade with Taiwan
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Keen to enhance trade relations with Taiwan and tap into the island's semiconductor sector, the European Union is set to hold a virtual trade dialogue on Thursday with the Tai...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
Olympians Warned to Bring Burner PhonesWhen Olympic athletes from all over the world land in Beijing for the 2022 Olympic Games, they'll be loaded up with burner phones and will likely leave their own devices behin...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
FCC Adds China Unicom to List of Chinese Telecoms Banned in U.S. on Espionage FearsThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission ejected China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. from the U.S. market, adding to the tally of Chinese telecommunications companies sanctioned by ...
By Martijn Rasser
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Defense / Technology & National Security
How the Computer Chip Shortage Could Incite a U.S. Conflict With ChinaThe war game scenario conducted by a Washington think tank began with a sudden failure at three Taiwanese semiconductor foundries that make high-end computer chips used in suc...
By Martijn Rasser & Becca Wasser
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Technology & National Security
T-DAY: The Battle for TaiwanOn the front line of the superpower struggle between the United States and China, Taiwan has fashioned a defensive masterstroke. It has become indispensable to both sides. In ...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
China Telecom Vows to Defy FCC Eviction, Keep Operating in U.S.China Telecom (Americas) Corp. said it intends to continue most of its U.S. operations despite an order from regulators to stop due to espionage concerns. China Telecom said i...
By Martijn Rasser
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US Blacklists Chinese Quantum Computing CompaniesThe US has placed a dozen Chinese groups involved in quantum computing and other advanced technologies on an export blacklist, saying they pose a risk of gaining access to cri...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
China's New Privacy Law Leaves U.S. BehindWhile China's sweeping new data privacy laws have left tech companies confused about how to comply, they also put the U.S. even further behind in the global race to set digita...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
This Group Pushed More AI in US Security—and Boosted Big TechThe commission also suggested new investment in training AI experts, research inside and outside the Pentagon, and support for US semiconductor development. The group’s overal...
By Martijn Rasser
