Samsung Bans Smart TV Apps That Share Users’ Internet Connections
Samsung is banning smart TV apps that allow outside parties to route internet traffic through customers’ home or office connections. The policy change follows research from Norwegian cybersecurity company Mnemonic,…
Indian Strawberry Farmers Turn to Science and Hydroponics as Weather Risks Grow
Farmers in Mahabaleshwar, the centre of India’s strawberry industry, are adopting hydroponics, weather-monitoring systems and crop research to reduce losses caused by unstable conditions. The mountainous region accounts for about…
Chinese Warehouse Robots Gain Ground in Britain as Automation Demand Rises
Chinese warehouse robotics company Geek+ is expanding across Britain as retailers use mobile robots to process online orders faster and address labour shortages. Tesco, Asda and Next are among the…
South Korea’s Kospi Jumps Nearly 18% as Chip Stocks Rebound
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index closed nearly 18% higher on Friday, July 31, recovering part of the losses from a three-day market rout. The rebound was led by memory chipmakers…
Samsung Expects Memory Chip Shortage to Intensify Through 2027
Samsung Electronics expects the global memory chip shortage to continue into 2027 and remain tight until at least 2028 as AI companies compete for limited supply. The company said major…
CXMT Becomes China’s Most Valuable Listed Company After Record IPO Surge
ChangXin Memory Technologies became mainland China’s most valuable listed company after its shares surged 466% on their first day of trading in Shanghai. The Chinese memory chipmaker closed at 49…
South Korea’s Overnight Delivery Industry Faces Scrutiny Over Worker Deaths
South Korea’s overnight delivery industry is facing renewed scrutiny over the health risks carried by warehouse staff and drivers who keep the country’s early-morning services running. The debate centres on…
Shein Posts $99 Million Quarterly Loss as US Tariff Exemption Ends
Shein reported a $99 million net loss for the first quarter of 2026 after higher US import duties slowed sales in its largest market. The Singapore-headquartered online retailer recorded net…
India Seeks Removal of Bitchat Code From GitHub Over Security Concerns
India’s cybercrime agency has directed GitHub to restrict access to three repositories connected to Bitchat, an open-source messaging app that works without internet access or central servers. The request has…
Kimi K3 Sparks US Debate Over Open AI Models and Market Competition
Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 has intensified debate in the United States over whether advanced Chinese open-weight models pose a security risk or provide useful competition to proprietary systems. The dispute…
Jingye Seeks Compensation After UK Nationalises British Steel
China’s Jingye Group has pledged to pursue the British government for full compensation after the UK nationalised British Steel. The company said it would use legal channels “to the very…
AI Memory Demand Pushes India Smartphone Shipments Down 10%
India’s smartphone shipments fell 10% year over year in the April-to-June quarter as rising memory costs pushed handset prices higher and weakened demand. Counterpoint Research said it was the country’s…
India Unveils $20 Billion Push for Smartphone and Chip Manufacturing
India has approved new incentives for smartphone and semiconductor manufacturing as it tries to deepen its role in the global electronics supply chain. The measures build on India’s success assembling…
SK Hynix Plans $28 Billion U.S. Listing as AI Memory Demand Surges
SK Hynix is planning a U.S. share sale that could raise about $28 billion, giving American investors easier access to one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI infrastructure boom.…
Apple Restores Card Payments for Digital Purchases in India
Apple has started restoring card payments for Apple Account purchases in India, more than four years after removing the option. The phased rollout lets eligible users add Visa and Mastercard…
Alibaba to Ban Claude Code at Work Over Security Concerns
Alibaba will ban employees from using Anthropic’s Claude Code in office environments from July 10, according to multiple reports. The Chinese technology company has classified the AI programming tool as…
Molly Tea Ordered to Pay Louis Vuitton $1.5 Million Over Logo Dispute
Chinese tea chain Molly Tea has been ordered to pay Louis Vuitton 10.3 million yuan, or about $1.5 million, after a court found that its logo infringed the luxury brand’s…
Vietnam Intensifies Counterfeit Goods Crackdown Under U.S. Trade Pressure
Vietnam has intensified enforcement against counterfeit goods and intellectual property violations after the United States identified the country as a Priority Foreign Country for weak IP protection. Authorities launched a…
India Summons Meta After Instagram Approves Ads Promoting Child Abuse Material
The Indian government has summoned representatives of Meta after a BBC Eye investigation found paid Instagram advertisements directing users to child sexual abuse material sold through Telegram. Around 30 distinct…
Honda Begins Producing Batteries for Data Centers After Scaling Back U.S. EV Plans
Honda has started producing batteries for stationary energy storage systems, redirecting cells originally intended for electric vehicles toward data centers and other power applications. The production shift follows the automaker’s…