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Reuters reports China's Ministry of Commerce has held closed-door talks with Alibaba, ByteDance, and Z.ai over possible restrictions on overseas access to top domestic AI models like DeepSeek and Qwen. The move comes around the same time as the US restricted Anthropic, and the ones left holding the bag are European and overseas developers who had come to rely on cheap Chinese AI.
Facing surging memory prices, PC makers such as Lenovo and ASUS are expanding certification and adoption of products from China-based suppliers. The strategy aims to reduce dependence on existing major suppliers such as Korean makers, broaden procurement options, and strengthen price-negotiation leverage amid rising component costs.
Against the backdrop of geopolitical risk in Taiwan, Apple has reached a preliminary agreement to bring Intel on board as a second manufacturing base for its AI-oriented advanced chips, reducing its reliance on TSMC. This agreement represents a strategic move by Apple to secure multiple domestic supply sources for its self-designed chips and stabilize its supply chain.
Reports suggest a possible price increase for Apple's next flagship model, the “iPhone 17” series. Amid the shadow of the tariff dispute between the US and China, Apple appears to be avoiding tariffs as the direct reason for the price hike, instead seeking consumer understanding by emphasizing the product's “new features” and […]
Following the Trump administration's announcement of new import tariff plans, the industry is closely watching how tech giant Apple will try to mitigate the impact. For Apple, which relies heavily on overseas production—particularly in China—these tariffs could directly translate into a sharp increase in product costs […]
According to research from market research firm Canalys, Apple's decline in the Chinese market appears to be quite significant. While Apple had seen substantial sales growth in the previous quarter, it has now become clear that in Q1 2024, the company not only fell from the top position but plummeted all the way to fifth place.
