Microsoft patches Exchange software flaws targeted by Chinese hackers

Posted on 03/03/2021 by Engadget

Microsoft has rolled out a security update to fix four zero-day flaws in Exchange Server that bad actors have been using to infiltrate companies and organizations across industries. A Chinese state-sponsored group called Hafnium has been behind most...

Biden will review tech supply chains to reduce dependence on China

Posted on 24/02/2021 by Engadget

The US is still heavily dependent on other countries for technology manufacturing (among other products), and President Biden is looking for ways to reduce that dependence. The LA Times has learned that Biden is ordering a review of US supply chains...

Clubhouse vows to fix its platform after tool enabled audio chat leaks

Posted on 22/02/2021 by Engadget

Clubhouse's security woes are raising questions over its reliability as a private chat app. Just over a week has passed since its developers pledged to bolster safeguards over Chinese spying fears, and it's already suffered a lapse. Bloomberg...

Clubhouse is tightening security to address China spying fears

Posted on 13/02/2021 by Engadget

Clubhouse has been garnering hype through its high-profile discussions and a drop-in approach to audio chat, but there are also concerns the Chinese government might eavesdrop on nationals who got the app before it was banned in the country. The deve...

Qualcomm has reportedly objected to NVIDIA’s $40 billion acquisition of ARM

Posted on 12/02/2021 by Engadget

According to CNBC, chipmaker Qualcomm has quietly objected to NVIDIA's proposed $40 billion acquisition of ARM. The company reportedly told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as well as its regulatory counterparts in the UK, EU and China, it has con...

Engadget Podcast: Everyone’s going to Mars

Posted on 12/02/2021 by Engadget

While it'll be a while before we can celebrate a manned mission to Mars, this week the United Arab Emirates and China made a step towards that goal. Both countries now have satellites orbiting the Red Planet, and China also plans to launch a rove...

TikTok sale to Oracle and Walmart put on ice ‘indefinitely’

Posted on 10/02/2021 by Engadget

TikTok’s December 4th sale deadline came and went with no real response from the outgoing Trump administration, and it appears President Biden isn’t in a rush to finalize the deal. Wall Street Journal sources understand TikTok’s forced sale to Oracle...

Steam officially launches in China

Posted on 09/02/2021 by Engadget

Steam has finally launched in the world’s biggest gaming market, China. Like its peers before it, the Valve-owned service is entering the mainland’s heavily fortified industry through a partnership with a local publisher. In this case, it’s MMORPG sp...

China cracks down on big tech companies with new anti-monopoly measures

Posted on 08/02/2021 by Engadget

China is clamping down on big tech conglomerates by tightening its anti-monopoly guidelines for internet and digital payment services. The new rules effectively block companies from forcing sellers to choose between the leading online players, a comm...

China probe delivers its first photo of Mars

Posted on 06/02/2021 by Engadget

China’s plans for interplanetary exploration just took a big stride forward. The Guardian reports that the country’s Tianwen-1 probe has returned its first photo of Mars, capturing a black-and-white snapshot from about 1.4 million miles away. It does...

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