The agreement will give Xiaomi access to music from HIM International Music and Tianyue Media, including such artists as SHE, Hebe Tien, Yoga Lin, Power Station, and Where Chou.
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Toutiao rolls out a clone of its suspended joke app
Toutiao launched a new joke app named Pipixia, where users can upload and share a collection of short videos, photos, jokes, and memes.
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The failed “Facebook of China” leaves its future in the hand of users
The founding team of Renren has finally decided to let go of their efforts to restore the platform to its former glory, leaving the fate of the site in the hands of users and partners instead.
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Didi invests $1 billion in car service and solutions platform Xiaoju
Incubated in 2015 and put in trial operation in April 2018, Xiaoju provides various auto-related services.
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Tencent Cloud user claims $1.6 million compensation for data loss
Tencent Cloud sought help from a group of tech experts to restore the data, but they failed to fully recover the files, according to an official announcement from the company.
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Taiwan’s crypto scene is booming, but still needs a clearer regulatory framework to thrive
The world witnessed the explosive rise of blockchain last year, the popularity of cryptocurrencies, in particular, has reached a fever pitch. Under current regulatory frameworks, many aspects of cryptocurrency are still operating in murky waters. Yet, when it comes to regulating and policymaking, there seems to be little consensus on what is appropriate and what […]
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China Tech Talk 55: Huawei’s wolf culture: Kill or be killed, part 2
This week, John and Matt talk with Elliot Zaagman, writer, executive coach, and corporate trainer, and Samin Sha, co-founder of ChinaChannel, about the intense internal culture at Huawei.
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Huawei’s use of aging US software shows challenges in securing international supply chains
The component Huawei uses is VxWorks operating system made by a California-based company and it will stop receiving security patches and updates in 2020, leaving British telecoms networks vulnerable to attack.
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Chinese businesses duped by fake Alibaba staff into buying mini app services
小程序骗局肆虐 四大套路骗倒众老板—Southern Metropolis Daily What happened: A number of Shenzhen-based businesses were tricked into paying large sums to buy mini program services by sellers representing themselves as Alibaba and Tencent staff. The business owners found that a small advertising company was behind the ruse which cost them tens of thousands of RMB. Further investigation by […]
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TSMC shuts down multiple plants after virus attack
Computer Virus Cripples iPhone Chipmaker TSMC Plants – Bloomberg What happened: TSMC has shut down multiple factories after its systems were hit by a computer virus on Friday evening. This is the first time a virus attack has affected TSMC’s production lines. Over the weekend, TSMC recovered most of its equipment that was infected by the virus, […]