Inside China’s dystopian dreams: AI, shame and lots of cameras
With millions of cameras and billions of lines of code, China is building a high-tech authoritarian future. Beijing is embracing technologies like facial recognition and...
Inside a heist of Micron chip designs, as China bids for tech power
China has ambitious plans to overhaul its economy and compete head to head with the U.S. and other nations in the technology of tomorrow. The...
How Apple’s chief Tim Cook became tech industry’s top diplomat on trade
In a trade and technology showdown between the United States and China, Apple has a lot to lose — about a quarter of its worldwide...
Facebook’s fake-news fix fails to quell bogus stories
Facebook’s tweaks can have significant consequences, such as limiting the audience for nongovernmental news sources and — surprisingly — amplifying the impact of fabricated and...
Chinese drone maker clashes with U.S. over data
DJI is fighting a claim by a U.S. government office that its commercial drones and software may be sending sensitive information about U.S. infrastructure back...
Dishonest or clueless? Samsung heir’s fate rests on answer
Lee Jae-yong, Samsung’s de facto leader and the third generation of his family to run the sprawling South Korean conglomerate, faces a verdict Friday in...
Move over America: China joins the ranks of the world’s biggest tech companies
The Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings, Chinese companies that dominate their home market, have rocketed this year to become global investor darlings.