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KILL SWITCH Chipmakers ASML and TSMC address concerns about the Chinese invasion of Taiwan with a remote switch for advanced chipmaking machines.

MISINFORMED AI China is reportedly using AI-generated images, videos, and memes to misinform voters about the elections and brew outrage in the US, South Korea, and India.

What's next? The US and China's long-term rivalry continues to brew more trouble with a debate on whether Microsoft should continue running its operations in its Beijing-based AI tech lab.

CHIP MANUFACTURING Despite the ongoing construction of advanced fabs in the US by reputable semiconductor brands like Samsung, NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, believes the country needs up to two decades to gain full independence from Chinese and Taiwanese chipmakers.

ROADBLOCK 🚫⛔ No AI chips for China.

NO CHIPS Biden's administration placed a major cap on AI chip exports to China.

Losing Games The long-term agreement between Activision Blizzard and NetEase has fallen apart.

"EVGA has other plans," Nvidia simply stated.

Lenovo PCs in China can now receive Insider builds of Windows 11. Until recently, Microsoft did not offer Windows 11 Insider builds to Lenovo devices in China.

A lot of companies face roadblocks and obstacles from the Chinese government. Microsoft is no exception.