Almost every high-end chip that powers Apple’s devices is made in Taiwan, a small island democracy claimed by China. U.S. officials have warned Apple and the rest of Silicon Valley for years that a Chinese blockade, invasion or prolonged military standoff — possibly until 2027, according to intelligence sources — could cut off chip supplies. … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook was among a handful of top tech executives who attended a secret CIA briefing that warned China could attack Taiwan by 2027, according to a sweeping investigative report The New York Times ($). The previously unreported meeting apparently took place in a secure room in Silicon Valley in July 2023. The … Read more
In February 2021, software giant Ivanti discovered that Chinese hackers had penetrated the network of Pulse Secure, one of its subsidiaries that provided VPN devices to dozens of companies and government agencies around the world, according to new reports from Bloomberg. Hackers exploited a secret backdoor they placed in Pulse Secure’s VPN software, Bloomberg reported, … Read more
While Elon Musk’s Neuralink likes to say it’s a “groundbreaking” brain-computer interface (BCI), China’s BCI industry is already quietly moving from research to scale. A new wave of startups is racing to commercialize both implantable and noninvasive BCIs, bolstered by stronger political support, expanding clinical trials, and growing investor interest. So says Phoenix Peng, who … Read more
The Norwegian government has accused a Chinese hacking group known as Salt Typhoon of breaking into several organizations in the country. In a report released on Friday, Norway’s police security service said a hacking group believed to be working for the Chinese government had targeted vulnerable network devices to carry out espionage. Norway is the … Read more