Shanghai Beat

First, the bad news: Your next smartphone might be more expensive because of President Donald Trump’s recently imposed 10% tariff on Chinese imports.
But here’s the silver lining: It may be a while before smartphone prices start to rise – and those hig……

In his remarkable memoir of his life chasing breaks in far-flung corners of the globe, Barbarian Days, the writer William Finnegan describes the “spooky duality” of waves, the way that, “when you are absorbed in surfing they seem alive. They each have ……

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Apple pulled off a rare feat in China two years ago. The iPhone became the country’s bestselling smartphone, surpassing a host of domestic rivals.
But that reign is over—a casualty, in part, of the escalating U.S.-China technolog……

HELSINKI — China launched a new communications satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit Saturday to replace the aging ChinaSat-10 spacecraft.
A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 7:11 a.m. Eastern (1211 UTC) Feb. 22 from Xichang Satellite Launch Ce……

At the recent Munich Security Conference, US Vice-President J.D. Vance in a blunt speech reprimanded the leaders of Europe for their duplicity qua the fundamental principles that constitute the holy grail of democracy. However, what got missed amid the……

SpaceX, Moon Missions, and Killer Asteroids? – 2024 YR4, ISS Deorbiting, and NASA Budget Cuts – YouTube Watch On
On Episode 149 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the latest space news, including a potentially hazardous……

In a significant move to protect national interests, President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum to curb Chinese investments in strategic sectors of the United States, a White House official announced Friday. The memorandum underscores the administration’s goal of promoting beneficial foreign investments while shielding the nation from threats posed by adversaries like China.

Trump’s New Economic Guardrails: Curbing Chinese Investments to Protect National Interests comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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If robotaxi fleets run by car companies are the future — as laid out by Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk — you can count luxury legend Mercedes-Benz out of the mix.

“Our job is to take you from A to B in style.

Mercedes-Benz won’t be following Tesla and Elon Musk into robotaxis comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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If robotaxi fleets run by car companies are the future — as laid out by Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk — you can count luxury legend Mercedes-Benz out of the mix.

“Our job is to take you from A to B in style.

Mercedes-Benz won’t be following Tesla and Elon Musk into robotaxis comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN
(CNN) — In travel news this week: railway ambitions in Europe, China and the Middle East, the delicious foods that Sweden does better than anywhere else, plus the Mongolian nomad family who’ve become an online hit.
International ……