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Monthly Archives For January 2025
Column-China passes on US soybeans despite Brazilian delays -Braun
Brazil’s slow soybean harvest means that supplies are not reaching buyers as quickly as they might have hoped. But China, the destination for more than 70% of Brazil’s annual soy exports, does not …
Apple Earnings: Record Results Even As iPhone, China Sales Fall Short Of Forecasts
Apple reported $18.5 billion in sales in greater China last quarter, comfortably below consensus estimates of $20.9 billion.
AI chipmaker Cerebras says it’s been ‘crushed with demand’ for China’s DeepSeek from business customers
The upstart AI chip company Cerebras has started offering China’s market-shaking DeepSeek on its U.S. servers. Cerebras makes uncommonly large chips that are particularly good at speedy inference — …
China passes on US soybeans despite Brazilian delays -Braun
Brazil’s slow soybean harvest means that supplies are not reaching buyers as quickly as they might have hoped.
Nvidia Chip Flow to China Should be Throttled Post-DeepSeek, U.S. Lawmakers Say
Export controls need to be tightened after revelations the Chinese company used Nvidia technology, the leaders of a congressional committee said.
Apple profit tops Wall Street target even as iPhone, China sales fall short
Apple beat Wall Street’s quarterly profit estimates on Thursday, but iPhone sales and China revenue for the holiday quarter were weak due to stiff Chinese competition and a slow rollout of artificial …
California man pleaded guilty to laundering $59M in public benefits to China
A man from California has pleaded guilty in court for using unemployment compensation to run a fake business selling COVID-19 personal protective equipment. Two others have been charged in the same case.
China Wants to Rule the Seas—It Claims to Have the Most Advanced Technology to Spy on American Subs.
China is on a mission to become the world’s dominant superpower by 2049. That goal is driving a desire to build a world-class navy that can challenge the United States. To make it even stronger,…
“DeepSeek is acting as a fast follower”: Ex-OpenAI board member claims China is not leading the AI pack — but President Trump revoking Biden’s NVIDIA chip export ban would be …
Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner claims despite DeepSeek’s recent success in AI, it’s not leading the pack. However, if President Trump revokes the NVIDIA AI chip exportation ban, it would be a huge win…
China Seeks Wiggle Room For Growth In Year Of The Snake
China’s growth outlook for 2025 is overshadowed by slowing global activity, domestic headwinds and a new wave of tariffs on the country’s exports to the US.
Lawmakers urge Trump to consider new curbs on Nvidia chips used by China’s Deepseek
Two U.S. Congress members are calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to consider restricting the export of artificial intelligence chips made by Nvidia, alleging Chinese AI firm DeepSeek …
China’s DeepSeek Shock Raises A Big Economic Question
The economic hardware/software debate about China just got more complicated. Before DeepSeek flipped the script on the artificial intelligence game, many economists worried China had way too much of …
