The Latest Breaking News from China

Meta, Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet report on Wednesday, while Apple and Amazon report on Thursday.

As U.S. tech giants pursue compute-heavy infrastructure, China bets on power in numbers with homegrown innovation and modular design

“So I would expect that the threat of the 100% has gone away, as has the threat of the immediate imposition of the Chinese initiating a worldwide export control regime.”

US and Chinese trade negotiators say they’ve reached a framework agreement that, if approved by both governments this week, would roll back proposed 100% tariffs on Chinese imports and pause Beijing’s escalating export restrictions on rare-earth materials.

ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is reportedly creating its own Steam competitor targeted at global markets. Dubbed "GameTop," the new storefront is said to carry social features, AI-assisted creator tools, and the typical publishing/distribution that other stores like Epic Games also have. Recruitment has already begun in China.

The Treasury secretary, worth more than $500 million, says the trade war is hurting his own bottom line.

Billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has sharply criticized a government official’s reported plan to fold NASA into the Department of Transportation, calling it a threat to the agency’s independence and U.S. space leadership.

The news will likely come as a huge relief to both businesses and financial markets.

The tech world was buzzing over the week with a series of intriguing developments. From a potential blackout of Disney-owned networks on YouTube TV to the impressive sales of Apple’s iPhone 17 in China, there was no shortage of news.