Amid ongoing tech layoffs and geopolitical tension, rumors swirled that Microsoft would exit China in 2025 and cut around 2,000 jobs, based on a leaked internal email. But according to ijiwei and YiCai Global, the message came from Wicresoft—Microsoft’s outsourcing partner in Shanghai—not Micr...

Chinese tech companies bypassing U.S. chip restrictions through loopholes is nothing new. The latest reports from Bloomberg and The Register suggest that they have tried to do so by secretly setting up entities in Taiwan, disguising their origins to recruit top engineers and getting access to advan...

Amid rising geopolitical tensions, Western tech giants are retreating from China. According to South China Morning Post, Microsoft has quietly shut down its IoT & AI Insider Lab in Shanghai’s hi-tech zone. The report suggests that the lab, once a hub to boost China’s local IoT and AI deve...

After Donald Trump took office, in response to his call for companies to invest in the U.S., many major tech companies made investment commitments. According to a report from ijiwei, citing Bloomberg, on February 24, Apple became the latest company to pledge a massive investment in the U.S. The comp...

Has the AI boom turned into a bubble? According to Bloomberg, Microsoft, as OpenAI’s biggest backer, has started canceling or not renewing a large number of data center lease agreements in the U.S., which raises concerns over Microsoft’s potential over-investment in AI computing power. Bloomb...