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#wired.com. #Jan.04.2025 Apple May Owe You $20 in a Siri Privacy Lawsuit Settlement. Plus: The FBI discovers a historic trove of homemade explosives, new details emerge in China’s hack of the US Treasury Department, and more.

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#aljazeera.com. #Jan.04.2025 Could a board game help prepare Taiwan for war with China?. The latest development in a growing trend for ‘military boardgames’ gives players the chance to ‘defend’ Taiwan.

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#aljazeera.com. #Jan.04.2025 Fire at market in northern China kills at least eight people and injures 15. Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze at a busy market in the city of Zhangjiakou, Hebei province.

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#washingtonpost.com. #Jan.03.2025 Treasury imposes sanctions on Chinese firm over attack on U.S. routers. The Treasury Department sanctioned a Chinese company behind the Flax Typhoon hacks, which infiltrated around 260,000 routers and other devices.

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#computerweekly.com. #Jan.03.2025 US Treasury incident a clear warning on supply chain security in 2025 | Computer Weekly. A cyber incident at the US Department of the Treasury - blamed on a Chinese state actor - raises fresh warnings about supply chain risk after it was found to have originated via vulnerabilities in a re

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#oilprice.com. #Jan.03.2025 South Africa Looks to Attract Chinese Firms to Its $27-Billion EV Industry | OilPrice.com. Three Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers have expressed interest in investing in South Africa following the introduction of lucrative tax incentives for EV production.

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#oilprice.com. #Jan.03.2025 China’s CNPC to Boost Capacity at Giant Iraqi Oilfield to 1.2 Million Bpd | OilPrice.com. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is investing heavily in expanding Iraq's West Qurna 1 oilfield, aiming to raise production capacity from 550,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a staggering 1.2 mi

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#oilprice.com. #Jan.02.2025 CNOOC Launches Joint Development Project in South China Sea | OilPrice.com. CNOOC Limited has brought three Panyu oilfields online in the South China Sea, marking a significant step in its strategic development

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#oilprice.com. #Jan.02.2025 Oil Prices Rise at the Start of 2025 as Demand Optimism Prevails | OilPrice.com. Oil prices rose on the first trading day of 2025 on positive economic signals from China and the US, suggesting a potential recovery from the 2024 decline.

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#economist.com. #Dec.31.2024 China is catching up with America in quantum technology. But its state-heavy innovation model comes with risks

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#wired.com. #Dec.31.2024 US Treasury Department Admits It Got Hacked by China. Treasury says hackers accessed “certain unclassified documents” in a “major” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge.

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#oilprice.com. #Dec.30.2024 China Issues Second Batch of Crude Oil Import Quotas | OilPrice.com. China issued a second batch of crude oil import quotas for 2025 to its independent refiners, potentially boosting the country's overall crude oil imports next year.

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#oilprice.com. #Dec.30.2024 Oil Prices Flatline as 2024 Draws to a Close | OilPrice.com. Oil prices remain largely unchanged as the year ends, with concerns about Chinese demand tempered by expectations of economic recovery and rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East.

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#economist.com. #Dec.29.2024 China’s firms are taking flight, worrying its rulers. Policymakers at home and abroad are anxious about offshoring

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#wired.com. #Dec.26.2024 The Worst Hacks of 2024. From Chinese cyberspies breaching US telecoms to ruthless ransomware gangs disrupting health care for millions of people, 2024 saw some of the worst hacks, breaches, and data leaks ever.

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#wired.com. #Dec.26.2024 Temu’s Takeover Is Now Complete. Despite the arrival of new competitors and growing political tensions between the US and China, the ecommerce juggernaut Temu proved in 2024 it’s here to stay.