Tim Cook returns to Beijing with a clear message: Apple does not intend to abandon China as a strategic market and technology base. In a meeting with Industry Minister Li Lecheng, the Apple boss declared the “opening of a new…
This week, China is launching a new visa programme, labelled the K visa, at a strategic moment when the US is tightening its immigration policy for professionals. The step is seen as a deliberate attempt to tip the scales in…
President Trump’ s administration has announced the introduction of a new one-off $100,000 fee for H-1B work visa petitions. The decision caused an immediate and nervous reaction in the technology sector, which relies heavily on foreign professionals, mainly from India…
Lenovo has announced a reduction of around 3% of its US workforce, meaning more than 100 employees will be laid off. While the numbers do not seem large, it is a signal part of a wider trend of cuts in…
Despite the piling up of trade barriers, export restrictions and geopolitical tensions that constantly threaten to disrupt the US-China relationship, one thing remains constant: the Chinese market is and remains a key part of the strategy of many US technology…
TikTok is preparing a new version of its app specifically for the US market, reports The Information. This is another step towards meeting the demands of the US authorities to separate TikTok’s operations in America from its Chinese parent company…
Two US congressmen – from both sides of the political spectrum – have called on the US Department of Commerce to investigate whether mobile devices from Chinese brand OnePlus pose a threat to national security. In the background is a…
At the last minute, just hours before it was due to go into effect, Canada backed away from a controversial tax on digital services that was set to hit major US technology companies. The move is being read as an…