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Business trumps politics for Chinese companies at CES
Business trumps politics for Chinese companies at CES
by  AFP

Xiaoyu Fan smiled as she looked around a bustling China Pavilion at the Consumer Electronics Show Wednesday as gadgets like bladeless fans were displayed and deals were being made. Chinese titans like TCL and Hisense dazzled CES goers with stunning televisions while less well-known companies showed off robots, drones, electronic bikes, charging cables and much more.

High tech glove stymies Parkinson's disease tremors
High tech glove stymies Parkinson's disease tremors
by  AFP

Roberta Wilson-Garrett looked at the glove keeping her right hand steady and smiled. "It's a life changer for me," said Wilson-Garrett, describing how GyroGlove stopped tremors that make seemingly simple tasks like getting dressed a challenge.

China says state-backed experts crack Apple's AirDrop
China says state-backed experts crack Apple's AirDrop
by  AFP

Chinese state-backed experts have found a way to identify people who use Apple's encrypted AirDrop messaging service, according to the Beijing municipal government. The Beijing municipal government's justice bureau said experts at the Beijing Wangshen Dongjian Justice Appraisal Institute in the capital had devised a way to reveal an iPhone's encrypted device log.

Taiwan voters face flood of pro-China disinformation
Taiwan voters face flood of pro-China disinformation
by  AFP

From deepfakes to breathless TikTok videos, a wave of disinformation has hit Taiwan's voters ahead of Saturday's presidential election, aimed overwhelmingly at candidates China opposes. Lai has accused China of using "all means to interfere with this election", including disinformation.

Game on: UK campus looks to turbocharge esports
Game on: UK campus looks to turbocharge esports
by  AFP

Rows of super-powerful computers fill a classroom in northeast England, their LED-lit keyboards, mice and headsets washing the space in a futuristic blue glow. - 'Quite surreal' - Nicholas Wilkinson, a student on the college's esports programme, called the development of an esports campus in northeast England "quite surreal".