As of this week, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a globally unregulated entity. This, as China’s new rules governing the disruptive technology — composed of two dozen guidelines — go into effect Tuesday (Aug. 15). They represent the first set of regulations from a...
China is a famously hands-on nation when it comes to controlling information within its borders. Still, that hasn’t stopped some of the world’s largest technology companies from complying with Beijing’s rules around internet access and the spread of certain media, nor the country’s marketplace from...
China is reportedly preparing to unveil tougher rules for generative artificial intelligence (AI). The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s internet watchdog, wants to develop a system in which companies would need a license to release generative AI models, the Financial Times (FT) reported...
TikTok owner ByteDance is scaling back its investment operations in expectation that China will restrict the type of deal-making that has fueled the growth of the country’s tech giants. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Jan. 19), sources say the company is shuttering its venture capital...
July 17, 2023
China is a famously hands-on nation when it comes to controlling information within its borders. Still, that hasn’t stopped some of the world’s largest technology companies from complying with Beijing’s rules around internet access and the spread of certain media, nor the country’s marketplace from giving rise to its own breed of tech giants, including […]
April 19, 2024
Apple has removed Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads, as well as Telegram and Signal, from its App Store in China. The company was ordered to do so by the Cyberspace Administration of China, which cited national security concerns, Apple told Reuters in a report posted Friday (April 19). “We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries […]
July 11, 2023
China is reportedly preparing to unveil tougher rules for generative artificial intelligence (AI). The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s internet watchdog, wants to develop a system in which...
January 19, 2022
TikTok owner ByteDance is scaling back its investment operations in expectation that China will restrict the type of deal-making that has fueled the growth of the country’s tech giants. As...
January 08, 2021
The Cyberspace Administration of China is considering a revamping of internet oversight regulations, rules that have not been updated in more than 20 years, according to a Reuters report on...
