Asian Tech Roundup: LG’s $60,000 TV
Plus: Australian Facebook users could be in for a payout
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LG’s $60,000 TV
Welcome to Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at a very expensive potential addition to your living room, plus Meta’s settlement of the Cambridge Analytica scandal with Australia.
Australia
- Australian Information Industry Association says cloud computing was worth A$9 billion - A$10 billion to the Australian economy, but this could grow to A$81 billion by 2029. Source
- Meta agreed a Meta agreed to an A$50 million settlement with Australia’s privacy regulator over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. People who had a Facebook account between 2nd November 2013 and 17th December 2015 could be eligible for a payout. Source
- Australia is to develop a new AI plan focusing on AI investment, existing strengths and advantages, skills development, and sovereign infrastructure and capabilities. Source
China
- Huawei is now the biggest vendor of wearables devices, surpassing Apple for the first time. Source
- Meanwhile, Apple, which has been under sales pressure in China, has reportedly been in talks with Tencent and ByteDance about integrating their AI models into iPhones sold in the country. Source
- China launched the first batch of a planned 13,000 satellites in its Guowang system, designed to rival SpaceX Starlink. Source
- In contrast to most US-China stories, the two countries have renewed a landmark science and technology cooperation agreement that had lapsed earlier this year. Source
- The National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Centre of China has accused the US of hacking Chinese companies and researchers and stealing data. Source
- Meanwhile, the US is considering banning the sale of Chinese-made TP-Link routers on security grounds. Source
- UK chip designer Imagination Technologies has denied accusations of AI technology transfers to China. Source
India
- Bugs in a MacDonalds India delivery system exposed customer information and allowed orders to be made for $0.01. Source
- YouTube is to crack down on clickbait videos in India. Source
- The Indian government ordered Chinese ecommerce app Shein to hand over all data it has on Indian customers and henceforth operate only as a technology partner, with all data being processed by local business Reliance Retail. Source
- The Indian army claims that militants in the country's east have been using SpaceX Starlink devices. Musk denied this is possible. Source
- The UK government has approved the purchase of a £3.2 billion stake in BT Group by India's Bharti Global. Source
Japan
- Honda and Nissan are reportedly seeking to merge owing to the growing dominance of rival Chinese car firms, particularly in EVs. Source
- Shares in chipmaker Kioxia, formerly Toshiba Memory, surged 14% after its IPO this week. Source
- Japan plans to boost its lagging renewable energy supply to meet its net zero goals and to reduce its vulnerability to geopolitical uncertainty. Source
- Astroscale's ADRAS-J (Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan) spacecraft completed a first in attempted recovery of space junk when it approached a defunct Japanese rocket stuck in orbit. Source
South Korea
- LG showed has released a 77-inch transparent OLED TV, yours for a mere $59,999. Source
- The US has awarded SK Hynix $458 million in government funding to open an advanced chip packaging plant and R&D facility in Indiana. Source
Taiwan
- Taiwan is talking to Amazon about collaborating with the company's Kuiper satellite internet system, against possible takedowns by China. Source
- Samsung and TSMC are vying for pole position in the 2-nm foundry processes set for production next year. Source