China
Science
COP29 Begins With Climate Finance, Absent Leaders, and Trump Looming Large
By Antonio Piemontese
Science
China’s New Heavy Lift Rocket Looks a Whole Lot Like SpaceX’s Starship
By Eric Berger, Ars Technica
Security
Inside a Firewall Vendor's 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices
By Andy Greenberg
Security
Cybercriminals Pose a Greater Threat of Disruptive US Election Hacks Than Russia or China
By Lily Hay Newman and Dell Cameron
Security
Chinese Hackers Target Trump Campaign via Verizon Breach
By Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg
Gear
Apple’s Sales in China Are Stalling. What Will It Sacrifice to Turn Things Around?
By Andrew Williams
Disinformation
Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions
By Lily Hay Newman
Business
Proposed Ban Would Be a ‘Death Sentence’ for Chinese EVs in the US
By Aarian Marshall and Zeyi Yang
Security
Iranian Hackers Tried to Give Hacked Trump Campaign Emails to Dems
By Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Dhruv Mehrotra
Artificial Intelligence
The United Nations Wants to Treat AI With the Same Urgency as Climate Change
By Will Knight