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811.
China's Loongson 3A6000 CPU Reaches Core I5-14600K Performance(wccftech.com)
4 points by hunglee2 3y ago|0 comments
812.
by hunglee2 3y ago
40% of the VW revenue is from one market - China - and it's clear that Chinese consumers are abandoning the brand in favour of locally produces marques. VW might still crack the transition to EV but high input costs from energy crisis
813.
by hunglee2 3y ago
Uber gets a lot of flack but there is no doubt that they are forced the taxi industry to finally innovate and improve customer experience. Getting rid of hailing a cab (in inclement conditions), having cabs ignore you because you fit the wr
814.
by hunglee2 3y ago
Government control over the 'cognitive environment' is essential for social stability and national security. Witness the muzzling of social media by US Gov, forcing Meta et al to hire ex-NSA staff into their content moderation &#x
815.
by hunglee2 3y ago
The 5 eyes is basically a deal between secret service organisations to help each country spy on each others citizens, neatly side stepping legal protections each citizen has on their own state doing so. It is the 'collaboration of the
816.
by hunglee2 3y ago
Lots of theories on this paradox, which is not unique to Germany nor EU, but seems to be a manifestation of economic development in general. Some thoughts on which might go towards an explanation: - immigrants (unsurprisingly) are mobile, a
817.
by hunglee2 3y ago
yet it is undoubtedly true that trust in institutions in Guardian endorsed countries is declining year on year. The crisis which the Edelman barometer points to is very real - and won't be recovered by old media attempts to censor unfa
818.
by hunglee2 3y ago
yes indeed, super complicated!
819.
by hunglee2 3y ago
Myanmar has a large number of armed groups, which fight with each other as well as with the central Myanmar government. Inevitably, what begins are ethnic liberalisation movements, turn into organised crime, the spillover effect of which ev
820.
by hunglee2 3y ago
fair point!
821.
by hunglee2 3y ago
yes true. Maybe the issue is not intelligence but the voting
822.
by hunglee2 3y ago
Massively unhelpful study which nevertheless raises an important point about the democratic system of governance - intelligence not being a factor in making critically important decisions - which would appear to be an un-smart way of doing
823.
by hunglee2 3y ago
Very good news. Obviously wider context is no less alarming but any forward progress should be celebrate. China - largest emitter and manufacturer for the world - might have already reached peak CO2 - and will no doubt continue to accelerat
824.
Compensation Trends 2024(ravio.com)
1 points by hunglee2 3y ago|0 comments
825.
by hunglee2 3y ago
American citizens should occasionally be denied access to the free market. The preservation of the US automotive industry is clearly in the national interest, and the domestic market should be walled off until GM, Ford etc complete their tr
826.
by hunglee2 3y ago
democracies inevitably devolve into demogoguery, as the people throw moonshots at the rigged system, hoping for change. We need a more haptic, responsive, respectful and agile system of governance. The once-every-five-years pantomime of vot
827.
by hunglee2 3y ago
Should two of the world's leading democracies fall out over something like this? Both countries have a track record of assassinating national security threats on the territories of other countries, including allied states.
828.
by hunglee2 3y ago
stock market ≠ economy.
829.
by hunglee2 3y ago
controlling disinformation spread by foreign actors is essential for national security
830.
by hunglee2 3y ago
where is the democracy here? This should be put to the democratic vote - one employee, one vote
831.
by hunglee2 3y ago
New industries require a monopoly to create the infrastructure and standardisation to scale. Absent an Amazon or Apple-like private sector actor in EV's, it was the state which had to do it. Same goes with Small Reactor Nuclear, Solar
832.
In Full: Xi Jinping's Speech at the Welcome Dinner in San Francisco(pekingnology.com)
4 points by hunglee2 3y ago|2 comments
833.
by hunglee2 3y ago
France is a democracy so the government represents the people, so there's your checks and balances, all good
834.
by hunglee2 3y ago
"China continues to pour resources into its unprecedented military buildup" China defence spending has been consistently at sub 2% of GDP for the past two decades.
835.
by hunglee2 3y ago
"The pandemic, which took a disproportionate toll on men, was the biggest contributor to the widening gap from 2019-2021, followed by unintentional injuries and poisonings (mostly drug overdoses), accidents, and suicide" So basica
836.
Will China Continue to Grow?(gingerriver.com)
3 points by hunglee2 3y ago|0 comments
837.
by hunglee2 3y ago
EU Pay Transparency Directive, in force since Jan 2023, will make this question illegal in the EU. Good chance that most jurisdictions will adopt the guidance
838.
I landed 18 FAANG+ software engineer offers after not interviewing for 5 years(18offers.com)
3 points by hunglee2 3y ago|0 comments
839.
by hunglee2 3y ago
Good China article from the BBC, which actually provides analysis rather than US foreign policy talking points. Low interest rate environment (China has very low inflation) means profits from MNC's are being parked in high interest rat
840.
China May Stay Permanently Behind the US in Generative AI(interconnected.blog)
4 points by hunglee2 3y ago|0 comments

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