Tag: China

US outsourced chipmakers will escape China’s tariffs

Posted on   |  by Eduardo Baptista and Che Pan
US chipmakers that outsource manufacturing will be exempt from China’s retaliatory tariffs on US imports, according to a notice by the main Chinese semiconductor association on Friday. Given the...

$9.4m battery train trial set for Townsville

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Battery-powered trains could soon be criss-crossing central Queensland after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency awarded a $9.4 million grant to retrofit existing rolling stock. Australia’s largest freight hauler Aurizon...

$40m to secure Australia’s rare earths supply chain

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A $40 million grants program designed to build resilience into the local critical minerals supply chain and reduce Australia’s reliance on China has been launched by the Albanese government....

Home-grown AI is a key building block for our future

Posted on   |  by Professor Toby Walsh
What were the most important achievements of the Morrison government? I asked Microsoft Bing chat. Alongside managing the COVID-19 pandemic, the AI chatbot nominated AUKUS, the trilateral security pact...

Govt urged to explain growing China tech ban

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government must share more information about its ban on Chinese technology to help build a more resilient economy and society, according to the threat intelligence lead at...