US is constantly assessing expansion of chip export controls that can boost China’s military

MANILA, Philippines — The United States is constantly assessing the need to expand export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and manufacturing equipment that could be used to boost its military, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday. The U.S. export controls were first launched in 2022 to counter the use of … Read more

Star Trek’s Brent Spiner Constantly Considered Quitting In The Franchise’s Early Years

“Star Trek: The Next Generation” lasted for seven seasons from 1987 to 1994, and would go on to inspire four feature films from 1994 to 2002. But Spiner apparently always had one eye on the door throughout those first seven years. Data was beloved by fans, and some might say he’s the second most important … Read more

Do your AirPods Pro constantly fall out of your ears? This $20 fix changed my life

David Gewirtz/ZDNET Of all the computer gear I own, my AirPods Pro have been the least portable. No, that’s not a typo. Let me explain. I loved my first set of AirPods Pro, even after I dropped them into a cup of coffee. They’ve continued working for more than a year since then. I recently … Read more

U.S. export controls need to ‘change constantly

BEIJING — More controls on tech exports to China will be coming as needed, despite business concerns, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CNBC in an exclusive interview. “We have to change constantly,” Raimondo told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan over the weekend on the sidelines of the Reagan National Defense Forum. “I know that’s hard for … Read more