China’s Salt Typhoon hackers broke into Norwegian companies

Norway’s government accused China’s Salt Typhoon hacking group of conducting a cyberespionage campaign in the country.

Pop-out door handles may be on their way out as China cracks down on the controversial design

China has banned hidden door handles on new cars, citing safety concerns around the controversial design.
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China is leading the fight against hidden car door handles

The Chinese government issued a new rule that goes into effect January 1, 2027.

Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months

The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software update mechanism to deliver tainted software to users for months.

Sales of the ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra have ultra-plummeted to under 50 units
Sales of the ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra have ultra-plummeted to under 50 units

The ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra made enough headlines with its astonishing 0-60 sprints and record Nürburgring lap times to drum up around 3,000 sales per month – but the good times seem to have come to an end, and Xiaomi sold just 45 units in December…

The iPhone just had its best quarter ever

Growth in regions like China and India are credited with pushing Apple’s phone sales higher than ever.

China’s Moonshot releases a new open-source model Kimi K2.5 and a coding agent

The company said that the model was trained on 15 trillion mixed visual and text tokens.

Electric take on winter weather while Tesla’s sales slide continues
Electric take on winter weather while Tesla’s sales slide continues

On today’s icy cold episode of Quick Charge, the only thing colder than the air outside most Americans’ homes is the demand for Tesla Cybertrucks – so we’ve got some EV-focused tips on making it through the cold while Elon begins shipping CTs overseas….

Volvo parent Geely set to produce its first solid-state battery this year
Volvo parent Geely set to produce its first solid-state battery this year

Volvo parent company Geely is set to complete production of its first in-house solid-state battery pack in 2026, becoming the latest Chinese electric automaker to announce progress with this next-generation battery tech.

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Hybrid and electric semi truck sales topped 231,000 units 2025 – in China alone
Hybrid and electric semi truck sales topped 231,000 units 2025 – in China alone

While some companies are making promises, other companies are building hybrid and electric semi trucks. In fact, more than 231,000 electrified work trucks rolled off assembly lines 2025 – and that’s just in China!

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