Huawei has introduced the Qingyun HM650 desktop, which it says is made entirely from Chinese components. It uses Huawei’s Kirin X90 processor, with ten cores, 20 threads and a 2.3 GHz clock speed, and runs an enterprise edition of HarmonyOS. A Chinese government agency has reportedly ordered 600 units, amid Beijing’s directive for government bodies to replace Windows-and-Intel-based computers with domestic alternatives. The “100 percent Chinese” claim remains open to interpretation: local manufacture does not necessarily mean every part was designed in China, and foreign companies also make components in Chinese factories. Still, Huawei’s bid could shut Intel, AMD and Qualcomm out of a large government market as PC demand faces pressure from rising memory costs.
Other developments include Japan’s ¥10 billion emergency cybersecurity package, announced after attacks disrupted services ranging from railways and retailers to cloud providers. The funding will support basic security work using AI, national attack-information tools and assistance for victims. Vietnam says its first domestically designed security chip, a 28-nanometer device with built-in encryption, is already used in secure government USB drives, though further testing is needed before it can protect state secrets. Lenovo has moved Asia-Pacific chief Amar Babu to lead Motorola’s mobile business, leaving his regional successor unannounced. Apple, meanwhile, sold 172,000 MacBook Neos to the Philippines’ Department of Education for teachers and staff, its largest education-market Mac sale to date.
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The UK’s planned 2G and 3G shutdown by 2033 could disrupt 12-13 million smart meters, forcing replacements. The upgrade could cost about £4 billion, adding to the expense of the government’s troubled rollout. (theregister.com)
Honda plans to build a $3 billion auto plant in Ohio, creating about 2,000 manufacturing jobs. The investment will expand Honda’s production presence in the state. (reuters.com)
LiteDRAM’s guide explains how FPGA-to-DRAM signals, strobes, board layout, termination, reference voltages, and clocks affect memory communication. DDR3 and newer interfaces need boot-time tuning to align signal timing for reliable operation. (github.com)
Alice Huang reportedly helped a network of companies secure more than $7.5 billion in Nvidia GPU imports and move 240,000 restricted chips, mainly H100s and H200s, into China. The claims are based on an investigation tracing corporate links to Megaspeed and Shanghai Century Litong, alongside reports of her personal ties to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. (tomshardware.com)
Tendrils raised $30 million in a Benchmark-led round to develop a processor with thousands of parallel cores, designed to move beyond traditional CPU architectures. The company is also building Vine, an open-source programming language tailored to the new chip design. (tendrils.co)
Toyota is reviving Scion as “Scion by Toyota,” a vehicle-design initiative whose first model is the KEI-01, a rebadged kei truck planned for U.S. sale. Limited to under 25 mph, the right-hand-drive truck is intended for low-speed roads and commercial or agricultural use. (theautopian.com)
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