China’s EV makers are exporting at a record pace, reshaping global supply chains and trade balances. A New Wave in Global Auto Trade In 2025, China has emerged not just as the world’s largest producer of electric vehicles (EVs) but also as the
Credit reporting giant TransUnion has disclosed a data breach affecting more than 4.4 million customers’ personal information. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general’s office on Thursday, TransUnion attributed the July 28 breach to unauthorized access of a third-party application storing customers’ personal data for
A Chinese-backed hacking campaign that previously hacked into nine U.S. telecommunication and internet providers is now confirmed to have hacked at least 200 American companies, according to the FBI’s top cyber chief. FBI assistant director Brett Leatherman told The Washington Post that the hackers, dubbed Salt
A top Social Security Administration official turned whistleblower says members of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uploaded hundreds of millions of Social Security records to a vulnerable cloud server, putting the personal information of most Americans at risk of compromise.
U.S. border agents searched more electronic devices during a three-month period than ever before, according to new government statistics. The data shows that U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency tasked with immigration screening at the U.S. border, searched 14,899 devices of international travelers between
A stalkerware maker with a history of multiple data leaks and breaches now has a critical security vulnerability that allows anyone to take over any user account and steal their victim’s sensitive personal data, ChinaCrunch has confirmed. Independent security researcher Swarang Wade found the
From Factory Floor to Fortune Few business stories embody China’s rise as vividly as that of Zhou Qunfei. Once a factory worker, Zhou went on to found Lens Technology, the company behind the ultra-thin glass used in iPhones, Samsung devices, and countless other
How Hillhouse Capital reshaped China’s startup ecosystem and global investment flows. The Architect of Capital When it comes to China’s tech boom, entrepreneurs often take the spotlight Jack Ma, Pony Ma, Zhang Yiming. But behind many of these stories stands Zhang Lei, founder
How the BYD founder turned batteries into the foundation of the world’s biggest EV maker. From Batteries to Cars When Wang Chuanfu founded BYD in 1995, the company’s core business was rechargeable batteries. At the time, few imagined it would grow into the
From food delivery giant to AI-powered lifestyle platform can Wang Xing reinvent Meituan for China’s next decade? The Architect of Modern Consumption In the story of China’s digital economy, few figures loom as large as Wang Xing, the founder and CEO of Meituan.
