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From Aaron Krolik and Paul Mozur 孟建國, there are at least 4 shell companies, whose offices are in 135 Bonham Strand in Sheung Wan, that are involved in facilitating the illicit trade of Western technology to Russia. Article is free to read for all: nytimes.com/2024/07/25/tec…

Super interesting to see Chinese state media showing use of FPVs by the PAP in the same ways they're being used in Ukraine. Have to imagine DJI is getting some big contracts to build out special bells and whistles for defense applications.

Russia is obtaining restricted chips that fuel its war effort primarily through #HongKong. US sanctions and export controls are frustratingly slow and are "at least one step behind." Stronger measures can't wait. We at The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation have recommendations👇1/2 thecfhk.org/post/hong-kong…

"China plays an essential role. As the world’s leading assembler of electronics, it imports huge numbers of Western components and turns them into consumer electronics. Chinese firms can easily channel those supplies to Russia, industry experts said." nytimes.com/2024/07/25/tec…

Important analysis on how Russia🇷🇺 evades #tech export controls via chips through China.🇨🇳👇 The defensive toolkit is such a vital pillar of our tech strategy, we need to invest in the tools and resources to ensure it can be effectively implemented and enforced.

Important story about how China is catching up in generative AI. A key has been open sourcing, which established foundations from which new models rose. It's critical to realize we're a long way from 2022 and the generative AI horse is out of the barn. nytimes.com/2024/07/25/tec…

Kids, we need to talk about Hong Kong Interesting piece by Aaron Krolik Nashville & Paul Mozur 孟建國 Add Study by The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation Samuel Bickett & expose by The New York Times Mike Forsythe 傅才德 & @Wired Katrina Northrop & Eliot Chen Starting to think HK's AML/KYC not what it used to be nytimes.com/2024/07/25/tec…

Excellent reporting by ⁦Aaron Krolik⁩ and ⁦Paul Mozur 孟建國⁩ via @NYTimes on how Russia uses HK-registered companies, unknowing participants, and oligarchs to get access to critical components for its war on Ukraine. nytimes.com/2024/07/25/tec…

For more on Durov, a great profile from Paul Mozur 孟建國 and Adam Satariano nytimes.com/2024/08/26/tec…

Our profile of Telegram founder Pavel Durov: prolific sperm donor, practiced troll, and possessor of an impressive six pack. His rebellious streak and commitment to a code that privacy trumps moderation made Telegram huge, and put a target on his back. nytimes.com/2024/08/26/tec…

When Pavel Durov was arrested, we were months into an investigation on Telegram. Today we published. We analyzed 3.2 mln messages from 16k channels. We found gun stores run from prison, extremists, criminals, and a platform committed to ignoring it all. nytimes.com/2024/09/07/tec…

Irina Bolgar has accused Telegram founder Pavel Durov of child abuse. In an interview she gave a rare insider account of Durov's personal life, undercutting myths about the powerful tech billionaire. There are rental lions, Dubai penthouses, and much more: nytimes.com/2024/10/03/tec…

On Telegram we are getting a preview of the days to come: "election integrity" groups organize to monitor/challenge voters and poll workers, extremists threaten violence, and a deluge of disinformation seeks to cast doubt on the election if Trump loses: nytimes.com/2024/11/04/tec…

Well if anyone is still around X, I'll be trying to focus social media attention on Blue Sky. Seems a better ecosystem at the moment, we'll see. bsky.app/profile/paulmo…