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iRobot Roomba bankrupt, will be acquired by its Chinese contract manufacturer, will US ban it too?

https://www.theverge.com/news/844460/irobot-files-for-bankruptcyhttps://www.theverge.com/news/844474/who-is-picea-robotics-company-owns-irobothttps://www.linkedin.com/company/shenzhen-picea-robotics-co-ltd/about/ Better still, why wait for US to ban these smart home gadgets over privacy or security “concerns”? China should ban the export of these or just double the price.
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Not if, but how #China will retaliate? Will they hit #Tesla, #Apple or other successful US firms in China? Or just sell it even cheaper elsewhere?

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/05/15/stellantis-boss-carlos-tavares-biden-100-tariff-chinese-evs-selling-21000-models-europe-leapmotor/ 100% Tariff on Chinese EVs. Will it help the US market by keeping the price up for Americans? EV isn’t well adopted in the US, and trying to keep...
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Conversational #eCommerce is very common in #China. To chat to someone online before buying something, even with chatbot assistant. It’s not just a website and all self-service. techcrunch.com/2022/07/20/cha…

Conversational #eCommerce is very common in #China. To chat to someone online before buying something, even with chatbot assistant. It’s not just a website and all self-service. techcrunch.com/2022/07/20/cha…
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How will this play out? EU/US stuck with USB Type-C for another 20 years, when China, India, African countries keep pushing ahead with new new designs. (Have you used magnetic usb cables from China? Search for it on Amazon.) macrumors.com/2022/06/07/eu-…

How will this play out? EU/US stuck with USB Type-C for another 20 years, when China, India, African countries keep pushing ahead with new new designs. (Have you used magnetic...
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#Apple is not the only US giant in China. #Microsoft is not leaving China, just a small social part of LinkedIn. Oracle, IBM, Tesla, Amazon, Facebook, etc, all have offices in China. They all know how to stay legal in China. bbc.com/news/technolog…

#Apple is not the only US giant in China. #Microsoft is not leaving China, just a small social part of LinkedIn. Oracle, IBM, Tesla, Amazon, Facebook, etc, all have offices...
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Ignoring outlier, which is what most statistician would do, China’s daily confirmed cases peaked at 4739 on 2nd Feb, rest of the world saw an increase of 10877 cases yesterday 14th March and it is still growing. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/PPRof9Aqum

Ignoring outlier, which is what most statistician would do, China’s daily confirmed cases peaked at 4739 on 2nd Feb, rest of the world saw an increase of 10877 cases yesterday...
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Maybe it is the spike back on 12th Feb at 15153 cases a day in China making the rest of world feeling relatively calm from the charts. Please remember that it is the area under the lines which matters and it is already 2-3x (can still grow) worse than China. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/rDcNnAAmMf

Maybe it is the spike back on 12th Feb at 15153 cases a day in China making the rest of world feeling relatively calm from the charts. Please remember that...
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@AppleSupport Went to the Store in Shanghai. They can only offer one option is to replace the whole headphone for CNY 1549 (around 200 US dollars). And all I need is to replace bits of plastic. Still disappointed that less than 18 months of normal careful use, the headphone breaks.

@AppleSupport Went to the Store in Shanghai. They can only offer one option is to replace the whole headphone for CNY 1549 (around 200 US dollars). And all I need...
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