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Dylan Butts
Reporter, Technology
Dylan Butts is an American-born journalist who joined the Post as a technology reporter in 2023. He holds a Master of Journalism degree from the University of Hong Kong and has past work with publications such as Forkast.News and NBC News.
Dylan Butts is an American-born journalist who joined the Post as a technology reporter in 2023. He holds a Master of Journalism degree from the University of Hong Kong and has past work with publications such as Forkast.News and NBC News.
Areas of Expertise:
Technology, Business, Economy
Languages Spoken:
English
Dutch chip-making equipment manufacturer ASML was forced to curb more of its exports to China after the Dutch government partially revoked some of its 2023 export licences ahead of the new year.
Binance workarounds allow mainland Chinese traders to sign up by listing their location as Taiwan, betraying the market’s importance to the world’s largest crypto exchange.
SenseTime Group shares plunged to record lows on Monday following the passing of co-founder Tang Xiao’ou, in the latest blow to the ailing artificial intelligence giant.
PDD-owned Temu has filed a fresh US lawsuit against fast-fashion rival Shein accusing it of illegal and anticompetitive practices as part of a “desperate plan” to sabotage its business.
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Hong Kong’s push to boost local advanced manufacturing is gaining traction, according to government officials, as the Asian financial centre endeavours to diversify its economy.
Chinese AI company SenseTime has fended off short-seller accusations of questionable business practices, resulting in a stock hit but no change to its rating by some local analysts.
British graphics processing unit maker Graphcore, once seen as a potential Nvidia rival, said all of its top-line products fall under Washington’s new export rules.
Baidu has a stockpile of advanced artificial intelligence chips to soften the short-term impact of US export curbs, the Chinese tech giant said as it forecast increased AI revenues in its third-quarter results.
OKX, the world’s third-largest crypto exchange, is the seventh applicant under Hong Kong’s virtual asset licensing regime, a day after Futu-affiliated PantherTrade also applied.
Smartphone sales in China rose 11 per cent in the first four weeks of October compared to last year, in the latest sign that the market is recovering from an eight-month slump , as top domestic brands beat rival Apple in growth.
Apple supplier Luxshare Precision to invest an additional US$330 million in planned plant in Vietnam as US tech giant’s supply chain diversification continues.
Cloud Software Group, the parent of cloud computing company Citrix, has announced it would stop all new commercial transactions in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
The Hong Kong arm of Swiss crypto-focused SEBA Bank has secured licence to offer crypto-related services in the city as the government continues efforts to become digital assets hub.
Chinese logistics firm Best receives buyout offer from consortium including existing investor Cainiao, the Alibaba logistics arm planning a US$1 billion IPO in Hong Kong.
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook expresses optimism about China, stating that iPhone demand was strong in the face of rising competition and regulatory challenges.
Rising sales in China drove US chip giant Qualcomm to better-than-expected earnings in the past quarter, prompting the company to make a target-beating revenue forecast for the current quarter.
China’s leading memory chip producer, Yangtze Memory Technologies Co, has manufactured the ‘world’s most advanced’ 3D NAND memory chip, according to TechInsights.
Honor reclaimed the top smartphone vendor spot in the third quarter with an 18 per cent share and total shipments of 11.8 million units, as the mainland market posted a modest decline.
A former employee of ASML Holding, who was accused of stealing trade secrets from the manufacturer of the world’s most advanced semiconductor-making equipment, later worked for Huawei Technologies, according to a Dutch media report.
Hong Kong start-up Rice Robotics has deployed a fleet of ‘friendly’ AI-powered robots in the Citic Tower skyscraper, as the city plays catch-up with Japan and South Korea in automation.
Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang and Apple CEO Tim Cook have both committed to the US technology giant's participation in hi-tech development on the mainland in spite of recent controversies.
Luxshare serves as the assembler of Apple’s new Vision Pro mixed-reality headset, which is expected to be launched early next year.
BC Technology has rejected a report that it is looking to sell OSL, one of two licensed Hong Kong crypto exchanges and the firm’s main revenue source.
Cook’s latest China trip comes at a time when Apple’s iPhone 15 series is facing stiff competition from Huawei’s new 5G handsets.
Toughened requirements on which apps Apple can offer in China are set to make it difficult for locals to download banned foreign apps like Instagram and YouTube, while also making life harder for app developers.
Getting licensed as a virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong can cost more than US$7 million, and finding success in the relatively small market is not guaranteed.
The discovery was made at a time when Apple has started complying with regulations that require all apps and app developers to be licensed.
Fraudsters are seizing upon increased rates of digital payments to target consumers and businesses in Hong Kong, according to US consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion.
While Asia-Pacific consumers and employees have shown strong support for generative AI adoption, efforts by business brands to formally adopt the technology have lagged, survey finds.
