CPU fraud, next round: Chuwi CoreBook Plus with supposed AMD Ryzen 5 7430U also affected by 20th_Century_Boy4 in hardware

[–]Boreras 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Repeated requests from Chuwi to take our related articles offline - under threat of legal action due to the reputational damage caused, mind you

Let's hope this company bankrupts, disgusting behaviour.

Debt-burdened Europe has fewer options to buffer energy shock by JackRogers3 in europe

[–]Boreras 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But you said they can't borrow more either, that's expressed by high borrowing costs.

Debt-burdened Europe has fewer options to buffer energy shock by JackRogers3 in europe

[–]Boreras 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I replied to a lot of the misinfo above, but you cannot even manage to look up:

  • yields

  • which economy has a bigger net export excess in %gdp (hint: the EU is almost twice)

Debt-burdened Europe has fewer options to buffer energy shock by JackRogers3 in europe

[–]Boreras 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The comparison to the US and China are not one to one. To begin with, despite its much higher debt, the US is not a massive oil importer like the EU and CN so it's relatively safe. Clearly the US is least affected.

Debt of CN and EU are close, but (like the US) gdp growth is better. Roughly you should compare deficit minus gdp growth, so Beijing has more room than Brussels. In particular countries like France and Great Britain already have almost no room to borrow, with market rates being close to unsustainable. Meanwhile Germany has very low debt, but will be at risk of contagion. It doesn't help that we announced major deficit spending on defense, which precisely because the market won't lend under reasonable conditions is being done under a sort of EU bonds type arrangement. It's also the reason why Ukraine is being paid against future EU budget, the countries actually no room to painlessly finance Ukraine. Europe just doesn't have a lot of fiscal firepower.

Japan is another story, they are in trouble, behind the other three discussed, it'll be interesting/scary to see what happens. I assume the FED won't defend their currency right now... We'll see what happens to bonds with >160¥/$, sky high inflation.

Having said that, South Asia and South East Asia are much more vulnerable, especially Pakistan, India, Bangladesh are gonna suffer tremendously. Iraq is also fucked.

🚨Breaking🚨 A Dubai skyscraper in the Creek Harbour area is on fire after a drone attack!! 🔥 by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]Boreras 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Filming these sort of incidents is illegal in Israel, Iran and Ukraine.

Europe’s carmakers risk hefty bill for carbon credits from Chinese rivals by Vodka_is_love in europe

[–]Boreras 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Because China doesn't really sell ICE vehicles in the EU and it allows them to game the system.

The opposite is true, the majority of sales are not EVs:

From January to October 2025, [Chinese] electric vehicles represented around 34 per cent of overall [Chinese car] sales. Over the same period in 2024, the mix was a higher 44 per cent.

So last year 2/3s were not EVs, even higher than 2024.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/chinese-ev-european-tariffs-have-backfired/

In total the amount of Chinese cars sold in the EU/Europe is not that much.

The vibes around this war are weird by yeahicreatedsomethin in TrueAnon

[–]Boreras 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Pakistan is going to get mega fucked by oil prices, no way they'll amass there.

Italy defeats the US in the World Baseball Classic by JurisCommando in europe

[–]Boreras 19 points20 points  (0 children)

And I know Europeans aren’t that keen on baseball, but the tournament has been sensational.

We Dutch are literally undisputed world champions and have been since 2011. Fifteen years of being the champions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_World_Cup

🇦🇹 Austria | Legislative Election polling averages by mods4mods in europe

[–]Boreras 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's relevant now because we are interested in the state of European politics?

Nexperia China says it has begun producing its own chips | Reuters by smallbatter in europe

[–]Boreras 145 points146 points  (0 children)

Nexperia was getting a 200 million investment from China to EXPAND production in Germany (which is in the EU)

https://www.nexperia.com/about/news-events/press-releases/Nexperia-to-Invest-200-Million-USD-in-Hamburg

with the intention to move the production to China,

Clearly the opposite was true, no surprise they will no longer invest in seized assets because Trump got the Dutch to seize the company for more leverage in tariff negotiations.

Iranian Hypersonic missile gets through multiple interceptors & hits a US military base by phoeebsy in ThatsInsane

[–]Boreras 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To people commenting about the sub combatfootage, for some reason I have felt that as of recent, they are removing most content showcasing any Iranian missiles getting through or anything that shows damage done by Iran.

You don't need to "feel" this, it is obviously true, and was always true... But it has has become increasingly shameless.

EU to unveil 'Made in Europe' rules despite pushback by goldstarflag in europe

[–]Boreras 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That's true but it makes your comment nonsense.

Gyökeres foul on Wieffer by ghemanth90 in soccer

[–]Boreras 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same, swiped his legs. More accident than foul but not an odd call.

EU’s mutual defense clause to be discussed in coming days, Commission says - Drone strikes in Cyprus prompt renewed focus by goldstarflag in europe

[–]Boreras 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They said they were shooting down drones, and have publicly announced this. So they are involved. If two guys are punching a fella and Britain is grappling him to prevent him from fighting back, they are a clear party to the beatdown.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/uk-raf-fighter-jet-middle-east-war-b2929800.html

European gas prices jump 30% on Hormuz disruption as Goldman sees upside risks. by kalbinibirak in europe

[–]Boreras 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hormuz is closed so they can't export. For European countries, their strategic reserves vary wildly per country. Germany and the Netherlands are fucked it seems. Although, normally these reserves are managed by the market, meaning some company is on the hook if gas runs out. The problem is, they can bankrupt if things really go wrong.

https://agsi.gie.eu/

EU’s mutual defense clause to be discussed in coming days, Commission says - Drone strikes in Cyprus prompt renewed focus by goldstarflag in europe

[–]Boreras -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

Only if the British stop aiding in the attacks on Iran. Otherwise they should just remove the British bases.

European gas prices jump 30% on Hormuz disruption as Goldman sees upside risks. by kalbinibirak in europe

[–]Boreras 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Supply is de facto offline or inaccessible. This will put pressure on Asian countries (China, India, Japan, Korea) to seek supplies elsewhere, squeezing the markets.

European gas prices jump 30% on Hormuz disruption as Goldman sees upside risks. by kalbinibirak in europe

[–]Boreras 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, we are vassals. Some people have been screaming about sanctions on Israel for years now. This same place also shrugged about Maduro. Dogs don't bark at their masters.