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Opinion | Humans vs robots? China begs to disagree
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (710+ words) The 2026 Spring Festival Gala, one of the world's most-watched television events, featured a dazzling array of humanoid robots. They performed martial arts, executed intricate sword dances and even took part in a comedy skit alongside human celebrities. While parts of…...
China’s tech giants pursue AI, semiconductor talent in US amid fierce rivalry
10+ hour, 24+ min ago (437+ words) Major Chinese technology companies, including ByteDance and Baidu, are aggressively expanding their US-based research and development teams, targeting high-level artificial intelligence and semiconductor recruits in key American tech hubs. The overseas hiring spree underscores these "big tech" firms" growing ambitions…...
Why China’s tech giants cannot afford to lose the global AI race
20+ hour, 24+ min ago (274+ words) AI rivalry is challenging the traditional strategies of China's "big tech' firms and how they have monetised their products in the past On a crisp January afternoon, the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, just a stone's throw from Tencent Holdings' headquarters,…...
ChatGPT-maker flagged future Canadian school shooter months before massacre
20+ hour, 33+ min ago (210+ words) Despite detecting a misuse of ChatGPT for "violent intent, OpenAI felt the risk did not meet its bar for police referral OpenAI said the company identified the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar last June via abuse detection efforts for "furtherance…...
From AI to aerospace: China meme rocket shares take off in race with US
21+ hour, 54+ min ago (185+ words) Investors scramble for opportunities to maintain market momentum after the AI frenzy shows signs of losing steam Chinese stock investors have found a new favourite that could possibly take over the artificial intelligence trade, scooping up so-called rocket shares on…...
996 goes West: US AI start-ups adopt China tech’s controversial work schedule
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (175+ words) They are young, intensely competitive, and unapologetic about 80-hour work weeks. Welcome to the United States" new generation of tech founders. Gen Z"s start-up class is reframing "millennial hustle culture" by shifting from side gigs and personal branding to…...
Opinion | Pax Sinica vs Pax Silica: how China-US mineral war is taking shape
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (760+ words) If 2026 were a chess match, critical minerals would be the opening gambit, and both China and the United States are going all out. On January 28, China's Zijin Mining announced a US$4 billion takeover of Allied Gold's three African mines. On…...
How Chinese AI put a new spin on Winter Olympics action
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (244+ words) Chinese tech firms have been using the Milano Cortina Games to showcase their capabilities to a global audience As American figure skater Ilia Malinin launched into a quad " a jump with four airborne revolutions " at this month's Winter Olympics, millions…...
The next interface race: how AI is bringing smart glasses into focus
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (185+ words) LLVision CEO Wu Fei explains how advances in AI and hardware are pushing smart glasses closer to everyday use The artificial intelligence boom has swept through consumer electronics " from smart wearables and AI-powered home devices to voice-interactive toys and robotic…...
OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs refuse to hold hands during India AI summit photo op
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (158+ words) The incident in New Delhi highlights the frosty relationship between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Once a rival, always a rival. Well, all of them except two. Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, CEOs of rivals OpenAI and Anthropic, were positioned…...