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SCI & TECHSep 11No pit stops: Chinese coal mine makes big upgrade with autonomous electric trucksIn north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, home to the country’s largest coal reserves, a vast open-pit mine cuts deep into the earth, shrouded in clouds of dust. Winters here are long and brutal, with temperatures plunging to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit). In older, more traditional days, hundreds of truck drivers, bundled in heavy winter gear, had to brave icy roads and the risk of frostbite as they hauled loads through the pit. When dense fog and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 11What Ukraine has that Japan and Taiwan lackOn September 1, former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced that Alex Karp, CEO of artificial intelligence and data analytics firm Palantir Technologies, would become the lead investor in a new defence technology company he is building. This confirmed what Fedorov had only gestured at two days earlier in an interview with the Financial Times: that what he was selling investors was never really drones. In that interview, he also suggested he was ready to trade drone-warfare...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 11A Chinese humanoid startup flips 'distillation' claim on OpenAI as it releases a new robotics modelAnt-backed startup JoyIn's CEO published an article in Chinese that raised questions about similarities between his company's new model and OpenAI publications.CNBC
SCI & TECHSep 11Top Vietnamese leader proposes space network for development and resilience at International Space SummitA top Vietnamese leader proposed a space network for development and resilience at an International Space Summit. This initiative emphasizes international collaboration and technological advancement in space.vietnam.vnanet.vn · Vietnam
SCI & TECHSep 11Japanese company unveils 'robot ambulance' for on-site humanoid repairsThe vehicle can transport engineers, repair equipment and replacement humanoids when robots break down.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 11Macau , Hengqin launch China first Earth system data exchange centerMacau and Hengqin have launched China's first Earth system data exchange center. This initiative represents a significant development in scientific data infrastructure for the region.macaudailytimes.com.mo · Macau
SCI & TECHSep 11Y Combinator’s Garry Tan says 'do nothing' about distillation as AI giants accuse China of copying their techAt Y Combinator’s annual Demo Day, CEO Garry Tan explained why he's less concerned about frontier AI model distillation and the existential risk of AI.CNBC
SCI & TECHSep 11Chinese AI labs secretly used millions of Claude exchanges to train their models, Anthropic saysAnthropic said it detected unauthorized efforts by China-based AI labs including Alibaba and Moonshot AI to use its Claude models to help improve their own AI systems.CNBC
SCI & TECHSep 11The iPhone Duo enters China’s crowded foldable market — and faces a price testChinese netizens focused on the price of Apple’s iPhone Duo, as cheaper Xiaomi and Huawei foldables raise value comparisons and muddle the foldable's reception.CNBC
SCI & TECHSep 10Chinese scientists boost hydrogen fuel cell power fourfold with new designChinese scientists have developed a way to generate a fourfold increase in power output of hydrogen fuel cells, an advance that could broaden their use from road vehicles to space missions. Hydrogen is widely viewed as a promising clean energy source for a low-carbon future. Fuel cells convert the chemical energy in hydrogen directly into electricity, producing water as their only exhaust. In a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Science on Thursday, researchers at the Beijing Institute...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 10TianGong Ultra : What Next for the Chinese Humanoid Robot That Outran Usain Bolt ? This article discusses the future developments and implications for TianGong Ultra, a Chinese humanoid robot. The robot gained notoriety for its speed, reportedly outrunning Usain Bolt.openthemagazine.com · India
SCI & TECHSep 10International Space Summit: Europe plays catch-up with US and ChinaThe space sector is booming. The global industry expected to reach a value of €2 trillion mark by 2040. But behind this spectacular growth lies major geopolitical challenges, particularly for Europe. In this edition, FRANCE 24’s Charles Pellegrin speaks to Kai-Uwe Schrogl at the International Space Summit in Paris. Schrogl, a political affairs adviser to the European Space Agency, answers questions about the future of the great beyond and Europe’s place in the new space race.France 24 [en]
SCI & TECHSep 10AI bottleneck-breaker: China’s Huawei touts high-speed optical moduleHuawei Technologies has unveiled a high-speed optical module designed to eliminate bottlenecks in artificial intelligence infrastructure, staking an early claim in the race to set standards for next-generation data centre connections. The Shenzhen-based tech giant showcased what it called the industry’s first 7.2-terabit-per-second (Tbps) near-packaged optics (NPO) product at the China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) in Shenzhen this week. The technology replaces traditional...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 10IceCure Medical wins China approval for ProSense cryoablation systemIceCure Medical has received approval from China for its ProSense cryoablation system. This indicates a significant regulatory milestone for the company and its medical technology in a major market.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHSep 10Hollywood fears an AI future . China is already living itHollywood expresses concerns about the future impact of artificial intelligence, while China is reportedly already experiencing the implications of widespread AI adoption. This highlights differing global approaches and experiences with AI technology.latimes.com · United States
SCI & TECHSep 10DeepSeek says new Flash AI model beats Kimi K3 on cyber, coding benchmarksDeepSeek has released its V4.1 Flash model, claiming it outperforms its previous flagship while cutting inference costs and boosting speeds – the latest salvo in China’s aggressive price-and-performance war. The Chinese artificial intelligence developer said on Thursday that V4.1 Flash used a new “Causal-Encoder-Decoder” architecture. While built on a massive 552 billion-parameter framework, it relies on a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) design. In traditional AI, every query runs through the entire...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 10Exclusive - After outrunning Bolt , China robot champion races towards real - world workA robot from China, described as having outrun Usain Bolt, is now being developed for practical applications. This highlights advancements in robotics and their potential for real-world integration.whbl.com · United States
SCI & TECHSep 10Mad Scientists In Japan Redesign The Piston For New Direct - Injection EngineResearchers in Japan have reportedly redesigned a piston for a new direct-injection engine. This innovation could represent an advance in automotive or industrial technology.carbuzz.com · United States
SCI & TECHSep 9Earliest evidence of habitual drug use found in teeth in IndonesiaStrange, rounded grooves in prehistoric teeth are thought to have been made by regularly sucking whole betel nuts to extract a pain-relieving compound. This marks the earliest known example of probable substance addictionNew Scientist
SCI & TECHSep 9Denisovan tools from cave in China shows how mysterious humans livedA site in China is just the third to give us an insight into the way the enigmatic Denisovans lived. The archaeology at the site suggests the ancient humans were skilled hunters, although their stone tools were relatively simpleNew Scientist
SCI & TECHSep 9Hong Kong astronaut inspires pupils across city’s school halls in historic live lectureHong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying has conducted a live lesson for students of her alma mater from the Tiangong space station, showing them how chicken wings are cooked in zero gravity and how she locates the city’s lights from the darkness of space. In a livecast to teachers and students of Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen Yiu Memorial College on Wednesday that was also streamed at other campuses across Hong Kong and Macau, Lai offered a glimpse of life in orbit and the experiments her team...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 9Alibaba sends AI ‘digital employees’ to work in rival apps from ByteDance, TencentAlibaba Group Holding is giving users the ability to put artificial intelligence-powered “digital employees” to work within rival office platforms, opening a new competitive front against ByteDance and Tencent Holdings in enterprise AI. The latest version of the QoderWake tool, launched by Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday, allowed users to generate fully functioning workers using a single-line description of the required role, the company said. These digital workers could then be put to work within any...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 9Quartz deposit purity in central China ‘highly similar’ to US Spruce Pine standard: studyGeologists say they have identified a new deposit in central China that can produce high-purity quartz comparable to the quality produced at a critical world-leading mine in the United States. The high-purity quartz from the Chinese deposit is described as having “highly similar” properties to the resources produced at North Carolina’s Spruce Pine, which is crucial to the global production of solar panels and semiconductors. In the US, there is a growing call from the industry to use high-purity...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 9China-Nepal floods; arthritis drug restores alopecia patients’ hair: 7 science highlightsWe have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s radar satellites capture sharp images of glacier collapse site in Nepal Within hours of a devastating glacier collapse on the China-Nepal border, a Beijing-based satellite company had already redirected six of its satellites to survey the disaster zone. 2. Chip expert Chen Ye joins China’s Zhejiang...South China Morning Post
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