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SCI & TECHSep 29Chinese team sets world record with swarm of 116 underwater dronesA Chinese team has set a world record for the most autonomous underwater drones operating at the same time, deploying more than a hundred of the small robots in a swimming pool test. The Guinness World Record for “most autonomous underwater vehicles operating simultaneously” was set by a team from Northwestern Polytechnical University in collaboration with Xian Tianhe Maritime Technologies. The trial involved a swarm of 116 autonomous underwater vehicles – called TH-618s, the university said in...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 28In the US-China AI race, the real fight is keeping humans in controlSouth China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 28China targets AI and frontier tech in newly unveiled innovation blueprintChina’s top state research body has put artificial intelligence (AI) and other frontier technologies at the heart of its new five-year plan unveiled on Monday, as global competition in science and technology heats up. The Chinese Academy of Sciences, the country’s highest academic institution, laid out a detailed blueprint for research and technology development aligned with the national 15th five-year plan covering 2026 to 2030. The plan focuses on innovation in areas including AI and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 28Chinese commercial reactor achieves nuclear fusion with clean hydrogen-boron fuelIn a first, a Chinese company has achieved high-parameter hydrogen-boron plasma control, marking a “significant and valuable” advance in research into neutron-free magnetic confinement fusion. ENN Group, based in Langfang, Hebei province, announced on Monday that its EXL-50U spherical device – a compact tokamak that uses a magnetic field to confine charged gas, or plasma, for nuclear fusion research – had successfully achieved hydrogen-boron fusion reactions. “This marks the first time a...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 28ByteDance grabs one-fifth of China’s data centre capacity as AI drives infrastructure boomByteDance accounts for roughly one-fifth of China’s delivered data centre capacity, making the TikTok owner the country’s largest tenant and a main driver of its artificial intelligence buildout, according to new estimates by research firm SemiAnalysis. The estimate comes from the firm’s tracking of more than 1,000 facilities in China operated by over 60 companies. ByteDance rents nearly all of its data centre footprint, SemiAnalysis said. Its AI products include Doubao, an assistant that...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 28As China mulls how to make open-weight AI less dangerous, report proposes 6-stage processAmid intensifying debate over the risks posed by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, Chinese developers dominating the open-weight ecosystem are grappling with a unique problem: how to ensure their user-modifiable models remain safe once they are released. To address the challenge, Z.ai and Beijing-based safety consultancy Concordia AI released a report on open-weight AI risk management on Monday that they said offered “the first comprehensive, evidence-based foundation” for balancing...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 28China lights up ‘super microscope’ hopes with world-leading electron gun beamChina has produced an electron beam using a cutting-edge electron gun, taking a step towards building a “super microscope” that could help drive breakthroughs in everything from Alzheimer’s research to advanced microchips. The Hefei Advanced Light Facility (HALF) in central China’s Anhui province fired its first electron beam on September 20. Bunches of electrons generated by the gun were accelerated by a 192-metre (630-foot) linear accelerator until they reached 2.2 billion electron volts,...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 28China now leads the world in trials for next-gen CAR-T therapiesNature News
SCI & TECHSep 27WorldSkills Shanghai showcases new skills as AI reshapes jobsWorldSkills Shanghai is highlighting new skills that are emerging due to the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the job market. This event demonstrates evolving demands in global employment and education.sundayworld.co.za · South Africa
SCI & TECHSep 27Bill Gates offers dire AI warning that kill switch is ‘not enough’ and says China isn’t his greatest fearBillionaire philanthropist said regulating AI could prove harder than Cold War nuclear treaty negotiationsThe Independent World
SCI & TECHSep 27China and US announce AI safety channel even as Trump claims ‘super intelligence’ needs no guardrailsXi Jinping reportedly told his US counterpart that AI must be harnessed ‘for good’, despite Trump calling safety fears a hoaxThe Independent World
SCI & TECHSep 27Hong Kong delays AI copyright law to focus on guidelines firstHong Kong authorities will delay a proposed legal amendment to protect copyrighted works from being used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and will issue operational guidelines first, the South China Morning Post has learned. The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2025, which aimed to introduce an “opt-out” mechanism for text and data mining to support AI technology development, was originally scheduled to be submitted to the Legislative Council in the first half of last year. The item was...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 27Hong Kong can offer AI governance solutions for major economies: Paul ChanHong Kong can offer trusted solutions in artificial intelligence (AI) governance for major economies by leveraging the city’s unique strengths, including its common law system, internationally connected standards and professional services, the city’s finance chief has said. “As major economies begin discussing AI governance, data, compliance and risk management, Hong Kong can leverage its unique strengths in providing ‘rules’ and ‘trust’,” Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po wrote in his weekly...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 27The Surprising Reasons China Is Skeptical of A.I. Safety CallsIn China, A.I. doomsday warnings can feel distinctly Western or like a ploy to stop Chinese A.I. companies from trying to overtake their U.S. rivals.NYT World
SCI & TECHSep 27South Korea bets big on AI for allDeputy prime minister is an unabashed evangelist for the technology even as some fear it could pose catastrophic risksFinancial Times
SCI & TECHSep 26Amid many thorny issues with China, Trump pushes to rename AI as superintelligenceUS President Donald Trump is pushing for a rebrand of artificial intelligence (AI) — and looking to get the world’s other AI superpower, China, on board. All US government documents, and “hopefully the world’s”, will use the term “superintelligence”, or SI, to refer to the fast-evolving technology, Trump said at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. The same day, the US State Department ordered US diplomats to use SI instead of AI in all communications moving forward, the Associated...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 26Claims China’s BeiDou satellite was refuelled in orbit could change space raceChinese researchers appear to have revealed a previously unknown satellite-to-satellite refuelling operation in high Earth orbit, putting the country at the forefront of a technology that could reshape the space race. In a paper undergoing peer review for the Journal of Deep Space Exploration, the team said China had “successfully provided room-temperature propellant refuelling for a high-orbit BeiDou satellite for the first time”. The researchers from the state-funded Deep Space Exploration...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 26Trump rejects combining US-China AI effortsThe US president said the fears over AI were just 'hoaxes'.Al Jazeera [en]
SCI & TECHSep 2611-year-old esports prodigy wins gold and rival’s praise at the Asian GamesYuki Kurihara trains eight hours a day and still keeps up his grades in school, according to Japanese mediaThe Independent World
SCI & TECHSep 26China wants in on U.S. AI data center boom. Here's whyChinese data center manufacturers see U.S. AI infrastructure demand as an opportunity, but roadblocks remainCNBC
SCI & TECHSep 26U.S. and China agree to "super intelligence" dialogue amid AI tensionsThe U.S. and China have agreed to set up a dialogue on artificial intelligence, with a communications channel to help defuse serious incidents, the White House said overnight. Why it matters: President Trump has said the main thing that matters in the AI race is beating China — but the pact acknowledges that they're serious competition, too. Driving the news: The White House released a fact sheet late Friday night with outcomes from Trump's summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.The two sides agreed to refer to AI as "super intelligence" or "SI," the White House said — Trump's new and preferredAxios
SCI & TECHSep 26China, US to open AI 'communication channel' after summitChina and the United States agreed to set up a "communication channel" for artificial intelligence incidents, both sides said, after a Washington summit short on breakthroughs.RFI [en]
SCI & TECHSep 26Hong Kong tycoon-backed start-up bets on new battery to challenge energy-storage giantsEnerVenue, a start-up co-founded by Full Vision Capital, the family office of Hong Kong tycoon Peter Lee Ka-kit, has begun manufacturing a new battery it expects to challenge existing energy-storage technologies dominated by mainland Chinese players, amid surging global demand for green energy. The California-based company can now produce 250 megawatt-hours (MWh) of nickel-hydrogen batteries annually at its factory in Changzhou, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, and plans to raise capacity to...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 26China and the United States establish a communication channel on 'superintelligence'Pekín y Washington abrirán un foro para debatir sobre la "superinteligencia", buscando abordar riesgos y ventajas de esta tecnología emergente.El intercambio se prevé para noviembre de 2026, como parte de un acuerdo alcanzado durante la visita de Xi Jinping a EE.UU. esta semana.Clarín
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