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SCI & TECH6d agoChina races to build AI data centres across energy-rich hinterlandBeijing is rolling out computing infrastructure at breakneck speed in Inner MongoliaFinancial Times
POLITICS6d agoEU-China trade talks begin in Beijing amid escalating pressureTalks will focus on the €1bn daily deficit and rare earth export restrictions.Al Jazeera [en]
CYBER6d ago‘China already has spies’ at US AI labs, claims ex-Anthropic researcherFormer Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon said he was 90 per cent certain that China already had spies inside both US artificial intelligence (AI) companies, without providing evidence. Coxon made the allegation in an interview with entrepreneur Patrick Bet-David on the PBD Podcast, arguing that China could steal advances from leading US AI labs and quickly close any technological gap. “Right now, if we just stopped, they would try and catch up. But I think one really important thing...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH6d agoChina Might Lap the United States on AI AdoptionBeijing’s collaborative approach is winning over other states.Foreign Policy
SCI & TECH6d agoChina Might Lap the United States on AI AdoptionBeijing’s collaborative approach is winning over other states.Foreign Policy
BUSINESS6d agoSupertanker chartered from Gulf Coast to China for $76 million, 10 times higher than pre-war levelShipping costs have exploded as the war in the Persian Gulf has led to a shortage of available tankers.CNBC
BUSINESS6d agoChina slaps down EU request for voluntary curbs on hybrid car exportsEuropean Commission now considering temporary limits to control surging shipments that could trigger serious trade conflictFinancial Times
POLITICS6d agoChina’s High-Tech Ambitions Have a Blue-Collar Status ProblemMost Chinese still view vocational schools and skilled labor as low status and undesirable.The Diplomat
CYBER6d agoIowa AG sues video surveillance company for making Iowans’ private data available to Chinacbnc · india
CONFLICT6d agoMarcos’ reset: The battle over our China policymanilatimes · philippines
CYBER6d agoRecent Taiwan simulation highlights US cyberdefense gaps against China, experts warnDefense One
WORLD6d agoGauff Says Online Abuse Was ‘Draining’ After China Open Exit    Coco Gauff said online racist abuse had left her feeling exhausted after she went out of the China Open with her loss to […] The post Gauff Says Online Abuse Was ‘Draining’ After China Open Exit appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
SCI & TECH6d agoUSA, China, EU: three paths to regulate AIThe United States is opting for voluntary agreements and decrees to regulate AI, while China implements strict controls without hindering its development. The European Union leads with its Artificial Intelligence Act, seeking to balance innovation and security in global technological advancement.Clarín
POLITICS6d agoMEPs urge tougher action against China as tensions hit ‘critical point’The resolution calls China “a decisive enabler” of Russia’s war in Ukraine and says the EU should take action against China’s weaponisation of the rare eath minerals that Europe depends on.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECH6d agoChina’s thorium-229 nuclear clock beats Vienna’s on stability, studies showInitial results from the world’s first two working nuclear clocks indicate that China’s timepiece is about six times as stable as the one in Vienna, according to papers published this week by the journal Nature. The clocks were developed independently but both the Chinese team, led by Tsinghua University in Beijing, and the researchers at Vienna’s TU Wien used thorium-229 nuclei embedded in crystals to keep time by the steady rhythm of the atom’s core, rather than the electrons whirling around...South China Morning Post