China closes record number of banks as economic growth slows
China closed a record 670 banks last year, or nearly one in four lenders, as Beijing pushes to de-risk amid slowing economic growth.
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New magnet technology promises rare-earth-free drive for US military systems
Moog and Niron Magnetics will showcase their rare-earth-free actuator solutions at the Association of the...
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US charges California man with smuggling $300mn of AI servers to China
US authorities have arrested a California man accused of smuggling more than $300mn of computer servers packed with AI chips to China, the Justice Department said on Thursday. Greg Lui, 38, of San Gabriel, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, was arrested on Wednesday, prosecutors said.
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Inside America's $66 billion bet to beat China's shipbuilding empire
We went inside a US naval shipyard to explore what it will take to rebuild American shipbuilding and catch up with China's growing navy.
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China readies military for drone and robotic warfare with new specialized colleges
On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) inaugurated several new training institutions...
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US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China
Nvidia’s chip-smuggling problem won’t go away as arrests continue.
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China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
CSET’s Sam Bresnick shared his expert insight in an article published by BBC. The article examines China’s new regulations on AI companions and the country’s efforts to address concerns around emotional dependency, child safety, and the broader social effects of human-like AI systems.
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What America and China Fear Most About AI
CSET’s Helen Toner joined Foreign Affairs for a discussion with Kyle Chan on U.S.-China competition and cooperation in artificial intelligence. The post What America and China Fear Most About AI appeared first on Center for Security and Emerging Technology.
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China’s ‘artificial sun’ advances as BEST nuclear fusion reactor passes halfway mark
A major engineering site dedicated to nuclear fusion has opened in eastern China. The project...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min readTencent leases 100,000 AI chips from Oracle in a $7bn deal, FT reports
Tencent has signed a five-year lease to use about 100,000 advanced AI chips from Oracle. People familiar with the matter told the Financial Times about the deal. The chips, which are not available in China, sit in several Oracle data centres in South-East Asia.
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Concrete supercapacitors could turn buildings into giant energy storage systems
Turning concrete buildings into large clean-energy storage systems is no longer just a futuristic idea....
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Techie was stung by a wasp, held overnight by Chinese police, then trapped in a 13-hour meeting
Suspected Chinese spies spoofed an Anthropic exec, ex-White House official in AI phishing 17 hours ago
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Zhou Yuxiang hired food delivery riders to sell AI to factories. Now he’s chasing China’s industrial AI breakthrough
China has millions of small factories—and almost no data on them. Yuxiang Zhou thinks AI can fix both.
Fortune AI6 min read
‘Europe needs to shed its naivety’: Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen on Chinese competition and the energy issue that keeps him up at night
The Danish company has pivoted through multiple crises to become the world’s biggest turbine manufacturer. Now, as new competitors emerge and costs rise, its CEO is changing strategy to stay ahead.
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From stock losses to bond bets: 5 figures investors are watching in China
A sell-off in technology stocks pushed mainland Chinese equities to their lowest level in more than a year, even as Beijing stepped up support for the economy with a key interest rate cut.
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Ford CEO Says Europe Is Lost To Chinese Electric Vehicles
Washington should take the "time to be considerate" before letting Chinese cars in, the Ford CEO warns.
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US executive charged in massive $300M illicit scheme smuggling GPU servers to China
A California technology executive faces federal charges over an alleged scheme to move more than...
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Starbucks opens first cafés in Xinjiang region
The prompted criticism from activists and US lawmakers over the coffee giant’s decision to expand into an area widely scrutinized for human rights violations.
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