26 h. ago China’s analogue AI chip could work 1,000 times faster than Nvidia GPU: study

Chinese scientists have created a superfast analogue chip that can solve complex maths problems for advanced scientific tasks and artificial intelligence (AI) while using less power than conventional computing, according to a paper published this month. The analogue device designed by researchers from Peking University uses memory chips made of resistive materials. With future improvements, it could perform calculations at a processing rate 1,000 times faster than top digital processors, such as...

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64 h. ago China Home Prices Drop Faster Even as Top Cities Expand Support

China Home Prices Drop Faster Even as Top Cities Expand Support  Bloomberg.com

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4 d. ago Myanmar junta forces retake key town on trade route to China

Myanmar’s ruling junta said on Saturday that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from an ethnic armed group in the country’s war-wracked north. Following a 16-day operation, “Tatmadaw reoccupied Hsipaw completely” on Thursday, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said, referring to the military by its Burmese name. Northern Shan state has been rocked by fighting since June 2024 when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive against the military along...

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6 d. ago China Finds Faster Trade Route to Europe with Maiden Arctic Voyage

China Finds Faster Trade Route to Europe with Maiden Arctic Voyage  Marine News Magazine

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7 d. ago Fed’s Miran called for faster rate cuts as China trade tensions rise

Fed’s Miran called for faster rate cuts as China trade tensions rise  Mortgage Professional America

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7 d. ago Two Solar Stories, Two Different Directions: Why China Builds Faster as the U.S. Hits Pause

Two Solar Stories, Two Different Directions: Why China Builds Faster as the U.S. Hits Pause  CarbonCredits.com

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7 d. ago Europe’s China dilemma: Does the EU need to pick between faster decarbonization and green industry?

Europe’s China dilemma: Does the EU need to pick between faster decarbonization and green industry?  Fortune

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8 d. ago Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK

Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK  Reuters

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1 week ago Kazakhstan seeks investment to become ‘transit hub’ for China

While Kazakhstan is cooperating closely with China on the digitalisation of trade, a government official from the Central Asian country said this week that more infrastructure investment is needed – including along the Middle Corridor trade route – for it to realise its aim of becoming a bridge between Asia and Europe. Exporters turned to the Middle Corridor – which connects China and Europe via Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey – as an alternative to the northern route of the...

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3 w. ago Poland reopens border with Belarus as China seeks to protect trade routes

Poland reopens border with Belarus as China seeks to protect trade routes  Gazeta Express

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3 w. ago Poland Reopens Belarus Border As China Moves To Protect Trade Routes

Poland Reopens Belarus Border As China Moves To Protect Trade Routes  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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