11 h. ago China, US, Japan race for control of key African rail routes in critical minerals fight

China, US, Japan race for control of key African rail routes in critical minerals fight  yahoo.com

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14 h. ago China, US, Japan race to control African rail routes in critical minerals fight

A geopolitical contest is unfolding in central-southern Africa, where major global powers are vying for control of key logistical routes amid a global race to secure critical minerals for the green energy transition. At the centre of this rivalry lies the small town of Kapiri Mposhi in central Zambia, a strategic hub where three competing corridors – China’s Tazara, the US-backed Lobito Corridor and Japan’s Nacala Corridor – converge. Observers say the race to build these corridors is not just...

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33 h. ago The Global AI Rules Race: China’s Strategic Response to US Tech Dominance

The Global AI Rules Race: China’s Strategic Response to US Tech Dominance  Geopolitical Monitor

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33 h. ago China’s cities feed the AI monster with dedicated services for economic roar

China’s city governments are racing to stake out a role in artificial intelligence, with Wenzhou this week becoming the nation’s first to set up a dedicated bureau for AI-related matters – underscoring how local officials are ramping up efforts amid Beijing’s push to gain an edge in the AI race with the United States. Authorities in Wenzhou, located in the provincial economic powerhouse of Zhejiang, announced the bureau’s formation at a high-profile AI Innovation and Development Conference on...

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54 h. ago Sean Duffy on US, China space race: Beating China is ‘critically important’

Sean Duffy on US, China space race: Beating China is ‘critically important’  Fox Business

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58 h. ago US in real danger of losing the moon race to China, experts tell Senate

US in real danger of losing the moon race to China, experts tell Senate  Space

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3 d. ago China should not fuel an arms race, says a close watcher of its nuclear policy

China should not fuel an arms race, says a close watcher of its nuclear policy  The Economist

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4 d. ago Dirty laundry: Chinese team joins race to develop washing machine for astronauts

Astronauts have to get used to many things in space, including that they cannot wash their dirty clothes. But researchers in Beijing have proposed a solution: a compact, detergent-free washing machine that cleans clothes with mist and ozone using almost no water – a limited resource in space. The cube-shaped device is a bit larger than a carry-on suitcase and weighs 12kg (26lbs), according to the team that developed it from the China Astronaut Research and Training Centre. They said it used only...

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4 d. ago Beijing analysts argue China is not trying to build a new world order

Beijing analysts argue China is not trying to build a new world order  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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5 d. ago Geoffrey Hinton on preventing an AI takeover and the ‘worrying’ China

Geoffrey Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist often called the “godfather of AI” because of his revolutionary neural network models inspired by the structure of the human brain. His research brought about a paradigm shift that enabled today’s machine learning technology. He won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics with John J. Hopfield of Princeton University. Hinton holds the title of university professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. A company he co-founded with two graduate...

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5 d. ago The ‘godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton on when superintelligence will arrive

Geoffrey Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist often called the “godfather of AI” because of his revolutionary neural network models inspired by the structure of the human brain. His research brought about a paradigm shift that enabled today’s machine learning technology. He won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics with John J. Hopfield of Princeton University. Hinton holds the title of university professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. A company he co-founded with two graduate...

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5 d. ago The ‘godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton on preventing takeover by the technology

Geoffrey Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist often called the “godfather of AI” because of his revolutionary neural network models inspired by the structure of the human brain. His research brought about a paradigm shift that enabled today’s machine learning technology. He won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics with John J. Hopfield of Princeton University. Hinton holds the title of university professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. A company he co-founded with two graduate...

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8 d. ago Alibaba unveils AI chip as China races to close gap with Nvidia

Alibaba unveils AI chip as China races to close gap with Nvidia  Investing.com

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8 d. ago China Warns Against ‘Disorderly Competition’ in Booming AI Race

China Warns Against ‘Disorderly Competition’ in Booming AI Race  Bloomberg.com

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8 d. ago ‘Race against time’: why China’s ‘comfort women’ still await justice 80 years on

Survivors of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery and their families have renewed their calls for Chinese courts to accept their landmark lawsuits and launch investigations as the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches. In April last year, 18 families of former “comfort women” filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in China at a high court in Shanxi province to seek justice for atrocities committed during World War II. Four months later, eight elderly survivors from Hunan province – now...

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8 d. ago Luo Weiwei: the former Nasa scientist who became China’s semiconductor trump card

At a time when the United States is decoupling from China on cutting-edge chip technology, Nvidia has unveiled its list of suppliers for the advanced 800 VDC power architecture powering next-generation AI data centres. Among American and European giants was an unexpected name: Innoscience, a Chinese company specialising in gallium nitride (GaN) technology. Innoscience marks China’s growing clout in the high-stakes semiconductor race, and behind the company’s rapid rise is Luo Weiwei, a former...

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8 d. ago Luo Weiwei: former Nasa scientist who became China’s semiconductor trump card

At a time when the United States is decoupling from China on cutting-edge chip technology, Nvidia has unveiled its list of suppliers for the advanced 800 VDC power architecture powering next-generation AI data centres. Among American and European giants was an unexpected name: Innoscience, a Chinese company specialising in gallium nitride (GaN) technology. Innoscience marks China’s growing clout in the high-stakes semiconductor race, and behind the company’s rapid rise is Luo Weiwei, a former...

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9 d. ago Trump, Nvidia talks to allow Blackwell chip sales in China will take time: CEO

Discussions with the White House to allow American AI chip company Nvidia to sell a less advanced version of its next-generation GPU chip to China will take time, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Thursday. When asked about White House talks on Blackwell chip sales to China in a Fox Business News interview, Huang said the discussions had started. “The conversation will take a while, but President [Donald] Trump understands that having the world build AI on the American tech stack helps America...

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9 d. ago US–China AI race: What Nvidia's growth plans mean for the market

US–China AI race: What Nvidia's growth plans mean for the market  Yahoo Finance

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1 week ago China races to embed AI use across major industries with ambitious 2030 target

In its latest road map for artificial intelligence, China has set targets for the adoption of AI-powered devices across various industries – aiming for over 70 per cent by 2027 and over 90 per cent by 2030. The targets, unveiled in guidelines by the State Council, China’s cabinet, on Tuesday, are part of Beijing’s “AI Plus” strategy, which seeks to integrate the cutting-edge technology across manufacturing, agriculture and services. “[The strategy aims to] boost productivity, reshape how...

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