27 h. ago UK cannot take US special relationship for granted, Mandelson warns

In a wide-ranging speech, Lord Mandelson, a key architect of New Labour, said the country cannot afford to show any ‘complacency’.

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29 h. ago Mandelson warns US and UK must unite to halt Chinese tech supremacy

US ambassador describes Beijing as the west’s ‘most formidable modern competitor’

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4 d. ago Shein launches investigation after likeness of alleged killer Luigi Mangione models shirt on its website

The image on the fast-fashion giant’s site appeared to show the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson wearing a short-sleeved shirt, priced at £7.50

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4 d. ago Shein launches probe after likeness of Luigi Mangione shown modelling shirt

The image on its site appeared to show the man accused of murdering the UnitedHealthcare boss wearing a short-sleeved shirt, priced at £7.50.

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1 week ago UK and 12 allies issue warning over Chinese cyber attacks on ‘critical sectors’

Authorities have named three China-based firms they say enabled malicious activity targeting telecoms and other infrastructure.

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2 w. ago Chinese man jailed for 8 years in US for smuggling arms to North Korea

Chinese man sent consignment of firearms and ammunition to North Korea via China

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2 w. ago China turns against Nvidia’s AI chip after ‘insulting’ Lutnick remarks

Comments by US commerce secretary trigger Chinese regulatory effort to stop tech groups buying H20 processors

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2 w. ago China turns against Nvidia’s AI chip after Lutnick’s ‘insulting’ remarks

Comments by US commerce secretary trigger Chinese regulatory effort to stop tech groups buying H20 processors

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3 w. ago DeepSeek’s launch of new AI model delayed by Huawei chip issues

Difficulties of training Chinese start-up’s latest system with domestic tech highlights dependence on Nvidia

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3 w. ago Beijing puts pressure on Chinese tech giants over purchases of Nvidia’s H20 chips

Alibaba and ByteDance among companies who have received questions from regulators

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3 w. ago Beijing demands Chinese tech giants justify purchases of Nvidia’s H20 chips

Alibaba and ByteDance among companies who have received questions from regulators

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4 w. ago ‘It’s missing something’: AGI, superintelligence and a race for the future

As US and Chinese tech giants chase artificial general intelligence, experts warn the hype may be outrunning the scienceA significant step forward but not a leap over the finish line. That was how Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, described the latest upgrade to ChatGPT this week.The race Altman was referring to was artificial general intelligence (AGI), a theoretical state of AI where, by OpenAI’s definition, a highly autonomous system is able to do a human’s job. Continue reading...

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