23 h. ago Chinese team develops faster, more efficient data sorting for AI, computing

Chinese scientists have developed a faster and more energy-efficient method to sort data, which could be used to overcome limitations in scientific computing, artificial intelligence, and hardware design. Their new sorting system relies on memristors, an electronic circuit component with memory-like abilities, along with a sorting algorithm to enable more efficient data processing. The team built a memristor-based hardware sorting prototype to demonstrate tasks such as route finding and neural...

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37 h. ago Taiwan warns: These Chinese apps are sending users' data to China

Taiwan warns: These Chinese apps are sending users' data to China  Times of India

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46 h. ago China’s smartphone shipments plunge 21.8% in May amid weak consumption

Smartphone shipments in China plunged 21.8 per cent year on year in May to 23.7 million units, the biggest decline this year, according to the latest data from a government-run research institute. Foreign brands, including Apple’s iPhone, saw shipments drop by 9.7 per cent in May from a year earlier, outperforming local brands. Domestic manufacturers, including Huawei Technologies and Xiaomi, saw their shipments fall a combined 24.2 per cent, according to data released on Friday by the China...

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6 d. ago Millions of Android, iPhone Users Could Be Sending Data to China

Millions of Android, iPhone Users Could Be Sending Data to China  Security Magazine

Technology

7 d. ago The race to create AI applications is creating demand for training data in China

The race to create AI applications is creating demand for training data in China  NPR

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1 week ago China breaks RSA encryption with a quantum computer, threatening global data security

China breaks RSA encryption with a quantum computer, threatening global data security  Earth.com

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1 week ago DeepSeek accused of powering China’s military and mining US user data

DeepSeek accused of powering China’s military and mining US user data  Computerworld

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1 week ago DeepSeek Sharing User Data With China Military, Intelligence: US

DeepSeek Sharing User Data With China Military, Intelligence: US  Asia Financial

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1 week ago Corxel, Sciwind post data as China's obesity push gathers pace

Corxel, Sciwind post data as China's obesity push gathers pace  Fierce Biotech

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1 week ago US considers targeting Samsung, Hynix, TSMC operations in China

US considers targeting Samsung, Hynix, TSMC operations in China - report  Data Center Dynamics

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2 w. ago China’s magnet exports to US slammed in May as rare earth curbs hit: data

The volume of China’s export shipments of magnets to the US, a chokepoint in the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies, plunged in volume by 93.3 per cent in May, year on year, according to the latest customs data. China exported around 46.4 tonnes of magnets to the US last month. It was also a sharp month-on-month decline of 81 per cent from 246.3 tonnes shipped in April. The total export of magnets, which dominate China’s critical minerals shipments, fell by nearly 74.3...

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2 w. ago Greetings from Shenyang, China, where workers sort AI data in 'Severance'

Greetings from Shenyang, China, where workers sort AI data in 'Severance'-like ways  NPR

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2 w. ago Massive petabyte data transfers are replacing black market chips as China trains AI outside its borders

Massive petabyte data transfers are replacing black market chips as China trains AI outside its borders  TechRadar

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2 w. ago China’s economic data, PLA’s patrols in disputed waters: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. The US-China rivalry is reshaping global supply chains – who benefits most? Supply chain competition between China and the United States is set to intensify over the next five years, with eight developing countries – including four in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) – poised to benefit from the relocation of manufacturing from China,...

Economics

2 w. ago Mixed Economic Data in China in May: Factories Down, Retail Up

Mixed Economic Data in China in May: Factories Down, Retail Up  Asia Financial

Economics

3 w. ago NZD/USD remains above 0.6000, moves little after China’s economic data release

NZD/USD remains above 0.6000, moves little after China’s economic data release  FXStreet

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3 w. ago Australian Dollar steadies following mixed economic data from China

Australian Dollar steadies following mixed economic data from China  FXStreet

Economics

3 w. ago China’s economy weathers US tariff storm in May as consumption picks up

China’s economic data sent mixed signals in May, with US tariffs continuing to weigh on the country’s manufacturing and exports but domestic consumption picking up slightly in the run-up to a major online shopping festival. Retail sales, a gauge of consumption, rose by 6.4 per cent in May, compared with the 5.1 per cent growth observed in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday. The figures exceeded a forecast of 4.85 per cent growth by financial data provider...

Economics

3 w. ago China Reviews Impact of US Data Curbs Due to Trump’s Budget Cuts

China Reviews Impact of US Data Curbs Due to Trump’s Budget Cuts  Bloomberg.com

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3 w. ago Hong Kong can lead world in AI healthcare by tapping trove of patient data: expert

Hong Kong has the potential to develop the world’s most sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) system for healthcare, thanks to the data of millions of residents stored in the city’s public hospitals, according to a leading expert in the field from mainland China. Professor Wang Haibo, director of the Research Centre of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Medicine under the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, told the Post that the health data system in the...

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