7 d. ago Baidu is emerging as a major AI chip player in China to fill the Nvidia gap

Baidu is emerging as a major AI chip player in China to fill the Nvidia gap  CNBC

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9 d. ago Japan man defies family, rejects traditional career path, wears women’s clothing

A man in Japan has defied his family’s expectations by rejecting a civil service examination, wearing women’s clothing and living in a flat filled with rubbish. His 2022 story has recently gained attention in China amid rising reports of extreme parenting. Mizuki, 26, is a graduate of the prestigious University of Tokyo and was raised in a strict, success-driven household, according to Fuji TV. His father, a scholar, kept his distance, while his mother pushed him relentlessly to excel...

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9 d. ago Why Europe’s top nuclear minds are turning to China’s fusion breakthrough push

Current geopolitics might suggest that Western scientists have been in general alignment with the United States in the global race for fusion energy – but some of Europe’s top nuclear physicists are placing their bets on China. Scepticism over US fusion goals and chronic delays at the 33-nation International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project in France have created an opening for a new leader in the field, and China appears poised to fill it. Targeted for completion in 2027, the...

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9 d. ago Amid global fusion energy race, Europe’s top nuclear minds are betting on China

Current geopolitics might suggest that Western scientists have been in general alignment with the United States in the global race for fusion energy – but some of Europe’s top nuclear physicists are placing their bets on China. Scepticism over US fusion goals and chronic delays at the 33-nation International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project in France have created an opening for a new leader in the field, and China appears poised to fill it. Targeted for completion in 2027, the...

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1 week ago China has increased radio coverage in Tibet, Xinjiang to fill void left by exit of US

China has increased radio coverage in Tibet, Xinjiang to fill void left by exit of US-backed services  Tibetan Review

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2 w. ago Why China Isn’t Filling Climate Leadership Void After US Retreat

Why China Isn’t Filling Climate Leadership Void After US Retreat  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago Why China Isn’t Filling Leadership Void After US Climate Retreat

Why China Isn’t Filling Leadership Void After US Climate Retreat  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago West scrambles to fill heavy rare earth gap as China rivalry deepens

West scrambles to fill heavy rare earth gap as China rivalry deepens  The Mighty 790 KFGO

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3 w. ago China Peak hosts job fair at local brewery to fill resort positions

China Peak hosts job fair at local brewery to fill resort positions  KMPH

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