42 m. ago India revs up alternate EV motor tests as China curbs rare earths exports

India revs up alternate EV motor tests as China curbs rare earths exports  Reuters

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64 m. ago Will Japan’s new leader bring more pressure to relations with China?

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation after less than a year in the job might not be surprising, but it will add to uncertainty over relations with China. “Now is the time for me to resign as the negotiations on US tariffs have come to an end,” Ishiba said on Sunday, citing a trade deal reached with the United States on Thursday that cuts tariffs on Japanese car imports from 27.5 to 15 per cent. Ishiba’s announcement came a day before his Liberal Democratic Party was to decide...

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2 h. ago Tesla targets China’s humanoid robot market with new Weibo account

Tesla has launched a new social media account on Weibo, China’s answer to X, to promote its artificial intelligence technology, a move that analysts view as a preliminary step towards introducing its humanoid robots in the country. The first two posts on the TeslaAI account, unveiled on Sunday, featured images and video of the Optimus robots in action. According to its introduction, the account will also showcase Tesla’s advances in autonomous driving, driverless ride-hailing and its Cortex...

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2 h. ago Takeaways from AP's investigation into how US tech companies enabled China's digital police state

Takeaways from AP's investigation into how US tech companies enabled China's digital police state  Connecticut Post

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2 h. ago India urges BRICS partners to address trade deficits as China calls on bloc members to unite

India urges BRICS partners to address trade deficits as China calls on bloc members to unite  CNBC

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2 h. ago India urges BRICS to tackle deficits as bloc rallies against U.S. tariffs

India urges BRICS to tackle deficits as bloc rallies against U.S. tariffs  CNBC

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2 h. ago Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra ordered to serve 1 year in jail by Supreme Court

Thailand’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail because his detention in the VIP wing of a hospital in lieu of prison was unlawful, in another major blow for a powerful family that has dominated Thai politics for two decades. The court would take the 76-year-old into custody, a reporter who attended the verdict said. On return from 15 years of self-imposed exile in 2023, Thaksin spent only a few hours in prison before being transferred to...

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4 h. ago Apple’s iPhone launch on Tuesday may lack sparkle, analysts say

When Apple debuts new iPhones on Tuesday, analysts say its biggest challenge will be to ride out another ho-hum launch as rivals have skated past it in embedding artificial intelligence into their products and services. The biggest draw this year could be a rumoured “iPhone Air”, a phone slimmer than what Apple has sold before and taking its name from the company’s slender laptop, MacBook Air. Apple would need to iron out how to pack batteries and cameras into a thinner device, analysts said,...

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5 h. ago Popular AI model performance benchmark may be flawed, Meta researchers warn

A popular benchmark for measuring the performance of artificial intelligence models could be flawed, a group of Meta Platforms researchers warned, raising fresh questions on the veracity of evaluations that have been made on major AI systems. “We’ve identified multiple loopholes with SWE-bench Verified,” wrote Jacob Kahn, manager at Meta AI research lab Fair, in a post last week on the developer platform GitHub. The post from Fair, which stands for Fundamental AI Research, found several...

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5 h. ago Will China’s new visa targeting STEM talents give it an edge over the world?

Rahdar Hussain Afridi, a Pakistani national studying for a PhD in robotics at Peking University, had been worried about whether he could stay on after graduating in January, He hopes to secure a job in China, but the recruitment process can take a while and his student visa, which might expire soon after graduation, does not come with a work permit. China’s newly introduced “young talent” K visa for STEM professionals has brought him “great relief”. “I am really happy to hear about this visa,”...

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5 h. ago Opinion | Remembering the Chinese war pain deemed unworthy in the West

Opinion | Remembering the Chinese war pain deemed unworthy in the West  South China Morning Post

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5 h. ago Opinion | What drives Chinese anger over the Nanking massacre

Opinion | What drives Chinese anger over the Nanking massacre  South China Morning Post

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6 h. ago 'Vampires sucking blood dry': Peter Navarro hits out at India, China and BRICS | Latest News India

'Vampires sucking blood dry': Peter Navarro hits out at India, China and BRICS | Latest News India  Hindustan Times

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6 h. ago Hong Kong’s economy is growing, but why are some sectors still hurting?

With Hong Kong leader John Lee set to deliver his annual policy address on September 17, the Post examines key topics the chief executive is expected to focus on, including a mega infrastructure project near the border, new economic drivers and livelihood issues. In the third of a seven-part series, Lam Ka-sing looks at how the wider business community outside the financial sector can be supported amid economic transition. Jacky Ko Chung-kit, who owns two media companies in Hong Kong, has not...

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9 h. ago Brics virtual rally falters as members appear leery of exacerbating US trade war

Members of the Brics nations logged into a virtual summit on Monday, convened by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, intending to take a defiant stand against US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war. Instead, the quickly assembled outing became an exercise in caution, as the bloc’s heavyweights, Brazil and India, sought to steer clear of further enraging the “America-first” leader. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a founding Brics leader, skipped the meeting, sending...

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12 h. ago China’s overall exports rise — even as shipments to US plunge 33%

China’s overall exports rise — even as shipments to US plunge 33%  New York Post

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12 h. ago Banksy mural of judge beating protester to be removed from outside London court

A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts, authorities said on Monday. The mural appeared on Monday and depicts a protester lying on the ground holding a blood-splattered placard while a judge in a traditional wig and black gown beats him with a gavel. Banksy posted a photo of the work on Instagram, his usual method of claiming a work as authentic. It was captioned...

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12 h. ago Banksy mural of judge beating protester to be removed in London

A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts, authorities said on Monday. The mural appeared on Monday and depicts a protester lying on the ground holding a blood-splattered placard while a judge in a traditional wig and black gown beats him with a gavel. Banksy posted a photo of the work on Instagram, his usual method of claiming a work as authentic. It was captioned...

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14 h. ago NBA players return to China as U.S. sportswear brands look for boost in market

NBA players return to China as U.S. sportswear brands look for boost in market  Sports Business Journal

Economics

15 h. ago 'Unfair, unreasonable': Chinese envoy in Delhi slams US tariffs, invites Indian firms to invest in Beijing

'Unfair, unreasonable': Chinese envoy in Delhi slams US tariffs, invites Indian firms to invest in Beijing  MSN

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