China is seeing another DeepSeek moment with BYD's '5-minute tech', and this time it may trouble Tesla

China is seeing another DeepSeek moment with BYD’s ‘5-minute tech’, and this time it may trouble Tesla

(AP Photo/Tony Ding, File) China is witnessing another groundbreaking moment akin to the DeepSeek breakthrough, this time with BYD’s revolutionary 5-minute charging technology, potentially posing a significant challenge for Tesla. BYD, China’s leading energy and automotive powerhouse, has unveiled an ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging system that rivals the speed of refueling a traditional gas…

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LLM rivalry hots up between the US and China

China’s GenAI debut realigning the tech investment universe

Home > Investment > China’s GenAI debut realigning the tech investment universe The launch of China’s home-grown large language model (LLM) DeepSeek earlier this year carries “significant implications” for investors, shifting the centre of gravity for the technology’s future development beyond the US. Anton du Plooy, global technology sector analyst at Anglo-South African asset management…

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Japan Still Deciding Where to Base New Anti-Ship Missiles; China Surges Military Aircraft Near Taiwan

Japan Still Deciding Where to Base New Anti-Ship Missiles; China Surges Military Aircraft Near Taiwan

Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in a Tuesday press conference refuted reports that the improved Type 12 surface-to-ship missile will be deployed first with units on the main island of Kyushu, claiming the Ministry of Defense was still examining locations. Meanwhile, China carried out more than 50 aircraft sorties around Taiwan from Monday to Tuesday…

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China: Authorities must ensure labour activist’s Wang Jianbing’s full freedom after unjust imprisonment

China: Authorities must ensure labour activist’s Wang Jianbing’s full freedom after unjust imprisonment

Responding to today’s release of Chinese labour activist Wang Jianbing after he served a three-and-a-half-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power”, Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “Wang Jianbing, alongside his co-defendant, the #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin, was convicted in an unfair trial following extended pre-trial detention. His release today should mark the…

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Japan to deploy long-range missiles near East China Sea as fears over Taiwan grow: Kyodo

Japan to deploy long-range missiles near East China Sea as fears over Taiwan grow: Kyodo

Japan plans to deploy long-range missiles in its southwestern island of Kyushu near the East China Sea, amid growing fears of conflict in the Taiwan Strait, according to a Japanese media report. Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Sunday that the missile deployment under consideration would strengthen “counterstrike capabilities” in the event of an emergency….

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