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LONDON — Britain’s domestic intelligence agency on Tuesday warned lawmakers that Chinese spies were “actively” reaching out to them via recruitment headhunters. Writing to lawmakers, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said a new MI5 “espionage alert” warned that Chinese nationals were ”using LinkedIn profiles to conduct outreach at scale” on behalf of the Chinese…
Chinese internet search giant Baidu on Tuesday reported a 50 per cent increase in artificial intelligence-related revenue in the three months ended September from a year ago, which was the bright spot to an otherwise lacklustre financial quarter. The Beijing-based company’s third-quarter revenue declined 7 per cent year on year to 31.2 billion yuan (US$4.4…
William & Mary’s AidData research lab today released a new flagship report and massive dataset that comprehensively tracks China’s lending and grant-giving activities worldwide. The report, based on data collected by William & Mary students, reveals that the scale and scope of Beijing’s portfolio is vastly larger than previously understood: $2.2 trillion of aid and…
Britain’s MI5 security service warned members of parliament on Tuesday about attempts by Chinese agents to collect information and influence activity, according to an email sent to lawmakers seen by Reuters. The warning comes after prosecutors in October said they had to abandon the trial of two British men charged with spying on members of…
Reports of outages and problems accessing apps including X and video game League of Legends surged on Tuesday morning amid an issue at web services company Cloudflare, which stated on its system status page that it is investigating an issue affecting “multiple customers.” Cloudflare said customers were experiencing “widespread 500 errors,” a message indicating that…
MI5 has issued an espionage alert to MPs and peers warning that two people linked to the Chinese intelligence service are actively seeking to recruit parliamentarians. The spy agency sent its warning about the two to Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker of the Commons, and his Lords equivalent, Lord McFall, on Tuesday morning, both of whom…
Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors. Roblox said it will soon require players to use AI-powered facial age-estimation technology to help verify their age. The system, combined with ID-based age verification and confirmed parental consent, is intended to “provide a more…
By Maria Martinez BEIJING (Reuters) -German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil discussed overcapacity in China on Tuesday during his visit to Beijing and stressed that the Europen Union would act if a solution was not found. “I made it clear that, if necessary, decisions will be made at the European … Source link
President Trump has a warm and elaborate welcome planned for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, at the White House Tuesday, signaling his administration’s close ties to the Saudi kingdom as the president aims to lock in major business and national security deals. Ahead of bin Salman’s arrival, the president told reporters…
AI stocks dominate passive indexes like the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. So if you’re looking for ways to diversify your portfolio, you might consider…more AI stocks? Well, Chinese AI stocks, anyway. According to Jason Draho, the head of asset allocation Americas at UBS Global Wealth Management, which manages $6.6 trillion, the Chinese tech sector…