Shanghai conference sets stage for US-China face-off in heated race for AI supremacy

Shanghai conference sets stage for US-China face-off in heated race for AI supremacy

Shanghai will host its eighth annual flagship artificial intelligence (AI) conference this weekend as China ramps up competition against the US for supremacy in the fast-developing technology. The three-day World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), with the theme of “Global Solidarity in the AI Era”, will kick off on Saturday with an opening keynote from Premier…

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US lawmakers raise 'China-Russia Alert'; send letter to Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon: Tell us by August 8 ...

US lawmakers raise ‘China-Russia Alert’; send letter to Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon: Tell us by August 8 …

Three prominent Republican House lawmakers have reportedly raised national security concerns about the network of more than 400 subsea cables that handle 99% of international internet traffic and about threats from China and Russia. According to a report by Reuters, these lawmakers have pressed the CEOs of Alphabet, Meta, Amazon.com, and Microsoft on the security…

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How Huawei ascended from telecoms to become China's 'jack of all trades' AI leader

How Huawei ascended from telecoms to become China’s ‘jack of all trades’ AI leader

The Huawei booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Despite being beaten down by years of U.S. trade restrictions, China’s telecom giant Huawei has quietly emerged as one of the country’s fiercest competitors across the entire AI landscape.   Not only does the Shenzhen-based firm appear to represent Beijing’s answer…

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NVIDIA Chip on Display at Beijing Expo

Update: China Issues New Statement on US Tech War

China’s Ministry of Commerce on Friday urged the United States to abandon its “zero-sum mentality” and called for further relaxation of trade restrictions on Chinese technology companies. Earlier this week, chip giant Nvidia said the U.S. government would approve its application to resume sales of its H20 graphics processing units (GPUs) to China. Newsweek reached…

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What are China’s ‘future industries’ – and why they matter in the global tech race

What are China’s ‘future industries’ – and why they matter in the global tech race

As the dust barely settles on “Made in China 2025”, Beijing is intensifying its quest for technological supremacy with a focus on “future industries” amid its escalating rivalry with the United States. Authorities are pushing boundaries in their pursuit of a new growth model centred on technological breakthroughs and industrial upgrades. What are “future industries”?…

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New plasma device turns air into ammonia, ends the need for fossil fuels

China’s tech giant claims 1,800-mile range for new solid-state EV battery

Huawei has filed a patent detailing a sulfide-based solid-state battery design with energy densities between 180 and 225 Wh/lb, roughly two to three times higher than today’s typical electric vehicle batteries.  While the Chinese tech giant does not manufacture its own branded vehicles, it works closely with automakers to integrate in-house advanced technologies into electric…

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