Jin Zhuanglong, China’s minister of industry and information technology, has not been seen in public for two months, according to a report by the Financial Times, fueling speculation about his status within the Chinese government. On Friday, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that Li Lecheng was the department’s new chief, and…
Despite efforts by the United States and allied governments, China’s appetite for foreign technology and use of extraordinary means to obtain it has not diminished. At the same time, China’s capacity for indigenous research, evidenced in the recent DeepSeek algorithmic AI breakthrough, has made collaboration between the U.S. and China less of a one-way street….
A new app called Death Clock uses artificial intelligence to predict exactly when you will die, based on data such as diet choices, exercise, stress levels and sleep. Available on Android and iOS in the U.S., the app offers free death date predictions and personalized recommendations through a $40 annual subscription. Brent Franson, the app’s…
The director of the science fiction movie I, Robot, has weighed in on Elon Musk‘s recently unveiled robot and vehicle designs. Australian filmmaker Alex Proyas posted a series of photos on X, formerly Twitter, on October 13 showing the designs of Tesla‘s Optimus Robot, Robotaxi, and Robovan next to stills from the movie that showed…