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…
A Siemens executive, his wife and their three children died when a tourist helicopter they were in plunged into the Hudson River in New York. The family of five were on board the helicopter when it is said to have broken apart in mid air at around 3.15pm on Thursday. Their identities were later revealed…
At the MICHELIN Guide Ceremony Hong Kong & Macau 2025Presenting an Unparalleled Gourmet Experience HONG KONG, March 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Siemens, the German world-class home appliance brand with over 175 years of innovations, announced its first partnership with the prestigious MICHELIN Guide as the Event Partner for the MICHELIN Guide Ceremony Hong Kong &…
In This Story Despite a yearslong effort to curb China’s technological advances, a top Microsoft (MSFT+0.54%) executive is warning that the country is not as far behind as the West might think. How AI is helping advertisers pinpoint exactly what we want Microsoft president Brad Smith said in an interview with CNBC (CMCSA0.00%) that “in…
China is set to allow foreign companies to independently run data centres and offer various telecommunications services in the country, with US electric car maker Tesla and British bank HSBC among the first set of applicants. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) initiated a pilot programme in Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan and Shenzhen on…
China’s first domestically built 300-megawatt heavy-duty gas turbine – used for generating electricity and powering warships – has passed an ignition test. It marks a key milestone for the Chinese technology, which was said to lag behind that of the West by about 30 years when the project began in 2016. The team’s rapid progress…