China’s home-grown technological innovations – like the DeepSeek large language model that has taken the artificial intelligence (AI) industry by storm – are enabling the world’s second-largest economy to empower industries and critical infrastructure to carry out their core functions with fewer concerns over data security. Just over a month since the January launch of…
A Chinese engineer who worked on semiconductors at Apple has returned home to teach at his alma mater in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei province, joining a wave of scientists and other tech talent to leave the United States. Wang Huanyu – who worked as an implementation engineer for central processing units at Apple’s US…
Social media users in China are spreading Elon Musk’s claim that Covid-19 was caused by a bioweapon created with US funding – an allegation the tech billionaire made on Sunday as part of an attack on the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Musk, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump – who tasked him…
American rock band OneRepublic is expected to make a rare appearance on China’s Lunar New Year gala – the country’s most-watched television programme. State broadcaster CCTV said on Monday that OneRepublic was included in its fifth – and final – rehearsal of the Lunar New Year gala, indicating the band would appear on the annual…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion. The finding is not the result of any new…
A taxi driver in central China played a crucial role in helping police apprehend a murder suspect who confessed to having “killed a person” after boarding the vehicle. His quick thinking and composure garnered praise from both law enforcement and online observers. The cab driver, surnamed Yin, from Wuhan in Hubei province, picked up a…
Chinese bloggers riding on strong national confidence in science and technology prowess are launching “unscrupulous hype and personal attacks” to shut down differing opinions online, state-affiliated media has warned. Several Chinese scientists were recently labelled pro-American after they said there was a US-China gap in basic research or commented negatively on the tech ecosystem, as…
The firm, registered as Baidu Apollo International Limited in Hong Kong, unveiled the details of its plan at a meeting of Islands District Council on Tuesday, saying it expected testing to start before the end of the year. Baidu, which operates driverless taxis across the border, said it had applied to launch AV testing last…
The firm, registered as Baidu Apollo International Limited in Hong Kong, unveiled the details of its plan at a meeting of Islands District Council on Tuesday, saying it expected testing to start before the end of the year. Baidu, which operates driverless taxis across the border, said it had applied to launch AV testing last…
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines has launched flights to Zhoushan, a mainland Chinese city known for its Buddhist pilgrimage site of Mount Putuo, adding a new route that will soon be followed by three others, even as it recently cut a flight to Haikou that began in late July. The carrier debuted the route to…