The US dominates AI spending and computing power, but China is ahead in research and closing the gap on advanced models.
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China removes two top generals over corruption, disloyalty as part of an ongoing anti-corruption crackdown.
Treasury Secretary says airports and companies servicing Iranian carriers risk being cut off from the US dollar system.
Washington and Beijing discuss AI hotline idea amid escalating competition and restrictions on advanced technologies.
The teen phenomenon won her second gold medal in the 200m medley in 2:06.10 to set a new Games and Asian record.
US attempts to slow down Chinese progress on AI through economic restrictions could backfire.
Scott Bessent and He Lifeng meet in New York for US-China talks ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting later this week.
Huawei faces a landmark US trial, accused of theft, fraud and sanctions violations in a high-stakes legal battle.
Humanoid robots fight in cage match in Shanghai
Players celebrate podium finish that brings exemption from conscription, saying the pressure was ‘out of this world’.
Selected by Beijing in 1996, Tung Chee-hwa’s tenure shaped post-colonial Hong Kong during a turbulent political era.
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