China builds a record-breaking hypergravity machine to compress space and time
China is set to break its own record in hypergravity research with a colossal new centrifuge that can…
Exclusive | ByteDance to pour US$14 billion into Nvidia chips in 2026 as computing demand surges
ByteDance plans to spend about 100 billion yuan (US$14 billion) on artificial intelligence chips from Nvidia in 2026,…
India overtakes Japan as world’s fourth largest economy, eyes top 3 in 2026
India has overtaken Japan as the world’s fourth-largest economy – and officials hope to pass Germany within three…
China-founded AI-agent start-up Manus acquired by Zuckerberg’s Meta for ‘billions’
A China-founded start-up that specialises in artificial intelligence agents was acquired by US tech giant Meta Platforms for…
Huawei hails Ascend AI ecosystem in New Year message as Atlas 900 supernode rolls out
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies and daughter of its founder, hailed the company’s breakthroughs in…
Asteroid named after Chinese botanist Kuang Tingyun
BEIJING — An asteroid has been officially named after Kuang Tingyun, a distinguished Chinese botanist renowned for her…
China’s LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk’s SpaceX
China’s rocket start-up LandSpace has made no secret about drawing inspiration from Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Earlier this month,…
As Trump brings back coal to power AI, China moves on to clothe the world with it
“Our nation’s beautiful clean coal resources will be critical to meeting the rise in electricity demand due to…
Europe ramps up security of satellites – POLITICO
For years, satellite infrastructure was treated by policymakers as a technical utility rather than a strategic asset. That…
As a property slump drags on, China’s economy looks more resilient than it feels
HONG KONG (AP) — By some measures, China’s economy is looking resilient, with strong exports and breakthroughs in…
Quantum Era Crept Up While You Were Watching AI
Step aside, artificial intelligence. Another transformative technology with the potential to reshape industries and reorder geopolitical power is…
China hits 90 launches as Guowang deployment continues, Fengyun-4C heads to GEO
HELSINKI — China reached 90 orbital launches in 2025 with consecutive Long March missions deploying Guowang megaconstellation satellites…