Damaged EV battery repair could be made safer with modular covers
The global solar boom could leave behind as much as 402 million tonnes (443 million tons) of discarded…
‘I’ve got nowhere else to turn’: young Chinese flock to training camps amid AI boom
Short‑term programmes to help young Chinese jobseekers learn AI tools have flourished since OpenAI released ChatGPT in 2022.…
First human trials of designer protein therapies stun US neuroscientists
“Stunned silence.” That’s how Bryan Roth of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine described the…
Stock market news for Aug. 13, 2026
Thu, Aug 13 20264:13 PM EDT Stocks finish in the green The three leading U.S. indexes finished in…
From Apple to Ford: How Chinese tech is becoming harder for global companies to ignore
Washington has been stepping up efforts to curb Beijing’s technological ambitions, but from artificial intelligence to electric vehicle…
Chinese state-linked observatory sought NZ site, spy agency says
WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s security agency said it disrupted an attempt by a Chinese state-linked observatory to install…
In Focus | What comes next for Hong Kong as a global financial hub?
What will a stronger international financial centre look like for Hong Kong? Doubling down on yuan internationalisation is…
China’s iSpace raises first batch of series E funding for reusable rocketry
HELSINKI — Chinese reusable launch vehicle maker has secured a first batch of series E funding, months after…
The dismal state of the climate: Damning report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea level and ocean heat in 2025
A damning report has confirmed greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea level and ocean heat all reached record highs…
A New Trick Reveals AI Models’ Inner Thoughts
Computer scientists recently discovered a way to extract the hidden “thinking” that frontier AI models perform as they…
Company creates plastic from sugar to help solve microplastics problem
WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — At a Massachusetts lab, pebble-sized pellets are transformed into forks and films that won’t…
Independent curator Zoie Yung brings ancient Chinese aesthetics into modern Hong Kong
What does landscape mean in a city where mountains sit beside skyscrapers? For Hong Kong-based independent curator Zoie…