AI’s next frontier? China and the US look to space in the computing race
It marks an extension of great-power competition from terrestrial cyberspace into Earth’s orbit [BEIJING] When SpaceX founder Elon…
Soldiers without uniforms: Line between civilian and military in age of AI
On June 8, 2026, the Pentagon expanded its “Chinese Military Companies” list from 134 to 188 firms. Among…
As ByteDance spends billions on AI, which Chinese chip start-ups stand to gain?
As Chinese technology giant ByteDance accelerates its shift towards domestic chips for artificial intelligence workloads, a few smaller…
Economic Security 101: why China’s officials now have to study rare earths and supply chains
In his decades toiling as a health official in a coastal Chinese province, Alan Chen has rarely had…
As US and China play game of trade chicken, bloodbath in the markets
AI image for representation The TOI correspondent from Washington: The trade war between the United States and China…
NASA bans Chinese nationals from all space programs amid rising US-China Moon race tensions |
NASA has officially barred Chinese nationals from working within its space programmes, even if they hold valid US…