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Nvidia's most advanced AI chips are reaching China despite US bans
Technology

Nvidia's most advanced AI chips are reaching China despite US bans

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Jeffrey I. Kessler put a number on the gap between what both governments have officially permitted and what has actually moved.
7 min read 2 days ago
'Dubious pretexts': US rejects China's South China Sea reserve
News

'Dubious pretexts': US rejects China's South China Sea reserve

The label is "nature reserve". The practical effect, Washington says, would be to lock Filipino fishermen off waters their families have worked for generations.
6 min read 12 days ago
China factory PMI drops to 49.2 in first contraction since March
China

China factory PMI drops to 49.2 in first contraction since March

Watch the new-orders line and you know where China's factories are heading before output figures arrive. In July 2026, that line dropped to 48.5, the weakest new-orders reading since 2023, and the headline manufacturing PMI followed it down to 49.2, the first sub-50 reading in five months.
8 min read 20 days ago
DeepSeek AI agent runs autonomous attacks on 460 targets
Cybersecurity

DeepSeek AI agent runs autonomous attacks on 460 targets

The attacker's first move was almost invisible: a single message sent over Telegram. What followed was entirely machine-driven.
8 min read 20 days ago
Kimi K3 scores 1,679 to lead Arena.ai coding leaderboard
Technology

Kimi K3 scores 1,679 to lead Arena.ai coding leaderboard

Moonshot AI is calling its new Kimi K3 the world's first open 3T-class model.
7 min read a month ago
China overtakes US in global favourability, Pew poll finds
Geopolitics

China overtakes US in global favourability, Pew poll finds

China's median global favourability reached 46% in 2026, up from 38% in 2025, while the United States fell to 36% from 48% over the same period. Pew Research Center documented the shift across 36 countries and more than 42,000 respondents, with fieldwork running between 8 February and 13 May 2026.
6 min read a month ago
China's June exports jump 27% on AI boom and tariff rush
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China's June exports jump 27% on AI boom and tariff rush

China's exports rose 27.0% year on year in June 2026 in US dollar terms, blowing past forecasts and marking the fastest monthly expansion in years.
7 min read a month ago
China hits back as Australia hardens its Pacific line
Geopolitics

China hits back as Australia hardens its Pacific line

China's 55 per cent beef tariff, an angry ambassador and the Darwin port fight: the events behind the NYT's verdict on Australia's China pushback.
7 min read 2 months ago
Australia's 38-Day Fuel Buffer: Why We're the Most Exposed Developed Economy
Geopolitics

Australia's 38-Day Fuel Buffer: Why We're the Most Exposed Developed Economy

Japan has 254 days. The US has 125. We have 38.
4 min read 5 months ago
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