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Attendees walk through the lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Centre at CES 2026, the world’s largest annual consumer electronics trade show. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Chip sales to China part of US plan to build its own digital silk road: official

Jacob Helberg tells Consumer Electronics Show audience that Gulf partnerships will help to stall Chinese AI advances.

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Artificial intelligence

Dose of uncertainty: experts wary of AI health tech gadgets at CES trade show

IPO

China vital to Insilico’s plan to build biotech’s AI ‘Einstein’ for new drugs

Nvidia

Lawmakers want US to disclose any approvals of Nvidia H200 China licences

Democrats ‌Elizabeth Warren and Gregory Meeks also asked for an assessment of the military potential of the AI chips approved for export.

Nvidia’s logo. Photo: Reuters / Dado Ruvic / Illustration/ / File Photo
Nvidia’s logo. Photo: Reuters / Dado Ruvic / Illustration/ / File Photo
US-China trade war

TikTok reaches deal on new US venture with American investor group

The deal was signed on Thursday, with the landmark move ending years of legal and political uncertainty.

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US-China trade war

US-China tech thaw? Trump clears Nvidia H200 exports – why it matters

It’s a ‘sliding scale’ strategy, analysts say of Trump’s U-turn – preserve American market share while dampening Beijing’s self-reliance push.

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US-China relations

Trump gives green light for Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips in China

The move has upset China hawks in Washington, who are concerned that selling more advanced AI chips to Beijing could help boost its military.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in Washington in October. US President Donald Trump says he will allow the sale of Nvidia H200 AI chips to China. Photo: AFP
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in Washington in October. US President Donald Trump says he will allow the sale of Nvidia H200 AI chips to China. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

US Congress unveils bill with curbs on China tech investment and biotech ties

NDAA package revives stalled measures on US outbound investment and biotech, signalling Capitol Hill’s hardened stance towards Beijing.

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US-China trade war

As China defies US tech blockade, can local AI chipmakers capture Nvidia share?

Vast pool of engineering talent seen as a potent driving force for country’s challenge to US tech supremacy.

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Artificial intelligence

Senators unveil bill to keep Trump from easing curbs on AI chip sales to China

The SAFE CHIPS Act is a rare effort led in part by Trump’s own party to stop him from further relaxing tech export restrictions on Beijing.

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Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The US Commerce Department imposed and then rolled back curbs on selling Nvidia’s H20 AI chips to China. Photo: EPA
US-China relations

Trump’s Nasa pick vows US will beat China back to the moon

Isaacman says Washington must move quickly to stay ahead of Beijing amid intensifying rivalry in space exploration.

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Jared Isaacman, US President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Nasa, during a hearing of the Senate commerce committee on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Jared Isaacman, US President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Nasa, during a hearing of the Senate commerce committee on Wednesday. Photo: AP
US-China trade war

‘Close the loopholes’: US officials urge tougher chip rules to limit China gains

Lawmakers seek stronger BIS powers and more staff, saying Beijing could use one-year pause in export controls to advance domestic abilities.

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US-China trade war

Chinese rare earth magnet exports to US hit 9-month high as trade war resolves

Shipments of the valuable components to the US increased in October, while those sent to the European Union fell from their September levels.

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US-China trade war

US lawmakers press for new tactics to challenge China’s grip on rare earths

Congressional panel urges alternative technologies as Beijing’s pricing power and slow US production raise doubts about reducing dependence.

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A view of the MP Materials rare earth open-pit mine in Mountain Pass, California. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic commits US$50 billion to build AI data centres in US

The start-up plans to build data centres in Texas, New York and other locations in partnership with UK firm Fluidstack.

Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic. Photo: AP
Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

Meta Platforms’ AI lay-offs triggered by resource competition: ex-researcher

Tian Yuandong says internal conflicts emerged at Meta as LLM development became the industry-wide focus.

Technology

China dominates global patent race with record filings

China filed nearly half of all patents worldwide in 2024, outpacing the US by more than threefold, WIPO data show.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s Moonshot claims to build models with fewer AI chips than US rivals

In a Reddit forum, a Moonshot AI executive says start-up is ‘outnumbered’ by US rivals in terms of ‘high-end GPUs’ used for training models.

Kimi K2 Thinking was trained on Nvidia’s older H800 graphics processing units, according to a Moonshot AI executive. Photo: Shutterstock
Kimi K2 Thinking was trained on Nvidia’s older H800 graphics processing units, according to a Moonshot AI executive. Photo: Shutterstock
Technology

‘Western tech dominance fading,’ Web Summit CEO says at ‘Davos for geeks’

Paddy Cosgrave says that situation is clearer ‘this year, more than any year before’, which is evidence of a multipolar tech industry.

Artificial intelligence

Sam Altman says OpenAI does not want a government bailout for AI

The CEO says OpenAI only had discussions about ‘loan guarantees’ for building chip fabrication plants in the US.

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US-China relations

Top Democrat presses US budget chief on ceding scientific ground to Beijing

Raja Krishnamoorthi warns spending reductions could sap American competitiveness and drive talent towards China.

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Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top Democrat on the US House committee focused on China, is warning that cuts to federal research would weaken America’s scientific edge against Beijing. Photo: Getty Images
Semiconductors

Nexperia China vows business as usual after Dutch wafer supply halt

Chinese unit says production remains stable and new suppliers secured despite headquarters suspending shipments from Europe.

The logo of Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia is displayed at the chipmaker’s German facility. Photo: Reuters
The logo of Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia is displayed at the chipmaker’s German facility. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

Why Trump must do more if Washington is to win US-China tech race

Raja Krishnamoorthi urges Trump administration to deliver increased investment, strategy and leadership to combat China’s growing influence.

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Archaeology and palaeontology

Rare duck-billed dinosaur ‘mummies’ reveal a surprise: hoofed feet

Edmontosaurus fossils had large areas of preserved external skin surface, providing the most fleshed-out view of a large dinosaur to date.

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United States

US begins sending nuclear workers home as shutdown drags on

Some 1,400 NNSA federal employees are being placed on unpaid furlough as the US endures its longest full government shutdown ever.

The sun rises behind the Capitol Building in Washington, weeks into the continuing US government shutdown. Photo: Reuters
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