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Insilico is training and testing an AI-powered drug-discovery tool to enable faster, cheaper and more successful drug discovery. Photo: Handout
IPO

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

US firm, backed by Fosun and Tencent, expands research base in China as it develops an AI-powered drug-discovery tool.

Nvidia

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

US-China trade war

TikTok reaches deal on new US venture with American investor group

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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 President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping talk after a bilateral meeting in Busan, South Korea, on October 30. Trump said on Monday that he had reached an agreement with Xi to allow US chip giant Nvidia to export advanced artificial intelligence chips to China. Photo: Reuters
US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping talk after a bilateral meeting in Busan, South Korea, on October 30. Trump said on Monday that he had reached an agreement with Xi to allow US chip giant Nvidia to export advanced artificial intelligence chips to China. Photo: Reuters
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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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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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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Nvidia’s H20 AI chip was designed for the China market. Photo: Shutterstock
Nvidia’s H20 AI chip was designed for the China market. Photo: Shutterstock
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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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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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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The NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPU builds on core innovations to accelerate training and AI reasoning. Photo: Handout
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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Rare earth magnets in Beijing. Photo: AP
Rare earth magnets in Beijing. Photo: AP
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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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.

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.

Meta Platforms let go of around 600 employees from its legacy AI research unit. Photo: Shutterstock
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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Computer technology remains the most frequently featured field in published patent applications worldwide. Photo: Shutterstock
Computer technology remains the most frequently featured field in published patent applications worldwide. Photo: Shutterstock
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.

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.

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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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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photo: Reuters
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photo: Reuters
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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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.

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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Unitree robot dogs climb a flight of stairs during a robotics demonstration in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Photo: Reuters
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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Paleontologist Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago examines the fossilised “mummy” of the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus at the Fossil Lab in Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Tyler Keillor / Fossil Lab / Handout via Reuters
Paleontologist Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago examines the fossilised “mummy” of the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus at the Fossil Lab in Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Tyler Keillor / Fossil Lab / Handout via Reuters
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.

Space

Nasa opens US moon landing contract to rival bidders as SpaceX lags

Citing SpaceX delays, the US space agency is shifting strategy and inviting new proposals for a high-profile crewed moon mission.

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Semiconductors

Intel unveils new chip in make-or-break moment for turnaround bid

The company needs to show that its new products will win back lost market share and attract customers to its foundry division.

Intel has unveiled a new chip built on its 18A process. Photo: Reuters
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