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28 Jun 1971
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US-China relations
Trump dismisses reports Musk to get Pentagon briefing on US-China conflict plans
Beijing ‘will not even be mentioned or discussed’, American leader says, as world’s richest man slams ‘maliciously false information’.
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Science
How China is solving the nightmare that killed Elon Musk’s Hyperloop
20 Mar 2025 - 4:18PM
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Artificial intelligence
Musk’s xAI joins Microsoft-BlackRock US$30 billion AI fund
20 Mar 2025 - 12:00PM
Donald Trump
White House accuses US judges of ‘usurping’ Trump’s authority
Donald Trump and his allies escalate their attacks against judges who have ruled against his administration.
20 Mar 2025 - 11:54AM
United States
Judge ‘offended’ but does not bar Musk’s Doge from US Institute of Peace
Judge criticises the way in which Doge staff entered USIP’s headquarters with help of police.
20 Mar 2025 - 1:54PM
US-China relations
China-US trust issues threaten hope of diplomatic backchannel: Joerg Wuttke
Former president of EU Chamber of Commerce in China says it is ‘completely nonsense’ to believe the US can pull Russia from Beijing’s orbit.
19 Mar 2025 - 9:23PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Xpeng says robotics industry will get bigger than automotive sector
Xpeng plans to mass produce humanoid robots and flying cars for the consumer market by the end of next year.
19 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM
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Science
Chinese breakthrough challenges Elon Musk’s verdict on paralysed patients
Patients with spinal cord injuries have been offered the chance to walk again after the success of a Chinese trial.
19 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM
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Technology
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Forget Doge, it’s Musk’s Tesla that looks in need of a rescue
Once an audacious pioneer in electric cars, Tesla is being out-competed by cheaper, more innovative rivals and suffering by association with Musk.
19 Mar 2025 - 2:15PM
Donald Trump
US judge bars Musk, Doge from further efforts to shut down USAID
Elon Musk’s actions likely violated the US Constitution, judge Theodore Chuang says.
19 Mar 2025 - 11:13AM
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Donald Trump
US Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump over call for judge’s impeachment
Roberts defends judiciary’s independence against Trump attacks, emphasises impeachment is not for judicial disagreements.
19 Mar 2025 - 4:37PM
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Robotics
China’s Shenzhen Dobot excites investors with US$27,500 humanoid
The Hong Kong-listed company has begun taking pre-orders for the robot, with mass production expected by mid-2025.
18 Mar 2025 - 7:30PM
United States
US Institute of Peace says Doge has broken into its building
Trump targeted the organisation and a few others in an executive order that aims to shrink the size of the federal government.
18 Mar 2025 - 9:37AM
US-China relations
China’s Global Times praises Trump cuts to Voice of America, Radio Free Asia
US media broadcasters have long drawn criticism from Beijing over reporting critical of mainland government’s human rights record.
18 Mar 2025 - 9:22AM
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Canada
On Balance
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How the allure of US exceptionalism is fading for Canada
Disillusioned by the Trump administration’s tariff war, more Canadians are seemingly looking at their national differences as strengths.
17 Mar 2025 - 8:30PM
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Artificial intelligence
DeepSeek’s success lies in singular focus on innovation, AI scientist says
Hong Kong PolyU’s Yang Hongxia says China’s DeepSeek is purely engaged in AI model development.
17 Mar 2025 - 8:00PM
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United States
US Senate passes bill to avert shutdown, House Democrats turn on Schumer
The top Senate Democrat backed down on blocking the Republican bill, exposing a rift with party members hoping to stand up to Trump.
15 Mar 2025 - 7:54AM
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Donald Trump
US expels South African ambassador, saying he ‘hates’ Trump
Trump has cut US financial aid to South Africa, citing disapproval of its land policy and of its World Court genocide case against Israel.
15 Mar 2025 - 6:38AM
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Donald Trump
Meet McLaurine Pinover, the Trump employee posting ‘influencer’ content at work
McLaurine Pinover, communications director at the US agency responsible for laying off thousands of federal workers, has been posting OOTD pics from work – and it’s not gone down well.
17 Mar 2025 - 10:34AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Tesla plans cheaper model to put brakes on China sales slide
The US company’s share of the world’s largest EV market has dropped to 4.3 per cent from more than 16 per cent in 2022.
14 Mar 2025 - 4:31PM
United States
Outside In
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Elon Musk and the worrying political reach of the super-rich
This unprecedented empowerment of the US ‘political donor class’ risks jeopardising the proper functioning of democracy.
14 Mar 2025 - 4:30PM
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Robotics
UBTech debuts US$41,000 humanoid as robot frenzy grips China
Standing at 1.7 metres, the Tien Kung Xingzhe can walk 10km per hour and navigate various terrains, including sand and snow.
13 Mar 2025 - 5:14PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Tesla pins hope on refreshed Model Y to revive faltering sales in China
Orders for the revamped model, which starts from US$36,292 have crossed 200,000 units, according to Chinese tech site 36kr.
13 Mar 2025 - 1:06PM
United States
Nasa and SpaceX delay flight that was to retrieve stranded US astronauts
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck in space for nine months after a trip on Boeing’s faulty Starliner.
13 Mar 2025 - 3:26PM
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United States
US shutdown looms as Democrats say they will block Republican spending bill
But such a move would risk shifting some of the blame for an increasingly shaky US economy from Trump onto the rival party.
13 Mar 2025 - 7:13AM
US-China relations
US needs H-1B visas for tech race with China, says Democrat ‘glad’ Trump agrees
Highly skilled foreign workers cited as vital, especially in quantum computing, much to some Republicans’ chagrin.
13 Mar 2025 - 6:02AM
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Artificial intelligence
Opinion
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AI is no longer a mere investment, but a matter of sovereignty
As the US-China race for primacy in artificial intelligence heats up, nations must boost their capabilities or fall behind in the global divide.
12 Mar 2025 - 4:30PM
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China-EU relations
Europe’s Trump dilemma: must it de-risk from both the US and China at once?
Brussels presses on with building buffers against Beijing despite growing calls in Europe to cut ties with Washington.
13 Mar 2025 - 12:32AM
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