Uranium — everything? China is the first in the world to launch a thorium nuclear reactor with refueling without shutdown
China has successfully tested the world’s first industrial thorium nuclear reactor on molten salts.
The uprising is not today! 70% of robots did not reach the finish line in the first race against humans
Beijing hosted the first-ever competition where dozens of humanoid robots ran a half marathon alongside humans — spoiler alert, there were many fakes.
A fireball of over 1000°C: China tests first non-nuclear hydrogen bomb
Chinese researchers have announced development of a new bomb based on hydrogen.
China launches 10G internet — 4K movies download in seconds
Imagine: you press «download movie in 4K» — and instead of waiting for several minutes, you wait only a few seconds. Now add to this a dozen more connected gadgets, a smart home, online games, 8K video — and no network lag. Does it sound like a fantasy? But in China, it’s already a reality.
China bans the terms «autonomous» and «smart» driving in car advertising
China has banned automakers from using the terms «smart» or «autonomous driving» when advertising driver assistance features and is tightening controls on «remote» system updates, according to Reuters.
Chinese local administrations sell confiscated cryptocurrency despite the current ban
Local governments China started selling confiscated cryptocurrencies for cash through private companies, despite the current ban on cryptocurrency trading in mainland China. They had to do this because of the economic slowdown — they had to fill their coffers somehow.
China to cut screenings of Hollywood movies — in response to Trump’s 125% tariffs
China Film Administration (CFA) statedthat will reduce imports of American films in response to Donald Trump’s decision to increase duties on the country by 125% (the total allegedly already exceeded 145%).
China’s GPMI standard knocks HDMI and DisplayPort out with up to 192Gbps of bandwidth and 480W of power
The Shenzhen 8K UHD Video Industry Cooperation Alliance, an organization of more than 50 Chinese companies, has introduced a new standard for wired media communication — General Purpose Media Interface (GPMI). This standard is designed to support 8K video and reduce the number of cables needed to transfer data and power between devices. There are…
Tax war between the US and China destroys the bitcoin mining market
Apparently, it is not for nothing that the sons of the US President Eric and Donald Trump suddenly joined the mining business, in partnership with Hut 8 founded a company called American Bitcoin.
Technological progress at the cost of ecosystem destruction. How humanity is paying for the extraction of rare earth metals
It is impossible to imagine the modern world, which is rapidly evolving and seems to be accelerating time in its embrace of technological progress, without smartphones, tablets, powerful computers and other electronic gadgets, including high-speed Internet infrastructure and satellite communications. At the same time, there is a large-scale…
What’s up, USA? China starts promoting its own cryptocurrencies and yuan
The confrontation between China and the United States in the technology sector is gaining momentum. Initially, it was artificial intelligence and now it’s time for cryptocurrencies. The first crypto President of the United States, Donald Trump, promised to make the country a leader in this market. But so far, all he has managed to do is cause…
Elon Musk: «The winner will be the one who controls the production of AI chips, and it may be China»
In a podcast with Ted Cruz, Elon Musk talked not only about strange things about «money computers» State Department, but also shared his view on the global tech confrontation.
Entire cities in China remain uninhabited and pollute the environment
Over the past half century, China has built about 500 new cities, some of them remain uninhabited and seriously pollute the environment.
DeepSeek developers’ passports were taken away to make them unable to travel
It seems that China really appreciates DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence technologies. So much so that their creators have been banned from leaving the country. It also became known about the company’s future plans.
Alibaba releases artificial intelligence, capable of reading human emotions
The Chinese company Alibaba has introduced a new model artificial intelligence «R1-Omni», which, according to the developers, can recognize human emotions.
Silicon-free: «the world’s first 2D GAAFET transistor» 40% faster than Intel’s counterparts
Developers from Peking University have announced the creation of the world’s first two-dimensional low-power transistor GAAFET.
Chinese phenomenon: «Nezha 2» earned $2 billion and beat «The Avengers» at the global box office
A few weeks ago, the Chinese animated film «Nezha 2» ahead in terms of fees hit «Thoughts inside out 2» and became the «richest» cartoon in history. At the time, box office receipts exceeded $1.69 billion. And since then, viewers have continued to bring their money to the box office. As a result, «Nezha 2» crossed the $2 billion mark at the…
China «takes over» Steam: the number of users has grown to 40 million thanks to the eastern «invasion» (+20.88%)
The latest Steam survey Hardware Survey for February 2025 shows a huge increase in the number of Chinese-speaking users. Other global changes are related to this.
Bypassing sanctions: DeepSeek FlashMLA improves the performance of NVIDIA H800 AI chips by 8 times
China may have found a way to circumvent the restrictions on the supply of powerful AI chips. DeepSeek FlashMLA technology multiplies the TFLOPS of the NVIDIA Hopper H800.
Tesla used Internet videos to teach self-driving technology to drive in China, — Elon Musk
On Tuesday, Tesla launched autonomous driving functions for some of its car models in China, but the decision did not please all drivers, primarily due to the limited nature of the program compared to the US version.
China’s «Nezha 2» became the highest-grossing animated film in history with $1.6 billion in earnings — 99% of the box office closed «at home»
Chinese animated film «Nezha 2» outperformed the hit movie «Thoughts inside out 2» and became «the richest» cartoon in history.
Tesla condemns many Chinese who complained about brake failure, local press is banned from criticizing the company
Associated Press suggests Tesla’s use of state influence in China to suppress criticism. The company has not convicted any Americans, but the Chinese have suffered.
Chinese and Russians improve NVIDIA RTX 4070 performance in scientific and military calculations by up to 800 times
Chinese scientists, in collaboration with Russians, have developed a computing algorithm that dramatically improves the performance of NVIDIA graphics cards in scientific and industrial calculations.
The big Chinese bus: 26-meter Yutong electric bus produced for Mexico
There is something long associated with China — the Great Wall. The new Yutong bus is a little shorter, but it can also accommodate a lot of people.
Let’s look at DeepSeek: a free ChatGPT analogue, but it answers like a Chinese communist and doesn’t protect data
DeepSeek-R1 is a new generative artificial intelligence model developed by the Chinese startup DeepSeek. It has caused a considerable stir as it is positioned as a competitor to leading models such as OpenAI o1. At the same time, DeepSeek-R1 is open source and more cost-effective than most AI models on the market. Let’s figure out […]
US Department of Defense personnel ran DeepSeek on work PCs for 2 days before access was blocked
The Pentagon has blocked internal access to DeepSeek’s AI models after discovering that employees in some departments had been connecting to Chinese servers for at least two days, reports Bloomberg.
DeepSeek R1 AI model collects a lot of user data and distorts information about China
DeepSeek R1’s large language model collects a huge amount of user data and sends it to China. AI also distorts information sensitive to the Chinese authorities.
Why did China’s AI breakthrough crash the crypto market and cause panic on Wall Street?
Throughout the week, everyone is talking about DeepSeek, a generative artificial intelligence originally from China. Its appearance on everyone’s lips coincided with the beginning of the presidency of Donald Trump, who promised to make the United States a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrencies.
TikTok and Donald Trump announce the resumption of the service in the United States
Newly elected US President Donald Trump has announced the return of TikTok to the country. The social network itself made the corresponding statement.
TikTok stopped working in the United States — the application is removed from stores, video viewing is not available
It happened: following the US Supreme Court’s decision to support the law banning TikTok, the video social network is not working in the country. Other ByteDance applications are also unavailable.
China tightens restrictions on video games for children — to 15-16 hours per month during winter holidays
New restrictions introduced by Chinese regulators will apply during the winter vacation period, starting in mid-January and lasting until February 14 — during this month, local children will be allowed to play PC games for a total of no more than 15-16 hours.
«Ukrposhta» and Temu have signed an agreement that will speed up the delivery of goods from China to Ukraine
The Ukrainian postal operator “Ukrposhta” and the Chinese marketplace Temu have entered into a “strategic partnership” that will allow for accelerated delivery of goods from China to Ukraine.
NVIDIA has reduced the performance of the RTX 5090D for China without any changes to the specs — how they did it
NVIDIA supplies top video cards with the D index to China, which comply with US restrictions. But if you look at the characteristics of the RTX 5090D, they will be the same as the regular version.
Pentagon adds Tencent and CATL to «blacklist» for helping Chinese army
The US Department of Defense has updated its blacklist of companies linked to the Chinese military, adding gaming giant Tencent, the world’s largest manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles CATL, as well as companies such as HangXin Memory Technologies, Quectel Wireless, and drone maker Autel Robotics.
«Passports confiscated and wages withheld»: A hundred Chinese workers were found working in slavery conditions at a BYD plant in Brazil
The Brazilian government has halted construction work at the new BYD factory in the northeastern state of Bahia, after discovering 163 Chinese workers living and working “in conditions of slavery,” reports Bloomberg.
China captures 76% of the global electric vehicle market
The rapid growth of the electric vehicle market in China is not losing momentum. In October, the country captured an impressive 76% of the global electric vehicle market, despite trade tensions and duties imposed by Western countries.
China bans exports to the US of gallium, germanium, antimony, important for the production of electronics and weapons
Also, it is forbidden to export ultra-hard materials (diamonds) to the USA. Additionally, China has implemented enhanced end-use control of graphite products.
In China, the series «Arkane» received an alternative ending — without intimacy between Wai and Caitlin
Vi and Caitlyn’s relationship in the second season of “Arcane” was marked by emotional fluctuations, but ultimately ended with an intimate reunion in the finale.
EU to offer grants of up to €1 billion to Chinese automakers in exchange for «secret technologies»
The EU is preparing new requirements for Chinese automakers to be eligible for local subsidies, including the following: — presence of production facilities in Europe and transfer of intellectual property «».
EU finally approves duty on Chinese electric cars — up to 35.7% maximum (7.8% for Tesla)
The EU «has given the green light» to additional tariffs on electric cars imported from China — they come into effect today and will be in force for the next 5 years.
A prominent crypto entrepreneur explains how China crisis could affect the crypto market
Arthur Hayes, a well-known American entrepreneur, co-founder and former director of the BitMEX crypto exchange published a new essay titled «Forward, Bitcoin», in which he stated that «monetary chemotherapy» in the Chinese economy would boost the prices of bitcoin and other assets. Hayes noted that global economic crises and monetary stimulus…
Black Myth: Wukong with a budget of $42.3 million earned more than $1.2 billion, — tax authorities
The game Black Myth: Wukong cost the developer Game Science more than 20 million copies and sold for $60 per copy. The game’s budget turned out to be slightly lower than previously reported.
«China is the biggest problem»: 60% of Russian weapons components come from China
Approximately 60% of foreign parts found in Russian weapons in Ukraine come from China. This was stated by President Zelensky’s advisor Vladyslav Vlasyuk.
Buyers’ Paradise: the price of the three-fold HUAWEI Mate XT has risen to $20,000 due to shortages
Initially, the new HUAWEI smartphone was offered at a price of $2800.
Samsung executives arrested for leaking $3.2 billion worth of secrets to China
South Korean police have arrested two former Samsung executives on suspicion of transferring $3.2 billion worth of the company’s trade secrets to China. One of the arrested, 66-year-old Mr. Choi, set up a chip manufacturing joint venture in China and served as its CEO. He was assisted by a fab designer, Mr. Oh, and tried to bring in other…
«Don’t bark at me!»: Chinese robot dog sets a YouTuber on fire because of his behavior
American video blogger IShowSpeed decided to show a Chinese robot dog. When he asked the robot to bark and started barking himself, the dog poured fire on him.
In 2024, China invested $25 billion in semiconductors — more than the United States, Taiwan, and South Korea combined
China has become the largest buyer of chip manufacturing equipment. In the first half of 2024, Chinese companies invested $25 billion in semiconductor production.
The ban on Chinese drones from September 1 will cause a shortage in the Armed Forces, — Magyar
Starting September 1, 2024, China will impose restrictions on the export of drones and their components. Robert «Magyar» Brovdi, commander of the 414th Separate Regiment of Strike Unmanned Aircraft Systems (OPUBAS), sounds the alarm.
Canada imposes a 100% duty on Chinese electric vehicles — on the eve of BYD’s entry into the local market
Canada is following the lead of the US and Europe and imposing a 100% duty on electric vehicles imported from China to protect domestic car manufacturers from the influx of cheap competitors.
Price wars: only 2 out of more than 30 Chinese electric car manufacturers make a profit
Electric vehicles account for more than half of new car sales in China, but the vast majority of brands are making a loss selling electric cars. This is a result of fierce price competition.
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