Forget about “Connecting the Dots.” The Next Impending Attack is Staring Us in the Face. Shutterstock | Pixels Hunter In the years immediately following 9/11, we scrambled to figure out what went wrong, and ultimately coined an expression “connect the dots” to describe what we were unable to see before the attacks. Connecting the dots …
As OnePlus approaches its 10th anniversary in December, it’s launching a new flagship phone in Shenzhen, China at 2:30PM on December 5 (local time) to mark the occasion. The brand’s official China website revealed the upcoming OnePlus 12 with a striking resemblance to its predecessor, though the camera island’s color now matches that of the …
Northern China has had increases in influenza-like illnesses since mid-October that have topped the … [+] numbers from the prior three years. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Remember what happened the last time that China experienced a “mysterious pneumonia” outbreak? As I reported for Forbes back on January 3, 2020, …
NVIDIA really, really doesn’t want to lose access to China’s massive AI chip market. The company is developing three new AI chips especially for China that don’t run afoul of the latest export restrictions in the US, according to The Wall Street Journal and Reuters. Last year, the US government notified the chipmaker that it …
Unity Software, the US developer best known for software used to design video games, is in talks to spin off its China unit to help it expand in the world’s biggest games market, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. San Francisco-based Unity has sought strategic investors to join it in a business valued at …
Chinese tech giant Tencent on Wednesday posted its first drop in quarterly revenue since going public, as the company grapples with China’s economic downturn, pandemic disruptions and ongoing scrutiny from regulators. Revenue in the second quarter fell three percent to CNY 134 billion (roughly Rs. 1,57,000 crore) compared to the year before, while profits plunged by …
Greenhouse Agriculture On The Planet Mars getty The lowly silkworm has spurred exploration here on Earth for centuries. First in the development of the silk roads between China and Europe and then closer to home in colonial Georgia where English settlers tried to make a case for mercantile silk production. But most recently, China has …
Topline Japan launched its “moon sniper” lunar spacecraft from its southern coast on Thursday in an effort to become the fifth nation in the world to land an object on the moon, amid an ongoing global race to explore the lunar surface. A H-IIA rocket carrying a small lunar surface probe and other objects lifts …
Five Chinese tech firms, including Baidu and SenseTime Group, on Thursday launched their artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to the public after receiving government approval, as China’s government pushes to widen the use of such products amid competition with the United States. Baidu, China’s leading online search provider, said in a statement that its ChatGPT-like chatbot, Ernie …
Activision Blizzard said on Thursday it would suspend most Blizzard game services in mainland China once its current licensing agreements with NetEase end in January. Blizzard Entertainment said it was unable to reach a deal with the Chinese Internet and gaming giant that was “consistent with Blizzard’s operating principles and commitments to players and employees.” …