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Ever the strategist, the Chinese leader is taking the offensive, both abroad and at home. That’s bad news for global order, and minorities in his countryImagine what would happen if a British prime minister in London told the Scots they could not have their own parliament, national football team or fly the saltire. Or if […]
Quarterly profit jump fuelled largely by unknown US refund amount as Japanese video game giant records overall sales drop Nintendo has reported a jump in profits, as the Japanese game maker’s earnings were buoyed up by a long-awaited refund on Donald Trump’s tariffs.The company said profits surged 53.5% to ¥147.4bn (£694m) over the three months
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We need an enlightened US president to make the case for global AI regulation. Donald Trump is the exact opposite of what is neededWhen I am woken by the sound of my dog whining, I understand that she is hungry and wants me to get up. When my alarm clock goes off, I don’t consider
New AI models, advanced robots and specialty computer chips are unsettling markets and the US tech industryOver the past month, a series of advancements in China’s artificial intelligence, chip manufacturing and robotics technologies have rattled financial markets, caused divisions among US tech moguls and left the Trump administration scrambling to respond.Silicon Valley has long pointed
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Live, rolling coverage as British oil company looks for buyer amid political dispute over future drilling licencesGood morning, and welcome to our live coverage of business, economics and financial markets.BP has put its North Sea oil business up for sale, saying it will try to find a buyer amid a political dispute over whether the
There is no point competing in isolation. There are so many benefits to be had, in manufacturing, healthcare, research and governanceZheng Zeguang is the Chinese ambassador to the UKArtificial intelligence is widely regarded as one of the defining technologies of our time. Like the steam engine, the harnessing of electricity and the internet before it,
Drop comes after South Korean company SK Hynix’s results undershot investors’ expectationsBusiness live – latest updatesShares in companies linked to AI have plunged further after disappointing results from the South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, sending the country’s stock market tumbling for the second day in a row.Seoul’s Kospi index, which is dominated by semiconductor manufacturers,
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Move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese technology out of the USThe Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on humanoid robots from China on Tuesday, saying that the technology poses “unacceptable risks” to the country’s national security. The move comes as the Trump administration has increasingly sought to keep Chinese
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Open-source questions stir frank discussion – and both sides have clear economic incentives for where they landHello, and welcome to TechScape. This week we’ll be looking at a debate over the future of artificial intelligence that’s dividing the tech industry, as well as how the European Union gave Google a slap on the wrist for
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Senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins on China’s embrace of AI, from medical avatars to food delivery drones and state surveillanceWhile the spread of AI has been met perhaps with a lot of scepticism in the west, China has fully embraced the technology, explains Amy Hawkins, from millions of users talking to AI doctors, to the
