Scoring the AI Race, a Year after the DeepSeek Shock
From energy and data centers to chips and applications, how China measures up against the U.S.
Kei Koizumi on the U.S.-China AI Competition
A senior Biden-era science and technology official talks about Trump’s AI chip exports to China and what’s at stake for U.S. tech leadership.
Could Chinese AI Videos Kill The Hollywood Star?
The recent furore over a fake video with a Brad Pitt-Tom Cruise fight highlights the challenges U.S. film studios could face enforcing their legal rights...
Chasing the Chip Smugglers
The exposure of a U.S.-based operation that smuggled Nvidia’s AI chips to China raises questions about the role of major companies and the authorities charged...
Why Washington Needs a Robotics Strategy
China is proving more adept than its rival at deploying robots as well as manufacturing them.
The Moonlighter
A former Google software engineer has been convicted of trade secrets theft and economic espionage in connection with his efforts to launch a start-up in...
Chinese AI Companies Ride the Optimism
Investors have been piling in to Chinese AI and chip companies listing in Hong Kong this year with more to come in the pipeline.
Manus, Meta and a Deal That Goes to the Heart of the U.S.-China AI Rivalry
The Facebook owner’s tie-up with Manus is being touted as a win for Washington’s AI strategy, and a headache for Beijing.
China’s Labor Market Braces for an AI Shock
Experts warn both that millions of workers could lose their positions as AI takes over, and that there aren’t enough people to fill AI-related jobs.
China’s Search for an AI Magic Cure
Can artificial intelligence fix China’s fragmented public healthcare system?
Why Nvidia’s Blackwell Chip is So Important
The U.S. is reluctant to allow China access to Nvidia's most advanced chip — and China may not want it anyway.
Cheap and Open Source, Chinese AI Models Are Taking Off
Some of the hottest Silicon Valley startups are taking to the likes of Alibaba’s Qwen for a shortcut.