U.S. Export Controls Fuel the Rise of Asian Data Centers Serving Chinese AI
Chinese AI firms are the top customers for Singapore-based DayOne’s data centers. Now it is hoping for support from U.S. investors.
What a U.S.-China AI Safety Channel Needs
AI safety is a global challenge, and addressing it depends on close and growing collaboration between the two leading AI powers.
Catch Us If You Can
Trial proceedings in United States v Huawei Technologies, now underway in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn, are shedding light on the hidden workings of the...
Short Dramas are Big Business in China
China’s short drama industry is taking up a big chunk of the country’s AI capacity, with ByteDance now dominating the market.
Seth Center on Talking to China About AI Risk
The former State Department official in the Biden administration talks about leading the first talks with China on AI, and what the realistic goals should...
Is China breaking through a key chipmaking bottleneck?
The U.S. has blocked China from getting the world’s most advanced lithography tools, but reports now suggest the country has made advances in making its...
Backing the Basics
China has been pouring money into blue-sky scientific research as the U.S. backs away.
Dual-Use Farms
China needs land for crops and solar energy installations. Rather than compete against each other, farmers and green energy companies are realizing that they can...
Datacenters in the sky? China Bids on the AI-Space Nexus
In just over a year, China has built an ecosystem dedicated to orbital data centers.
Chinese Carmakers Try to Break Free from the CATL Herd
The highly profitable battery making giant dominates the global and domestic market. Now, struggling EV manufacturers are pushing back with their own products.
Xinjiang’s “Blue Miracle”
Fish farming in Xinjiang is being sold as proof that technology can overcome geography. The reality is more complicated: a desert seafood boom built on...
Chips, China And Trade Secrets: How an Arrest In Brussels Could Tie Them Together
Belgian prosecutors are investigating whether a state-backed Chinese firm stole trade secrets from the country’s leading chipmaker before it collapsed.