China

Eric Schmidt says America needs to 'get its act together' in AI competition with China

Posted in Software on 4th Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller

Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt says the US is at risk of falling behind in the race to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

Up to 200 pound pieces of Chinas Space Station could hit the Earths Surface

Posted in Hardware on 21st Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller

Pieces weighing up to 200 pounds of Chinas space station could make it to the surface when the 8.5-tonne laboratory breaks up.

China is betting big on AI

Posted in Science on 18th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller

China is planning to invest tens of billions of dollars in the next few years to master artificial intelligence.

China reports that it is working to open up a major Arctic shipping route

Posted in Business on 15th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller

News agency Xinhua reported that a Chinese ship had conducted a successful test of a trading route along the Arctic Northwest Passage.

While U.S. moves toward coal, China bets big on solar

Posted in Science on 10th Oct, 2017
by Alex Muller

China flipped the switch on the world's largest floating solar installation, built on top of a lake created by an abandoned coal mine.