AI is already used for military reconnaissance and surveillance and in the future could be used to pick targets autonomously.
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In-depth: China’s finance for African renewables rebounds after two-year lull
In the past, the bulk of Chinese financing had been driven by the backing of China’s two policy banks – the Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM) and the China Development Bank (CDB) – and directed…
BMW Cuts Financial Targets on Recall Costs, Muted Demand in China
BMW lowered its financial targets for the year, citing a recall and market headwinds, including muted demand in China.
China’s financial crisis is the ‘biggest story in the world’ and is about to trigger a global meltdown
China is the world’s second biggest economy, after growing at breakneck speed for decades. Yet now it’s in deep trouble and authoritarian leader Premier Xi Jinping can’t save it …
China urged to spend up to $2.1trn to battle deflation
Economists warn the more embedded deflation becomes, the more it will cost to dispel it through stimulus measures.
China urged to spend up to $1.4tn to battle deflation
China needs to spend up to Rmb10tn ($1.4tn) over two years in stimulus funds to reflate its economy and return it to sustainable growth, investment bank economists said, as concerns grow that …
China Dives Back Into Euro Debt Market Amid Likely ECB Rate Cut
(Bloomberg) — China is returning to the international debt market after … Campus The Plan for the World’s Most Ambitious Skyscraper Renovation The Ministry of Finance announced it will issue up to …
Vanished Banker Loses $750 Million in China’s Unending Crackdown
In the go-go years when China minted a billionaire every two days, banking rainmaker Bao Fan almost reached that milestone himself.
Best of BS Opinion: China’s demographic liability, rural banking and more
Rooted in the one-child policy and changing social and cultural norms, China has huge demographic challenges ahead. What are the long term implications for markets, the global eco …
China supports sustainable financial support for AU-led peace operations
China supports the provision of adequate, predictable, and sustainable financial support for African Union (AU)-led peace operations, Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, …
As lay-offs and salary cuts have shaken industries from finance to manufacturing, the government should find ways to boost household wealth
As lay-offs and salary cuts have shaken industries from finance to manufacturing, the government should find ways to boost household wealth.
China’s deflation risk rises as Beijing struggles to spark consumer confidence
The potential for deflation in China could affect prices across the globe, but the likely impact remains unclear.
China’s housing market: Is the bottom in sight?
SCB chief executive talks of further pain ahead in China’s property market. Mortgage financing may fail to help China’s housing market.
