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China lavishes attention on a little-known competition
O nce again Team China has crushed its rivals. At the WorldSkills Competition it won a record 41 gold medals, ten times as many as South Korea, the runner-up. Never heard of the e
Nike lost China to local brands, now it’s trying to think like one
Nike Inc’s NKE China turnaround is starting to look less like a marketing reset and more like a redesign of how the company operates. The sportswear giant is giving its China team more control over…
Elena Rybakina settles into Beijing as No. 1 after a whirlwind stretch
Elena Rybakina had an event-filled couple of weeks after her triumph at the US Open, but with a quick turnaround, she’s ready to compete in her first tournament as World No. 1.
Beijing Looms Large Over American AI Politics
As the debate over AI policy plays out in Washington, no issue animates support for an aggressive AI buildout more than the national security implications. In Newsweek’s AI Policy Scorecard, 86 …
China just gave the energy market another reason to stress
Brent crude topped $100 again on Thursday, spiking on news that China will halt exports in October.
Oil prices rise 2% as China suspends fuel exports
By Robert Harvey LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose around 2% on Thursday after China suspended oil products exports, potentially tightening fuel markets already coping with supply shortages …
China driving worrying rise in EU imports, Commission official says
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Nearly a quarter of imports into the European Union are rising at a “worrying” rate, driven primarily by goods from China, the European Commission’s …
A Hacking Competition Shows the Power of China’s ‘Open Weight’ A.I.
The winner of an elite cybersecurity contest prevailed by relying on a free Chinese model — another sign that available A.I. systems could already be too powerful to easily regulate.
China vs US: Who is winning the AI race, in four charts
The US dominates AI spending and computing power, but China is ahead in research and closing the gap on advanced models.
China halts fuel exports, pushing Brent crude above $100
PetroChina canceled gasoline and jet fuel shipments planned for October, tightening already war-strained energy markets …
Exclusive-US slows aircraft-part exports to China as Trump seeks leverage in trade negotiations, sources say
By Karen Freifeld and Allison Lampert NEW YORK, Oct 1 – The Trump administration has been taking steps to turn China’s dependence on US aviation suppliers into leverage for trade negotiations, according to people familiar…
China-linked hackers impersonated US AI insiders as global race heats up
Suspected Chinese hackers impersonated an Anthropic employee and ex-US officials in an espionage campaign aimed at gaining insights into American AI developments, a US cybersecurity firm said Thursday …