China can’t buy Nvidia’s RTX 4090. Now its optical chip is twice as fast
Chinese researchers have developed the first highly parallel optical computing integrated chip, named “Meteor-1”, setting a milestone for using light to perform an enormous...
Foreign Adversaries Could Use Australia to Bypass US Sanctions on Semiconductors: Home Affairs
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has revealed details of 12 cases where universities were at risk of being co-opted by foreign entities for their...
Singaporean trio held in Malaysia’s US$1.7 million cocaine vape bust
Three Singaporean men have been arrested in a Malaysian drug bust of US$1.7 million worth of cocaine-laced vape liquid destined for sale overseas, in...
It’s our ‘internal strength’: University of Hong Kong head on top rankings
Published: 11:00am, 24 Jun 2025Updated: 11:12am, 24 Jun 2025 The president of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has expressed hopes the institution will...
Could manga be the unlikely saviour of this dying Japanese island?
On a tiny island in western Japan where just 11 residents remain, a bold experiment is under way to stave off extinction – by...
China to mark 80th WWII anniversary with military parade in September
China will stage a military parade to commemorate the end of World War II – the second time it has held the event –...
House Rules Committee Meets on Multiple Bills
The House Committee on Rules meets at 4 p.m. ET on June 23 on the following measures: H.R. 275 – Special Interest Alien Reporting...
New York Launches First Nuclear Energy Project in US in 15 Years
Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed New York’s power authority to “immediately begin evaluation of technologies, business models, and locations” to develop the state’s first...
Trump Says Israel, Iran Have Agreed to Cease-Fire That Could End 12-Day War
President Donald Trump on June 23 announced that Israel and Iran have agreed to a cease-fire, declaring the beginning of an end to what...