Justice Department Announces Healthcare Fraud Takedown, Anti-Fraud Initiative
The Justice Department announces a significant healthcare fraud takedown and a new District Anti-Fraud Initiative during a press conference at 11 a.m. ET on...
Water dispenser linked to legionnaires’ disease case in private Hong Kong hospital
Published: 1:02am, 5 Aug 2026Updated: 1:05am, 5 Aug 2026 An 89-year-old patient at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital is highly likely to have...
US AI leaders turn to Chinese open-weight models, challenging closed-source safety claims
Published: 12:08am, 5 Aug 2026Updated: 12:33am, 5 Aug 2026 More American titans of artificial intelligence are describing Chinese open-weight models as better for AI...
Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Biotechnology and the Future of Healthcare
The Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing on “Building a Resilient Health Care Future With Biotechnology” at 10 a.m. ET on Aug. 4.Witnesses: Alan...
South Korean President Calls Heatwave a National Disaster
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has called the record heatwave sweeping across the peninsula a national disaster, with the death toll reaching 19. “Considering...
World Bank urges developing countries to embrace AI ‘lifeline’ or be left behind
The World Bank on Tuesday called on developing countries to embrace artificial intelligence technology tools to deliver better governance outcomes, warning that they risked...
VIP, APP, PPT: Are English abbreviations harming China’s cultural confidence?
Published: 11:00pm, 4 Aug 2026Updated: 1:05am, 5 Aug 2026 A Chinese speaker today might describe their day at work as first making a “PPT”...
Top Huawei chip scientist opens up on strategy, ‘blind arrogance’ and his war-hero mindset
Published: 10:29pm, 4 Aug 2026Updated: 12:51am, 5 Aug 2026 When Liao Heng joined Huawei Technologies’ chip-design unit in 2016, he was sceptical about whether...