Economic fears fuel protests in India, France as ‘social contract’ breaks down
Published: 8:24pm, 23 Oct 2026Updated: 8:26pm, 23 Oct 2026 Recent youth-led protests in New Delhi and other cities in India have fuelled allegations that...
Japan to Use AI to Simulate Cyberattacks After PHP Bug Hits Millions of Websites
Japan said on Friday it will set up a team to simulate cyberattacks using artificial intelligence to identify and address critical vulnerabilities in PHP,...
Cambricon’s third quarter profit surges 148% to US$210m amid push to replace Nvidia chips
Chinese artificial intelligence chip giant Cambricon Technologies reported a 147.7 per cent surge in third-quarter profit on Friday, as the country’s aggressive push to...
What Beijing’s 2-to-1 shipbuilding lead means for the US in war over Taiwan
Published: 8:00pm, 23 Oct 2026Updated: 8:42pm, 23 Oct 2026 Mainland Chinese shipyards delivered more than twice as much naval tonnage as their US counterparts...
Retro gaming is being overrun with AI
A rise in AI-powered decomps, recomps, and ports has thrust the community into chaos.Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC Image: Cath Virginia / The...
Trump Calls for Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Resignation Over Alleged Fake Name
President Donald Trump on Oct. 22 urged Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to resign from her congressional role over allegations that she used a fake...
Central Asian issuers broaden funding with dim sum bonds, sukuk
Central Asian borrowers are continuining to expand their use of Asian and Islamic capital markets to help fund investment projects. In the last few...
Good to see you after all this time. Chinese scientists put a face to the Denisovans
Chinese scientists have finally put a face onto the Denisovans, a mysterious species of ancient humans who were previously known only through the evidence...
Could Europe’s cost-of-living protests sharpen EU-China trade tensions?
As violent protests fuelled partly by the cost-of-living crisis shake parts of Europe, most notably France, analysts say the unrest could add to pressure...