Firms spent heavily on AI. Now rising costs are outpacing its value
AI is getting expensive – and companies are starting to rethink their embrace of the disruptive technology. Playing by a well-worn Silicon Valley playbook,...
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How a decade-long bet on photonics handed this Chinese venture capital firm an AI windfall
As artificial intelligence strains the physical limits of existing data centres, scientists and investors are turning to the ultimate speed limit of the universe...
EU Commission Declares Trade Ties With China ‘Not Sustainable’
The European Commission said on May 29 that the European Union’s current trade and investment relationship with China is no longer sustainable, reflecting growing...
India seals BrahMos missile deal with Vietnam, eyes Indonesia next
India has signed a deal with Vietnam under which it will supply BrahMos missiles which it has jointly developed with Russia and is in...
How a Hong Kong app is a ‘vital lifeline’ for 76,000 patients navigating cancer care
Hongkonger Susan Tam, 70, used to wake in the middle of the night, desperate for relief from an unbearable, relentless itch caused by her...
China Faces Another Great Famine? Citizens Starve While Xi Sends 90K Tons of Rice to Cuba
China’s economy is sliding, youth unemployment is soaring, and heavy rains in the south have destroyed farmland. Grain security is under pressure. Yet, Beijing...
Why the US Navy must look to allies if it wants to catch up to China at sea
Washington’s plans to work with allies on warship design and construction face steep opposition at home, but analysts warn that the US must outsource...
Where Southeast Asians really want to live, work and travel
Mass media commonly portrays Southeast Asia as an exciting, adventure-fuelled and culturally rich region – if often an exoticised one – for inhabitants and...
Rescuers Free 4 Men Who Had Been Trapped in a Flooded Laos Cave, Search for 2 Still Missing
BANGKOK—Rescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days, the day after another...