American AI Companies Open Up to Counter China
OpenAI on Aug. 5 released two open-weight language models, the company’s first such release since GPT-2 in 2019. Open-weight models make their training parameters,...
Chikungunya in Southern China: What You Need to Know About the 2025 Outbreak
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NZ Ardern Government Warned to Curb COVID Spending, Report Reveals
New Zealand’s government spent $66 billion responding to COVID-19—$16 billion more than originally announced—much of it in ways Treasury now says were unnecessary and...
China’s Exports Surge Ahead of Tariff Truce Deadline With US
China’s exports surged in July and topped market expectations, as a decline in shipments to the United States was offset by exports to Southeast...
US Tariff Pause With China ‘Likely’ to Be Extended by Another 90 Days: Lutnick
The United States is likely to extend the U.S. tariff deadline for China by another 90 days, says Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The current...
Patents Related to CCP-Backed Silk Typhoon Hackers Reveal Capabilities
Cybersecurity research firm SentinelOne has identified more than 10 patents held by companies that are associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-backed hacking campaign...
China’s Baidu to Deploy Its Self-Driving Taxis Globally Through Deals With Lyft, Uber
The “Google of China,” Baidu, and U.S. ride-hailing company Lyft announced on Aug. 4 that they have reached a deal to deploy self-driving taxis...
US to End Tariff Exemption for All Low-Cost Imports in Major Trade Shift
The United States is expanding the revocation of a tariff exemption that facilitated the flow of cheap goods into the country. President Donald Trump...
CCP Repressing Mass Protests Over Brazen Beating of 14 Year-Old Girl
Warning: The video footage linked in this article contains acts of violence. Viewer discretion is advised. Thousands of people took to the streets in...