Hollywood shaken by Brad Pitt-Tom Cruise fight video made with Chinese AI: ‘over for us’
A viral AI-generated video of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise fighting atop a building is causing a stir online. The 15-second video comes from...
Japanese paper-cutting art inspires flexible brain implants in China
Chinese scientists have developed microelectrodes that can flex and move with the brain, potentially paving the way for more advanced and adaptable brain-computer interfaces,...
Takaichi’s anti-China stance won’t bolster Japan’s security
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide electoral victory on Sunday signals a troubling shift: Japan’s unsettling turn to the right. In a post-US-led world...
Farewell to the ‘unipolar moment’: Europe scrambles for footing between US and China
On the margins of a glitzy security event in Bavaria, the foreign ministers of France and Germany revived a dormant diplomatic format with China,...
Trump hails US ‘discombobulator’ weapon as he meets Maduro op troops
President Donald Trump boasted on Friday about a secret US “discombobulator” weapon that can block Russian and Chinese defence systems, as he met the...
Brazil breaks up China-linked US$190m money-laundering ring tied to top crime syndicate
Brazilian prosecutors and police launched an extensive crackdown on a Chinese electronics distribution network accused of laundering more than one billion reais (US$190 million)...
Trump administration sues Harvard, accusing it of defying investigation
The Trump administration sued Harvard University on Friday, accusing it of failing to comply with a federal investigation and seeking documents to determine whether...
US allows oil majors to resume Venezuela operations
The US eased sanctions on Venezuela’s energy sector on Friday, issuing two general licences that allow global energy companies to operate oil and gas...
Angry passengers left high and dry after Star Cruises cancels Hong Kong sailing
Star Cruises cancelled a scheduled departure from Hong Kong on Friday evening because of “an unforeseen technical issue”, leaving angry passengers who had waited...