Could PLA’s AI-powered kill web evolve to a Skynet?
In the Terminator films, humanity launches an all-out assault in 2029 on Skynet’s central node deep within Cheyenne Mountain – only to realise that...
Chinese AI chip developer Moore Threads gets go-ahead for Shanghai IPO
Moore Threads Technology, a Chinese developer of graphics processing units (GPUs), on Friday received approval for an initial public offering (IPO) on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style...
Hong Kong records HK$3.6 billion in cybercrime losses as hackers turn to AI
Hong Kong police recorded HK$3.6 billion (US$463 million) in technology crime losses in the first seven months of 2025, an 18 per cent increase...
Netanyahu defies UN walkout, vows to ‘finish the job’ in Gaza
Published: 10:08pm, 26 Sep 2025Updated: 10:40pm, 26 Sep 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly on Friday that Israel “must...
TikTok deal: for US-China investments, is this a new normal or reciprocity risk?
As US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to bring the widely watched TikTok dispute closer to a resolution, the move...
Trump signs TikTok order, world’s tallest bridge opens: SCMP daily highlights
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World’s most powerful flying wind turbine launched in western China
China has successfully flown the world’s largest and most powerful airborne wind turbine, a milestone that could bring cheaper, more reliable green energy and...
ICE video using Pokémon’s ‘Gotta Catch ‘Em All’ slogan sparks controversy
Published: 8:20pm, 26 Sep 2025Updated: 9:09pm, 26 Sep 2025 Japan’s wildly popular Pokémon franchise distanced itself on Friday from a recent viral US government...
Taipei backtracks on South Africa chip controls in representative office row
Published: 8:00pm, 26 Sep 2025Updated: 8:17pm, 26 Sep 2025 Taiwan has reversed its semiconductor export controls on South Africa just two days after it...