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SCI & TECH5h agoApple Intelligence to roll out on iPhones in China in December with Alibaba backingApple’s long-awaited artificial intelligence features will be officially launched in China in December, ending two years of regulatory uncertainty as the US tech giant seeks to bring advanced technologies to its second-largest market with the help of Alibaba Group Holding. The first batch of Apple Intelligence services will roll out to Chinese iPhone users alongside the iOS 27.3 update in December, following an open beta test with developers starting November 4, the US company said in a...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH8h agoChina joins global race to reawaken brain-injury patients through ultrasound therapyAfter spending three months in a coma following a brain haemorrhage, a patient in China has regained the ability to speak, eat and walk with support – part of an early clinical trial using targeted sound waves to help “wake up” severely damaged brains, according to state media. The technology, developed by a coalition including the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, used focused ultrasound waves to stimulate regions deep within the brain without requiring...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH9h agoWhy are US, Russia and China racing to put nuclear reactors on the moon?Reactors could revolutionise moon exploration, providing energy for bases and mining, but risks of contamination remain.Al Jazeera [en]
SCI & TECH1d agoAn expert from Córdoba traveled to China to spread the benefits of alfalfa for agricultural systemsAriel Odorizzi, director del INTA Manfredi, compartió conocimiento argentino en la Conferencia Académica Internacional sobre Bienestar Agrícola 2026.El mejoramiento genético cumple un rol central.Clarín
SCI & TECH1d agoHow China uses gut microbes to treat a range of diseasesModern medicine has spent the past few decades rediscovering the connection between a healthy gut and a healthy mind and body, something traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners have understood for many hundreds of years. In China and around the world, doctors and scientists trained in Western medicine have learned the importance of maintaining a balance between “good” and “bad” bacteria in the human microbiome – the scientific name for the collection of microorganisms in the gut – and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH2d agoWhat a China-US AI Safety Channel NeedsTrump and Xi agreed to set up a China-U.S. AI incident reporting channel. But AI companies in both countries don’t currently provide the necessary information.The Diplomat
SCI & TECH2d agoRegulate AI, but don’t hand the 21st century to ChinaIf Chinese models dominate, there will be a grim future for free societies.The Hill
SCI & TECH2d agoUS vs China: As the world splits into AI blocs, where does Europe stand?As the US and China build rival AI blocs, Europe is scrambling to reduce its dependence on both. But despite its ambitions to become a technological power in its own right, the EU still lacks the chips, infrastructure and homegrown AI models to compete on equal terms.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECH2d agoChina Is Not Happy About Fan-made A.I. Videos of Sun Wukong and Lin DaiyuMash-up videos of beloved characters from Chinese classics — some made with A.I. — have caught the attention of the authorities.NYT World
SCI & TECH2d agoXinhua Silk Road: 2026 Global Ocean Development Forum held in Qingdao, E ChinaBEIJING, Oct. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The 2026 Global Ocean Development Forum was held recently in Qingdao, a coastal city of east China’s Shandong Province, aiming to boost the sustainable...nynewscast · united states of america
SCI & TECH2d agoSouth Korea’s chipmakers are raking it in. Can China close the gap?South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix kept almost 80 per cent of its total sales as operating profit last quarter, a margin almost unheard of in manufacturing, as the country’s chipmakers reap the rewards of the global artificial intelligence boom. Operating profit, defined as earnings from the company’s core business before interest and taxes, soared 632 per cent in the three months to September from a year earlier to 83.33 trillion won (US$62.76 billion) on revenue of 104.62 trillion won, SK...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH2d agoU.S. Intel Warns China’s Space-Based Directed Energy Weapons Could Soon Threaten SatellitesThe War Zone
SCI & TECH2d agoChina’s CE-25A Electric Commuter Airliner Demonstrator Emerges In PhotosThe 19-seat aircraft features an unusual array of ducted fans, and the technology behind it could have implications beyond civilian aviation. The post China’s CE-25A Electric Commuter Airliner Demonstrator Emerges appeared first on TWZ.The War Zone
SCI & TECH2d agoEx-Google CEO: China is 6 months behind US on AI and has ‘infinite energy’Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said China is now just six months behind the U.S. in the global race to develop AI, warning that China has a major advantage when it comes to energy. In an interview with Fast Company released Wednesday, Schmidt said the gap between the two countries has narrowed dramatically over the…The Hill
SCI & TECH3d agoChina Wants Its AI to Go Global, on Its Own TermsBeijing also wants tailored control over what technology leaves, who acquires it, and what remains in the hands of the Chinese government.The Diplomat
SCI & TECH3d agoIn China gene-editing trial, 2 children improved, 1 died and 1 withdrewFour seriously ill Chinese boys who would almost certainly have died in their twenties from a rare inherited disease received the same highly anticipated gene-editing drug. More than a year later, a set of cruel and contradictory data emerged. Two boys gained the strength to walk farther. One boy showed no improvement in gait and subsequently withdrew from the trial. And the fourth boy’s heart stopped beating 81 hours after receiving the medication intravenously, owing to a severe systemic...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH3d agoHow Lao Gan Ma, China’s iconic chilli brand, got caught in an AI stormFor three decades, Lao Gan Ma’s glass jars, bearing the stern portrait of founder Tao Huabi, have been a fixture on Chinese dinner tables and a symbol of traditional food manufacturing. This week, however, the iconic chilli sauce has become an unlikely focus of public anxiety over artificial intelligence. Online rumours that the Guizhou-based company had replaced hundreds of factory workers with AI went viral, prompting boycott threats and highlighting growing public unease over the impact of...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH3d agoChina formally launches project to build aircraft carrier-sized ‘science island’China’s massive maritime science infrastructure – an aircraft carrier-sized floating artificial island – has officially entered its engineering construction phase. On October 18, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), the facility’s lead developer, signed a construction contract worth over 2.7 billion yuan (US$405 million) with a shipbuilder under China State Shipbuilding Corporation, according to local media reports. The semi-submersible twin-hull platform is the world’s first mobile,...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH3d agoChina’s battery factories could be sitting right on top of vast lithium depositsLithium deposits formed by ancient volcanic activity may lie beneath parts of China’s battery manufacturing heartland, particularly along the southeastern coast, according to a new study. In an interview with the South China Morning Post, geologist Duan Zheng said that “potential targets for clay-type lithium deposits in southeastern China overlap with lithium battery industrial clusters in East and South China”. “Local supplies could significantly reduce transport costs and supply-chain risks,”...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH4d agoChina trial shows gum tissue stem cells help 55% of lifetime diabetes patientsA randomised phase 1 clinical trial conducted by scientists and doctors from Shanghai and Guangzhou has achieved encouraging results in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes using stem cells extracted from the mouth’s gum tissue. More than half of those who received the treatment showed varying degrees of improvement, while one subject was able to discontinue exogenous insulin therapy completely, the researchers said. Results of the study, which tested a therapy based on gingival mesenchymal stem...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH4d agoChina grants permits to VW joint venture, Xpeng as autonomous driving race intensifiesChina has granted new autonomous-driving permission to electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng and a mainland joint venture of Volkswagen, intensifying the commercialisation race between China’s autonomous driving firms and US company Tesla. Xpeng would now be allowed to conduct “demonstration operations” of its Yoyo driverless taxis in the capital city of southern China’s Guangdong province under a licence officially granted recently, the company said on social media on Monday. The licence, which...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH5d agoWhy China’s new estimate on Greenland ice loss speed is 55% lower than America’sChinese researchers have created a new model to convert satellite surface elevation data for the Greenland Ice Sheet into a detailed estimate of how much ice it has lost in recent decades. Using satellite altimetry data covering 2002 to 2023, they found that the ice sheet lost an average of about 120 gigatonnes (264.5 trillion lbs) of mass per year. This figure is considerably lower than the widely cited figure reached by Nasa, which previously estimated Greenland’s annual loss to be nearly 270...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH5d ago100 million views: why China’s viral AI rap track has struck a chordAn AI-generated Chinese rap song featuring some of the country’s most well-known historical figures has taken social media by storm. Titled “The One Who’s Been There” (Guo Lai Ren), the track crossed 100 million views across platforms in less than two weeks as it tapped into the anxieties of modern life. The song brings together 10 iconic figures from Chinese history and mythology – from revered poets and statesmen to the legendary Monkey King. Rather than reciting classical verses or lecturing...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH5d agoWeapon or armour? The contentious debate over China’s open-weight AIAre China’s increasingly powerful open-weight AI models a cybersecurity threat, or could restricting them ultimately make the internet less secure? The dilemma has become a growing concern as Chinese developers including DeepSeek, Z.ai and Alibaba Group Holding – owner of the South China Morning Post – continue to challenge their American rivals by releasing models that anyone can download, modify and deploy. The growing impact of advanced AI on global cybersecurity has also forced governments...South China Morning Post
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