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U.S., India Partnership Targets Arms, AI to Compete with China

The White House is launching a partnership with India on Tuesday that President Joe Biden hopes will help the countries compete against China on military equipment, semiconductors and artificial intelligence. Washington wants to deploy more Western mobile phone networks in the subcontinent to counter China’s Huawei Technologies, to welcome more Indian computer chip specialists to […]

EU Sets Out Green Industry Plan to Counter U.S., China Subsidies

The European Commission proposed a plan on Wednesday to try to ensure Europe can compete with the United States as a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles and other green products and reduce its dependence on China. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a loosening of EU state aid rules, a repurposing of existing EU […]

Shape-Shifting Metal: The Liquid Gold of this Era

At this point, the 90s and early 2000 sci-fi movies have scripted the future of technology. Remember the flying cars from “Back to the Future”? And do you remember the shape-shifting metal in T-1000 from “Terminator 2: Judgement Day”? If yes, this innovation may be a déjà vu. In 2015, researchers at China’s Tsinghua University […]

The Digital Silk Route: Echoes of the Past

Mark Twain, the greatest humorist the US has produced, once said that “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” What’s past is past, but it does come back in a similar but not the same form (i.e., a rhyme). Accordingly, the Digital Silk Route (DSR) is not identical to the traditional silk route, […]

Six Influential Telecom CEOs in 2022 

A functioning society depends on the telecommunications sector. Over time, it proved crucial for families, communities, businesses, and governments. The COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread move to remote work increased the demand for a solid connection and an advanced telecommunications infrastructure for every civilization. Being a telecom CEO is a challenging task. In this article, […]

The Core Alliances of South Korea 6G

Business Korea’s core alliances report that the government expects commercial 6G to become widely accessible from 2028 to 2030. What use cases will be made of the new technology as 6G networks promise speeds 50 times faster than those of 5G are still being determined. Even said, South Korea’s interest is not surprising given that […]

Huawei-Backed Aito Cuts Prices in China, Following Tesla

Chinese automaker Seres Group has cut starting prices for its Aito electric cars by 30,000 yuan ($4,460) from Friday, following price cuts by Tesla last week and fuelling expectations of a wider price war. The Aito M5 and M7 electric sports-utility vehicles, which were co-developed by the Chongqing automaker with China’s tech giant Huawei Technologies […]

China Acquires ‘Golden Shares’ in Two Alibaba Units

China has acquired minority stakes with special rights in two domestic units of tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, business registration records showed, as Beijing extends a campaign to strengthen control over online content. Beijing has been taking ‘golden shares’ in private online media and content companies for more than five years, and in recent […]