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New York City Mayor Mamdani joins picket line as 15,000 nurses strike
The city’s new mayor backs the walkout as thousands of nurses strike over pay, staffing and workplace safety.
13 Jan 2026 - 11:08AM
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US-China relations
Chip sales to China part of US plan to build its own digital silk road: official
9 Jan 2026 - 2:36PM
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Artificial intelligence
Dose of uncertainty: experts wary of AI health tech gadgets at CES trade show
8 Jan 2026 - 2:34PM
IPO
China vital to Insilico’s plan to build biotech’s AI ‘Einstein’ for new drugs
US firm, backed by Fosun and Tencent, expands research base in China as it develops an AI-powered drug-discovery tool.
31 Dec 2025 - 2:26PM
Insilico is training and testing an AI-powered drug-discovery tool to enable faster, cheaper and more successful drug discovery. Photo: Handout
Nvidia
Lawmakers want US to disclose any approvals of Nvidia H200 China licences
Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Gregory Meeks also asked for an assessment of the military potential of the AI chips approved for export.
23 Dec 2025 - 3:44AM
US-China trade war
TikTok reaches deal on new US venture with American investor group
The deal was signed on Thursday, with the landmark move ending years of legal and political uncertainty.
19 Dec 2025 - 11:23PM
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US-China tech thaw? Trump clears Nvidia H200 exports – why it matters
It’s a ‘sliding scale’ strategy, analysts say of Trump’s U-turn – preserve American market share while dampening Beijing’s self-reliance push.
9 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
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US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping talk after a bilateral meeting in Busan, South Korea, on October 30. Trump said on Monday that he had reached an agreement with Xi to allow US chip giant Nvidia to export advanced artificial intelligence chips to China. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations
Trump gives green light for Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips in China
The move has upset China hawks in Washington, who are concerned that selling more advanced AI chips to Beijing could help boost its military.
9 Dec 2025 - 7:59AM
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US-China relations
US Congress unveils bill with curbs on China tech investment and biotech ties
NDAA package revives stalled measures on US outbound investment and biotech, signalling Capitol Hill’s hardened stance towards Beijing.
9 Dec 2025 - 6:14AM
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US-China trade war
As China defies US tech blockade, can local AI chipmakers capture Nvidia share?
Vast pool of engineering talent seen as a potent driving force for country’s challenge to US tech supremacy.
5 Dec 2025 - 9:30PM
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Artificial intelligence
Senators unveil bill to keep Trump from easing curbs on AI chip sales to China
The SAFE CHIPS Act is a rare effort led in part by Trump’s own party to stop him from further relaxing tech export restrictions on Beijing.
5 Dec 2025 - 4:45AM
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Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The US Commerce Department imposed and then rolled back curbs on selling Nvidia’s H20 AI chips to China. Photo: EPA
US-China relations
Trump’s Nasa pick vows US will beat China back to the moon
Isaacman says Washington must move quickly to stay ahead of Beijing amid intensifying rivalry in space exploration.
4 Dec 2025 - 6:43AM
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US-China trade war
‘Close the loopholes’: US officials urge tougher chip rules to limit China gains
Lawmakers seek stronger BIS powers and more staff, saying Beijing could use one-year pause in export controls to advance domestic abilities.
21 Nov 2025 - 7:06AM
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US-China trade war
Chinese rare earth magnet exports to US hit 9-month high as trade war resolves
Shipments of the valuable components to the US increased in October, while those sent to the European Union fell from their September levels.
20 Nov 2025 - 5:00PM
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US lawmakers press for new tactics to challenge China’s grip on rare earths
Congressional panel urges alternative technologies as Beijing’s pricing power and slow US production raise doubts about reducing dependence.
24 Nov 2025 - 10:31AM
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A view of the MP Materials rare earth open-pit mine in Mountain Pass, California. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
Anthropic commits US$50 billion to build AI data centres in US
The start-up plans to build data centres in Texas, New York and other locations in partnership with UK firm Fluidstack.
13 Nov 2025 - 10:13AM
Artificial intelligence
Meta Platforms’ AI lay-offs triggered by resource competition: ex-researcher
Tian Yuandong says internal conflicts emerged at Meta as LLM development became the industry-wide focus.
13 Nov 2025 - 9:00AM
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Technology
China dominates global patent race with record filings
China filed nearly half of all patents worldwide in 2024, outpacing the US by more than threefold, WIPO data show.
13 Nov 2025 - 6:13AM
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Computer technology remains the most frequently featured field in published patent applications worldwide. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence
China’s Moonshot claims to build models with fewer AI chips than US rivals
In a Reddit forum, a Moonshot AI executive says start-up is ‘outnumbered’ by US rivals in terms of ‘high-end GPUs’ used for training models.
14 Nov 2025 - 8:31AM
Technology
‘Western tech dominance fading,’ Web Summit CEO says at ‘Davos for geeks’
Paddy Cosgrave says that situation is clearer ‘this year, more than any year before’, which is evidence of a multipolar tech industry.
11 Nov 2025 - 3:54PM
Artificial intelligence
Sam Altman says OpenAI does not want a government bailout for AI
The CEO says OpenAI only had discussions about ‘loan guarantees’ for building chip fabrication plants in the US.
7 Nov 2025 - 10:00AM
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US-China relations
Top Democrat presses US budget chief on ceding scientific ground to Beijing
Raja Krishnamoorthi warns spending reductions could sap American competitiveness and drive talent towards China.
5 Nov 2025 - 7:17AM
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top Democrat on the US House committee focused on China, is warning that cuts to federal research would weaken America’s scientific edge against Beijing. Photo: Getty Images
Semiconductors
Nexperia China vows business as usual after Dutch wafer supply halt
Chinese unit says production remains stable and new suppliers secured despite headquarters suspending shipments from Europe.
2 Nov 2025 - 3:40PM
US-China trade war
Why Trump must do more if Washington is to win US-China tech race
Raja Krishnamoorthi urges Trump administration to deliver increased investment, strategy and leadership to combat China’s growing influence.
30 Oct 2025 - 5:57AM
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Archaeology and palaeontology
Rare duck-billed dinosaur ‘mummies’ reveal a surprise: hoofed feet
Edmontosaurus fossils had large areas of preserved external skin surface, providing the most fleshed-out view of a large dinosaur to date.
24 Oct 2025 - 6:36AM
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