China’s humanoid robots take centre stage for Lunar New Year showtime

A Unitree Robotics humanoid robot takes part in the freestyle competition at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China August 15, 2025/ PHOTO: REUTERS China’s most-watched TV show, the annual CCTV Spring Festival gala, on Monday showcased the country’s cutting-edge industrial policy and Beijing’s push to dominate … Read more

UK considers fast ban on social media for teens, regulations to AI chatbots

Starmer’s government aims to close AI loopholes, fast-track legislation amid efforts to protect children online A teenager holding a phone with a social media application opening. PHOTO: FILE Britain could bring in an Australian-style ban on social media for children under 16 as early as this year and close a loophole that left some AI … Read more

US pushes AI funding, fisheries tech at APEC amid China rivalry

Beijing urged Washington to abide by the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques, stop the dangerous moves of arming Taiwan, and stop undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. PHOTO: FREEPIK The Trump administration is promoting artificial intelligence exports and maritime surveillance technology at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in southern China … Read more

Chinese AI models festoon Spring Festival a year after DeepSeek shock

DeepSeek expands chatbot memory to one million tokens, competitors upgrade video generation, coding, agent-based AI BEIJING: As China prepares for Lunar New Year holidays starting on Sunday, rivals to DeepSeek are scrambling to release artificial-intelligence models a year after it burst onto the scene with its game-changing R1 and V3 models. With DeepSeek set to … Read more