Trump has just fired the starting gun on a new Cold War with ChinaThe US-China AI race is increasingly taking on the character of a Cold War-style strategic contest, with artificial intelligence becoming l...
04 Oct, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
How fast can China's EVs charge? Inside the race to 5-minute top-upsChinese electric vehicle manufacturers, including Geely and BYD, are advancing ultra-fast charging technologies to enhance consumer confide...
24 Sep, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
Europe’s dangerous dependence puts it on Xi and Trump’s menuMark Carney's warning emphasizes the need for middle powers like the European Union to assert themselves. Europe faces significant challeng...
24 Sep, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Why Xi & He are really meetingTrump and Xi will meet in Washington to address AI regulation and trade negotiations, which both leaders prioritize. China aims to boost it...
23 Sep, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
AI may transform economies, but US-China rivalry makes slowing it down unlikelyAI's rapid advancement poses challenges, as concerns from key stakeholders highlight potential risks to humanity. Political leaders in the ...
23 Sep, 2026, 10.54 PM IST
ET Under 40 2026: As AI races ahead, leaders urged to put purpose above successSivakumar Sundaram highlighted the importance of collective purpose at The Economic Times awards, urging awardees to utilize recognition as...
16 Sep, 2026, 12.49 AM IST
- US to urge hands-off AI regulation at G-20, official says
Leaders are convening at a key moment in the AI sector's development and the global debate over how to govern it, and as the US faces an in...
01 Sep, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centersRural communities face growing concerns over rapid data center expansion. Farmers and environmentalists unite against potential farmland lo...
26 Aug, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
China robot maker Unitree's post-listing slump sparks bubble fearsThe post-listing selloff in the company, one of the world's largest producers of quadruped and humanoid robots, has also led to soul-search...
25 Aug, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
China goes rural with data centres in quest to power AIIn China's hilly Guizhou province, a cluster of European-style buildings complete with clock tower and multi-arched bridge emits a low, per...
19 Aug, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
AI agents can catch ‘mind viruses’ from each otherUnlike a traditional computer virus, this does not involve malicious software or hacking and can spread through normal conversation. One AI...
18 Aug, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
QpiAI opens quantum processor manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, targets 10,000 physical qubitsBengaluru-based quantum computing startup QpiAI has opened an 8-inch quantum foundry to scale production of quantum processors, with plans ...
17 Aug, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
Inside the Google executive moves that led to its big AI reshuffleOn August 5, the Mountain View, California, tech giant announced a sweeping leadership overhaul of its Google DeepMind AI division in which...
12 Aug, 2026, 11.19 PM IST
US defends dollar as yen weakness threatens global currency orderThe US treasury has stepped in to bolster the Japanese yen and several other currencies, signaling a potential decline of the dollar and hi...
10 Aug, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
Age to be imperfect: In the AI era, flaw is not failure -- it's human signatureArtificial intelligence has reached a point where it rivals human creativity across various domains. However, as machines produce impeccabl...
02 Aug, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Google names Amin Vahdat as new chief of AI infrastructure buildout: Semafor reportsGoogle has named veteran leader Amin Vahdat as chief technologist for AI infrastructure as it massively expands data centre and hardware sp...
11 Dec, 2025, 10.14 AM IST
DeepSeek rattled employees at ChatGPT maker OpenAI so deeply that it's causing a major rift among the company's staff, says reportOpenAI employees have voiced their frustrations over leadership’s priorities, especially as OpenAI’s experimental models fall behind more c...
06 Feb, 2025, 11.32 PM IST