China's exports surge 27% from a year earlier as AI boom drives strong demandChina's exports jumped twenty-seven percent in June, driven by strong artificial intelligence demand. Imports also surged significantly, re...
14 Jul, 2026, 09.05 AM IST
A new, inexpensive Chinese AI model is catching up with Anthropic, OpenAI on their home turfWestern startups are increasingly turning their attention to affordable and powerful AI models from China, particularly Z. ai's GLM-5.2, wh...
02 Jul, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
Scientists believed 'junk DNA' served no purpose but a new study says some of it actually helps stop cancer cells from growingJunk DNA cancer study: Researchers from Arizona State University and an international team have found that so-called junk DNA molecules, kn...
02 Jul, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
Singapore police say AI chip fraud suspects face additional fraud and money laundering chargesThe charges relate to an investigation of fraud by falsely representing who would be the end-user of servers purchased from Dell, Super M...
01 Jul, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
China's rivers and lakes defied a global oxygen crisis across 17 years, and nearly 1,300 sites, and the surprise is that it had nothing to do with slowing down climate changeFreshwater ecosystems worldwide are facing declining oxygen levels, a critical issue for aquatic life. However, a recent study in China rev...
27 Jun, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
After workers, beggars replaced by robots: Viral video from China makes netizens question if begging will face 'layoffs'A Unitree humanoid robot was filmed soliciting donations on a Chinese street, claiming it needed funds for recharging. This incident follow...
23 Jun, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
As China gorges on homegrown foie gras, France faces a new rivalChina is rapidly emerging as a global powerhouse in foie gras production, with farmers like Li Fengshan driving massive output increases. C...
21 Jun, 2026, 06.34 AM IST
South Korea’s world-beating stock market eyes its MSCI momentNow investors are awaiting MSCI Inc.’s annual market-classification review on June 23, when the index provider will decide whether Korea fi...
14 Jun, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
Weis Markets rolls out Instacart's AI-powered caper carts to reinvent in-store shoppingWeis Markets has partnered with Instacart to launch AI-powered Caper Carts, bringing smart shopping cart technology to select grocery store...
11 Jun, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
Badminton: Saneeth Dayanand enters Australian Open's men's singles main drawSaneeth Dayanand has qualified for the men's singles main draw at the Australian Open badminton tournament. He won his qualifying matches o...
09 Jun, 2026, 01.44 PM IST
PV Sindhu eyes title breakthrough, Ayush Shetty leads men's single charge at Australian Open 2026Two-time Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu aims to end her title drought at the Australian Open. Rising star Ayush Shetty spearheads the men's si...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
TSMC working hard to meet chip demand, would 'like' to hike pricesC.C. Wei, speaking at the company's annual shareholder meeting in the Taiwanese city of Hsinchu, said customers are still upbeat on the out...
05 Jun, 2026, 07.32 AM IST
TSMC boss upbeat on outlook as AI boom shows no sign of easingChief Executive C.C. Wei, speaking at TSMC's annual shareholders' meeting in the northern Taiwanese city of Hsinchu, added that its custome...
04 Jun, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
The surprising thing women want in a man once they don't need his money anymoreA recent study published in Personality and Individual Differences examined how relationship power affects mate preferences. Researchers su...
02 Jun, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
At Computex, Nvidia and Taiwan's expanding role in AI infrastructure set to take centre stageNvidia CEO Jensen Huang, arriving in Taipei more than a week ahead of the show, more than made that point when he said on Wednesday that hi...
30 May, 2026, 07.25 AM IST
PV Sindhu sails into Singapore Open quartersPV Sindhu reached the Singapore Open quarterfinals with a swift win. The Indian men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shett...
28 May, 2026, 01.35 PM IST
China issues new rules to keep senior military officials in checkXi's sweeping anti-graft campaign has gutted the top ranks, bringing down two defence ministers in the past three years and reducing the on...
27 May, 2026, 08.34 PM IST