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China unveils man-portable anti-drone laser that can burn through a drone 1,600 feet away in four seconds — backpack-sized 2-kilowatt weapon uses AI for targeting, weighs 55 pounds, and can be carried by a single soldier (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Luke James | get Portable Laser Defense System → | tags: harbin xinguang, lijian ii, lijian iii

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You Can No Longer Fly Or Purchase a Drone In Beijing (slashdot.org)

2026-06-18 | get DJI Mini 3 Pro → | tags: beijing, drone, western civilization

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How Madrid built its metro cheaply (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | by Ben Hopkinson | get Madrid Metro Map Poster → | tags: madrid metro, metro sur, madrid airport

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Backlash Is Growing Over Kevin O’Leary’s Data Center. He Is Blaming China. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-06-14 | get Data Center Cooling System → | tags: kevin o’leary, data center, china

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Meta reportedly moves to unwind $2B Manus deal after Beijing’s demand (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-14 | by Kate Park | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta, manus, beijing

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After spat with Chinese gov't, Meta cuts AI Manus off from its internal systems and is 'sunsetting' platform, report claims — Beijing-ordered breakup of $2 billion AI deal begins (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-11 | by Luke James | get Meta AI Development Kit → | tags: beijing, billion, chinese

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China poaches more AI talent from the U.S. as it eyes the next 'super-app' (cnbc.com)

2026-06-05 | by Evelyn Cheng Anniek Bao | get AI Talent Recruitment Kit → | tags: beijing, chief, china

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The $6 Billion Chinese Startup Trying to Build Hands for Every Robot (wired.com)

2026-05-28 | by Zeyi Yang | get Robotiq Adaptive Gripper → | tags: linkerbot, humanoid hands, zhou yong

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China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-27 | by Kate Park | get AI Talent Recruitment Book → | tags: china, ai talent, meta

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Job training for robots: How China is getting machines ready to join the workforce (cnbc.com)

2026-05-21 | by Eunice Yoon | get Robotics Training Kit → | tags: humanoid robots, realman intelligent technology, beijing

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China banned RTX 5090D V2 while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was visiting (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-20 | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 → | tags: nvidia, rtx 5090d v2, beijing

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China banned Nvidia 5090D V2 while CEO Jensen Huang was in town, report claims — move comes as Beijing pushes its AI tech companies to use homegrown chips (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-20 | by Jowi Morales | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 → | tags: nvidia, rtx 5090d v2, h200 chips

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Tough peer-review process? Your paper might end up being more highly cited (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-20 | by Lenharo | get Academic Peer Review Guide → | tags: nature communications, peer review, arxiv

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A state banquet, selfies with Musk and Huang's noodle run: The spectacle of Trump's Beijing visit (cnbc.com)

2026-05-16 | by Anniek Bao | get Trump Beijing Souvenir Mug → | tags: trump, xi jinping, beijing

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The Download: China’s AI drama factory and the WHO’s missing health targets (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-15 | by Thomas Macaulay | get AI Art Generator Tool → | tags: openai, chatgpt, ai data centers

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Nvidia's Jensen Huang on China trip: ‘President Trump asked me to come’ (cnbc.com)

2026-05-14 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz Evelyn Cheng | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, jensen huang, china summit

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Why Jensen Huang joined Trump’s high-stakes China summit at the last minute (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-13 | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: addition, air force, alongside

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The 19 Most Exciting Cars at the Beijing Auto Show 2026 (wired.com)

2026-05-09 | by Daisuke Takimoto | get Remote Control Car Kit → | tags: beijing auto show, china automotive industry, huawei powertrains

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China to Invest in DeepSeek at $50 Billion Valuation (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-06 | get DeepSeek AI Developer Kit → | tags: china, deepseek, ai startup

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New England Journal of Medicine Retracts Paper Because Photo of Patient’s Insides Was Garbled by AI (futurism.com)

2026-05-01 | by Victor Tangermann | get Medical Imaging AI Software → | tags: neural network-generated image, nejm, ai photo manipulation

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There's a lot of hype about Chinese EVs—is any of it true? (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-01 | get Tesla Model 3 → | tags: chinese evs, beijing auto show, audi turbodiesel

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Huawei Unveils Car That Can Project Movies With Its Headlights (cnet.com)

2026-05-01 | by See Full Bio | get Car Headlight Projector → | tags: huawei, xpixel, aito m9

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Beijing bans drone sales even as rest of world buys Chinese drones (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-30 | get DJI Mini 3 Pro → | tags: beijing, chinese, city

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Why Manus has become a crucial prize in the global AI race (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-28 | get AI Development Kit → | tags: meta, manus, beijing

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Opinion | China’s AI ‘Hotel California’ (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-27 | get AI Privacy Firewall → | tags: china, meta, manus

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China blocks Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-27 | get Meta Quest 2 → | tags: meta, manus, china

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Why This Phone Company Is Now a (Record-Breaking) Robot Company (cnet.com)

2026-04-26 | by See Full Bio | get Robotic Smartphone Dock → | tags: honor, humanoid robot, mobile world congress

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BMW brings color changing tech closer to production with the iX3 Flow Edition (techspot.com)

2026-04-25 | by Skye Jacobs | get Color Changing Car Wrap → | tags: bmw, ix3, prism technology

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Robot runner handily beats humans in half-marathon, setting new record (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-20 | get Robotic Running Shoes → | tags: honor lightning, humanoid robots, beijing half-marathon

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Robots Beat Human Records At Beijing Half-Marathon (slashdot.org)

2026-04-20 | get Running Robot Toy → | tags: honor, humanoid robots, beijing half-marathon