China is accelerating research to integrate humanoid robots into military training and combat operations, according to official documents and defense materials reviewed by Reuters. The People's Liberation Army Daily recently urged researchers to fast-track cutting-edge technologies from laboratories to military training grounds for robotic combatants. Defense institutions are testing humanoids...
Huawei and Xiaomi have unveiled new flagship foldable smartphones in China, intensifying competition in the premium mobile market ahead of Apple's upcoming product showcase. Huawei launched its Mate XT2 tri-fold series, starting at 19,999 yuan and featuring an in-house Kirin 9050 Pro processor, improved water resistance, and a privacy screen....
Technology investors are increasingly exploring Argentina's Patagonia region as a viable location for mega data centers, driven by abundant renewable energy, shale gas reserves, cool ambient temperatures, and vast tracts of land. As hyperscalers face mounting regulatory pushback, high energy costs, and grid strains in the United States, foreign developers...
Major United States aerospace manufacturers SpaceX and Blue Origin abruptly canceled their scheduled participation in the Paris International Space Summit following active discouragement from the White House. U.S. administration officials warned corporate leadership that attendance at the European-led conference could signal alignment with regulatory stances counter to American commercial interests....
The G7 Cybersecurity Working Group issued a joint advisory urging organizations worldwide to transition immediately to post-quantum cryptography. The international advisory highlights the growing threat that quantum computing poses to public-key cryptography across global digital infrastructure. The advisory warns that cryptographically relevant quantum computers could soon break standard encryption systems....
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has canceled his scheduled appearance at a high-profile space summit in Paris hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Officials cited an intensive legislative agenda and urgent domestic political fallout following his party's defeat in the Saxony-Anhalt state election. Merz is instead scheduled to meet European Council...
Recent U.S. employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics highlights a sharp structural shift across the domestic labor market, driven by artificial intelligence automation and hardware infrastructure expansion. The U.S. information sector cut 23,000 positions in August as companies absorbed operational efficiencies from automated software systems. At the same...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an emergency directive ordering federal civilian agencies to patch seven actively exploited vulnerabilities added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The directive addresses severe remote code execution vectors and authentication bypasses affecting enterprise gateways, open-source workflow tools, and artificial intelligence components. Affected technologies...
Minnesota's ban on artificial intelligence generated nonconsensual sexually explicit images will remain active after a federal judge declined to issue an injunction. U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank denied a preliminary injunction request brought by Elon Musk’s xAI, which argued the state law violates First Amendment free speech rights. The statute,...
The United States and China are preparing for bilateral discussions focused on artificial intelligence safety risks slated for mid-September, according to sources briefed on the planning. The meetings mark the first official bilateral talks dedicated exclusively to AI between the two nations since U.S. President Donald Trump assumed office for...
