China’s semiconductor ambitions could be edging forward as Hua Hong Semiconductor (HHUSF) works to develop more advanced chip manufacturing capabilities that may support artificial intelligence processors. People familiar with the matter said the company’s contract manufacturing unit, Huali Microelectronics, is preparing a 7-nanometre chipmaking process at its Shanghai plant, a step that could make it

U.S. President Donald Trump may delay his China trip due to the Iran war, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday it’s not to pressure Beijing on the Strait of Hormuz. “If the meeting for some reason was rescheduled, it would be rescheduled because of logistics,” the secretary said on CNBC. “The president wants to

Reuters’ David Lawder reported that “top ​U.S. and Chinese economic officials held ‘remarkably stable’ talks in Paris on Sunday that touched on potential areas ‌of agreement in agriculture, critical minerals and managed trade for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to consider in Beijing, two sources familiar with the talks said.” “The

Neuracle’s BCI device is among technologies in development by Chinese companies seeking to enable control of devices using only thought. Credit: mi_viri / Shutterstock.com. Neuracle Technology has received marketing approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) device. The approval applies to an implant designed for adult patients who

The number of patent applications for anti-drone (counter-UAV) technologies filed globally increased by 27% to 126 last year*, up from 99 the year before, according to new research from UK intellectual property (IP) law firm Mathys & Squire. “The sharp rise in patents filed reflects growing global demand for systems capable of disabling or neutralising

Israeli troops have begun “limited and targeted” ground operations in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces announced today. The IDF said troops from the 91st Division had begun the ground operations in “recent days.” It said the military action was targeting key strongholds of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon’s south, with the aim

China is obsessed with OpenClaw, the platform for creating AI agents that can carry out tasks. Last week’s newsletter had a mention of consumers rushing to use it, but a week is a long time in technology and now we can update this to a craze. Major companies have released OpenClaw-related products, including: But OpenClaw

US President Donald Trump is suggesting he may delay his much-anticipated visit to China at the end of the month as he seeks to ramp up the pressure on Beijing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and calm oil prices that have soared during the Iran war. In an interview on Sunday with the