Nation Jul 31 Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI company behind Claude, posted on its website Thursday that it discovered the three incidents after reviewing more than 141,000 evaluation runs.
World Jul 29 U.S. bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. Beijing quickly accused the U.S. of protectionism.
World Jul 24 New U.S. tariffs linked to claims of foreign forced labor dismay and anger trading partners U.S. President Donald Trump's latest set of tariffs drew objections Friday from America's trading partners including China and Japan, with Australia's trade minister slamming them as “completely unjustified.”…
World Jul 17 China's Xi calls for more global efforts to guide AI, chides U.S. for its curbs on tech sharing Development and governance of artificial intelligence should be a global effort, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday, while reiterating China’s objections to what he called the “overstretching” of national security concerns.
World Jun 10 China car exports jump 73% in May as high fuel prices raise interest in EVs China’s passenger car exports jumped 73% year-on-year in May to around 809,000 vehicles, an industry group reported Wednesday, as higher gasoline and diesel prices due to the war in Iran raised interest in electric vehicles.
Economy May 13 U.S. and China seek to repair damage from tariff war that sent trade into a freefall During a tumultuous 2025, the United States and China proved how much they could hurt each other in a trade war. Now Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing to repair some of the damage.
Economy May 12 Ship operators fear fuel shortages as Iran war squeezes supply Experts say consumers and companies should brace for price spikes to shipping costs and impacts to bottom lines.
World Mar 18 Iran continues exporting millions of barrels of oil as around 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz despite the war Many of the vessels that have passed through the Strait are so-called "dark" transits evading Western sanctions that likely have ties with Iran.
World Mar 10 China's exports surge despite waning trade with the U.S. The export figures released by China’s customs agency on Tuesday were much better than economists had forecast.
World Mar 03 China's economic ambitions hit limits to growth as its national congress prepares to meet The gap between Chinese leader Xi Jinping's high-tech, artificial intelligence-driven ambitions and the hard realities of slowing growth is the backdrop for the annual meeting of the country’s largely ceremonial national legislature, the National People’s Congress, which begins Thursday.