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Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged representatives of students participating in China International College Students’ Innovation Competition 2024 to promote the spirit of science and actively engage in technological innovation. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a reply…
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China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday the country is studying increasing tariffs on imported fuel-powered vehicles with large-displacement engines. A decision will be made prudently after comprehensive consideration of various factors, MOC spokesperson, He Yadong, told a press conference. When answering a question on negotiations between China and the European Union (EU) on electric…
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In a sleek, automated workshop at the Daxing International Airport Economic Zone in southern Beijing, technicians from dental implant manufacturer CRS are meticulously checking their implants for any defects under microscopes. CRS, a precision manufacturing company specializing in the research, production and sales of sterile dental implants, began production here last month. The firm aims…
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Facebook, one of the original social media networks, has become known as the platform of parents and grandparents, while young adults take up photo and video apps like Instagram and TikTok. Meta, the company that owns Facebook, is setting out to change that. While Facebook was originally centred on helping users stay in touch with…
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Powerful criminal networks in Southeast Asia extensively use the messaging app Telegram which has enabled a fundamental change in the way organised crime can conduct large-scale illicit activity, the United Nations said in a report this week. The report represents the latest allegations to be levied against the controversial encrypted app since France, using a…
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Tesla faces a watershed moment on Thursday (Oct 10) when CEO Elon Musk takes the stage at the Warner Bros Hollywood studio to unveil much-delayed plans for a robotaxi, a project that has reignited the electric vehicle maker’s stock, despite cooling expectations for EV growth. Musk has said Tesla’s robotaxi product — called a Cybercab — will be…
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SpaceX launched the Hera mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) to interplanetary transfer orbit on Monday. The spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 10:52 a.m. Eastern Time. Later SpaceX confirmed Hera’s deployment. Hera is a planetary defense mission that will study the impact of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection…
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ADA Space, a Chinese AI satellite internet technology company, announced on Sunday that its recently-launched satellite has successfully completed the technical verification of AI large-model technology during the in-orbit operation. From Sept. 25 to Oct. 5, the satellite conducted 13 tests of its AI large model, involving multiple types of inference questions under various operating…
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Google files an antitrust complaint to the European Commission against its competitor on the cloud market. Google has filed an antitrust complaint at the European Commission against Microsoft over alleged anticompetitive practices in its cloud licensing system. The complaint targets Microsoft’s cloud platform Azur, which Google argues restricts European customers from moving their workload to…
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The Antarctic Ice Sheet is retreating at a faster rate than in previous decades, raising concerns about a total collapse. Last week, scientists revealed concerning findings about the colossal Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. Researchers said there is a “grim outlook” for the future of the ice sheet. Measuring roughly the size of Great Britain, the…
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Multinational ride-hailing company is also calling on binding targets for the production of electric vehicles in the European market along with adequate incentives to ease the climate transition. Ride-hailing company Uber has asked the EU to ban the use of internal combustion engine cars for corporate fleets by 2030 and for the bloc to deliver mandatory targets…
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As the Summit of the Future entered its second and final day at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday, leaders from the world body’s member countries continued to hail the adoption of the Pact for the Future, with Global Digital Compact and Declaration on Future Generations as its annexes. The pact and…
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The pager and walkie-talkie blasts across Lebanon “clearly violated international human rights law and international humanitarian law,” the chief spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says. Speaking to reporters, Ravina Shamdasani says the “utterly horrific” attack was “indiscriminate”. “The simultaneous targeting of thousands of individuals, without clear understanding of where they would…
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Elon Musk is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2027, according to a new global wealth report. Musk, 53, is currently the richest person in the world, with a net worth of $251bn (£191bn), according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. However, according to Informa Connect Academy’s findings, his wealth has been growing at…
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China and Africa have been more closely bonded in their pursuit of modernization as Chinese President Xi Jinping announced here on Thursday an upgrade of China-Africa relations and unveiled 10 partnership actions. In his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Xi proposed that bilateral…
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