MAIDSTONE, England — Izzy Woodrow is a believer. Four weeks ago, he joined the small but growing number of Brits who have bought a Chinese-made vehicle. “I’ve got a car that I enjoy driving [and is] super comfy. It’s very quiet and the fit and finish is great and the technology experience is enjoyable ” Woodrow…
Dock workers offload shipping containers from a ship at Port Everglades on April 20, 2026 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The cost of goods brought into the U.S. posted an unexpected increase in June as the price of goods from China rose by their largest monthly level in more than 18…
Chinese startup Moonshot AI has unveiled a new model it says closes the gap with leading U.S. offerings and surpasses OpenAI and Anthropic’s most capable systems on some benchmarks. Kimi K3 still trails Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT 5.6 Sol on overall performance, the company said on Friday, but consistently outperformed other tested…
SHANGHAI, CHINA – JULY 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference on July 17, 2026 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ng Han Guan-Pool/Getty Images) Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday positioned China as a partner in…
US President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 16, 2026. Saul Loeb | Via Reuters President Donald Trump will home in on alleged threats to the integrity of U.S. elections in a primetime address to the nation set for Thursday at 9 p.m….
The latest version of the KM model series from Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI is expected to perform on par with or even surpass Anthropic’s Opus 4.8. Financial Times reportedCiting unknown sources. Moonshot’s kmi k2 model The open source AI has been well received in the market, ranking high on benchmarks and demonstrating capabilities that…
Chinese tech company Baidu, best known for its search engine, also operates cloud, mapping and other internet-based services. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu rose Thursday on their partnership with Apple for deploying their AI tools. Hong-Kong listed shares of Alibaba rose 5% after the company confirmed…
YANTAI, CHINA – JULY 14, 2026 – Containers parked at Yantai Port International Container Terminal in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on July 14, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s economy in the second quarter grew at its weakest pace since 2022, as an accelerating slide in investments deepened the strain on…
deepseekChinese large language model developer, preparing for IPO debut in 2027, but it may come soonerIt is also looking to raise about $1.5 billion in new funding later this year at a valuation of about $71 billion. Bloomberg report. This news has come after the steps taken by the company $7 billion fund Just a…
NANJING, CHINA – JULY 09: Aerial view of new energy vehicles waiting for shipment at Longtan Port Area of Nanjing Port on July 9, 2026 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. Yang Suping | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s trade growth accelerated far more than expected in June, as booming global demand for…
