Enterprise AI failures are usually data failures: research around the Alteryx 2026 data analysts report shows weak data quality, fragmented governance, and low trust in data are the main reasons many AI init...
A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could trigger one of the largest energy shocks in decades—potentially pushing oil toward $130–$200 per barrel, disrupting over 11 million barrels per day of supply...
Greenland Mines’ $35 million acquisition of the Sarfartoq rare earth project gives the West a potential new source of neodymium and praseodymium—critical elements for EV and wind‑turbine magnets—while Neo Pe...
Singapore plans to become a global hub for “physical AI” by launching a large scale robotics testbed in Punggol Digital District in 2026, allowing companies to trial robots for tasks like cleaning, delivery,...
Researchers from Peking University and Alibaba’s DAMO Academy processed 7.56 TB of 0.5‑meter satellite imagery with AI to identify about 319,000 solar photovoltaic installations and 91,600 wind turbines acro...
China’s two leading memory‑chip makers are advancing toward domestic IPOs: YMTC has entered the official pre‑IPO “tutoring” stage with Citic Securities and China Securities, while CXMT’s listing vehicle is p...
Former Tencent AI scientist Liu Wei argues China is currently losing the large‑language‑model race because it is mostly following breakthroughs from elsewhere; he says the country’s chance to win AI lies in...
SeeLight S1 is a general‑purpose household humanoid robot developed by China’s GigaAI with Hubei robotics partners; it’s designed to cook, clean, and assist with elderly care, and families in Wuhan are expec...
They used Alibaba DAMO Academy’s in house AI models on a cloud platform to process 7.56 TB of open satellite imagery at 0.5 metre resolution covering all of China, producing what Chinese media described as t...
China’s SMIC cleared the final regulatory hurdle for its takeover of Semiconductor Manufacturing North China (SMNC) after receiving registration approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission, allo...
Disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz—through which roughly one‑third of global seaborne fertilizer trade passes—have pushed fertilizer prices sharply higher, raising the risk that farmers reduce fertilize...
A NATO air‑policing F‑16 shot down a suspected Ukrainian drone over southern Estonia in May 2026 after it entered NATO airspace; Baltic officials say Russian electronic warfare may be diverting Ukrainian dro...