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Why Superconductor Researcher Stephen Lin Er Chow Moved From NUS to Zhejiang University
13 sources0Physicist Stephen Lin Er Chow—co‑author of a 2025 Nature paper reporting copper‑free superconductivity near 40 K in hole‑doped SmNiO₂—later moved from the National University of Singapore to Zhejiang Univers...
Xi Warns of ‘Conflict’ as Trump Signals Restraint on Taiwan During 2026 Beijing Summit
21 sources0At the 2026 Beijing summit, Xi Jinping warned Donald Trump that mishandling Taiwan could lead to “clashes or even conflict,” while Trump said the US is not looking to fight a war over the island and has not...
US–China Relations in May 2026: What the Xi–Trump Summit and Rising Security Tensions Reveal
24 sources0In early May 2026, US–China relations were marked by “managed rivalry”: the May 14–15 Xi–Trump summit in Beijing stabilized dialogue but produced no major breakthroughs on Taiwan, technology, nuclear arms, o...
Why Taiwan Became the First Test of the New US–China ‘Strategic Stability’ Framework
15 sources0Taiwan quickly became the first real test of the US–China “strategic stability” framework after the Xi–Trump Beijing summit, with Beijing framing it as the most important issue in bilateral ties while Washin...
China’s Wave‑Powered AI Patrol Boats: How Unmanned Vessels Turn Ocean Waves Into Propulsion
14 sources0Chinese researchers have proposed AI assisted, wave powered unmanned surface vessels that convert vertical wave motion into forward thrust using submerged hydrofoils, potentially allowing small autonomous pa...
Did China Just Break a Sniper Range Record? What Defence Firms Revealed — and What They Didn’t
13 sources0Two Chinese defence suppliers say their equipment helped “refresh” a sniper‑system world record in a recent test, but they revealed no distance, rifle, or verification details—so the claim remains unconfirmed.
SwitchBot Lock Vision and Lock Vision Pro: Face‑Unlock Smart Deadbolts Explained
18 sources0SwitchBot’s Lock Vision and Lock Vision Pro are the first smart deadbolts using 3D structured‑light facial recognition, unlocking in under a second and supporting Matter over Wi‑Fi; they launched for North A...
Israeli Tank Incidents With UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon: What Happened and Why It Matters for the Ceasefire
25 sources0UN officials say Israeli forces twice obstructed UNIFIL patrols in southern Lebanon—once pointing a tank’s main gun at a UN‑escorted Lebanese Red Cross convoy—incidents viewed as violations of peacekeepers’...
Global Study Finds Rivers Losing Oxygen Since 1985—With Tropical Waterways at Highest Risk
14 sources0A global analysis of about 21,400 river reaches from 1985–2023 finds dissolved oxygen declining worldwide—about 2.1% on average—driven largely by warming water and heatwaves, with tropical rivers most vulner...
Why Crypto Futures Liquidations Surge During Long Squeezes
17 sources0Recent crypto market pullbacks triggered large waves of forced futures liquidations—often exceeding $200M in a day—as leveraged bullish traders were wiped out in a classic long squeeze affecting Bitcoin, Eth...
Samsung One UI 9 Beta: What’s New on the Galaxy S26 and What It Reveals About the Android 17 Timeline
26 sources0Samsung launched the One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series on May 13, 2026, bringing Android 17 features to users in select countries via the Samsung Members app; the first beta appears relatively modest,...
BrowserAct: The Open‑Source Toolkit That Lets AI Agents Actually Use the Web
18 sources0BrowserAct is a newly open‑sourced toolkit from ECOCREATE that gives AI agents a real browser interface (“browser‑act”) and a system for generating reusable site‑specific automation tools (“browser‑act‑skill...