Growth without work: The human cost of the AI revolution

In an excerpt from his book “The New Divide: Power, Control & the Cost of AI,” writer Jibu Elias examines the technology’s impact on jobs.

Chinese data centre component firms hammered as US drafts ban

Shares in Zhongji Innolight dived as much as 16 per cent on Wednesday after a report the United States intends to ban Chinese-made optical transceivers from use in data centres being used to power the race to develop artificial intelligence (AI). The plan by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to halt imports of new models of optical transceivers – which convert data into light pulses and back again – is reportedly aimed at preventing Chinese firms stealing data, installing malware or...

A colossal magma system has been hiding beneath Tuscany

A massive magma reservoir has been detected deep beneath Tuscany, despite showing no obvious signs at the surface. Scientists mapped the roughly 6,000-cubic-kilometer body using natural ground vibrations recorded by dozens of seismic sensors. It poses no immediate danger, but the discovery reveals how enormous volcanic systems can remain hidden and could transform the search for geothermal energy and critical minerals.

Bridging Silicon Valley and Africa: from concept notes to innovation corridors

A New Device Eases One of the Most Annoying Parts of Routine Physicals

Nobody likes getting a swab shoved up their nose. A startup in Japan has developed a much less intrusive system.

Tencent Expands International Access to Flagship Hy3 Model, Offers Free WorkBuddy Access Until Aug 31

Tencent rolls out its flagship Hy3 LLM internationally via WorkBuddy, Tencent Design Miora, and TokenHub — free on WorkBuddy until Aug 31, 2026.

China hits back at US with barrage of sanctions, drone industry curbs

China has hit back against a round of US sanctions with a barrage of counter-sanctions targeting a group of American entities and a tightening of export restrictions on the drone supply chain, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Wednesday. The export controls will subject any shipments of “drones, their key components and related technologies” to the US to “strict case-by-case scrutiny”, with the measures set to take effect immediately, the ministry said in a statement, citing the need to...

Beijing decries ‘bullying’ US tech curbs that ensnare Chinese firms and products

A mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party has urged Washington to expand its cooperation list with Beijing rather than add to a restrictive “Covered List”, pushing back against broadening US curbs on Chinese technology exports. The pushback came just days after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added foreign-made power inverters and advanced robotics, including humanoids, to its so-called Covered List, effectively barring new models from receiving FCC equipment...

Germany may be searching its supply chains for leverage on China. Will it find any?

Officials in Berlin are reportedly mapping out industries where China is still dependent on German suppliers, as they search for the same kind of chokepoints Beijing has spent years accumulating in Europe. But while European analysts deemed the search long overdue, some warned that any leverage it found would be both hard to use and shorter-lived than Berlin hoped. The reported search comes amid escalating trade tensions and increasing concerns in Germany about losing its industrial base to...

Angola's Largest Telco Breached Hours Before IPO

Unitel, Angola's dominant mobile operator, continues to recover from a cyberattack that caused outages the day of the government-owned telco's public offering.