Guangzhou Aerospace Town Breaks Ground To Boost Commercial Space Industry China has taken another step towards expanding its commercial aerospace sector with the official groundbreaking of the Guangzhou Aerospace Town in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. The project marks a significant addition to the industrial landscape of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and reflects the country’s growing focus on large-scale aerospace development. Located in Guangzhou’s Huangpu district, the Aerospace Town is designed to support the advancement of commercial space technologies and strengthen industrial capabilities. The development is expected to play an important role in fostering innovation, manufacturing and collaboration across the…
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Huawei’s Tau Scaling Strategy Seeks To Advance Chip Performance Beyond Moore’s Law Huawei has unveiled a new chip design approach that focuses on increasing transmission speed rather than continuing the long-standing industry drive towards ever-smaller semiconductors. The company believes the method could help China develop advanced chips despite restrictions on access to the most sophisticated manufacturing equipment. Since 2019, China has been unable to import the most advanced extreme ultraviolet lithography machines. Those restrictions have limited the ability of domestic chipmakers to keep pace with global leaders that continue to rely on increasingly smaller manufacturing processes to improve performance and…
Mistral CEO Defends Military AI Use Amid Pope Leo Criticism Mistral chief executive Arthur Mensch has defended the use of artificial intelligence in defence technology after Pope Leo called for tighter international regulation of AI systems. The Pope warned earlier this week that artificial intelligence could spread misinformation and intensify global conflict. He also criticised the growing use of AI in military operations, urging stronger global oversight of the technology. However, Mensch argued that Europe cannot afford to ignore the military applications of artificial intelligence while geopolitical rivals continue developing similar capabilities. Mistral Says Europe Needs AI Defence Capability Speaking…
Britain Sanctions Russia-Linked Crypto Networks And Banks Britain has imposed new sanctions targeting Russia-linked cryptocurrency platforms, banks and financial networks that it says helped Moscow bypass international restrictions linked to the war in Ukraine. The measures, announced on Tuesday, freeze assets and prohibit UK firms from processing payments or maintaining correspondent banking relationships with the sanctioned entities. UK Targets Russia’s Shadow Financial Networks British authorities said the sanctions focus on what they described as “shadow financial systems” supporting Russia’s war economy. Among the primary targets is the Kremlin-backed A7 network, which London accused of helping route funds, finance procurement and…
Huawei Unveils Tau Scaling Law To Advance High-End Chips Huawei Technologies expects to design high-end chips with transistor density equivalent to 1.4-nanometre processes by 2031, despite U.S. sanctions that have complicated China’s access to advanced semiconductor manufacturing tools. The company revealed the projection on Monday while introducing what it calls the Tau Scaling Law. Huawei described the concept as a new principle for improving chip performance as the semiconductor industry faces growing limits in shrinking transistors through conventional scaling methods. Huawei Introduces New Semiconductor Approach He Tingbo, president of Huawei’s semiconductor business and director of its Scientist Committee, presented the…
SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Satellites In Sunrise Falcon 9 Mission SpaceX successfully launched 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites into low Earth orbit during an early morning Falcon 9 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch took place shortly before sunrise on May 21, creating a dramatic “jellyfish effect” across the eastern United States as sunlight illuminated the rocket plume following stage separation. Falcon 9 Carries Starlink 10-31 Mission The Starlink 10-31 mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:04 a.m. EDT. The Falcon 9 rocket travelled along a north-easterly trajectory as it carried…
Google And Blackstone Launch AI Cloud Venture Alphabet unit Google and Blackstone announced on Monday that they will form a new artificial intelligence cloud venture aimed at meeting surging demand for AI computing services. The U.S.-based partnership will combine large-scale data centre infrastructure with Google’s custom artificial intelligence chips, known as Tensor Processing Units, or TPUs. The companies plan to offer computing power through a compute-as-a-service model for organisations seeking AI capabilities. Blackstone Commits Initial $5 Billion Blackstone will invest an initial $5 billion in equity to support the rollout of 500 megawatts of data centre capacity by 2027. The…
US Charges Telekom Malaysia Executives Over $20 Million Fraud Scheme The United States has charged three senior employees of Telekom Malaysia over an alleged scheme to misappropriate more than $20 million from the Malaysian state telecommunications firm, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Authorities accused Mohd Hafiz Lockman, Mohd Yuzaimi Yusof, and Khanh Thuong Nguyen, who held senior roles at TM’s U.S. subsidiary, of using forged records and false statements to siphon company funds between July 2020 and February 2026. Alleged Scheme Spanned Several Years According to U.S. prosecutors, the three executives deceived suppliers, counterparties, auditors and supervisors in…
U.S. Jury Rejects Elon Musk Lawsuit Against OpenAI A U.S. jury on Monday ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding that the artificial intelligence firm was not liable for allegedly abandoning its original mission to benefit humanity. The unanimous verdict came in federal court in Oakland, California. Jurors concluded that Musk had filed the case too late under California’s statute of limitations. The jury deliberated for less than two hours before reaching its decision. Jury Focuses on Filing Deadline Legal experts said the case largely turned on timing rather than the broader debate surrounding artificial intelligence governance.…
China, US And UAE Arrest 276 Telecom Fraud Suspects Police in China, the United States and the United Arab Emirates arrested 276 telecom fraud suspects during a joint operation targeting scam gangs operating in Dubai, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Sunday. The operation marked the first coordinated crackdown of its kind between the three countries. Authorities successfully dismantled nine fraud dens linked to transnational telecom scams. According to the report, the suspects allegedly targeted victims through fake cryptocurrency investment schemes and other online fraud tactics. Moreover, the joint effort highlighted growing international cooperation against cyber-enabled financial crimes. Chinese authorities…