13 March 2025

UBTech Robotics has unveiled a life-size humanoid robot for research purposes, priced at 299,000 yuan (US$41,200), as China’s robotics industry strives to produce advanced products at more affordable prices, ahead of Tesla’s expected mass production of its Optimus robot later this year. The Tien Kung Xingzhe – developed in collaboration with the Beijing Humanoid Robot […]

Intel on Wednesday named former board member and chip industry veteran Tan Lip Bu as its CEO and signalled the struggling but storied chipmaker was unlikely to split up its chip-design and manufacturing operations. Tan, a former Intel board member, had been seen as a CEO contender thanks to his deep experience in the chip

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer simply a technological innovation – it has become the defining fault line in global geopolitics, illuminating a widening chasm between nations prepared for the future and those falling dangerously behind. The escalating semiconductor restrictions by the Donald Trump administration, pressuring allies like Japan and the Netherlands while contemplating stricter