14 May 2025

American dominance in science and innovation was not inevitable. It was a deliberate, strategic achievement born of open borders, inclusive institutions and forward-looking investment in education and research. That edge, forged over a century, is eroding – quietly but rapidly threatening the foundations of US leadership worldwide. In today’s polarised national discourse, headlines focus on […]

Chinese resellers are seeing price hikes for Nvidia’s RTX 5090 series of graphics processing units (GPUs), as artificial intelligence (AI) companies rush to stockpile the consumer-grade cards as possible alternatives for the US firm’s banned H20 chip. Prices for the RTX 5090 series have been on the rise over the past month, as Chinese AI

Revenue grew 13 per cent in the first three months of the year, beating estimates of 10 per cent by analysts polled by Bloomberg. Quarterly profit increased 14 per cent to 48 billion yuan, falling short of analysts’ estimates of 51.7 billion yuan and growth of 23.4 per cent. Tencent’s shares closed up 3 per

China’s southern technology hub of Shenzhen has set up a dedicated semiconductor industry fund worth 5 billion yuan (US$692.5 million), managed by the state-owned Shenzhen Capital Group, as top-tier cities across the country race to boost chip self reliance amid geopolitical tensions with the US. The new fund, under the name of Saimi – pronounced