AI The Download: How China’s universities approach AI, and the pitfalls of welfare algorithmsTechurzJuly 28, 2025 Just two years ago, students in China were told to avoid using AI for their assignments. At the time, to…
News Silicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China’s Controversial ‘996’ Work ScheduleTechurzJuly 23, 2025 Would you like to work nearly double the standard 40-hour week? It’s a question that many startups in the US…
Security China’s Salt Typhoon Hackers Breached the US National Guard for Nearly a YearTechurzJuly 19, 2025 After reporting last week that the “raw” Jeffrey Epstein prison video posted by the FBI was likely modified in at…
Security How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyber SpiesTechurzJuly 18, 2025 Topsec and Venustech were two firms alleged to have assisted these efforts. Topsec employed a number of former Honkers, including…
News Xi Jinping warns against China’s overinvestment in EVs and AITechurzJuly 18, 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping has bluntly questioned a nationwide rush of investment into the AI and EV industries. As deflation…
Opinion China’s Geely is officially bringing its luxury EV startup Zeekr privateTechurzJuly 15, 2025 China’s Geely Auto is officially taking its luxury EV subsidiary Zeekr private, just over a year after the company debuted…
Reviews GM’s Final EV Battery Strategy Copies China’s Playbook: Super Cheap CellsTechurzJuly 14, 2025 General Motors has just announced its latest and likely final piece in what now appears to be a three-pronged cell-chemistry…
AI China’s energy dominance in three chartsTechurzJuly 10, 2025 So while we all try to get our heads around what’s next for climate tech in the US and beyond,…
Startups How Baidu’s ERNIE 4.5 Is Catalyzing China’s AI TransformationTechurzJuly 8, 2025 In a bold pivot that few industry watchers saw coming, Baidu—China’s leading AI powerhouse—has open-sourced its ERNIE 4.5 large language…
AI The Download: China’s winning at advanced manufacturing, and a potential TikTok saleTechurzJuly 8, 2025 This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world…