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Wednesday 23 September 2026

Trump rejects global AI controls, urges US to press ahead with "superintelligence"

US President Donald Trump used his September 22 address to the United Nations General Assembly to reject international efforts to control...

Wednesday 23 September 2026

China rare earth giant builds moat Western rivals struggle to cross

Rare earths have become a key bargaining chip for China in its contest with the US. As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to visit...

Tuesday 22 September 2026

China prepares business delegation as Xi seeks steadier US trade ties

China is preparing a business delegation for President Xi Jinping's Washington visit as Beijing pursues more predictable trade relations...

Tuesday 22 September 2026

Trade, AI, rare earths, and Iran shape Xi-Trump 2.0 talks

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier Li-Feng He held talks in New York on September 20, 2026, joined by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and China International...

Thursday 17 September 2026

AI risk split among tech leaders set to play out at Trump-Xi White House dinner

Former Apple CEO Tim Cook and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are set to attend a White House state dinner on Sept. 24, 2026, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and other business leaders also expected...

Wednesday 16 September 2026

Analysis: Jensen Huang is in Trump's ear; what it means for Taiwan's chip supply chain

"The narrative is much more practical," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said of China's approach to artificial intelligence (AI) at the All-In Summit 2026, contrasting it with US warnings...

Wednesday 16 September 2026

Nvidia's Jensen Huang expected to attend Trump-Xi Summit as tech and trade take center stage

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet on September 24 in Washington for a state dinner now dubbed the "G2 Summit". The meeting follows a...

Tuesday 15 September 2026

Tesla's rare-earth-free Cybercab challenges China's grip on EV magnets

With Tesla's EV ambitions growing amid a years-long push toward full electrification, the deployment of the Cybercab has emerged as a major experiment testing the boundaries of autonomous...

Tuesday 15 September 2026

Trump calls AI slowdown a conspiracy that helps China, closing off Washington support

Calls from leading US AI developers to slow frontier model development are colliding with the rivalry they were partly meant to manage. Within days of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's...

Monday 14 September 2026

UAE commits EUR40B to expand Germany ties in AI, energy and defense

The United Arab Emirates said it plans to invest EUR40 billion in Germany, or about US$46 billion, across artificial intelligence, energy and defense as it deepens economic and strategic...

Monday 14 September 2026

Behind the BRICS handshake: How far can the China-India reset go?

China and India are again trying to stabilise one of Asia's most consequential bilateral relationships, with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi using...

Monday 14 September 2026

South Korea broadens espionage law to counter rising tech leaks

South Korea's revised Criminal Act took effect September 13, extending the scope of espionage offenses from acts benefiting North Korea to those benefiting any foreign country or equivalent...

Monday 14 September 2026

US finalizes anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos

The US Commerce Department on September 11 issued final affirmative determinations in its anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells...

Monday 14 September 2026

The case for an AI speed limit collapsed in a weekend

The AI industry's proposal to slow frontier model development ran into geopolitics over the weekend. US President Donald Trump rejected a slowdown, saying America must stay ahead of...

Friday 11 September 2026

Taiwan unfazed by Trump's renewed chip tariff threat as MOU already locks in preferential US treatment

Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's expected visit to the US on September 24, US President Donald Trump has again discussed the issue of bringing chip manufacturing back to the...

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