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Courts and state govts have banned Chinese manja but enforcement has struggled to keep pace with demand VARANASI/HYDERABAD/BIDAR: Razor-sharp Chinese manja – glass-coated kite string, banned but still widely used – sliced through necks and faces Wednesday, killing at least three people in UP, Telangana and Karnataka while injuring well over 100 across states as…
Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, has warned US President Donald Trump that China is winning the artificial intelligence (AI) race outside America. He noted that US companies are falling behind rivals in markets outside the country. Smith explains that the Chinese government uses low-cost “open” models and large state-backed subsidies to gain an advantage in AI….
Nvidia has denied a report which claimed that the American chipmaker has imposed certain payment terms on Chinese customers for its advanced H200 AI chips. The report, published by the news agency Reuters, suggested that Nvidia was demanding these “upfront payments” to protect itself from uncertainty on H200 chip sales in China. However, Nvidia says…
NEW DELHI: BMW has cautioned that Chinese carmakers may use the India-EU trade agreement to enter the domestic market and has asked govt to ensure checks to avoid possible misuse while suggesting that cars only above a certain threshold be allowed to take advantage of the proposed deal.“The apprehension is if small cars start coming…
Contrary to what tech leaders like Jensen Huang and Eric Schmidt, some Chinese tech leaders are now saying China is unlikely to eclipse the US in the AI race. According to a report by Bloomberg, Justin Lin, head of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Qwen series of open-source models has said that currently there are less…
“You people eat dogs, cats, pigs and all your animals, right?” This was a question Riba says she was repeatedly asked because she hails from the Northeast. Working at a high-profile firm did little to shield her from stereotypes. Friends, colleagues and acquaintances routinely questioned her food habits, appearance and even language. ‘Called Minor Matter,…
30-year-old Weng Xinyi experienced a life-changing car accident during 2020, when she lost her left arm and leg, which occurred when her friend lost control of a Porsche sports car. She survived three heart attacks while undergoing 14 surgical operations, but the physical pain and emotional pain eventually became too intense for her to handle….
FILE -A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) Mark Zuckerberg‘s Meta recently made its third-largest acquisition. The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp acquired Manus, an AI company with roots in China. Manus hit headlines globally in March…
The Centre is reportedly considering rolling back rules that have kept Chinese companies out of government contracts since 2020, signalling a possible reset in commercial engagement as diplomatic and border tensions ease. According to two sources cited by Reuters, finance ministry is working on a proposal to eliminate limitations that forced Chinese bidders to register…
The weapons and military units on display in China’s major parade (Image credit: AP) China, one of the world’s largest arms exporter, has endured a series of humiliating battlefield exposures that have shattered its image as a supplier of reliable defence systems. From Operation Sindoor‘s rout of Pakistani defenses to the swift US raid on…
