The latest PISA assessment presents an unusually stark picture of educational performance. More than 760,000 15-year-old students across 91 participating countries and economies were assessed, producing evidence of broad declines in some
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced that the military will begin annually screening service members aged 30 and older for low testosterone and offer hormone replacement therapy to those diagnosed
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Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot has launched Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter open-weight AI model that the company says is the world’s largest of its kind, intensifying competition between Chinese and U.S.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has positioned China as a leading force in shaping the future of artificial intelligence governance, using a major technology conference in Shanghai to promote open-source AI development and
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China’s largest airlines are entering the peak summer travel period under growing financial pressure after warning of significant first-half losses, raising concerns over whether carriers can manage rising fuel expenses while passenger
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In a lecture hall at Shanghai’s Fudan University, the traditional classroom is being turned upside down. To ace the final exam in a data mining course, students aren’t solving algorithms—they are tasked
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Twenty years after Twitter first appeared online with the promise of short, fast-moving conversations, the platform now known as X stands as one of the world’s most influential and contested digital spaces.
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Global childhood immunization is continuing its slow recovery from the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but millions of children remain beyond the reach of even the most basic vaccines, leaving health
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The United States has expanded the United Arab Emirates’ access to advanced American artificial intelligence chips following the Gulf state’s military support during the recent conflict involving Iran, marking a significant shift
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The UK’s telecommunications industry has entered a new phase in which some of the world’s most influential telecoms entrepreneurs are taking direct stakes in its largest operators, setting the stage for significant
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SoftBank’s Son Dismisses AI Critics as He Predicts Technology Will Drive One-Fifth of Global Economy
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has sharply criticised opponents of artificial intelligence, arguing that resistance to the technology is equivalent to rejecting technological progress, as he projected AI would account for 20% of
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