Around 5.8 million refugee children did not attend school in 2025, according to the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR, leaving 44 per cent of the world’s 13.2 million school-age refugee children without
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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Nvidia has reduced by more than half the number of Asian customers authorised to purchase its artificial intelligence chips after introducing a new “white list” of approved buyers that have passed expanded
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For centuries, the ancient Maya have been celebrated for developing one of the world’s most sophisticated systems of mathematics, astronomy and calendrical science, producing calculations that guided royal ceremonies, monumental architecture and
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A US research team has used a Chinese-made humanoid robot to complete minimally invasive surgery on live animals, marking what researchers described as the first successful demonstration of a humanoid robotic system
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For more than half a century, philosopher Nancy Cartwright has examined one of the most fundamental questions in modern knowledge: how far can science truly explain the world around us? The American
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The rapid growth of audio erotica is reshaping a corner of the digital entertainment industry that has long existed outside the mainstream, with subscription-based platforms attracting predominantly female audiences through stories that
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OpenAI has introduced a new version of ChatGPT designed specifically for the workplace, marking a significant shift in how the company envisions artificial intelligence being used in everyday professional life. Rather than
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Global cancer cases are expected to increase sharply over the coming decades, with annual diagnoses projected to rise from about 20.6 million in 2024 to 35 million by 2050, according to a
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