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Robot horse and rider steal the spotlight at Chinese conference
A robotic horse carrying a humanoid rider attracted attention at a conference in China, becoming the event’s main visual attraction. The demonstration highlights China’s continuing investment in robotics and its efforts to showcase advanced technology in public settings. The BBC video report was published 16 minutes ago and is linked to China and Beijing. The…
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The Indiana Jones Replacement That Roger Ebert Was “Unreasonably Pleased” With Is Officially Leaving HBO Max
Brendan Fraser’s 1999 adventure film “The Mummy” is set to leave HBO Max in the US, with the title being cited as a favourite of the late critic Roger Ebert, who said he was “unreasonably pleased” by it. The news comes amid renewed public interest in the franchise, following Warner Bros. and Universal’s efforts to…
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Venezuela Just Joined China’s AI Alliance. Washington Should Respond
U.S. companies need a pathway to convert Venezuela’s energy resources into computing capacity.
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Fab Four and Fleming on the phone – England’s first-Test takeaways
England began the Joe Root captaincy era with a comfortable innings victory over Pakistan in the first Test at Headingley, offering early promise as the side rebuilds following Ben Stokes’s retirement. The win, while emphatic, came against a struggling Pakistan side, meaning wider conclusions about England’s progress should be treated with caution for now. Seamers…
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Israel-Gaza film sparks boycott row as Tesla joins mass China recall
Pro-Palestinian campaigners in Lebanon, Jordan and other Arab countries have called for a boycott of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, arguing that ticket sales would support producer Avi Arad, whom they say has publicly backed Israel during the Gaza war. The campaign centres on Arad’s political statements and past Israeli military service, rather than the…
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Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M
Letara, a Sapporo-based space startup, has raised ¥2.6 billion (around $16 million) to expand beyond its original focus on satellite thrusters into developing large hybrid rocket systems for the space, defence and security markets. The funding comes as Japan increases investment in its domestic space industry and relaxes defence export restrictions, creating an opening for…
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The Unlikely Place at the Center of China’s AI Boom
Ulanqab, a sparsely populated city in China’s Inner Mongolia region, has rapidly become a major hub for AI data centre construction, with nearly 100 facilities opened or under way since 2016. The boom matters because it marks a shift in how Chinese AI firms operate: companies such as DeepSeek, ByteDance, Alibaba and Xiaohongshu are now…
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Why I’m Entering the Grammys’ New Asian Pop Category Despite the Backlash (Guest Column)
Miist Elvis Yang, a Chinese-born, US-based singer and Recording Academy voting member, has written a guest column explaining why she is entering the Grammys’ newly created Best Asian Pop Music Performance category despite criticism from some artists and fans. She acknowledges valid concerns that the category could pigeonhole Asian artists after years of campaigning to…
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City Pop Waves Proves Japan’s Retro Sound Is Still Making New Fans in London
The UK hosted its first-ever city pop concert, City Pop Waves, as part of Palace Bowl Presents, a 12-day open-air festival in Crystal Palace Park, South London. The event underlined how Japan’s retro city pop genre, born in the late 1970s and 1980s, continues to attract new international audiences decades after its heyday, with the…