China has topped the world’s premier supercomputer rankings for the first time in three years, but experts are cautioning against reading too much into the victory. The achievement, they say, reflects Beijing’s ambitions in chip design more than it does its standing in the global artificial intelligence competition. The New Title Holder The LineShine system, […]
China announced fresh measures on Wednesday aimed at funding technological innovation, as competition with the United States in the tech sector continues to intensify. The country said it would support stock listings for startups operating in what it calls “future industries,” including quantum technology, nuclear fusion, and brain-computer interfaces. As part of this push, the […]
The U.S. government has awarded $500 million to SandboxAQ, an Nvidia-backed startup, to develop new chemicals and materials aimed at strengthening domestic semiconductor manufacturing, including alternatives to PFAS chemicals and imported rare earth elements. The award, announced Wednesday, falls under President Donald Trump’s broader push to direct research funding through the CHIPS Act, an initiative […]
