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Russia Says It Found No ‘Emergency’ in Plague Lab

7 October 2026 at 14:20
New information around the death of a lab worker, including a statement that she had been vaccinated against the plague, came as U.S. officials demanded more data.

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The entrance to the grounds of the anti-plague institute in Irkutsk, Russia, on Wednesday. An employee of the institute died of a mysterious pneumonia.

In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

6 October 2026 at 13:00
China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.

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Chinese A.I. companies like Deepseek and Moonshot have made a name for themselves internationally. But China still struggles to recruit foreign researchers.

In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

6 October 2026 at 13:00
China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.

© Jade Gao/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Chinese A.I. companies like Deepseek and Moonshot have made a name for themselves internationally. But China still struggles to recruit foreign researchers.

Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

4 October 2026 at 05:00
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.

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The moon and Earth were aligned in the same frame, each partly illuminated by the sun, as seen from behind the moon during the Artemis II flight in April.

Is China Really Stealing A.I. From American Companies?

25 September 2026 at 11:02
As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, the leaders are expected to discuss claims that China is surreptitiously copying American A.I. technologies, a process known as distillation.

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The Chinese companies Z.ai and Moonshot are not far behind Anthropic and OpenAI.

Is China Really Stealing A.I. From American Companies?

25 September 2026 at 11:02
As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, the leaders are expected to discuss claims that China is surreptitiously copying American A.I. technologies, a process known as distillation.

© Hector Retamal/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The Chinese companies Z.ai and Moonshot are not far behind Anthropic and OpenAI.

U.S. Intercedes for Elon Musk’s X Over European Fine

24 September 2026 at 18:34
Federal officials asked to intervene in a case that accused the social media platform of allowing deceptive behavior on its site and resulted in a $140 million penalty.

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The European Commission’s action against X, which is owned by Elon Musk, was “regulatory overreach,” the Justice Department said in a statement.

Where Is the U.S. Beating China on A.I., and Where Is It Lagging?

23 September 2026 at 16:05
As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, his country lags behind the United States on A.I. development in key areas — but Beijing has advantages elsewhere.

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The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July. China and the United States are locked in an A.I. race that both sides see as decisive to gaining the upper hand militarily, technologically and economically.

Where Is the U.S. Beating China on A.I., and Where Is It Lagging?

23 September 2026 at 16:05
As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, his country lags behind the United States on A.I. development in key areas — but Beijing has advantages elsewhere.

© Ng Han Guan/Associated Press

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July. China and the United States are locked in an A.I. race that both sides see as decisive to gaining the upper hand militarily, technologically and economically.

How a Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giant Kept Buying America’s Best A.I. Chips

Washington imposed sanctions on Inspur because of its work with the Chinese military. But the company’s subsidiary kept shipping Nvidia’s best chips to feed China’s leading A.I. firms.

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Aivres’s research and development technology center and manufacturing facility in Fremont, Calif.

Map Apps Are Handling Trump’s Renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America Differently

1 September 2026 at 20:40
Navigation companies face a new dilemma after President Trump ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America.

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The companies making map apps are having to respond to President Trump’s order to change the lake’s name from Lake Ontario to Lake America.

Gold, Flights, Cryptocurrency: U.S. Vows to Go After More Than Iran’s Oil

26 August 2026 at 08:46
The United States threatened sanctions for any country or entity that engages with Iran’s gold, digital assets, aviation, shipping and tech industries. Here’s why that matters.

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A gas station in Tehran on Tuesday. The United States imposed a monthslong blockade on Iran’s shipments of oil, the nation’s economic engine.
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