So, will China really win the AI race?

So, will China really win the AI race?

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Kent Nishimura/Reuters “China is going to win the AI race,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told an AI summit in London earlier this month. The Taiwanese-born boss of the chip maker, the world’s most valuable public company, believes the Chinese are already just “nanoseconds” behind the Americans and well placed to overtake…

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‘China is going to win the AI race’

‘China is going to win the AI race’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Juang Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has warned that China will beat the US in the artificial intelligence race, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. “China is going to win the AI race,” Huang told the newspaper (paywall) on the sidelines of the Financial Times’ Future of AI Summit. “As I have long…

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The race to build a star on Earth

The race to build a star on Earth

Over the past five years, private sector funding for fusion energy has exploded. The total invested is approaching US$10-billion, from a combination of venture capital, deep-tech investors, energy corporations and sovereign governments. Most of the companies involved (and the cash) are in the US, though activity is also increasing in China and Europe. Why has…

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Africa: China and the U.S. Are in a Race for Critical Minerals. African Countries Need to Make the Rules

Africa: China and the U.S. Are in a Race for Critical Minerals. African Countries Need to Make the Rules

Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for modern technologies. They are key to industries ranging from electronics and telecommunications to renewable energy, defence, and aerospace systems. The global demand for these minerals has been growing, as has the competition for them. The supply and…

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