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China celebrates its first winners of top global maths prize – here are the problems they solved

Awards make China only the fifth country to ever produce two Fields medallists at a single ceremony, and the first in Asia to do so

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'Essentially no human intervention': Chinese AI solves 12-year-old math problem in just 80 hours — and even proves it

Peking University's dual agent AI solved Anderson's 2014 algebra conjecture in 80 hours with no human intervention and full verification.

TechRadar

Chinese AI cracks decade-old maths problem without human input

Chinese AI demonstrates autonomous reasoning by solving a maths riddle and verifying its own proof

The Independent UK

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A cultural revolution? Trump’s America feels oddly familiar to those watching from China

Demands of absolute loyalty and attacks on institutions have raised memories of Mao-style chaos from US watchers in China

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China solves 'century-old problem' with new analog chip that is 1,000 times faster than high-end Nvidia GPUs

Researchers from Peking University say their resistive random-access memory chip may be capable of speeds 1,000 faster than the Nvidia H100 and AMD Vega 20 GPUs.

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Business Brief (Oct. 24): Oil Prices Jump on U.S., EU Sanctions Against Russia

China to hold high-level trade talks with the U.S. in Malaysia, the Communist Party releases its economic development goals for the next five years

Caixin Global

Renowned ‘sponge city’ architect Kongjian Yu dies in Brazil plane crash

The 62-year-old Chinese landscape architect was killed with three others while filming in the Pantanal wetlands

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This rubber band breakthrough could lead to self-charging smartwatches

Innovative material may also lead to medical sensors worn close to body without external batteries

The Independent UK

Qiu Xigui obituary

Paleographer, historian and expert on ancient Chinese writing

The Guardian - UK

Chinese researchers develop silicon-free transistor technology, claimed to be fastest and most efficient ever - here's what we know

2D transistor offering 40% faster speeds and lower energy use may soon disrupt the global chip market - if China can successfully scale production.

TechRadar

China looks south as it seeks to reduce reliance on a capricious United States

China wants to protect against the volatility of Trump’s tariffs, and now has more than a dozen free trade agreements with global south countries

The Guardian - AU

Chinese university designed 'world's first silicon-free 2D GAAFET transistor,' claims new bismuth-based tech is both the fastest and lowest-power transistor yet

Peking University has published its findings on a wafer-scale 2D GAAFET in Nature, pointing a new path into the Angstrom era

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Shein, Temu Face Cost Of Adapting To New US Customs Rules

US tariffs on Chinese imports and the closing of a customs loophole will wreak disruption on the business models of e-commerce giants Shein and Temu, with consumers potentially bearing the brunt of the cost, analysts say.

International Business Times

New DNA storage tech aims for 215,000 TB per gram goal — writes to the 'epi-bits' of existing DNA with movable-type-based method

Peking University researchers recently published their study outlining a new method for encoding data on DNA strands. Rather than traditional methods which create new strands "de novo", this method uses a movable-type system based on DNA methylation which can encode data on existing strands.

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Chinese scientists claim carbon nanotube transistor breakthrough — AI performance boosts from Gate All Around design

Chinese scientists build TPU based on carbon nanotube GAA transistors.

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Yarlung Tsangpo: The deepest canyon on land hides a tree taller than the Statue of Liberty

The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is Earth's largest terrestrial canyon, stretching 314 miles long and almost 20,000 feet from top to bottom at its deepest point in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

The Independent UK

A vocational school student stuns China by besting university competitors in a math contest

A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural China has become a celebrity on Chinese social media after getting into the final round of a math competition, beating many others from elite universities while raising questions about the education system

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Yellen Emphasizes Cooperation In China Visit

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen meets with Chinese Premier Li in Beijing to discuss cooperation and address trade concerns, emphasizing the importance of op...

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Tiny galaxies that had their stars stolen could be a 'missing link' in cosmic evolution

More than 100 observed galaxies are being disrupted and stripped of their outer layers, transforming them into fossil-dense, ultra-compact dwarf galaxies.

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Former Chinese PM Li Keqiang dies of heart attack

Former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 68.

Inverse

This Tidally Locked Super-Earth May Explain Mysteries in Our Solar System

The exoplanet LHS 3844b is warmer than it should be, and figuring out why could help explain some of the weird quirks of our own solar system.

The Independent UK

China's 'full-time children' move back in with parents, take on chores as good jobs grow scarce

A record of more than one in five young Chinese are out of work, their career ambitions derailed by a depressed job market as the economy struggles to regain momentum after its long bout with COVID-19

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60 diseases and conditions linked to drinking alcohol like beer and wine - from cancer to epilepsy

Researchers have analysed data identifying that alcohol increases the risk of around 61 diseases and conditions - some of which were never previously linked to boozing

Daily Mirror

Full list of 60 diseases linked to drinking alcohol - including ulcers and cataracts

Researchers analysed data from half a million men living in China and found that alcohol increases the risk of 61 diseases, including many non-fatal conditions not previously linked to booze consumption

Daily Mirror

Drinking alcohol weekly linked to 61 different diseases including several new ones

A new study from Oxford Population Health and Peking University has found that regularly consuming alcoholic beverages increases the risk of over 60 different diseases

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