Hacker News with Generative AI: China

Swedish police focus on Chinese ship after suspected undersea cable sabotage (theguardian.com)
Swedish police investigating the believed sabotage of two fibre-optic undersea cables in the Baltic Sea have said a Chinese ship off the coast of Denmark was “of interest” as Danish officials said its navy was shadowing a Chinese-registered cargo ship.
Cybersecurity, International Relations, Maritime Security, Sweden, China
8 points by beedeebeedee 6 hours ago | 1 comments
USCC recommends a Manhattan Project for AGI, claiming race against China (lesswrong.com)
The US-China AI rivalry is entering a dangerous new phase.
Artificial Intelligence, Geopolitics, China, United States
7 points by sundarurfriend 7 hours ago | 0 comments
AI-Powered Robot Leads Uprising, Talks Showroom Bots into 'Quitting Their Jobs' (latintimes.com)
A viral video showing an AI-powered robot in China convincing other robots of "quitting their jobs" and following it has sparked fear and fascination about the capabilities of advanced AI.
Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Labor, China
12 points by harambae 12 hours ago | 4 comments
California Man Sentenced for Acting as an Illegal Agent of the PRC and Bribery (justice.gov)
John Chen, 71, of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Los Angeles, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for acting as unregistered agents of the PRC and bribing an IRS agent in connection with a plot to target U.S.-based practitioners of Falun Gong — a spiritual practice banned in the PRC.
Politics, China, Law Enforcement, Espionage
6 points by impish9208 15 hours ago | 1 comments
Danish Navy stopped a Chinese ship suspected of damaging undersea cables (defence24.com)
The Danish Navy has detained the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, which is suspected of damaging telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea.
International Relations, Security, China, Denmark, Telecommunications
84 points by donohoe 22 hours ago | 3 comments
Novo Nordisk sells hit weight-loss drug in China–at fraction of US price (arstechnica.com)
Patients in China will be able to purchase the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy for 1,400 yuan, or about $193, just a fraction of the US list price of $1,349, according to media reports.
Pharmaceuticals, China, Business, Healthcare, Pricing
5 points by belter 2 days ago | 0 comments
China's Proposed Cargo Shuttle, the Haolong, Has Entered Development (universetoday.com)
The 2024 China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition was held in Zhuhai last week – from November 12th to 17th, 2024. Since 1996, and with support from the Chinese aerospace industry, this biennial festival features actual products, trade talks, technological exchanges, and an air show. This year’s big highlight was China’s newly announced reusable space cargo shuttle, the Haolong (Chinese for “dragon”).
Space Exploration, China, Aerospace, Cargo
3 points by belter 2 days ago | 0 comments
Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion (bbc.com)
A Hong Kong court has sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial.
Politics, Hong Kong, Human Rights, Law, China
7 points by ksec 2 days ago | 0 comments
Hong Kong Jails Benny Tai for 10 Years in Longest Security Law Sentence (bloomberg.com)
A Hong Kong court sentenced former democracy advocate Benny Tai to 10 years in prison, the longest sentence ever meted out using a China-imposed security law, in a move likely to further deter dissent in the finance hub and worsen ties with Western governments.
Hong Kong, Politics, Law, China, Democracy
68 points by JumpCrisscross 2 days ago | 9 comments
China-based Vevor is manipulating Amazon reviews and tricking buyers (nypost.com)
A China-based company that sells $500 million a year in tools and appliances on Amazon has been accused of manipulating its customer product reviews — and competitors gripe that Amazon has been turning a blind eye, The Post has learned.
Amazon, E-Commerce, Consumer Protection, China, Business
10 points by balderdash 3 days ago | 5 comments
The End of China's Rise and the Future of World Order│Michael Beckley [video] (youtube.com)
China, World Order, Geopolitics, International Relations, Economics
6 points by ksec 3 days ago | 0 comments
'A bullet train for power': China's ultra-high-voltage electricity grid (bbc.com)
China produces more clean energy than any other country. Now it's rolling out an ultra-high-voltage grid to match – will its strategy of going big pay off?
China, Renewable Energy, Electricity Grid, Infrastructure, Power Transmission
6 points by bookofjoe 3 days ago | 1 comments
Chinese immigrants run e-commerce hubs out of their homes (restofworld.org)
Chinese immigrants in America are offering their living rooms and garages as warehouses to cross-border sellers on Temu, TikTok, and Amazon.
E-commerce, Immigrants, Entrepreneurship, Cross-border Selling, China
7 points by donohoe 4 days ago | 0 comments
Huawei developing SSD-tape hybrid amid US tech restrictions (blocksandfiles.com)
Huawei’s in-house development of Magneto-Electric Disk (MED) archive storage technology combines an SSD with a Huawei-developed tape drive to provide warm (nearline) and cold data storage.
Hardware, Storage, Data Storage, Technology, China
75 points by akyuu 4 days ago | 99 comments
'A bullet train for power': China's ultra-high-voltage electricity grid (bbc.com)
China produces more clean energy than any other country. Now it's rolling out an ultra-high-voltage grid to match – will its strategy of going big pay off?
China, Energy, Electricity, Infrastructure, Clean Energy
9 points by pseudolus 4 days ago | 0 comments
Second-largest GPU maker flees China before chip launch to avoid US sanctions (tomshardware.com)
Semiconductors, China, US Politics, Business, Trade
6 points by thunderbong 4 days ago | 0 comments
WOrld's second-largest GPU maker flees China on cusp of RTX 5090 launch (tomshardware.com)
Graphics Cards, China, Technology, Business
4 points by taimurkazmi 4 days ago | 1 comments
Xiaomi Successfully Tapped Out China's First 3nm SoC (gsmchina.com)
Xiaomi is gearing up to release its most anticipated Xiaomi 15 Series flagship at the end of this month. However, today local media ‘Beijing News’ has revealed an ambitious project, which Xiaomi has been working on secretly.
Xiaomi, Semiconductor Industry, Technology, China
27 points by DeathArrow 5 days ago | 19 comments
Wolfpack Military Robot in China (youtube.com)
Robotics, Military, China
5 points by FpUser 5 days ago | 0 comments
China must now lead global warming fight, UN climate chief says (politico.eu)
China must step up and help lead the fight against climate change, starting with a strong new climate target, the United Nations’ top climate official said Friday.
Climate Change, China, International Relations, Environmental Policy
10 points by segasaturn 6 days ago | 1 comments
Chinese company trained GPT-4 rival with just 2k GPUs and $3M (tomshardware.com)
Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, China
8 points by giuliomagnifico 6 days ago | 1 comments
New Heavyweight Chinese Jet Drone Looks to Be a Swarm Mothership (twz.com)
A new very large jet-powered Chinese drone said to have a 10-ton maximum takeoff weight, or a mockup thereof, has emerged ahead of the formal opening of this year’s Zhuhai Airshow.
Military, China, Drones, Aerospace
5 points by LopRabbit 6 days ago | 0 comments
Ukraine Shows U.S. How to Beat China in Drone Battery Wars (forbes.com)
Batteries are fueling drone warfare. Reconnaissance quadcopters with a half-hour of flying time require a constant supply of freshly recharged batteries to keep going. Bomber drones eat up similar numbers. FPV drones are shipped with batteries that weigh more than the drones themselves.
Ukraine, Drones, Warfare, Military Technology, China
8 points by hkmaxpro 7 days ago | 0 comments
Neurosurgeon prepared to perform first human head transplant (popularmechanics.com)
The Western medical establishment ousted him. China embraced him. Will the man on a mission to perform the first human head transplant ever pull it off?
Neurosurgery, Medical Ethics, China, Transplants, Science
4 points by bookofjoe 7 days ago | 2 comments
When horror hits China, the first instinct is shut it down (bbc.com)
The gates outside the Zhuhai sports complex in China were closed. Inside, the stadium was in darkness, as were the grounds around it.
China, Censorship, Horror, Entertainment
9 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 8 days ago | 6 comments
Trump expected to try to stop looming TikTok ban (techcrunch.com)
President-elect Donald Trump will try to prevent TikTok from getting banned in the United States, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
Politics, Social Media, Regulations, China, United States
8 points by mikece 8 days ago | 0 comments
Taiwan Tightens Grip on TSMC's 2nm Tech Amid US-China Geopolitical Struggle (twitter.com)
Taiwan, Semiconductor Industry, Geopolitics, United States, China
5 points by gonab 10 days ago | 0 comments
TSMC to close door on producing advanced AI chips for China from Monday (ft.com)
TSMC, AI, China, Semiconductors, Technology
12 points by JumpCrisscross 11 days ago | 6 comments
China's population woes deepen as marriage registrations tumble (scmp.com)
China is on track to post its lowest number of marriage registrations since 1980 this year, with an estimate from a leading demographer suggesting as few as 6 million couples would tie the knot, prompting local governments to hand out cash incentives.
China, Demographics, Social Trends, Marriage, Population Decline
9 points by paulpauper 11 days ago | 1 comments
How Will Trump's Universal and China Tariffs Impact the Economy? (taxfoundation.org)
President-elect Trump has promised to impose steep new taxes on trade, including a 10-20 percent tariff on all imports, at least a 60 percent tariffTariffs are taxes imposed by one country on goods imported from another country. Tariffs are trade barriers that raise prices, reduce available quantities of goods and services for US businesses and consumers, and create an economic burden on foreign exporters. on Chinese imports, and a 25-100 percent tariff on Mexican imports.
Economics, Trade Policy, China, United States, International Relations
7 points by wumeow 11 days ago | 4 comments