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NASA chief says ‘secretive’ China is hiding military projects in space | Science & Tech News
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China is hiding secret military activity in space, NASA chief Bill Nelson has claimed. “We believe that a lot of their so-called civilian space programme is a military programme,” he told the House Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday. “China has made extraordinary strides, especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive,”…
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China cyber attacks a reminder Beijing poses ‘constant and sophisticated’ threat to western cybersecurity | Science & Tech News
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The fact China is attempting to spy on the UK and others online should come as no surprise. This latest announcement from government is more of a reminder that the activity is constant, and increasingly sophisticated. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has now implicated a Chinese-backed hacking group, APT31, of attempting to target…
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TikTok’s US future in doubt as House demands end to China ownership | Business News
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TikTok’s Chinese owners are facing the prospect of the video app being banned in the United States unless they sell its American operation. A vote by the US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly supported a measure to force ByteDance into divestment within six months on national security grounds. The Bill still needs to pass the…
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Apple iPhone sales slump in China as Huawei’s foldable phones gain momentum | Business News
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Apple shares slumped in after-hours trading – driven by disappointing iPhone sales in China and a warning that future revenues will fall well short of expectations on Wall Street. The gloomy market reaction overshadowed an otherwise strong financial performance in Apple’s first fiscal quarter. In the three months to 30 December, the tech giant reported…
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China suffers ‘walking pneumonia’ outbreak – as many other countries see spike in infections | Science & Tech News
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A respiratory infection that starts in China, then spreads in Europe and leads to a surge in hospital admissions. Sounds familiar? But it’s not COVID this time. It’s a bacterium called mycoplasma pneumoniae that’s behind many of the cases. And it’s children who are particularly affected. So what’s going on? The bug usually causes relatively…
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WHO seeks answers from China about mystery outbreak of respiratory illness | World News
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The World Health Organisation has asked China for more detailed information about an outbreak of a respiratory illness and reported clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children. Since mid-October, the WHO said northern China had reported an increase in influenza-like illnesses compared with the same period in the previous three years. In recent days, local media…
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China pneumonia: Everything we know about new outbreak of respiratory illness | World News
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China has seen an uptick in respiratory illness and clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked China for more detailed information about the increase in respiratory disease. Look back to 5 January, 2020, and you’ll find a statement from the WHO titled “Pneumonia of unknown cause – China”. It is…
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China sends youngest ever crew into space as it aims for 2030 moon mission | World News
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China has launched its youngest ever crew into space ahead of its planned moon mission in 2030. Beijing’s Shenzhou 17 spacecraft took off in a Long March rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on the edge of the Gobi Desert at 11.14am (3.14am UK time) today. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin will…
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China iPhone curbs take £160bn bite out of Apple as rival Huawei launches comeback | Business News
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Apple has seen around $200bn (£160bn) wiped off its value after China extended its curbs on iPhone use by government workers. Shares in the tech giant have tumbled by 6.4% over the last two days in response to Beijing ordering some state employees to stop using the devices. The move has fuelled fears Apple and…
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China risks falling further behind US in AI race with ‘heavy-handed’ regulation | World News
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An Artificial Intelligence show in China is like a glimpse into the future. Indeed, Shanghai has been inundated this week with the industry’s brightest and best for the annual World Artificial Intelligence Conference. The expo is a seriously impressive display. Lots of things here are fun and for the crowds – for instance, a basketball…