Xi-Trump meeting: How US-China AI rivalry is pushing China’s tech industry forward

Xi-Trump meeting highlights growing US-China AI and technology rivalry (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (AFP)

AI is expected to be a major topic when Chinese President Xi Jinping meets US President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday. The two countries have also agreed to an “AI hotline” that could be used to warn each other about dangerous or uncontrolled AI systems, according to the US side. Xi-Trump meeting highlights growing … Read more

Singapore chamber to strengthen engagement with Indian govt, policymakers, industry

Singapore chamber to strengthen engagement with Indian govt, policymakers, industry

Singapore, The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry plans to strengthen its engagement with the Indian government, policymakers and industry as part of its strategic roadmap, with a focus on boosting cross-border trade, particularly with India’s booming economy, its newly appointed Chief Executive Officer Pradeep Menon said. Singapore chamber to strengthen engagement with Indian … Read more

Who was James Wehr? South OC Cars and Coffee founder killed horrific crash: ‘The car industry lost a truly great person’

James Wehr: South OC Cars and Coffee founder killed horrific crash (Instagram/@wehr)

The founder of the world’s biggest weekly car show died on Saturday, September 12, when his McLaren slammed into a tree in California. The vehicle split in two and burst into flames in a horrific crash. James Wehr: South OC Cars and Coffee founder killed horrific crash (Instagram/@wehr) James Wehr, 27, died in the crash. … Read more

In 2019, Britain laid tyre-rubber asphalt on the M1; after successful trials, it won UK industry approval in 2021, with up to 750 waste tyres reusable per kilometre

In 2019, Britain laid tyre-rubber asphalt on the M1; after successful trials, it won UK industry approval in 2021, with up to 750 waste tyres reusable per kilometre

Britain began testing an unusual solution to its mounting tyre waste in 2019, when Highways England and construction company Tarmac laid a road surface containing recycled tyre rubber on the M1 near Leicester, according to a UK government press release published that August. The trial tested whether granulated rubber from waste tyres could be incorporated … Read more

California’s Hillsborough saw its home-sale record jump from $35 million to $70 million as an AI industry buyer purchased a 12,400-square-foot estate

California's Hillsborough saw its home-sale record jump from $35 million to $70 million as an AI industry buyer purchased a 12,400-square-foot estate

The property has Lake Como-style gardens, a redwood grove and a Bellagio-inspired reflecting pond. (Pictures: Realtor) A $70 million estate sale in California has set a new property record in the town of Hillsborough, with the buyer reportedly working in the artificial intelligence industry. The sale has also been described as the highest home sale … Read more