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Apple’s AI tools get china approval
Apple’s artificial-intelligence system has secured government approval in China, clearing a major roadblock for the iPhone maker to introduce the service in the world’s largest smartphone market.
1 min read05:32 PM ISTApple Intelligence cleared for use on iPhones in China after regulatory approval
China's cyberspace regulator announced that Apple Intelligence, a generative AI service, has been registered for iPhones. It will integrate Baidu and Alibaba's AI capabilities, though no rollout date was provided. Details here.
2 min read04:20 PM ISTSpaceX pioneered reusable rockets for space haulage but China’s Long March 10B is hot on Falcon 9’s trail
SpaceX broke ahead with the marvel of rockets that could be reused. But it can’t take its space lead for granted. China’s Long March 10B hasn’t just succeeded with a terrestrial landing, it deployed an innovative mechanism for it.
3 min read03:01 PM ISTHow Xi went from admiring Putin to managing him
Plus, data-center builders are racing to offload stakes worth billions, and the superrich are snapping up neighboring properties to create private compounds.
5 min read14 Jul 2026A squeezed China is trying to wring more from its state assets
Cities throughout China need cash as the country’s property market remains in a tailspin.
4 min read14 Jul 2026Out with humanities, in with tech: why China's universities are undergoing a reset
As universities globally face a crucial race to reinvent higher education amid higher AI adoption, China has already moved to replace over 12,000 university programmes to address its graduate jobs crisis.
5 min read14 Jul 2026Putin was Xi’s role model. Now he’s the junior partner.
Four years of war and economic isolation have reduced the Russian president to a supplicant in a relationship growing more imbalanced.
11 min read14 Jul 2026China is dealing with its own manosphere
Like most countries, China has lots of online communities of unmarried men. Some are angry nationalists. Some are hardcore misogynists who post messages claiming that society favours women, whom they believe should stay in the kitchen and the bedroom.
6 min read13 Jul 2026Beijing wants women to give up AI bots as boyfriends but gender inequity stands in the way
The Chinese regime is unhappy about women adopting AI companions in a country hoping to raise its birth rate, but state intervention can’t achieve much without addressing the concrete social conditions driving demand for such bots.
3 min read12 Jul 2026As the US-Iran ceasefire collapses, a rising China forces middle powers to pivot
A breakdown in West Asian diplomacy coupled with Beijing's latest long-range missile test is forcing regional players to form independent alliances amid doubts over Washington's long-term commitments.
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