Chinese chip giant CXMT downplayed the impact of US restrictions in its latest investor filings, as the company looks to ramp up its overseas business. Apple is testing memory chips from the newly public company, The Wall Street Journal reported, as it grapples with an AI-induced memory shortage. The iPhone ...
Month: August 2026
China’s economic woes are deep, prominent economist arguesChina’s economic woes are deep, prominent economist argues
In an unusually blunt assessment of China’s economic prospects, a leading Chinese economist has refuted the popular market theory that the current slump is the result of a “K-shaped” economy — with some sectors like EVs and AI thriving and others declining — arguing that the core problem is an ...
No Bosses: Ancient Engineering Marvel Was Built Without Rulers, Study SuggestsNo Bosses: Ancient Engineering Marvel Was Built Without Rulers, Study Suggests
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Ancient people of Colombia used collective labor to build a massive canal network that spans 2,000 square miles, a discovery that challenges the assumption that colossal ...
Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely AICompany Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely AI
Research Gold, a site that advertises services for medical researchers, including drafting peer-review ready manuscripts, systemic reviews and meta-analyses, claims that it’s “100% human-written, never AI,” and lists a number of PhD reviewers and professional methodologists on staff that carry out this meticulous, difficult work. The problem: The PhD reviewers ...
Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ‘crippling’ ICC sanctionsHuman rights groups sue Trump administration over ‘crippling’ ICC sanctions
Lawsuit challenges Trump’s executive order targeting the ICC for its investigation of Israeli crimes in Palestine Four prominent US human rights organizations have accused the Trump administration of using its “crippling” sanctions regime against the international criminal court (ICC) to undermine global efforts to prosecute war crimes and crimes against ...
Libyan oil refinery engulfed in flames after drone attack – videoLibyan oil refinery engulfed in flames after drone attack – video
Firefighters attempt to tackle a huge blaze at a refinery in Zawiya after a drone strike near a main oil tank and pipeline network. It was the third such attack in two days, according to Libya’s National Oil Corporation, but no group has claimed responsibility for them Continue reading… ...
Summer 2026 on course to be UK’s hottest on record, says Met OfficeSummer 2026 on course to be UK’s hottest on record, says Met Office
Only average conditions are needed for the remainder of August to break the record, which was set just last year. ...
China’s annual summer retreat signals its AI ambitionsChina’s annual summer retreat signals its AI ambitions
China’s leaders invited dozens of scientists and technology experts to their annual summer retreat as they look to accelerate the country’s AI ambitions in the face of fierce competition with the US. Beijing is trying to control the entire supply chain in its AI stack — including developing advanced lithography ...
Syria sentences former dictator Bashar Al-Assad to deathSyria sentences former dictator Bashar Al-Assad to death
Syria sentenced former dictator Bashar Al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes. His 24 years in office were marked by a brutal crackdown in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring protests and the subsequent Syrian civil war, in which an estimated 600,000 people died. Assad’s regime was accused ...
US-Iran peace talks at impasse as Trump calls for reparationsUS-Iran peace talks at impasse as Trump calls for reparations
US President Donald Trump rejected Iranian demands for war reparations and instead called for Tehran to pay compensation for the deaths of American soldiers, the latest sticking point in delicate peace negotiations. Trump said the US has “control of the Strait of Hormuz,” while Tehran says the waterway will remain ...