“For Anthropic, it was part research and part evangelism.”
Oct 9, 2026
Chinese state funds are ramping up support for the country’s second-largest contract chipmaker, pouring billions of yuan into the parent of Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor and a new manufacturing facility to fuel Beijing’s drive for self-reliance in mature-node chips. The capital blitz, spanning Hua Hong’s Shanghai-based parent company and a fabrication plant in Wuxi, highlights how government-coordinated financing is doubling down on domestic foundries, as Washington tightens technology...
A super El Nino event officially formed in September 2026, according to monitoring data from China's National Climate Center.
New survey data released today by Mews, the operating system for hospitality, shows that as AI adoption in hotels accelerates, guest expectations are moving the opposite way - 89% of guests want either a hybrid stay blending AI and human service or AI operating quietly in the background on repetitive tasks. Almost none want an AI-led stay. 59% of guests believe AI should take over repetitive tasks so hoteliers can instead focus on building trust with their guests. At a time when AI adoption in hotels has never moved faster, guests have never been clearer that they still want a human at the center of the stay - not at every point in it.
New data shows AI engaged sessions across travel websites are up 168% over the year, meaning travel business need to be AI-ready before the peak booking season takes hold. AI visibility preparation is now key as travellers are increasingly turning to AI to research, compare and plan holidays, according to IDHL’s State of AI Search report analysing 1.5 million AI engaged sessions across 175 websites.
Renewed fears of potential US trade curbs on next-generation optical transceivers for data centres have sent shares of Chinese suppliers tumbling, deepening a sell-off across artificial intelligence supply chain stocks. Shares of Chinese optical chipmakers extended their losses for a second straight session on Friday despite reassurances from major suppliers, while China’s benchmark CSI 300 Index slid 1.3 per cent by the midday break to its lowest level since August last year. Upstream laser...
Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of Communications, said Starlink, Jio and OneWeb can launch satellite internet services in India after meeting security requirements and other regulatory conditions.
Singapore, Mongolia to open applications for carbon credit projects
Anthropic on Thursday moved to bar users from treating its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) system with needless cruelty, amid a growing philosophical debate over whether AI can be conscious.
The data centre, which will have 72 chiller units on its roof, will generate 150 jobs, planners hear.
A leaker called Cyberleek has shared over 24 minutes of alleged GTA 6 gameplay, map crops and a Lucia Caminos intro, weeks after Take-Two issued subpoenas to Microsoft, Discord, Google and X. Authenticity is unverified.
Concerns remain over the ancient Kent woodland's future after 39,500 tonnes of rubbish were cleared.
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