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Bessent argued that weakness in China's domestic economy has increased Beijing's reliance on exports, creating mounting pressure on other economies absorbing Chinese goods.

"We found 200 accounts posting in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy policy," X Safety said.

Production announcements that once could send oil prices soaring or tumbling are having far less impact.

A new report found a widening gap between China's massive investment in humanoid robotics and what the machines can actually accomplish in factories and other workplaces.

The Justice Department and FBI announced that they had seized three internet domains used to operate two hacking platforms, which authorities say were deployed against U.S. critical infrastructure and sensitive government networks.

Moonshot is seeking as much as 30% of the revenue generated from K3-related services offered through Microsoft's Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud, according to a new report.

Although enforcement details remain unclear, the strategy could have major consequences far beyond Tehran, particularly for China, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Iraq and India.

China is hosting the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, where more than 2,000 robots from 16 countries are competing.

"We want to make clear here today that no one is above the reach of U.S. sanctions," Bessent said, an apparent reference to whether China would be impacted by the decision.

Official foreign institutions now hold about 12% of outstanding U.S. Treasury securities, down from roughly 40%.

Revenue rose 9% from a year earlier to 268.95 billion Chinese yuan, or roughly $39.7 billion, narrowly exceeding the 268.88 billion yuan expected by analysts.

Hui Ka Yan, the founder of the Evergrande Group, will now spend the rest of his life in prison just five years after his property development company collapsed and sent shockwaves through the Chinese economy.

A US bill would cut Dutch chipmaker ASML off from its Chinese customers and give allies 150 days to comply. The Hague is doing neither.

The State Department has prepared a letter for the 35 countries that signed the U.S. "AI Opportunity Statement" in June, according to a new report.

Since the Iran war began in February, Washington has expanded restrictions and launched a naval blockade.

The figure fell short of the 1.5% growth expected by economists and marks another slowdown from the 1% gain recorded in June.

Trump's latest announcement is likely to target independent Chinese refineries, known as "teapots." Teapots account for a quarter of Chinese refinery capacity. China accounts for more than 80% of Iran's ​shipped oil and teapots absorb much of this trade.

In the looming Artificial Intelligence (AI) battle, the US is preparing the groundwork to let its partners know that they can't have pacts with China if they are keen to join the US-led AI coalition. In other words, those who want to dabble with China, as the AI race gathers momentum, can rest assured that they will be excluded from US-led AI initiatives, including Pax Silica.

The Beijing-based company said its upcoming GLM-5.3 model will deliver improved coding capabilities, putting its performance closer to leading systems such as Anthropic's Fable 5.

The operation, carried out over four days in July, targeted government agencies, critical infrastructure and technology suppliers across Taiwan.

The rally marks a significant turnaround for an asset that had struggled following the outbreak of the war with Iran despite its traditional reputation as a haven.