Spirit AI, a Chinese company, has claimed the top spot on the RoboArena global leaderboard for embodied intelligence, surpassing Nvidia's projects. This development highlights the intensifying tech competition between China and the US in the field of robotics.
US President Donald Trump’s US$500 billion Stargate AI project is being undermined by the war with Iran, a conflict that is accelerating the decline of the United States, according to Chinese analysts. The project, designed to cement US dominance in the field of artificial intelligence, was announced in January last year, shortly after Trump’s return to power, and involves leading companies such as OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle. A critical component of this plan was building the world’s largest AI...
Automotive lidar sensor prices have collapsed from approximately $80,000 in 2016 to just $200 by 2025, enabling broader adoption across vehicle trims. Chinese manufacturers have overtaken US firms as the dominant market players, shifting global leadership in this critical automotive safety technology. US lidar units currently range from $1,000 to $75,000.
With global attention fixed on the US and Iranian shipping blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and how many vessels have traversed the critically important waterway, a leading Chinese investment bank has been calculating the long-term gains and losses and how they could rewrite the global economic order. The United States was on the horns of a dilemma over the strait that might herald an acceleration of Washington’s strategic retreat and its increasingly transactional relationships with other...
