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Tech war: China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026
DeepSeek published a technical paper on 'manifold-constrained hyper-connections' at the end of 2025, indicating advancements in training large-scale artificial intelligence systems. The innovation hig...
How to Fix America's Broken Defense Industry
The article discusses the challenges faced by the U.S. defense industry and proposes solutions for its improvement. It highlights issues such as excessive bureaucracy, lack of innovation, and ineffici...
China’s biopharma sector ‘in prime position to challenge US leadership’
The Chinese biopharmaceutical industry has reportedly entered an innovation phase (2.0), focusing on commercialising its products, which might lead to surpassing the US in pharmaceutical market leader...
Editors’ picks for 2025: ‘Ever-faster weapon cycles: innovation and economics in the war in Ukraine’
The article discusses how the pace of technological innovation and economic strategies are rapidly evolving in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It starts by highlighting that when Russia i...
Time Technoplast Achieves Milestone: India's First Hydrogen-Powered Drone Passes Flight Trials
Time Technoplast Limited, based in Mumbai, has successfully conducted flight trials of the first hydrogen-powered drone developed in India. This achievement integrates the company's proprietary Type-I...
China paralysed man, who can only move a finger and a toe, creates smart farm system, start-up
A paralyzed Chinese man with limited physical mobility has developed an innovative smart farm control system and established a startup despite his condition. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at five,...
Decades of Lost Potential in Defense Research and Development
The article critiques the excessive bureaucratic environment within the Pentagon which stifles innovation and creativity in defense research and development programs such as the Small Business Innovat...
With Hetao tech hub, Hong Kong is reimagining its economic future
The opening of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Hetao cooperation zone marks a significant step for Hong Kong in its ambition to become an international tech hub. Chief Exe...
NATO Deputy Secretary General emphasizes defense investment, innovation, and cooperation during Portugal visit
During his visit to Portugal, NATO Deputy Secretary General underscored the need for continued defense investment, technological innovation, and strengthened cooperative efforts among member states....
Australia, Canada and India team up for technology future
The Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership faces the risk of under-delivering on its objectives unless managed effectively. Effective management could transform it into a...
How a Chinese start-up is scaling 3D printing from sneakers to robots
Chinese start-up PollyPolymer is playing a pivotal role in China's robotics industry by providing advanced 3D printing technology and high-performance materials. This technology was showcased at Xpeng...
US Army’s 10th Mountain Division stands up new drone attack unit
The US Army's 10th Mountain Division has created a new company focused on drone technology. This unit will collaborate with the division's innovation team to design and manufacture in-house drone comp...
Occupancy rate at Hong Kong tech park set to hit 90% in first quarter of 2026
The occupancy rate at Hong Kong's part of the innovation and technology (I&T) hub co-developed with Shenzhen is forecast to reach 90% in the first quarter of 2026. Kevin Choi Kit-ming, Permanent Secre...
Hong Kong leader vows to boost livelihoods, fast-track housing projects in 2026
In his annual New Year's speech uploaded on social media, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu pledged to improve public welfare, accelerate housing project constructions, and encourage innovati...
China school awards top and hardworking pupils with merit certificates imprinted bedding sets
Yucai Dachengbei School in Hangzhou, eastern China, has awarded top and hardworking pupils with custom bedding sets instead of traditional certificates. The initiative, aimed at understanding juvenile...
RAF Aircraft Engine Transformed Into A Caravan
An RAF aircraft engine has been creatively transformed into a caravan for recreational use. The photos illustrate an imaginative reuse of decommissioned military equipment, showcasing how old parts fr...