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China’s Tesla Imitators Have a New Mission: Build Humanoid Robots Cheap Enough for Consumers

BEIJING — China’s electric vehicle revolution produced a generation of companies often compared with Tesla. Now, many of those same manufacturers are chasing a far more ambitious goal: building humanoid robots cheap enough to move beyond factories and research labs and into the hands of ordinary consumers. The race is accelerating as Chinese companies leverage expertise developed in electric vehicles — including batteries, motors, sensors, artificial intelligence and mass manufacturing — to cut

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Singapore

Singapore Is Moving Beyond STEM as AI Takes Over Routine Work — But What Will Tomorrow’s Graduates Need Instead?

SINGAPORE — For years, STEM education has been seen as the gateway to the future. Science. Technology. Engineering. Mathematics. But as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly capable of writing code, processing information and automating routine tasks, Singapore's universities and tertiary institutions are placing a growing premium on something different: creativity, critical thinking, communication, empathy, judgement and the ability to understand complex human problems. The result is

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Business

Taiwanese Writer Warns AI-Generated Works Could Destroy Literary Award System

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Artificial intelligence is delivering a serious blow to literature and the people tasked with judging it, Taiwanese writer Chu Yu-hsun has warned, saying that nearly 40 percent of novel submissions he reviewed this year appeared to be AI-generated. Chu said the growing flood of AI-written entries has transformed literary judging into what he described as one of the most difficult experiences of his career. Writing on Facebook on Saturday, Chu said the literary community is now

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Business

Taiwan Fines Drone Operators NT$16 Million as Airport and Science Park Violations Raise Alarm

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese authorities have fined drone operators a combined NT$16 million (US$505,849) in 72 cases over the past year and a half, with more than 80 percent of the violations occurring near airports, reservoirs and science parks. The figures have renewed concerns over aviation safety, water security and the protection of Taiwan's high-tech industries as drones become increasingly popular across the country. The Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) said it fined drone operators i

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Business

Taiwan Plans Elite ‘Cyber Hunt Team’ to Hunt Down Chinese Hackers and Hidden Backdoors

Taiwan's military is preparing to take a more aggressive approach to cyber defense, with the Ministry of National Defense proposing an elite “military cyber hunt team” designed to search for hidden hackers, dormant malware and potential backdoors before they can be activated. The proposed unit represents a major shift in Taiwan's cyberwarfare strategy. Instead of waiting for an attack to trigger an alarm and then responding, the new approach would operate on a far more urgent assumption: The

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Business

Taiwan Eyes Silicon Photonics as the Next Big Technology Leap as AI Pushes Copper to Its Limits

TAIPEI — Taiwan is betting that the next major revolution in the global chip industry may not be powered by electricity alone. It could be powered by light. As artificial intelligence drives an unprecedented demand for computing power, Taiwan is accelerating its push into silicon photonics and co-packaged optics, technologies designed to move massive amounts of data faster while using significantly less energy. The move could give the world's leading semiconductor hub another powerful role in

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Business

Porsche’s New Macan GTS Proves an Electric SUV Can Still Feel Like a Driver’s Car

SINGAPORE — Electric SUVs are supposed to be quiet, fast and efficient. The new Porsche Macan GTS is all three. But Porsche wants it to be something more. It wants this to be an electric SUV for people who still care about what happens when the road starts to twist. With the legendary 718 Boxster and Cayman production now drawing to a close, the Macan GTS arrives at a particularly interesting moment for Porsche. For buyers looking for something relatively compact but still carrying the brand

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