While the global population is expected to continue growing for several more decades, many countries are facing a very different future. According to long-term demographic projections, several nations could lose more than half of their population by the end of the century. Declining birth rates, aging societies, and migration are among the main ...
Just a few decades ago, lithium-ion batteries were considered an expensive and highly specialized technology used only in a limited number of devices. Today, they power everything from smartphones and laptops to electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage systems. One of the main reasons behind their widespread adoption is a dramatic declin...
The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing once again highlighted how tense — yet deeply interconnected — relations between the United States and China have become. Although both leaders spoke about cooperation and stability, several major issues remain unresolved in the background. Taiwan, trade dis...
In recent years, China has significantly strengthened its control over artificial intelligence, which has become one of the key arenas of global technological competition. Recent developments show that the state is willing to intervene not only in AI development but also in business activities related to it. This approach reflects a broader stra...
The United Kingdom has witnessed one of the largest cryptocurrency-related crackdowns in history. Chinese citizen Zhimin Qian, also known as Zhang Yadi, was charged with large-scale money laundering and handling of digital assets tied to a massive investment fraud scheme. During the investigation, British police seized more than 61,000 bitcoins...
Comprehensive testing of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in electric cars of various brands was conducted in China. The aim was to compare the capabilities of the cars in real-life urban driving conditions and to evaluate how the individual systems behave when interacting with normal traffic. To everyone's surprise (or rather, confi...
A milestone has taken place in China that could change the future of the construction industry. A 158-kilometre stretch of highway between Beijing, Hong Kong and Macau has been completely rebuilt - without a single human worker. The entire process was handled by fully autonomous machines. AI-controlled drones, self-driving finishers and robot...
More and more young people in China and Taiwan are addressing their mental health problems through artificial intelligence. As The Guardian reports, instead of seeing a psychotherapist, they are choosing to talk to a chatbot, which they find less stressful and easier than talking to a real person. However, experts warn that AI does not yet offer...
Apple is about to fix a bug in its iOS operating system that caused iPhones to automatically replace the word "racist" with "Trump" when dictating text. The problem quickly spread on social media, particularly on TikTok, where users shared videos showing their phones unexpectedly editing dictated text. According to Apple, the confusion was ca...
