China’s medical AI breaks ground as surgical robot wins EU approval, model tops benchmark
Medical AI from China has reached new milestones, with a teleoperated surgical robot gaining access to the European Union market and a clinical-grade model topping a major healthcare benchmark developed by OpenAI.
Shanghai MicroPort MedBot said its Toumai Remote robot, which allowed surgeons to remotely conduct laparoscopic surgeries, had received the “CE mark” from the European Union, a mandatory requirement to enter the market, according to its Hong Kong stock exchange filing on Monday.
The company said it was “the first remote surgical robot to obtain the CE
Creditors in aggressive push to sell 2 Hong Kong hotels amid banks’ drive to cut losses
Receivers and agents of the Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung Hotel and the Four Points by Sheraton have expressed confidence in finally finding a buyer for the dual-branded complex – which together make up Hong Kong’s third-largest hotel by room numbers – as creditors move to dispose of the asset .
Sole agent Savills is holding a formal tender that is expected to close on August 31 for the 1,219-room property on Lantau Island, near the Tung Chung MTR station and the Hong Kong International Airport
Kim says North Korea to arm navy with nuclear weapons, build bigger warships
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country was “equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons ,” state media reported Wednesday, as he also unveiled plans to build 10,000-ton (9,000-tonne) warships.
The remarks came at the commissioning of the Choe Hyon – one of two 5,000
‘China Initiative 2.0’: US crackdown on Chinese scholars intensifies
Leading immigration lawyers and activists say the US government has intensified its crackdown on Chinese scientists and researchers – a campaign they argue is even more aggressive than the controversial “China Initiative” launched during US President Donald Trump’s first term.
“I think now we are clearly in an era of China Initiative 2.0,” said Robert Fisher, a former Assistant
Trains stopped across Germany over technical glitch
Passengers all over the country were left stranded by a problem with the nationwide communications system
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A problem with a communications system forced Germany’s railway system to halt all trains late Tuesday, leaving passengers stranded across the country.
The main national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, said all trains were being held at stations because of a nationwide problem with the GSM-R digital communication system, which is used for internal
US Anthropic ban is best advert for Chinese AI
Bankers working for JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong must have been miffed when they were shut off from using artificial intelligence (AI) models from Anthropic, a pioneering American firm in the field.
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase pulled the plug in April and last week respectively, based on a strict interpretation of Anthropic’s terms of use, which reflect Washington’s stringent restrictions on China’s access to frontier American AI models.
The banks’ decisions are seen as a potential blow to the competitiveness of the
US stocks slide, as Wall Street gets AI wake-up call
Wall Street got a reality check as a bruising sell-off in several technology giants fuelled concern the artificial intelligence frenzy that has powered the equity bull market might be overblown.
The tech rout engulfed global stocks as worries about frothy valuations ignited a fresh bout of volatility after a nearly three-month surge in riskier assets.
The S&P fell 1.4 per cent. The benchmark index is coming off 11 weekly gains out of the last 12, led largely by technology stocks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Alibaba sues Pentagon over China military blacklist
Technology giant says US defence department wrongly labelled it a Chinese military company without evidence
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Yuanyue Dang in Washington
Chinese technology and e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding has sued the US Department of Defence, seeking to be removed from a blacklist of companies deemed to support China’s military.
In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in a district court in San Jose, California, the Hangzhou-based company said the Pentagon
US targets Cuba mining sector in move with implications for China-linked supply chains
Teresa Elena Frontado in Washington
The Trump administration expanded its sanctions campaign against Cuba on Tuesday, targeting a state-owned mining company and other key economic entities in a move that comes as Washington seeks to build alternative supply chains for critical minerals and reduce reliance on geopolitical rivals.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against five entities and one individual, including state-