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A high-performance algorithm that could solve complicated material design problems on consumer GPUs has been developed by Chinese researchers, achieving a groundbreaking 800-fold increase in speed over traditional methods.
2. Cyberattack on DeepSeek started in US: Chinese state media
A massive cyberattack targeted at China’s AI start-up DeepSeek in recent days originated in the US, according to China’s state broadcaster.
3. High-steaks challenge: how China feeds its huge, meat-hungry population
For decades, China has had to confront the challenge of feeding nearly one-fifth of the world’s population with less than one-tenth of its arable land. But that task has become even more daunting in recent years, as Chinese consumers increasingly adopt meat-heavy, Western-style diets that require far more resources to sustain.