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In today's more popular stories, 2 center on China:
🇨🇳 The open-source AI platforms vying to become China’s Hugging Face - AI model platforms ModelScope and MoArk are competing to serve Chinese-speaking developers behind the Great Firewall.

🇰🇷 South Korea’s AI chip giants are fighting for a bigger role in America’s AI boom - Samsung and SK Hynix dominate the high-bandwidth memory market. Now they are competing to become indispensable to Nvidia, OpenAI, and other U.S. AI companies.

🇨🇳 China is excelling in health tech. That’s good news for the world - Ruby Wang, a physician and biotech consultant in the U.K., on her upcoming book on the emergence of China as a global health superpower.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 The AI boom is making the world’s cheapest smartphones disappear - AI data centers are driving demand for memory chips, pushing phone makers to raise prices and abandon some of their most affordable models.

🇿🇼 Who gets to decide if AI is safe? Africa wants a say - African companies race to adopt American and Chinese AI, with little attention paid to safety.

🇸🇦 Awkward: Saudi Arabia’s new EV brand takes on the U.S. rival it already controls - The Saudi wealth fund’s new EV will compete with Chinese rivals and with Lucid, the U.S. carmaker the fund controls.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇺🇸 Conflict in the Red Sea is forcing cloud giants to find a new route for the internet - Google, Meta, and Microsoft are said to be securing expensive land routes as fighting around Yemen threatens the submarine cables connecting Europe and Asia.

🇨🇳 Not just AI. China is building technologies that challenge U.S. dominance - From batteries and solar panels to drones and satellites, China is building tech capabilities that extend well beyond AI, writes Steve Feldstein in his new book, "Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Big Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare."

🇦🇺 AI companies want to embed safety evaluators, but countries need their own - At a Rest of World event in New York last week, speakers explored how countries sidelined by the U.S.-China race can retain some control over safety standards as they adopt models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇨🇳 The AI boom is making the world’s cheapest smartphones disappear - AI data centers are driving demand for memory chips, pushing phone makers to raise prices and abandon some of their most affordable models.

🇿🇼 Who gets to decide if AI is safe? Africa wants a say - African companies race to adopt American and Chinese AI, with little attention paid to safety.

🇸🇦 Awkward: Saudi Arabia’s new EV brand takes on the U.S. rival it already controls - The Saudi wealth fund’s new EV will compete with Chinese rivals and with Lucid, the U.S. carmaker the fund controls.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇺🇸 Conflict in the Red Sea is forcing cloud giants to find a new route for the internet - Google, Meta, and Microsoft are said to be securing expensive land routes as fighting around Yemen threatens the submarine cables connecting Europe and Asia.

🇨🇳 Not just AI. China is building technologies that challenge U.S. dominance - From batteries and solar panels to drones and satellites, China is building tech capabilities that extend well beyond AI, writes Steve Feldstein in his new book, "Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Big Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare."

🇦🇺 AI companies want to embed safety evaluators, but countries need their own - At a Rest of World event in New York last week, speakers explored how countries sidelined by the U.S.-China race can retain some control over safety standards as they adopt models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 As U.S. blocks DJI, Insta360 races to win American creators - Regulatory clarity and market timing are a boon for smaller Chinese smart-camera maker Insta360 and its independent Antigravity drone brand.

🇨🇳 The AI boom is making the world’s cheapest smartphones disappear - AI data centers are driving demand for memory chips, pushing phone makers to raise prices and abandon some of their most affordable models.

🇿🇼 Who gets to decide if AI is safe? Africa wants a say - African companies race to adopt American and Chinese AI, with little attention paid to safety.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇺🇸 Conflict in the Red Sea is forcing cloud giants to find a new route for the internet - Google, Meta, and Microsoft are said to be securing expensive land routes as fighting around Yemen threatens the submarine cables connecting Europe and Asia.

🇨🇳 Not just AI. China is building technologies that challenge U.S. dominance - From batteries and solar panels to drones and satellites, China is building tech capabilities that extend well beyond AI, writes Steve Feldstein in his new book, "Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Big Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare."

🇸🇦 Awkward: Saudi Arabia’s new EV brand takes on the U.S. rival it already controls - The Saudi wealth fund’s new EV will compete with Chinese rivals and with Lucid, the U.S. carmaker the fund controls.
China features in many of today's popular stories:
🇦🇪 The UAE embraces AI for kindergartners - The country’s approach offers a glimpse of what education could look like if AI literacy becomes as fundamental as reading and writing.

🇨🇳 As U.S. blocks DJI, Insta360 races to win American creators - Regulatory clarity and market timing are a boon for smaller Chinese smart-camera maker Insta360 and its independent Antigravity drone brand.

🇨🇳 The AI boom is making the world’s cheapest smartphones disappear - AI data centers are driving demand for memory chips, pushing phone makers to raise prices and abandon some of their most affordable models.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇺🇸 Conflict in the Red Sea is forcing cloud giants to find a new route for the internet - Google, Meta, and Microsoft are said to be securing expensive land routes as fighting around Yemen threatens the submarine cables connecting Europe and Asia.

🇨🇳 Not just AI. China is building technologies that challenge U.S. dominance - From batteries and solar panels to drones and satellites, China is building tech capabilities that extend well beyond AI, writes Steve Feldstein in his new book, "Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Big Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare."

🇿🇼 Who gets to decide if AI is safe? Africa wants a say - African companies race to adopt American and Chinese AI, with little attention paid to safety.
In today's more popular stories, 2 center on China:
🇦🇪 The UAE embraces AI for kindergartners - The country’s approach offers a glimpse of what education could look like if AI literacy becomes as fundamental as reading and writing.

🇨🇳 As U.S. blocks DJI, Insta360 races to win American creators - Regulatory clarity and market timing are a boon for smaller Chinese smart-camera maker Insta360 and its independent Antigravity drone brand.

🇨🇳 The AI boom is making the world’s cheapest smartphones disappear - AI data centers are driving demand for memory chips, pushing phone makers to raise prices and abandon some of their most affordable models.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇨🇳 Western open-weight models still can't beat China - Chinese open-weight AI models offer high capability at significantly lower costs than U.S. frontier systems, but face monetization and compute challenges, experts said at a Rest of World event in San Francisco.

🇨🇳 What the West can learn from AI optimists in the rest of the world - The developing world’s enthusiastic adoption of AI and necessity-driven innovations offer lessons for an anxiety-ridden West.

🇨🇳 BYD expands EV shipping fleet as wars upend freight costs and key trade routes - China’s EV giant says a shortage of ships is holding back its exports.
A collection of our trending and most read stories:
🇦🇪 The UAE embraces AI for kindergartners - The country’s approach offers a glimpse of what education could look like if AI literacy becomes as fundamental as reading and writing.

🇨🇳 As U.S. blocks DJI, Insta360 races to win American creators - Regulatory clarity and market timing are a boon for smaller Chinese smart-camera maker Insta360 and its independent Antigravity drone brand.

🇺🇸 Conflict in the Red Sea is forcing cloud giants to find a new route for the internet - Google, Meta, and Microsoft are said to be securing expensive land routes as fighting around Yemen threatens the submarine cables connecting Europe and Asia.
Today's popular stories center around China:
🇨🇳 Western open-weight models still can't beat China - Chinese open-weight AI models offer high capability at significantly lower costs than U.S. frontier systems, but face monetization and compute challenges, experts said at a Rest of World event in San Francisco.

🇨🇳 What the West can learn from AI optimists in the rest of the world - The developing world’s enthusiastic adoption of AI and necessity-driven innovations offer lessons for an anxiety-ridden West.

🇨🇳 BYD expands EV shipping fleet as wars upend freight costs and key trade routes - China’s EV giant says a shortage of ships is holding back its exports.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇿🇼 Will developing nations be able to handle millions of AI agents? - It may be some time before AI agents can fully navigate the complexities and cultural nuances of developing nations.

🇦🇪 The UAE embraces AI for kindergartners - The country’s approach offers a glimpse of what education could look like if AI literacy becomes as fundamental as reading and writing.

🇨🇳 As U.S. blocks DJI, Insta360 races to win American creators - Regulatory clarity and market timing are a boon for smaller Chinese smart-camera maker Insta360 and its independent Antigravity drone brand.
Today's popular stories focus on China:
🇨🇳 Western open-weight models still can't beat China - Chinese open-weight AI models offer high capability at significantly lower costs than U.S. frontier systems, but face monetization and compute challenges, experts said at a Rest of World event in San Francisco.

🇨🇳 What the West can learn from AI optimists in the rest of the world - The developing world’s enthusiastic adoption of AI and necessity-driven innovations offer lessons for an anxiety-ridden West.

🇨🇳 BYD expands EV shipping fleet as wars upend freight costs and key trade routes - China’s EV giant says a shortage of ships is holding back its exports.
3 of our most popular stories right now:
🇿🇼 Will developing nations be able to handle millions of AI agents? - It may be some time before AI agents can fully navigate the complexities and cultural nuances of developing nations.

🇦🇪 The UAE embraces AI for kindergartners - The country’s approach offers a glimpse of what education could look like if AI literacy becomes as fundamental as reading and writing.

🇨🇳 As U.S. blocks DJI, Insta360 races to win American creators - Regulatory clarity and market timing are a boon for smaller Chinese smart-camera maker Insta360 and its independent Antigravity drone brand.
Our 1 top read stories from accross the day:
🇨🇳 Western open-weight models still can't beat China - Chinese open-weight AI models offer high capability at significantly lower costs than U.S. frontier systems, but face monetization and compute challenges, experts said at a Rest of World event in San Francisco.
Our most popular stories across the last 24 hours...:
🇦🇷 Big Tech’s thirst for water is sparking a global resistance - In his new book “Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech’s Data Empires,” writer Paris Marx examines how local communities are resisting the growing demand for water to cool data centers.

🇿🇼 Will developing nations be able to handle millions of AI agents? - It may be some time before AI agents can fully navigate the complexities and cultural nuances of developing nations.

🇨🇳 What the West can learn from AI optimists in the rest of the world - The developing world’s enthusiastic adoption of AI and necessity-driven innovations offer lessons for an anxiety-ridden West.
Our 3 top read stories from accross the day:
🇨🇳 Western open-weight models still can't beat China - Chinese open-weight AI models offer high capability at significantly lower costs than U.S. frontier systems, but face monetization and compute challenges, experts said at a Rest of World event in San Francisco.

🇨🇳 BYD expands EV shipping fleet as wars upend freight costs and key trade routes - China’s EV giant says a shortage of ships is holding back its exports.

🇦🇪 The UAE embraces AI for kindergartners - The country’s approach offers a glimpse of what education could look like if AI literacy becomes as fundamental as reading and writing.
The 3 most popular stories right now:
🇦🇷 Big Tech’s thirst for water is sparking a global resistance - In his new book “Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech’s Data Empires,” writer Paris Marx examines how local communities are resisting the growing demand for water to cool data centers.

🇿🇼 Will developing nations be able to handle millions of AI agents? - It may be some time before AI agents can fully navigate the complexities and cultural nuances of developing nations.

🇨🇳 What the West can learn from AI optimists in the rest of the world - The developing world’s enthusiastic adoption of AI and necessity-driven innovations offer lessons for an anxiety-ridden West.