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China’s technological gap with the United States continues to narrow. Two J-20 stealth fighters were introduced publicly for the first time ever, at the Zhuhai Air Show today. The radar-evading jets swooped in, setting off alarms of cars nearby. Although the J-20 jets passed by several times, the public will...
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FAM: In-depth analysis of ISIS’ preferred methods of communication in “secure” channels begins with the follow report from SCMP: (SCMP) – For the Islamic State’s top Southeast Asian propagandist Bahrun Naim, the ultra-secure instant messaging app Telegram is a godsend as popular social networks Twitter and Facebook race to weed...
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(Global Voices) – A police report leaked last week from China’s Xinjiang province describes Internet censorship circumvention tools as “second class violent and terrorist software.” #China blames #VPN, other #internetcensorship technologies for terrorism in the country http://t.co/4weKE8Ng5c — Mikhail Doroshevich (@infopolicy) March 9, 2014 The leak raises serious questions...
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(China Tech News) – Two years ago, it looked like China’s Xiaomi was on the top of the world as one of China’s upstart smartphone leaders. But with tight margins and little differentiation among Android-based phones, cheaper phones have overtaken Xiaomi in China. #China Xiaomi Quality Fail -Ten Percent...
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A new study by a Pakistan think-tank claims India has the capacity to produce between 356 and 492 nuclear bombs. The study, titled “Indian Unsafeguarded Nuclear Program,” comes amid growing hostilities between India and Pakistan, which continues to result in the loss of lives along the boundary dividing the disputed region...
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BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) — A Chinese firm will start researching and developing a magnetic levitation (maglev) train that can run 600 km per hour, which would be faster than any other maglev train currently in operation. CRRC Corp. Ltd., China’s largest rail transportation equipment maker, said it will...
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(Tech Crunch) Apple is on a research & development spree! The company has announced a bunch of new R&D centers over the past few months, and R&D spendings have skyrocketed. This time, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company plans to open a new center in Japan during...
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(CBC) China is fast becoming a scientific force to be reckoned with, says a new report published by Nature. The list, which ranks the world’s institutions and countries according to their scientific output, puts China second only to the United States. The rankings are based on the number of high profile...
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(Techcrunch) China’s Didi Chuxing and Uber have now both confirmed that Didi has agreed to buy Uber’s separate business in China — Uber China — as a path to trying to get the two unprofitable on-demand transportation businesses into the black. The deal had been heavily speculated earlier today. Didi’s explanation of the...
China’s technological gap with the United States continues to narrow. Two J-20 stealth fighters were introduced publicly for the first time ever, at the Zhuhai Air Show today. The radar-evading jets swooped in, setting off alarms of cars nearby. Although the J-20 jets passed by several times, the public will...
FAM: In-depth analysis of ISIS’ preferred methods of communication in “secure” channels begins with the follow report from SCMP: (SCMP) – For the Islamic State’s top Southeast Asian propagandist Bahrun Naim, the ultra-secure instant messaging app Telegram is a godsend as popular social networks Twitter and Facebook race to weed...
(Global Voices) – A police report leaked last week from China’s Xinjiang province describes Internet censorship circumvention tools as “second class violent and terrorist software.” #China blames #VPN, other #internetcensorship technologies for terrorism in the country http://t.co/4weKE8Ng5c — Mikhail Doroshevich (@infopolicy) March 9, 2014 The leak raises serious questions...
(China Tech News) – Two years ago, it looked like China’s Xiaomi was on the top of the world as one of China’s upstart smartphone leaders. But with tight margins and little differentiation among Android-based phones, cheaper phones have overtaken Xiaomi in China. #China Xiaomi Quality Fail -Ten Percent...
A new study by a Pakistan think-tank claims India has the capacity to produce between 356 and 492 nuclear bombs. The study, titled “Indian Unsafeguarded Nuclear Program,” comes amid growing hostilities between India and Pakistan, which continues to result in the loss of lives along the boundary dividing the disputed region...
BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) — A Chinese firm will start researching and developing a magnetic levitation (maglev) train that can run 600 km per hour, which would be faster than any other maglev train currently in operation. CRRC Corp. Ltd., China’s largest rail transportation equipment maker, said it will...
(Tech Crunch) Apple is on a research & development spree! The company has announced a bunch of new R&D centers over the past few months, and R&D spendings have skyrocketed. This time, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company plans to open a new center in Japan during...
(CBC) China is fast becoming a scientific force to be reckoned with, says a new report published by Nature. The list, which ranks the world’s institutions and countries according to their scientific output, puts China second only to the United States. The rankings are based on the number of high profile...
(Techcrunch) China’s Didi Chuxing and Uber have now both confirmed that Didi has agreed to buy Uber’s separate business in China — Uber China — as a path to trying to get the two unprofitable on-demand transportation businesses into the black. The deal had been heavily speculated earlier today. Didi’s explanation of the...