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Not exactly a DeepSeek moment for AI accelerators - but this Chinese optical chip may well be 100x faster than Nvidia's A100 on some tasks

Chinese photonic AI chips demonstrate extreme speed and energy efficiency in narrowly defined generative workloads, exceeding conventional GPU performance in lab tests.

TechRadar

Two Gen Zers turned down millions from Elon Musk to build an AI based on the human brain—and it's outperformed models from OpenAI and Anthropic

William Chen and Guan Wang believe they will be the first ones to build artificial general intelligence.

Fortune

Move over Harvard and MIT—this university might be winning the AI race, and you've probably never heard of it

China’s Tsinghua University is outperforming U.S. Ivy Leagues in generating AI-related patents and top-cited research papers—though American influence remains high.

Fortune

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Earth, Mars, Venus — and a long-lost planet — may have once 'waltzed' in perfect harmony around the sun

New simulations suggest that up to four of the solar system's rocky planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, once orbited in mathematical harmony around the infant sun.

LiveScience

China’s Tsinghua University Names New President

Prestigious school promotes Li Luming, formerly one of its vice presidents and an expert in the integration of engineering and medical sciences

Caixin Global

Nissan Boosts Research Ties with Tsinghua Amidst Chinese Market Struggles

Nissan partners with Tsinghua University to navigate Generation Z and electric vehicle needs, reclaiming foreign car market share in China.

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China's AI Analog Chip Claimed To Be 3.7X Faster Than Nvidia's A100 GPU in Computer Vision Tasks (Updated)

A new research paper in Nature published by Tsinghua University describes a new analog computing chip that beats Nvidia's A100 at 3 times its performance and 4,000 million times higher energy efficiency at computer vision tasks. Considering the potential markets for devices such as these and the potential for further…

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Goals of 'Made in China 2025' Are Unachievable: Tsinghua Professor

The Deputy Chairman of the China Semiconductor Industry Association does not believe in 'Made in China 2025,' providing statistics and analysis of where China's homegrown efforts are falling short.

Tom’s Hardware

Is bias, not science, behind COVID-19 curbs on China travellers?

Experts say restrictions on China ‘very unlikely’ to help fight the virus and could lead to discriminatory behaviour.

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Tsinghua University Considers Erecting On-Campus Quarantine Facility

The university administration said it is studying the idea before making a final decision, a student source says

Caixin Global

Tuesday briefing: What’s behind angry protests against China’s ‘deadly’ Covid restrictions

In today’s newsletter: A timeline of increasing dissent as Chinese citizens demand ‘food, not PCR tests’ and blame Xi Jinping’s government for restrictions they say have cost lives

The Guardian - UK

U.S. Universities Continue to Falter in World Rankings as China Rises

The U.S.'s pre-eminence among the world's top research universities continues to diminish, according to a new global ranking, while Chinese universities are on the rise, producing a greater quantity and higher quality of research than ever before.

Bangkok Post

Western envoys grab rare chance in China to berate Russia over Ukraine war

Western envoys in China criticised Russia on Monday for its invasion of Ukraine, with the U.S. ambassador saying China should not spread Russian "propaganda", during an unusual public forum in a country that has declined to condemn Moscow's attack.

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