Z.ai shares surge 8% after releasing new AI model running only on Chinese chips
The Chinese AI company said it had already launched the model globally in stealth mode for a week.
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HP inks deal with U.S.-blacklisted Huawei for licensing the Chinese company's WiFi tech
It's a sign of adoption of Huawei technology outside China, despite the U.S. restricting the company from working with American suppliers such as Google.
Land models sprout as degradation threatens billions of livelihoods
Promising efforts to restore degraded land are now in the spotlight at a time when 40 per cent of the world’s land currently faces degradation and drought, threatening the livelihoods of over three billion people, the he...
Red Sea nations step up maritime cooperation as regional threats grow
From piracy and migrant smuggling to disruptions affecting global shipping routes, countries bordering one of the world’s busiest waterways are seeking closer cooperation to stay ahead of fast-evolving maritime threats.
The China Squeeze: A response to our critics
Our recent PIIE working paper and the subsequent Foreign Affairs article detailed how China's manufacturing export strength is curbing poorer countries' opportunities to industrialize—what we call the China Squeeze.
Explainer: UN peace operations work to create, preserve peace
Supporting the first democratic elections after brutal civil wars in Mozambique and Cambodia. Disarming thousands of child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Helping to secure Namibia’s independence from South Africa. These are s...
Deadly floods cause widespread destruction in China, Nepal
Severe flooding in the Tibet autonomous region of China and Nepal caused widespread destruction and mounting death tolls, UN agencies reported on Wednesday as aid efforts deployed to help provide emergency assistance.
Many school supplies cost more under Trump's tariffs
Autumn means back-to-school shopping for many households. This year, consumers face higher prices for many basic supplies because of President Donald Trump's tariffs. Backpacks, calculators, notebooks, and shoes are amon...
China's short-drama producers flood the market with cheap bets — and let audiences pick the winners
The short-drama model offers an alternative to traditional entertainment, but rising distribution costs and audience-retention challenges remain.
More health workers, stronger systems: Africa’s new ambitious goal
Facing a projected shortage of more than six million health professionals by 2035, African countries are stepping up efforts to strengthen their workforce, with a new decade-long plan announced on Wednesday during a meet...
Security Council LIVE: Rising tensions in Gaza, West Bank
Amid illegal Israeli settlement surges, continued attacks in Gaza and the West Bank alongside tensions throughout Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Security Council discussed the latest developments on Wednesday, with...
Training and Finetuning Multi-Vector Embedding Models with Sentence Transformers
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.