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A Chinese Robot Just Entered a Skyscraper Marathon in Seoul — Because No Korean Robot Was Good Enough

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Sleek white humanoid robot in running gear standing at the bottom of a skyscraper stairwell looking up at 123 floors of stairs stretching to a vanishing point, representing robot ROI competing in Lotte World Tower stair climb

Every April, hundreds of athletes gather at thebase of Lotte World Tower in Seoul —555 meters tall, 123 floors —and race each other to the top. 2,917 stairs. Straight up. This year, one of the competitors doesn’t have lungs. Meet ROI — The Steel Marathon Runner ROI is a Unitree G1 humanoid robot,manufactured in China. … Read more

China’s Anonymous Civilians Just Helped Iran Shoot Down America’s Most Advanced Fighter Jet

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Split screen showing a Chinese engineer recording a social media video on the left and a damaged F-35 stealth jet making an emergency landing with smoke trailing on the right, representing the five-day connection

No government order. No military contract. No paycheck. Just a Chinese engineer, posting videos online for fun —and five days later, Iran claims it shot down an F-35. This is the story of how open-source military knowledgeis quietly reshaping modern warfare. What Happened to the F-35? On March 19, during ongoing U.S. military operationsagainst Iran, … Read more

Nvidia Is Losing China — And Huawei Is Taking Over

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Two futuristic AI chips facing off against each other, one glowing blue for the USA and one glowing red and gold for China, representing the US-China semiconductor war

America tried to kill China’s AI industry with export controls.Instead, it may have created its biggest competitor yet. New data from IDC reveals a seismic shift in China’s AI chip market —one that should have Silicon Valley paying very close attention. The Numbers Don’t Lie In 2025, China’s AI accelerator server market shipped approximately4 million … Read more