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As US battles China on AI, some companies choose Chinese
As US battles China on AI, some companies choose Chinese
by  AFP

Even as the United States is embarked on a bitter rivalry with China over the deployment of artificial intelligence, Chinese technology is quietly making inroads into the US market. It was also a reckoning for the United States -- locked in a battle for dominance in AI tech with China -- on how far its archrival had come.

Macron, on UAE visit, announces new French aircraft carrier
Macron, on UAE visit, announces new French aircraft carrier
by  AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he had given the official go-ahead to replace his country's flagship, the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. Also nuclear-powered, the new carrier will be far larger than the current flagship.

China's rare earths El Dorado gives strategic edge
China's rare earths El Dorado gives strategic edge
by  AFP

Buried in the reddish soil of southern China lies latent power: one of the largest clusters of crucial rare earths is mined around the clock by a secretive and heavily guarded industry. Since then, China has taken advantage of its natural reserves -- the largest of any country -- to dominate processing and innovation in the field.

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