Huawei wants its AI chips to provide ‘second option for the world’
Fresh from a breakthrough in its smartphone business, Huawei announced an upgraded supercomputer designed to crunch large amounts of data.
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Cash, assets seized and frozen in S’pore’s worst money laundering case now worth over $2.4 billion
Cash amounting to over $76 million, as well as 68 gold bars, 294 luxury bags, 164 luxury watches, 546 pieces of jewellery were among the assets seized by the police.
G-7 ministers call on China to press Russia to stop aggression in Ukraine
The statement comes as China’s top diplomat, Mr Wang Yi, visits Russia for a four-day trip during which both nations are expected to pledge deeper political ties.
Climate takes centre stage at UN as global temperatures hit record
The meeting comes 10 weeks before the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates, and is one of the last high-profile gatherings aimed at getting countries to come forward…
Sydney issues total fire ban as spring heatwave grips Australia
Parts of Australia are sweltering in a five-day burst of uncommon spring heat, pushing temperatures up by as much as 16 deg C above the September average.
How Singapore’s finest sprinter found her speed
As the Asian Games approach, The Straits Times examines how Shanti Pereira – and her coach Luis Cunha – found ways to make her faster.
FBI chief says China has bigger hacking programme than the competition combined,
Beijing’s embassy in Washington did not immediately return a message seeking comment, but China has repeatedly denied using hackers to spy on the US.
Singapore shares early adopter tips to help other nations embrace AI
Fears remain that in the absence of international norms to govern the use of AI, the technology could be abused to produce false information, reinforce bias and discrimination,…
Here are some of Unesco’s new World Heritage sites
The United Nations’ cultural organisation, Unesco, has unveiled some new sites from Cambodia, China, South Korea, India, Guatemala and Tunisia, on its World Heritage List.
Rare silvered langur spotted ‘zoning out’ in Clementi in first such sighting in S’pore
The leaf-eating monkey belongs to one of two species of silvered langur, which get their name from their shimmering grey fur under the sun, and are either native to the forests of…