On July 23, 2025, the Trump Administration released America’s AI Action Plan subtitled “Winning the Race”, a document that declares unequivocally that “the United States is in a race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence.” This document offers a window into how Washington is thinking about AI. It also provides a navigational guideline for...
The global electric vehicle (EV) revolution is rapidly transforming the automotive landscape. According to the Global EV Outlook 2025, over 17 million electric cars were sold worldwide in 2024, accounting for more than 20% of new vehicle sales. China leads the charge, with nearly half of its new cars being electric, followed by Europe at...
Staying on the 16th floor of the Holiday Inn Express Hotel at Jiaoqiao Road in the Pu Dong New Area of Shanghai, this scribe thought that making room deliveries for the hotel guests must be a slow and difficult task. It potentially demanded the employment of a sizable number of human resources at a time...
चिनियाँ कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्तामा आधारित च्याटबोट ‘डीपसीक’ एपल प्रयोगकर्ताहरूमाझ छोटो समयमा सबैभन्दा धेरै डाउनलोड हुने एप बनेपछि अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनल्ड ट्रम्पले यसलाई अमेरिकी प्रविधि कम्पनीहरूका लागि “जागा हुने घण्टी” भनेका छन्। यही ज्यानुअरीमा केही हप्ताअघि अमेरिकामा सार्वजनिक भएको यो एपले अमेरिकी प्रविधि कम्पनीहरूको शेअर बजारमा भारी गिरावटको कारण बनेको छ। यो एपको अचानक बढेको लोकप्रियता र...
China has formally complained to Nepal that its recent ban on the Chinese-owned, Singapore-based TikTok app was for ‘geopolitical reasons’ and it would not look at it kindly, said an opinion piece posted on kathmandupost.com Dec 25. The piece also notes that China had become more hawkish in its diplomacy with Nepal in recent times...