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BRICS forum addresses digital divide

Leaders and experts from BRICS nations and beyond gathered at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Friday to forge a consensus on making AI accessible to all of humanity. The Win-Win BRICS forum, held under the theme “From consensus to practice: making artificial intelligence a global public good benefiting all humanity”, brought…

China releases intl AI ethics action plan

China is stepping up efforts to promote responsible, coordinated and inclusive global artificial intelligence governance, with a slew of key initiatives released during the ongoing 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai covering AI ethics, cooperative development and the trusted interconnection of AI agents. An international action plan on AI ethics governance was released on…

What they say at WAIC

Huo Fupeng, director of the Center for Innovation-driven Development, National Development and Reform Commission China is exploring the development of a governance framework with extensive participation from all nations, and is contributing Chinese wisdom through the World AI Conference. As a firm supporter of global AI governance cooperation, China continuously introduces inclusive AI capacity-building solutions,…

2026 WIC forum to explore new opportunities for digital and intelligent health development

As digital and intelligent technologies, including artificial intelligence and big data are rapidly reshaping global healthcare services and the health industry, several key questions are attracting increasing attention: How can technology improve access to healthcare? How can countries overcome geographical barriers to build a Health Silk Road in the digital era? And how can a…

CXMT IPO to bolster China’s memory biz

Chinese memory giant Chang-Xin Memory Technologies’ STAR Market listing is expected to become a landmark fundraising deal for China’s semiconductor industry, as the country’s leading DRAM maker draws coordinated support from State capital, industrial investors and financial institutions to bolster the entire memory chip supply chain. Opening subscriptions for its IPO on Thursday, CXMT set…

Initiatives boost early weather warnings

China, on Friday, unveiled a series of artificial intelligence-powered meteorological initiatives aimed at strengthening global early warning capabilities as extreme weather becomes more frequent amid global warming. The announcements, made at the meteorological forum of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, included the launch of an AI…

Chinese humanoid robot used in landmark surgery

Two teleoperated robots work as a team to perform a laparoscopic gallbladder removal during a pre-clinical trial. [Photo / UC San Diego] Two Chinese-made humanoid robots costing less than $14,000 each have helped perform the world’s first live animal surgery using surgical robotics, marking a breakthrough that could reshape the economics of the emerging technology…