China’s Social Credit System

Virtual reality has long disappointed me. I remember playing the VR game Half-Life: Alyx, a shooter. It was fun, but not entirely convincing. While my character moved through the game, it was hard to ignore the fact that I was sitting down at home. But this summer, I visited Shanghai’s…

By Tsvetana Paraskova - Feb 23, 2026, 5:00 PM CST The U.S. is developing a Western price floor mechanism for rare earths to reduce reliance on China’s pricing system. Rising Chinese PrNd prices—now above $125/kg—highlight Western vulnerability, as even U.S. government-backed deals reference Chinese price indices. Efforts are underway to…

File image of the Royal Australian Navy vessel, HMAS Toowoomba. | Photo Credit: Reuters  An Australian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a ​government source said on Sunday (February 22, 2026) in the latest ‌transit of the sensitive waterway by ​a U.S. ally, which Chinese ⁠state-backed media said was tracked…

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Olympic freeskier Eileen Gu has responded after vice-president JD Vance appeared to criticise her choice to represent China on the international stage instead of the United States. With five medals, the 22-year-old Gu is the most decorated female freeskier in Olympic history. She won two golds and a silver at…

MANILA, Philippines — The 2028 presidential elections will be a “concern” for China and it might “bet” on someone who will not stand up for the country’s rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), said Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea on Friday. ...Read More

If there’s an automotive trend that has faced contempt ever since Tesla introduced it, it’s the yoke-style steering wheel. While other OEMs like Lexus and Tesla itself have made using these half-wheels easier, there are some things that cutting off the top half of the wheel potentially makes more dangerous…

For a few months now, many gamers had seemingly pinned their hopes on a company in China to help alleviate rising prices on RAM resulting from the ongoing and worsening memory shortage fueled by AI hyperscalers and tech giants. But while new tests show the Chinese-developed RAM is good for…

Last Updated: February 18, 2026, 16:44 IST At least 12 killed in a fireworks shop explosion in Zhengji town, Hubei province during Lunar New Year. The Ministry of Emergency Management urges nationwide safety inspections. On Sunday, eight people were killed and two injured in an explosion at a fireworks shop…

Updated : , ,   NEW DELHI (AP) — A private Indian university was booted from a top artificial intelligence summit in New Delhi on Wednesday after one of its staffers displayed a commercially available robotic dog made in China, claiming it was the university’s own innovation. According to two…