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China is expediting IPO approvals amid its AI rivalry with the US, recently approving listings for chip designers MetaX and Moore Threads in just three months (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/china-fast-tracks-tech-ipos-counter-…

China Fast Tracks Tech IPOs to Counter US AI rivalry
The tech rivalry with the U.S. has made China take an unusual step: It is accelerating the pace at which startups go public in hopes of increasing investment in the tech sector. In recent months, securities regulators in China approved the public listings of two chip designers, MetaX and Moore ...

Right, folks, so there is an account on mastodon.social (@8124@mastodon.social) that has been libelling me and others, defaming us as antisemites for the longest time.
They just sent the posts attached.
They have been reported to mastodon.social and I have raised my concerns with them and yet no action has been taken against that account even though the account has been suspended on at least three major Mastodon servers and limited on at least four others.
It is not limited…

CNN launches its new All Access streaming subscription tier for $6.99 per month, including live channels and on-demand video, after shutting down CNN in 2022 (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/10/cnn-launches-all-access-streaming-service-w…

CNN Launches All Access Subscription Streaming Offering, Raising Curtain On New Era
CNN is ushering in a new era today with the launch of its All Access subscription streaming tier.

China nimmt windkraftbetriebenes Unterwasser-Rechenzentrum in Betrieb
In China wurde der erste Teil eines windkraftbetriebenen Unterwasser-Rechenzentrums fertiggestellt. Es gilt als weltweit erste kommerziell betriebene Anlage.

I feel this very deeply.
(Original title: (DT! comic) A.I. FOMO can FO)
https://designthinkingcomic.substack.com/p/dt-comic-ai-fomo-can-fo

(DT! comic) A.I. FOMO can FO
DT! for today

China claims it has completed the first phase of construction of the first underwater data center, which is powered by wind energy and cooled by seawater (Anna Lagos/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/china-dives-in-on-the-worlds-first-wind-p…

China Dives in on the World’s First Wind-Powered Undersea Data Center
The $226 million project uses ocean breezes and seawater to stay cool.

China spielt in der Wissenschaft zunehmend eine führende Rolle
Bisher gelten die USA als führend in der Wissenschaft. Doch China holt auf, wie eine aktuelle Studie berichtet.
https://www.

OpenAI urges the US to commit to building 100GW of new energy capacity each year to stay ahead of China in AI, and says "electrons are the new oil" (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/open-ai-power-china.html

OpenAI says U.S. needs more power to stay ahead of China in AI: 'Electrons are the new oil'
OpenAI urged the White House to substantially increase the U.S.' investment in new energy capacity

How Mode to Code, a nonprofit founded by a teenager, is teaching Bay Area seniors to use AI and avoid scams through free coding and tech literacy classes (CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/tech/sillicon-valley-seniors-ai-course

Silicon Valley’s seniors get a crash course in AI
From tech lessons to tech support, the Mode to Code program offers a positive space for the curious seniors who might be intrigued by the possible applications of AI in their daily lives or simply looking to set up their emails on their phones.