Nvidia’s longtime chief security officer, David Reber, left the company in August, and Saša Zdjelar took over the role. The transition has drawn fresh attention as questions grow about what Nvidia knew…
Nvidia says its board has launched an independent investigation after reports that chief executive Jensen Huang had a relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman whom US intelligence officials reportedly believed was…
China’s foreign ministry has retaliated sharply against US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s keynote at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, accusing him of “villifying China with defamatory allegations” and deliberately “sowing division” across the Asia-Pacific region. Hegseth’s address on May 31, 2025, warned regional governments that Beijing might be “credibly preparing to use military force to alter the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific” and urged Asian countries to boost defence spending. In its official response on June 1, China described Hegseth’s comments as “filled with provocations,” decried his alleged “cold war mentality,” and accused the United States of hypocrisy in branding China a “hegemonic power.”
China has marked a significant step forward in global space research and Antarctic astronomy with the launch of the Three Gorges Antarctic Eye, a 3.2-metre aperture radio and millimetre-wave telescope officially commissioned on April 3, 2025, at the Zhongshan Station in Antarctica.
China, North Korea, India, and Pakistan are expanding their nuclear arsenals, according to a new report that warns global disarmament efforts are faltering despite ongoing talks at the United Nations.
Three Chinese warships, fresh from live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea, have re-entered Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and are now being tracked east of Hobart. The Australian Defence Department has confirmed that the People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) flotilla is moving closer to Tasmania, prompting coordinated monitoring efforts with New Zealand’s military.
The blog post explores China's Planetary Defence Initiative amid growing concerns over asteroid threats, particularly the 2024 YR4 asteroid. It discusses the recruitment of a dedicated planetary defence force by China, highlighting the nation's commitment to enhancing space capabilities and national security. The initiative represents a proactive measure towards safeguarding against cosmic threats and emphasizes the importance of international collaboration in planetary defense strategies. With rising interest from global space agencies, the article delves into the implications of China's ambitions in planetary defense and the need for cooperative approaches to mitigate potential asteroid impacts.
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