China has emerged as a health tech superpower, leveraging its large population and efficient systems to advance digital healthcare through apps and telemedicine, while simultaneously becoming a major player in drug development with more clinical trials than the U.S. and half of global drug licensing deals. Western companies are increasingly licensing Chinese-developed medicines, though this rise has sparked both admiration and concerns about technology transfer and regulatory restrictions.
OpenAI fired three researchers—Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni—for mishandling sensitive information, days after they publicly discussed AI safety concerns on social media. The firings occurred as major US tech companies, including OpenAI, signed a voluntary safety pledge with President Trump at the White House.
Hong Wang received the Fields Medal on July 23, 2026, for her contributions to harmonic analysis and geometric measure theory. The article examines her work on the Kakeya problem and related Fourier transform problems, situating her contributions within harmonic analysis history.
Chinese start-up Photon Matrix Lab is shipping its laser-based mosquito killer device this month after raising $2.8 million on crowdfunding platforms. The device uses lidar detection and infrared or blue lasers to eliminate mosquitoes while avoiding humans and animals, with prices ranging from $988 to $1,088 and initial monthly production of 3,000–5,000 units.