The Real A.I. Race Isn’t America vs. China

New York Times Sunday 28 June 2026, 05:00 UTC By Dan Wang and Julian Gewirtz 1 min read

Key Points

Washington is starting to follow a similar playbook to Beijing when it comes to artificial intelligence policy.

The Real A.I. Race Isn’t America (ORG) China (LOCATION) Washington (LOCATION) Beijing (LOCATION)

Originally published by New York Times Read original →

John didn't realise he had pancreatic cancer until he taught a workshop on the disease. This is his message Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 5:08pm In October last year, as clinical worker John McNeur delivered a health workshop in the remote Northern Territory, alarm bells began to ring. The 68-year-old Darwin local was working with the community clinic in Timber Creek, teaching Aboriginal health coaches about chronic conditions.

ABC Australia 19m ago

Japan and South Korea scramble fighters in response to Chinese-Russian bomber patrol

Japan and South Korea scramble fighters in response to Chinese-Russian bomber patrol Tokyo says it had tracked two separate flights involving H-6 and Tu-95 bombers that passed over the western Pacific Japan and South Korea scrambled fighter jets in response to a joint Russian-Chinese bomber patrol on Saturday. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force said the patrols passed over the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and the western Pacific, adding that they showed the two countries’ resolve and...

South China Morning Post 27m ago

Thousands watch on as boats made of beer cans race on Darwin beach

Thousands gather for iconic Beer Can Regatta at Darwin's Mindil Beach Sun 28 Jun 2026 at 5:00pm Homemade boats made mostly out of beer cans have battled it out in one of Darwin's most iconic events at Mindil Beach. The annual Beer Can Regatta draws competitors together to race rafts engineered from drinking containers — the popular choice this year being beer or soft-drink cans. The 52nd edition of the event was full of entertainment on and off the water, including tug of war, iron man, and...

ABC Australia 27m ago

Greens examining how party decides policy as membership triples under Zack Polanski

Exclusive: Concerns in-person vote system is giving bigger say to organised fringe activists who can attend conferenceSenior Greens are examining ways to revamp the party’s structures to make it more effective and representative now its membership has more than tripled since Zack Polanski became leader. Under the party’s direct-democracy model, policy is voted on only by members who attend one of its two annual conferences, a system some Greens believe risks empowering organised fringe...

The Guardian World 27m ago

The Real A.I. Race Isn’t America vs. China

Related Stories

One of the deadliest cancers in Australia is becoming more common

Japan and South Korea scramble fighters in response to Chinese-Russian bomber patrol

Thousands watch on as boats made of beer cans race on Darwin beach

Greens examining how party decides policy as membership triples under Zack Polanski