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In its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), China has placed artificial intelligence at the centre of its industrial strategy, but with apparently clashing goals. China wants technological self-reliance and substantial safeguards around its domestic market, but also freely adaptable AI models1, international diffusion of Chinese AI models and greater cooperation in global AI governance2.

Killer robots displayed in front of Capitol Hill to protest OpenAI’s Pentagon contract in Washington, D.C., on March 6, 2026.Photo: Lenin Nolly/NurPhoto

Astra’s arrival comes days after Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, described AGI as an ‘irrelevant marketing term’

Micron (NASDAQ: MU) and Sandisk(NASDAQ: SNDK) have had an incredible 2026, with Sandisk stock rising more than 520% and Micron increasing by about 225% (as of Aug. 28). That ranks Sandisk as the top-performing S&P 500(SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) stock, and Micron as the fourth-best for 2026. That’s an impressive run, but there are still four months…

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) andBroadcom(NASDAQ:AVGO) have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. Both have seen their shares soar over the past few years as a result. Micron is up about 1170% since 2021, while Broadcom has climbed 647% over the same period. Is there more upside left for these companies?…

Memory chip demand has been exceeding supply thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, and that’s not surprising, as memory helps solve a key bottleneck that can impede the performance of AI data center chips.