Strokes of genius: why DeepSeek’s AI edge may come from its Chinese lessons
Rich language training data and a colourful cast of characters help power AI into the 'era of Chinese', experts say As China's home-grown AI development firm DeepSeek shakes up the global tech and ...
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The myth of ‘you’re too old to learn perfect pitch’ busted by scientists
Study shows even adults can achieve a level of musical mastery in just 8 weeks In a nutshell A study challenges the long-held ...
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China Tones It Down at Davos This Time Ahead of Trump Tariffs
And in contrast with Xi’s sweeping language five years ago, Ding struck a conciliatory tone, vowing to rebalance ... Quelch noted Chinese government and business presence this year was subdued ...
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Han and Vance strike positive tone for US-China ties ahead of Trump inauguration
Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng has held talks ... Han maintained the conciliatory tone on the bilateral relationship struck by Xi two days ago, noting that as "two great countries" China and ...
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As US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu, interest in Mandarin rises
Some analysts believe this offers a remarkable opportunity to stop a multi-year decline in Chinese language programmes and cross-cultural exchanges – or even reverse it. The masses of new ...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip Trump’s inauguration, sending a special representative in his place
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative. The decision, announced Friday ...
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Duolingo sees 216% rise in new US users learning Mandarin. Why are Americans learning Chinese?
According to Duolingo, there has been a 216% increase in new US users learning Mandarin compared to last year, with a sharp spike in mid-January as RedNote gained traction. Additionally, the company ...
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Chinese zodiac signs 2025: These are the five luckiest signs of the year. Check your prediction
Chinese zodiac signs 2025: Chinese Lunar New Year 2025 begins on January 29, highlighting the Year of the Wood Snake. Lucky zodiac signs for 2025 include Dragon, Ox, Snake, Rooster, and Monkey. These ...
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Americans flock to Chinese TikTok rival RedNote — and language apps to learn Mandarin
Another language learning app, Estonia-based Drops, said it has seen an increase in Chinese-language learners too. Frederik Cordes, general manager at Drops, told BI the app has welcomed "three ...
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The Lure of Chinese App Red Note
English-language tutorials are helping them navigate the Chinese app. Although Red Note may now be known as the no.1 free app in the U.S., it has since its inception in 2013 been known as a forum ...
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As TikTok Ban Nears, Peeved Users Flock to Other Chinese Social Media Apps
Two apps owned by Chinese companies -- Xiaohongshu (which translates to "little red book" and has also been called RedNote) and Lemon8, which is owned by TikTok parent company ByteDance -- are ...
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TikTok Users Are Ready to Learn Chinese, Buddy
though this surge in interest could prompt the company to make it more accessible to non-Chinese-speaking users (not that there’s anything wrong with learning a foreign language, even under the ...