Children Going to ER With Battery-Related Injuries on the Rise, Study Finds

Battery-related injuries specifically refer to children putting batteries in their mouths, noses and ears. It also found that the majority of cases (84%) involved children aged 5 years or younger. “Both regulatory efforts and increased public awareness of the hazards are needed.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 42 words · Anthony Taylor

Chill your cosmetics in this $150 beauty fridge

You’re paying a bit of a premium here for the warmer color scheme and makeup-friendly interior design.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 17 words · Danielle Beard

China approves Boeing's 737 Max to fly again

Indonesia, where the first crash occurred, and Russia are two holdouts remaining. Boeing, which could resume new Max deliveries to China next year, praised the agency’s move.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 27 words · Marilyn Weaver

China passes sweeping data privacy law, to go into effect Nov. 1

The personal data law,reportedly one of the toughest in the world, goes into effect Nov. 1. WeChat was among severalChinese apps that faced scrutiny in the USunder the Trump administration over potential national security concerns. See also:Why your iPhone may never be Made in America

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 45 words · Anthony Jones

China pledges to stop funding new coal projects overseas

“This requires tremendous hard work, and we will make every effort to meet these goals. It’s not yet clear what this means for projects already approved by China’s state banks. Since 2013, over 26 gigawatts of coal-powered electricity has been built with the backing of Chinese investments. But while China is curbing its overseas entanglement with coal, its domestic production is still rising.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 63 words · Samuel Farrell

China Says it Will Investigate Google, Nvidia, Other US Companies in Tariff Response

Ars Technica also reported that US chipmaker Intel may be the target of a separate investigation. Google did not immediately respond to an email about the investigation.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 27 words · Lawrence Peterson

China squeezes kids' online gaming time to 3 hours a week

China is tightening its restrictions on online gaming for kids and teens. The new rules come amid a crackdown on technology companies in China. Chinese officials will also step up inspection and enforcement of the restrictions, according to the NPPA. The new restrictions go into effect Sept. 1.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 48 words · Beth Madden

China stops sales of tickets to Beijing Winter Olympics due to COVID-19

See also The pandemic isn’t the only issue facing the Winter Olympics in Beijing. US athletes competing in Beijing have reportedly been told toleave their personal phones behindamid security concerns. US officials are alsostaging a diplomatic boycottof the Winter Olympics as a statement against China’s human rights violations. The Beijing 2022 Winter Games kick off on Feb. 4 and will run until Feb. 20. The Paralympic Winter Games will be held from March 4-13....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 74 words · Elaine Lopez

China's Baidu Readies ChatGPT-Style Bot for Public Debut

“First proposed as a language model, Ernie has made significant progress since then.” There’s a boom at the moment in tech companies going public with their plans for AI chatbots. It’s unclear it Baidu will launch an English language version. Our AI art generation model#ERNIEViLGpainted this beautiful picture to celebrate the end of#ChineseNewYear. What are your goals for this year? Baidu is China’s answer to Google search – it’s the go-to search platform in the country....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Nicole Ibarra

China's COVID Lockdowns Could Mean Millions of Fewer iPhones, Per Analyst

Shanghai has been under lockdown for three weeks at this point. The lockdowns aren’t just impacting Apple, as they could also affect production of Dell and Lenovo laptops. As previously reported, the lockdowns have alsoled to shipping delaysfor the latest MacBook Pro models.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 43 words · Paul Weaver

Chinese Mars rover snaps sweeping sands in red planet panorama

August has been quite the month for Mars panoramas. CNSA released a panorama view on Monday that also shows off the rover’s solar panels. CNSA announced the extension earlier this month. So far the rover has covered nearly 3,500 feet (1,064 meters) since landing in May. The panorama adds to Zhurong’s impressive photo album. China’s Tianwen-1 mission consists of an orbiter, a lander and a rover.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 66 words · Nancy Pierce

Chinese Rocket Plummets to Earth, Causing One Country to Halt Air Traffic

For details on the uncontrolled reentrys impact location, we once again refer you to the#PRC. It also potentially littered debris over an area in Mexico. It’s because the exact point of reentry is hard to predict. Similar reentry risks were seen with the launch of the previous two Tiangong space station modules as well. In 2020, a Long March 5B mission also led to debris falling on western Africa. Falling space junk has damaged property, but there has never been a report of human injuries or death....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Julie Joseph

Chinese space company completes a rocket hop reminiscent of early SpaceX

Deep Blue Aerospace did not immediately respond to a request for comment and clarification. Indeed the short flight of the Nebula M-1 looked like a scaled-down version of early SpaceX test hops. But little has been heard from the company since. There have also beenrumblingsthat some of the Chinese government’s much bigger Long March rockets will soon be reusable.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Melanie Reid