China's official response to U.S. secondary Iran sanctions has also been muted so far. Beijing responded by saying it would "take all necessary measures" to protect itself, but did not elaborate on possible actions. When asked about communication with the U.S. on Iran, a foreign ministry spokesperson said there was no information to share.

Videos of robots splintering, collapsing, face planting and bursting into flames have amassed millions of views online.

China's foreign ministry has told its citizens to leave the southern African kingdom of Eswatini over "security risks". The ministry cited "rampant cyber fraud and criminal activities associated with gambling" as among its security concerns, but did not give details.

Already, SpaceX is looking forward to the day when Starship is "flying reliably several times per week," carrying more than 100 metric tons to orbit with each flight. Once this goal is reached, Elon Musk plans to begin shutting down Falcon 9 production and switching all SpaceX work to Starship.

A leading Chinese A.I. start-up released its latest model and made the case that China’s embrace of open software is safer than Silicon Valley’s closed approach.

Video captures mudslides engulfing buildings in Gyirong, Tibet, minutes after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake triggered flash flooding near Nepal's border.

Officials have not yet released names of those confirmed dead or still missing, as rescue efforts continue Thursday. But the scale of the tragedy is becoming clear.

CNBC goes inside Lynas Rare Earths’ Malaysia operation as former CEO Amanda Lacaze discusses its turnaround and the race to diversify supply beyond China.

Musk’s social media platform, which has leaned heavily into AI through its chatbot Grok, is the latest U.S. tech company to discover this pattern, and the latest to fight a two-front narrative war against the U.S. public and now China.