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Five years ago, #China had only 2 of the world’s largest publicly traded #techcompanies, while the #US had 9. Today, China has 9 of the top 20 and the U.S. has 11. Twenty years ago, China had none. #Chinesecompanies are already the world leaders in computer vision/facial recognition and speech recognition, which can be used for commerce and for surveillance and societal control. In just the last 2 years there has been an explosion of #fintech #startups in China, offering mobile payments, lending, brokerage and banking. And the No. 1 and 3 drone manufacturers in the world - DJI and Xiaomi - are Chinese.

China has grown incredibly these past 30 years with a very specific formula: hard work, unleashing capitalism, smart planning and long-range investments in education and infrastructure - but also by stealing intellectual property, forcing technology transfers and cheating on WTO rules. Historically the US could dominate the global scene and check a rising power like China, and set the global rules, with just our sheer physical mass - more money, more troops, more naval ships, more top-10 companies, more scientists and more universities. That is just not possible any longer, as China has become both big and smart in more and more areas.


#WorldEconomy #Protectionism #America #Globalisation #GlobalTrade #TradeWars #EconomicRisk #Economy #TradePolicy #InternationalTrade #TradeTariffs #Politics #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations #USA #GlobalTradeWar
#Trump to China: ‘I Own You.’ Guess Again.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/opinion/trump-china-trade-economy-tech.html

Why have we seen so many one-stop races in 2018? F1's high degradation tyres aren't enlivening races the way they used to #F1

The 2018 season was supposed to see a return to multi-stop races. Why hasn't it happened, and does F1 still need high degradation tyres?

Melted Permafrost, under ancient Taigas forests open to show 4400 years before the msok,.ox, monmoth, holocene-era, horce find,,, So those Yakutat, Siberian area has the oil, coals,,, maybe, now opening craters of permafrost made the carbon emotions, CO2, CH4, others,,, Badman Nishioka/
https://www.sciencealert.com/siberian-doorway-to-the-underworld-so-huge-millennia-old-forests-and-carcasses-climate-change 　　This report write,
biggest craters in the region, known by the local Yakutian people as the 'doorway to the underworld', is growing so rapidly that it's uncovering long-buried forests, carcasses, and up to 200,000 years of historical climate records.

10 Important Gmail tips and tricks for Android #Gmail #Android

Who Has Selena Gomez Dated? Here Are the Lucky Guys She's Been Linked to Besides Bieber and the Weeknd #celebs #celebrities #celebrity #fashion #entertainment #celeb #glamour #celebrities #showbiz #celebritynews #News #gossip #hollywood #celebgossip #celebritystyle #celebrityinsider #fashion #style #beauty #vogue #selenagomez

Just found out that we are on softpedia...
https://linux.softpedia.com/get/Linux-Distributions/ArcoLinux-103807.shtml

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus Tips and Tricks, the ultimate How to guide #GalaxyS9 #GalaxyS9Plus

KDE neon rebased on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic, upgrade for a newer base system https://dot.kde.org/2018/09/26/kde-neon-rebased-ubuntu-1804-lts-bionic-beaver

How to install an iOS beta on iPhone or iPad #iOS #howto #tips #tricks #iphone

What is the point of paying R30,000 (US%2,100) for a smartphone?

A very good question... My Pixel 2 XL cost me just under R20,000 to import with duties and shipping and although it's a wonderful phone I'm not sure I'll do this again. For that price, I could have bought a pretty good average smartphone along with a high-end laptop or even a Macbook Air. Then consider what a good laptop does and that it lasts 5+ years whilst a phone is high risk and is used usually for 2 to 3 years only. I also don't think a 128GB was jusstified fro me as I only use around 20GB to 30GB space.

Someone just remarked to me this week that they remember really high-end phones costing around R8,000 only two to three years back.

Before jumping in and buying a high-end premium phone it is also just worth thinking about what you use the phone for. Even for photographs my Pixel 2 XL right now is more than good enough. If I want to take really high-quality photos then a really good DSLR camera is going to cost way less....

See https://mybroadband.co.za/news/smartphones/277095-what-is-the-point-of-paying-r30000-for-a-smartphone.html

That's quite a profit margin you've got there Apple!

#NASCAR Charlotte Roval hopes to "bring a flavor of the Formula 1 circuits" https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/charlotte-roval-hopes-to-bring-a-flavor-of-the-formula-1-circuits/3182970/ via @motorsport

#NASCAR A.J. Allmendinger out at JTG Daugherty Racing after 2018 season https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/aj-allmendinger-out-at-jtg-daugherty-racing-after-2018/3183458/ via @motorsport

Battey Life of iPhone XS Max and iPhone XS Disappoint!

The battery performance test result puts newly launched iPhone XS Max and iPhone XS behind iPhone X, Huawei P20 Pro, Google Pixel 2 XL, Galaxy Note 9, etc.

iPhone XS Max lasts for 10 hours 38 minutes compared to last year’s iPhone X lasted 10 hours and 49 minutes. However, iPhone XS lasted for just 9 hours 41 minutes, which is even below than the smartphone category average of 9 hours 48 minutes.

#Apple #iPhoneXS #iPhoneXSMax

iPhone XS & XS Max sales momentum to drop significantly in late 2018 due to prices - Apple iPhone XS It has already been reported previously that sales of the iPhone XS are rather lackluster in comparison to the larger iPhone XS Max, which is performing extremely well. But as the year comes to an end, the sales momentum of these two flagship devices is expected to drop significantly, according to supply chain sources.  Due to the high pricing of Apple’s latest offerings, the sources are exp...

How to transfer Music Directly from Computer to iPhone without iTunes #tips #tricks #howto #tutorial #itunes

#NASCAR If on his way out of playoffs, Jimmie Johnson will "go down swinging" https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jimmie-johnson-will-go-down-swinging-playoffs-roval/3182928/ via @motorsport

#Trump appeared taken aback at the start of his speech when he declared he had made more progress in two years than 'almost any other administration in the history of our country' - a claim that prompted audible murmurs and laughter from the foreign leaders and diplomats in the room. 'I didn’t expect that reaction, but that’s okay,' a smiling Trump said, provoking further laughter in the chamber.

Some in the audience grumbled during Trump's remarks when he said 'we reject the ideology' of #globalism and criticised nations such as Germany for agreeing to an oil pipeline with Russia. When Trump criticised socialism, a member of the Swedish delegation frowned with disapproval.


#WorldEconomy #Economy #Geopolitics #ForeignPolicy #Diplomacy #Politics #InternationalRelations #ForeignRelations #UnitedStates #UnitedNations #UNGA #AmericaAlone
'I didn't expect that reaction': Trump's boasting provokes laughter at UN
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/i-didn-t-expect-that-reaction-trump-s-boasting-provokes-laughter-at-un-20180926-p505zt.html

Google Maps’ group planning feature rolls out for Android and iOS http://onvb.co/MjgEaU7

Here's how to replace one #Linux distro with another from dual boot. https://itsfoss.com/replace-linux-from-dual-boot/

The meeting in the sanctum of shared decision-making will put the "America First" president around a table with representatives from countries with fraught relationships with the United States, including Russia and China.

White hot! Emily Ratajkowski almost spills out of skimpy Bikini in Malibu #celebs #celebrities #celebrity #fashion #entertainment #celeb #glamour #celebrities #showbiz #celebritynews #News #gossip #hollywood #celebgossip #celebritystyle #celebrityinsider #fashion #style #beauty #vogue