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More tasks, same hours: how AI is reshaping the workplace

A new study finds AI is packing more tasks into the same workday, not shortening it; workers now manage prompts, check for errors and run multiple agents; burnout concerns are rising in the US, oversight is tightening in China and expectations are climbing in Israel

Raphael Kahan | 02.12.26

US claims China conducted secret nuclear weapons test in 2020

During the global fight against COVID-19, a senior US official claimed China conducted covert nuclear weapons tests in 2020, using unique methods to hide the activity, while an international monitoring group said no such event was detected

ynet | 02.07.26

Dead but still on the clock: overworked Chinese programmer dies, his bosses kept messaging him

A 32-year-old tech worker’s family says he collapsed from overwork and died, yet his employer continued sending him task reminders, fueling outrage over China’s relentless tech work culture.

Daniela Ginzburg | 02.03.26

ספינת הקידוח היפנית "צ'יקיו", שביצעה כריית יסודות נדירים מעומק של 6 קילומטרים באוקיינוס השקט

Amid tensions with China, Japan extracts rare earth elements from deep ocean

Sediments containing elements vital to multiple industries were extracted from 6,000 meters in the Pacific by a Japanese drilling ship to curb reliance on China, as environmental groups warn deep-sea mining threatens ecosystems

Yogev Israeli, AFP | 02.02.26

'The Chinese government bans all new investment in Israel'

Members of Kibbutz Hanita are suing the Chinese-controlled Ballet Vision fund for refusing to buy their remaining stake in an intraocular lens plant, citing losses and what it says is a Chinese government ban on new investments in Israel since the war

Tomer Gonen | 02.02.26

Drama in China: 'Top general suspected of leaking nuclear secrets to the US'

The Wall Street Journal reports that Zhang Youxia, China’s top general, is suspected of leaking 'technical information' on Beijing’s nuclear weapons to Washington for bribes, amid a broader purge of allegedly corrupt or disloyal military leaders

ynet | 01.25.26

China narrows AI gap as Western tech leaders sound alarm at Davos 2026

Executives and policymakers warned at Davos that the West’s technological edge over China is fading, turning AI competition from a business rivalry into a strategic contest with economic and national security implications

Raphael Kahan | 01.25.26

More deaths than births: Why many Chinese aren’t having children

China’s birth rate hit a historic low in 2025, with 7.92 million births versus 11.31 million deaths, as desperate government moves — from taxing condoms to tracking menstrual cycles and offering cash — met apathy and mockery from youth

News Agencies | 01.19.26

Forget the Great Wall: Xiaomi factory becomes one of China’s hottest tourist attractions

Tours of Xiaomi’s factory near Beijing have turned into a national craze, with monthlong waiting lists and scalpers charging $300 for tickets; behind the hype lies a deeper story about China’s shift from low-cost manufacturing to global innovation

Zeev Avrahami | 01.17.26

Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US, Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say

Move targets firms including VMware, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet and Israel’s Check Point, sources say

Reuters | 01.14.26

Report: China asks tech firms to halt orders for Nvidia's H200 chips

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said this week at the Consumer Electronics Show that demand in China for the H200 chip remains strong

Reuters | 01.07.26

Donald Trump, Nicolas Maduro and the large-scale attack in Caracas

Venezuela was 'easy prey': Trump's strike reverberates in China, Russia, Iran and even Israel

Analysis: Operation to capture Maduro had economic, strategic, and political reasons, only some of which are justified; The doctrine behind the move, the interest in Caracas' oil reserves, the blows to Putin and Iran, the possibility that China will copy and the lesson for Netanyahu

Ron Ben-Yishai | 01.04.26

‘Prison for fat people’: inside China’s closed military-style weight loss camps for the obese

An Australian blogger paid $1,000 to enter a walled-off weight loss camp in China, documenting 28 days of isolation, extreme workouts and strict diets in a controversial industry critics liken to prisons for the overweight

Roy Elman | 01.01.26

China rejects Israel's recognition of Somaliland, backs Somalia’s territorial integrity

Beijing warns against separatism days after Israel recognized Somaliland, as Somalia condemns the move and South Africa urges support for a united state

Reuters | 12.29.25

Jewish pilot killed in China in 1943 laid to rest in US; Soil from Israel poured into his grave

The plane of First Lieutenant Morton Scher, who served in the US Army, was shot down in an air battle over southeastern China; After his remains were found last year, the Jewish pilot was laid to rest in South Carolina

Itamar Eichner | 12.25.25

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