China is moving faster on next-gen tech. The U.S. is trying to keep up

As breakthroughs in AI, brain-computer interfaces, and aviation accelerate, the real competition is over how much risk each country is willing to take.

China’s self-developed 2-ton cargo eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft, developed by AutoFlight, carrying hundreds of kilograms of fresh blueberry juice and express parcels, completed a cross-city cargo transportation from Huaining County of Anhui Province to Yaohai District of Hefei City after approximately one hour of flight. [Photo: Han Suyuan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images]

BY Chris Stokel-Walker

The U.S. and China are racing to define the future of technology, with very different........

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