Spy chiefs hold unprecedented meeting to counter China’s brazen tech theft

Plus: Oxford‘S 3D photonic AI chip, Amazon drones and droids, Cybertruck delivery date. Earlier this week, we ran a poll on what explains China’s increasing pace of technological innovation — in defense, artificial intelligence, telecommunications... the list goes on. 33 percent of you say espionage is a major factor, and a further 33 percent cited political will. Today, we report that the top spy bosses from the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand met because they're worried about China stealing important technology like artificial intelligence from their countries. China uses hacking, pressure, and business deals to obtain secret information. The spy chiefs warned that China is a big threat to the West. They want Silicon Valley companies to help stop China stealing ideas and inventions. China says its citizens everywhere must give them information. So even Chinese students and workers in the West may be spying. 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