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Artificial intelligence
SenseTime pushes open-source AI model to provide a ‘smart brain’ for every robot
The Chinese AI pioneer also releases first robot dog under new venture Ace Robotics.
4 hours ago
Robotics
CATL marks trailblazing deployment of humanoid robots at scale in China plant
4 hours ago
Alibaba
Alibaba deepens ecosystem with Qwen-Amap tie-up for routes, restaurants and more
5 hours ago
Artificial intelligence
ByteDance pushes frequent updates to Doubao AI as privacy concerns persist
Strong demand for Doubao AI phone eclipses concerns its agent-like functions pose a security risk.
18 Dec 2025 - 12:52AM
The first smartphone running on ByteDance’s agentic AI phone assistant sold out on the first day, leading to a temporary stock surge for suppliers. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence
Tencent shakes up AI operations, names recent recruit as chief AI scientist
Vinces Yao Shunyu now serves as chief AI scientist under the CEO’s office, reporting directly to Tencent president Martin Lau.
17 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
Xiaomi
Memory crunch: China’s Xiaomi and Honor raise tablet prices as chip costs surge
Supplies of memory products for electronic devices squeezed by AI pivot of chipmakers, spurring companies to pass on costs to consumers.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Xpeng CEO dismisses AI bubble fears, predicts more affordable robots soon
He Xiaoping’s recent trip to the US, where he met more than 30 professionals in the AI field, helped form his conclusions about the industry.
17 Dec 2025 - 7:44PM
Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng poses for a photograph at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong, April 14, 2025. Photo: Sun Yeung
Artificial intelligence
Xiaomi launches open-source model to compete against DeepSeek, OpenAI systems
MiMo-V2-Flash ‘particularly excels in reasoning, coding and agentic scenarios’, Xiaomi says.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:51PM
Artificial intelligence
Chinese expert calls for world models and safety standards for embodied AI
Turing Award winner Andrew Yao says embodied AI needs reasoning, planning and control in one framework.
15 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Why Nvidia chip is unlikely to derail ambitions of China’s Huawei, Moore Threads
China’s huge demand for AI computing power leaves room for growth for both US and domestic chips, analysts say.
15 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM
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US-China tech war
Kimi developer Moonshot shows China’s growing AI depth: US government report
Washington’s evaluation highlights an increasing number of Chinese companies developing world-leading open-weight AI models, not just DeepSeek.
15 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
Moonshot’s flagship Kimi K2 Thinking model has stunned the global AI community with its impressive writing skills. Photo: Shutterstock
Made in China 2025
China’s Unitree teases platform allowing users to control robots via smartphones
Hangzhou robotics unicorn’s platform is designed to bring embodied intelligence into everyday life.
14 Dec 2025 - 4:49PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s EV battery giants wade into shipbuilding to bolster Beijing’s dominance
CATL and Gotion add momentum to China’s efforts to build new-energy vessels amid an accelerated decarbonisation drive.
14 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
Artificial intelligence
Sea change: China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after ChatGPT shock
The turning point came when DeepSeek released its V3 and R1 models, which were on par with OpenAI’s GPT and Meta’s Llama models at the time.
14 Dec 2025 - 12:57AM
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Artificial intelligence
Meta sees role reversal as it adopts Alibaba’s Qwen to train AI models
Throughout 2023 and 2024, Chinese firms keen to catch up with the US used Meta’s Llama to help them build their own models.
13 Dec 2025 - 10:39AM
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The Qwen logo is seen in this illustration taken, January 29, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
Alipay and Rokid open up AI payment function on smart glasses to developers
The function has been made available to participants in the Rokid Spatial Joy 25 Global AR and AI Developer Competition.
15 Dec 2025 - 11:49AM
Huawei
Huawei bolsters AI ambitions with foundation model unit, recruits global talent
In a recruitment ad posted in October, the Shenzhen-based firm said it was building a world-class AI team, wooing global talent.
12 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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China stock market
‘China’s little Nvidia’ warns of overheating risks after 723% share surge
Moore Threads shares drop 13 per cent on Friday after the GPU maker cautions investors to ‘make decisions prudently and invest rationally’.
12 Dec 2025 - 3:22PM
“The company’s shares have had a big swing in recent days,” says Moore Threads. Photo: Getty Images
Huawei
China’s Huawei ramps up foldable handset battle with global launch of Mate X7
Huawei held nearly 70 per cent of China’s foldable smartphone market in the first three quarters, according to research firm IDC.
12 Dec 2025 - 10:41AM
Artificial intelligence
AI race: Meta reportedly uses Alibaba’s Qwen for its ‘Avocado’ model
Reported move to reinvigorate Meta’s faltering AI effort with new ‘Avocado’ model is another likely win for Chinese AI.
11 Dec 2025 - 7:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Nvidia builds location verification tech that could help fight chip smuggling
China’s top cybersecurity regulator has called Nvidia in for questioning about whether its products contain back doors.
11 Dec 2025 - 10:50AM
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Artificial intelligence
Less hype, more hardware: SenseTime banks on multimodal AI to regain its edge
SenseTime may have slipped from the spotlight as one of China’s “AI dragons”, but its tilt at multimodal, real-world AI hints at a comeback.
11 Dec 2025 - 8:12AM
SenseTime co-founder and chief scientist Lin Dahua. Photo: Vincent Chow
Mergers & Acquisitions
Chinese supercomputer maker Sugon and chip developer Hygon call off merger plans
The aborted merger dashes industry expectations for a major domestic ecosystem covering advanced processors and high-performance servers.
10 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba names AI-lab leader Zhou Jingren as new group partner
He will join the 17-member Alibaba Partnership, which steers the company’s course and includes co-founders Jack Ma and Joe Tsai.
10 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
Semiconductors
China’s Moore Threads to unveil AI chip road map to rival Nvidia’s CUDA system
Founder Zhang Jianzhong is expected to launch the firm’s next-generation AI chip architecture and MUSA platform road map in Beijing.
10 Dec 2025 - 5:01PM
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