DeepSeek’s models, Alibaba’s Qwen and Chinese start-up Moonshot’s Kimi are ‘the best open reasoning models in the world today’, says Huang.
The return of Nvidia's H20 chip is set to increase foreign chip imports in China, where Huawei has been gaining ground, analysts say.
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Tech giant holds 18.1 per cent share of the mainland’s market in the second quarter, but shipments fall 3.4 per cent to 12.5 million units.
The new virtual ID scheme has been in the beta stage since a draft regulation was launched in July last year.
A subsidiary of China Mobile has ordered US$17.3 million worth of humanoid robots from AgiBot and Unitree.
The State Administration for Market Regulation gives the green light to the US$35 billion deal under certain conditions.
Wuhan University’s School of Integrated Circuits has teamed up with China’s top memory chipmaker to overcome US tech curbs.
The Tencent-backed start-up plans to acquire a controlling stake in Swancor Advanced Materials for US$279 million.
Zhang Yuzhuo says state-owned enterprises should learn from the agile innovation practices of private firms.
The company ‘has been studying plans’ for US-only apps, but had not made up its mind, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Shanghai-based start-up’s Black Panther II robot dog achieves a top speed of 9.7 metres per second versus 8.8 metres per second for WildCat.
The May figures marked a downward shift from the previous three months, as monthly shipments from February to April all rose year on year.
A Dobot Atom completed some delicate tasks, including flipping the meat and sprinkling salt over the dish.
Shein did not offer discounts based on the lowest price in the previous 30 days, and sometimes raised prices before applying a reduction.
China is set to follow Europe in passing an artificial intelligence law, while the Trump administration opposes federal legislation in the US.
Siemens, Synopsys and Cadence – three of the world’s largest EDA software developers – are set to resume sales to China.
The chatbot called Tanfan can also be used to compare selected restaurants and watch food video blogs.
The new recruits are expected to work under ByteDance’s Seed department, which handles AI-related research and development initiatives.
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Founded in 2015, Dobot initially specialised in robotic arms but has recently ventured into the field of humanoids.
The system, following a similar innovation for pancreatic cancer, could change the screening approach globally, researchers say.
The video game Brawl Stars is already available within WeChat, while Clash Royale will exclusively launch on the messaging app in September.
The company operates more than two dozen data centres worldwide, including two in the US and one in London.
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Zhang’s involvement in AI research at ByteDance was similar to the role Sergey Brin played at Google, according to local media.
Founder of defunct smartphone brand Smartisan said DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng told him he was among the best in China at ‘earning a living by talking’.
The tech giant did not give a public launch date for the latest version of the operating system, but said it will be more intelligent and open.
TikTok said it was ‘grateful’ for Trump’s deadline extension to September 17, which would allow it to keep serving its 170 million US users.
The first such payment outside mainland China was recently completed in Hong Kong, using the AlipayHK app and Meizu’s StarV smart glasses.
MiniMax, a unicorn valued at US$2.5 billion, was in the ‘early stage’ of preparations for the listing, according to news outlet The Paper.
China, the world’s largest smartphone market since 2011, is also the hub of global manufacturing, accounting for anything from 60 to 80 per cent of production.
Analyst assessments reflect the uncertainty on whether Trump can – or will – keep extending the TikTok ban.