A new plan from the Zhejiang government will see billions of yuan spent through 2027 to support AI companies and attract ‘top talent’.
Huawei has launched a foldable-screen laptop and a more traditional MateBook Pro with home-grown tech after being cut off from Microsoft and Intel.
Washington’s latest chip export controls could widen the gap in AI adoption between China and the US, Tencent Cloud’s Wang Qi says.
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Tencent CEO Pony Ma says strategic AI investments ‘create value for users and society’, while generating substantial returns for the firm.
The tech giant reported US$25 billion in revenue for the first quarter, its largest ever for a three-month period, beating estimates.
Five government agencies, led by the State Administration for Market Regulation, urged the instant commerce giants to follow competition regulation.
Although Apple did not officially announce price cuts, iPhone discounts are widely available among distributors.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva presided over the deal-signing event in Beijing.
The partnership aims to establish smart factories, leveraging Huawei’s strengths in self-developed AI processors.
Alipay and WeChat Pay are the two major digital wallets used in China, holding a combined market share of roughly 90 per cent.
US tariffs are prompting Chinese merchants to seek alternative markets, but some sellers remain hopeful that the worst is soon behind them.
Lei Jun, an active social media user, has been relatively quiet on Weibo after a fatal accident involving a Xiaomi electric vehicle.
That assessment reflects how Liang, an ‘extremely self-disciplined person’, led DeepSeek to become a true innovator in AI.
The start-up has downplayed the impact of the vulnerability, noting that the affected model has been discontinued.
The device features Huawei’s AI assistant and a wide range of Chinese software, including WPS and Alibaba’s DingTalk.
Baidu is seeking a patent for a method of using machine and deep learning to translate animal sounds into human language.
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Alibaba announced the milestone two weeks after JD.com said it also reached 10 million daily orders for items sent immediately to buyers’ doorsteps.
Crownpower’s robots are taking over the potentially deadly work of safety inspection and maintenance of high-voltage power grids.
Lingdu Intelligent Technology’s first US buyer halted a US$1.6 million deal for its X-Human robots as it waits for changes in US tariff policy, COO says.
The first shop in Hong Kong, scheduled to open in June, would be equipped with six of the second-generation hair washers.
Food delivery service Ele.me is handling orders for Taobao Instant Commerce as e-commerce giants compete on speed.
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The Chinese president met representatives from several AI and robotics start-ups during a visit to Shanghai.
UBTech’s Walker humanoids are headed for a car plant, while Midea plans to have its own robots in an appliance factory by next month.
The fight escalated this week as both companies accused each other of blocking delivery riders from accepting orders from rival platforms.
The deal was signed in December 2023 but was only announced on Friday as it ‘involved commercial secrets’, Yangyuan said.
The changes for two executives follow a departure last month, as ByteDance seeks to safeguard business in its flagship app’s largest market.
The collaborations reflect demand in China, the world’s largest electric vehicle market, for more computing power in sophisticated cockpits.
The city is just behind Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, in an evaluation based on factors such as regulation, taxes and wealth.
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The Chinese-language version of Tabelog, a popular Japanese restaurant review website, is now available as a mini program on WeChat.
Alibaba, Baidu, ByteDance and Tencent have introduced updates to AI agents and visual applications in recent days.