https://www.scmp.com/rss/26605/feed Baidu operates the largest and most widely used search engine in China. It also offers maps, translation and e-commerce and operates a music-streaming service and a mobile app market. Baidu owns a majority stake in iQIYI, dubbed China’s answer to Netflix. The company also invests heavily in autonomous driving and artificial intelligence. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Vincent Chow Vincent Chow Chinese companies engaging in artificial intelligence activities are required to set up internal “AI ethics review committees” under new rules released by Beijing on Thursday, effective immediately. The notice comes as policymakers look to ensure that fast-paced AI progress can continue in a “healthy” manner amid growing consumer and enterprise adoption. Jointly released by 10 government bodies and institutions including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Development... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3348995/beijing-mandates-internal-ai-ethics-reviews-ensure-controllable-tech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3348995/beijing-mandates-internal-ai-ethics-reviews-ensure-controllable-tech?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:54:53 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang China is rolling out a campaign to sharply cut artificial intelligence computing costs for small businesses, as demand for processing power surges alongside a fresh round of price increases by domestic providers. The country plans to build an “inclusive computing service network” – offering broad coverage, lower costs and improved service quality – to reduce barriers for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking access to computing resources, according to a notice published by the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3348910/china-build-inclusive-ai-network-ease-cost-pressures-small-firms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3348910/china-build-inclusive-ai-network-ease-cost-pressures-small-firms?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:11 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Chinese e-commerce major JD.com has priced a 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) dual-tranche offshore bond offering, as issuers from mainland China return to the currency amid improving funding conditions. The Beijing-based e-commerce giant said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Thursday that the dim sum bond – yuan-denominated notes issued outside the mainland – comprises 7.5 billion yuan of five-year senior unsecured notes carrying a 2.05 per cent coupon, and 2.5 billion yuan of... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3348747/chinas-jdcom-returns-dim-sum-bond-market-10b-yuan-offering?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3348747/chinas-jdcom-returns-dim-sum-bond-market-10b-yuan-offering?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:30:09 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang The breakdown of Chinese tech giant Baidu’s autonomous driving vehicles in Wuhan on Tuesday evening affected services and left many passengers stranded on highways with heavy traffic for hours, hurting the company’s autonomous driving ambitions as it moves to expand its robotaxi business globally. Phone calls for help from affected customers to the traffic police line in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei province, surged from 8.57pm, after many Apollo Go robotaxis stopped in the middle of the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3348654/baidus-robotaxi-breakdown-wuhan-strands-riders-raises-safety-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3348654/baidus-robotaxi-breakdown-wuhan-strands-riders-raises-safety-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:21 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Apple’s accidental roll-out on Tuesday of its highly anticipated Apple Intelligence feature in mainland China – which has yet to receive regulatory approval – before swiftly pulling it could raise the ire of regulators and expose the US tech giant to potential penalties, an industry expert warned. The brief release could have violated local rules on artificial intelligence security evaluations, algorithm filings and data protection, according to You Yunting, a Shanghai-based intellectual... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3348527/apples-accidental-ai-feature-roll-out-china-risks-regulatory-backlash-expert-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3348527/apples-accidental-ai-feature-roll-out-china-risks-regulatory-backlash-expert-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:39 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow Nasdaq-listed iQiyi, a Chinese online entertainment video provider backed by Baidu, has submitted a confidential application for a listing in Hong Kong, the company said on Monday. Details of the proposed listing have yet to be finalised, the company said, pending regulatory approvals from the Hong Kong stock exchange and the China Securities Regulatory Commission, as well as the company’s own final decision. “There is no assurance that the proposed listing will take place or when it may take... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3348450/streaming-giant-iqiyi-joins-homecoming-wave-proposed-us300m-hong-kong-listing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3348450/streaming-giant-iqiyi-joins-homecoming-wave-proposed-us300m-hong-kong-listing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:14:47 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Chinese self-driving technology firm Pony AI plans to launch robotaxi services with partners Uber Technologies and Verne in Zagreb, Croatia, spearheading commercialisation of autonomous cabs in Europe amid an accelerated go-global drive. The three companies aimed to operate a fleet of thousands of robotaxis in various European cities over the next few years after achieving consistent performance and safety, Guangzhou-based Pony said on Thursday. Neither the starting date for the service nor the... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3348026/chinas-pony-ai-launch-robotaxi-service-europe-uber-local-start?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3348026/chinas-pony-ai-launch-robotaxi-service-europe-uber-local-start?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:31:20 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Chinese self-driving technology developers continue to expand outside the mainland as WeRide seeks to launch robotaxi services this year in Hong Kong and Singapore, according to an executive. WeRide’s planned entry into Hong Kong was set to cover both robotaxis and robobuses, said senior director of public relations and marketing Maeve Zhang in a media briefing on Tuesday, without disclosing the operation areas or a launch date. Meanwhile, the Guangzhou-based company said it planned to launch... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3347747/chinas-weride-eyes-hong-kong-singapore-roads-robotaxis-self-driving-giants-expand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3347747/chinas-weride-eyes-hong-kong-singapore-roads-robotaxis-self-driving-giants-expand?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:15:08 +0000 Xinyi Wu,Wency Chen,Coco Feng Xinyi Wu,Wency Chen,Coco Feng The cloud-computing units of Alibaba Group Holding and Baidu are raising prices for certain services by as much as 34 per cent, following similar moves by their American peers earlier this year as artificial intelligence demand and infrastructure costs rise. Starting April 18, Alibaba Cloud’s services running on its AI chips – such as the T-Head Zhengwu 810E unveiled in late January – would cost between 5 and 34 per cent more, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The price of its Cloud... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3347030/alibaba-and-baidu-lift-cloud-prices-34-amid-ai-demand-surge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3347030/alibaba-and-baidu-lift-cloud-prices-34-amid-ai-demand-surge?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:30:08 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong stocks rose for a third day on Wednesday as investors tracked overnight gains on Wall Street and took cues from stabilising oil prices, despite lingering geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The Hang Seng Index added 0.6 per cent to 26,025.42 at the close of trading, marking its third consecutive day of gains and the longest winning streak since January 29. The Hang Seng Tech Index was little changed. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index gained 0.5 per cent and the Shanghai... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3346952/hong-kong-stocks-extend-winning-streak-amid-stabilising-oil-prices-despite-iran-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3346952/hong-kong-stocks-extend-winning-streak-amid-stabilising-oil-prices-despite-iran-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:04:27 +0000 Ken Ip Ken Ip In China this month, people have been lining up on streets to install an AI programme on their computers. Some had travelled from other cities. Others had waited for hours for engineers to set it up for them. There were even “birth certificates” given out upon installation. The programme is OpenClaw. Its logo is a red lobster. Chinese internet users quickly coined a phrase for the phenomenon: raising lobsters. The scene looks quirky, even amusing. But beneath the spectacle lies a revealing... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3346562/frenzy-over-ai-agent-openclaw-shows-lobster-has-escaped-pot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3346562/frenzy-over-ai-agent-openclaw-shows-lobster-has-escaped-pot?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:30:08 +0000 Coco Feng,Yeon Woo Lee Coco Feng,Yeon Woo Lee Nvidia’s latest language processing chip, unveiled at the company’s annual artificial intelligence conference, has opened a new frontier in the AI inference arms race, as the booming market for AI agents like OpenClaw presents a complex new reality for China’s semiconductor industry, according to analysts. The Nvidia Groq 3 Language Processing Unit (LPU), introduced on Monday at GTC 2026 in San Jose, California, was described by the company as an accelerator with fast memory and low latency... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3346880/how-nvidias-inference-bet-gtc-poses-challenge-and-opportunity-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3346880/how-nvidias-inference-bet-gtc-poses-challenge-and-opportunity-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:00:10 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi SmartMore, the first company backed by the Hong Kong government’s investment fund, has applied for a listing, underscoring the city’s crowded pipeline of technology initial public offerings (IPOs). The unicorn, founded in 2019 and specialising in industrial artificial intelligence, submitted its application on Monday night, with Morgan Stanley, China International Capital Corporation and Deutsche Bank as joint sponsors. SmartMore provides intelligent manufacturing and digital innovation through... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3346854/smartmore-first-firm-backed-hong-kong-wealth-fund-seeks-ipo-tech-pipeline-heats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3346854/smartmore-first-firm-backed-hong-kong-wealth-fund-seeks-ipo-tech-pipeline-heats?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:40:12 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong stocks rose for a second day on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street’s gains, as oil prices steadied after a sharp overnight decline, easing concerns over inflation and geopolitical tensions. The Hang Seng Index added 0.1 per cent to 25,868.54 at the close of trading, after rising as much as 1.6 per cent in the morning. The Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.1 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index lost 0.7 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index declined 0.9 per cent. E-commerce giant... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3346816/hong-kong-stocks-advance-oil-steadies-and-wall-street-rally-fuels-confidence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3346816/hong-kong-stocks-advance-oil-steadies-and-wall-street-rally-fuels-confidence?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:58:50 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has become a sponsor of OpenClaw after public complaints from the creator of the popular open-source artificial intelligence agent. Tencent and its cloud computing unit officially became sponsors of OpenClaw on Monday, as featured on the project’s GitHub page alongside OpenAI and Chinese AI giant Baidu. The GitHub page has a section that lists the project’s sponsors. Earlier on Sunday, an account belonging to Tencent Cloud Lighthouse – the tech giant’s team... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3346796/tencent-sponsors-openclaw-after-creators-complaints-copying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3346796/tencent-sponsors-openclaw-after-creators-complaints-copying?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:44:50 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong stocks rose on Monday, led by technology heavyweights, as improving sentiment towards the sector offset concerns over prolonged tensions in the Middle East, after prominent investor Michael Burry suggested the city’s tech shares may be undervalued. The Hang Seng Index gained 1.5 per cent to 25,834.02 at the close of trading, reversing the 1 per cent loss recorded on Friday. The Hang Seng Tech Index gained 2.7 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index added 0.1 per cent and the... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3346696/hong-kong-stocks-edge-lower-us-iran-stand-oil-supply-fears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3346696/hong-kong-stocks-edge-lower-us-iran-stand-oil-supply-fears?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:57:31 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang By the time software programmer Guo Cancan realised something had gone horribly wrong with OpenClaw – the task-executing AI agent that has ignited a fervour across China – the damage was already done. While on holiday over the Chinese New Year, Guo was tinkering with the autonomous open-source program. When he attempted to resolve an error that it had made, OpenClaw responded by deleting nearly everything on his computer’s D: drive – a major storage partition – wiping out years of personal data... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3346513/inside-openclaw-mania-gripping-china-security-fears-surge-alongside-enthusiasm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3346513/inside-openclaw-mania-gripping-china-security-fears-surge-alongside-enthusiasm?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:00:14 +0000 Neil Denslow,Raymond Ma Neil Denslow,Raymond Ma China has issued public guidance on using OpenClaw, and reportedly restricted its use in government agencies, as regulators push back against surging use of the artificial intelligence (AI) agent. Best practices include minimising internet exposure and regularly checking for security updates, China’s top software regulator said on Wednesday. The notice followed two earlier official warnings about OpenClaw, an autonomous AI agent used for tasks such as stock picking, sorting emails and creating... https://www.scmp.com/plus/tech/tech-trends/article/3346356/openclaw-frenzy-shows-hurdles-rewiring-china-economy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/tech/tech-trends/article/3346356/openclaw-frenzy-shows-hurdles-rewiring-china-economy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:08:29 +0000 Zhang Shidong,Ji Siqi Zhang Shidong,Ji Siqi China’s high-level policymakers have reiterated the need to defuse financial risks and root out political corruption, two of President Xi Jinping’s long-term priorities, in the run-up to this year’s ‘two sessions’ – the annual meetings of the country’s top legislature and political advisory body. In this series, we take stock of how those efforts have progressed, and what remains to be done. When the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 50,000 points for the first time in early February, US... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3345708/chinas-vision-powerhouse-stock-market-its-slow-and-steady-over-boom-and-bust?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3345708/chinas-vision-powerhouse-stock-market-its-slow-and-steady-over-boom-and-bust?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:00:13 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Technology stocks across China, South Korea and Japan have taken a beating as risk-off sentiment sweeps markets amid escalating fears that the US-Iran war may further disrupt tech infrastructure and supply chains. Hong Kong and Chinese tech stocks have been affected to a lesser degree than their Korean and Japanese peers because of the different levels of exposure to energy and shipping disruptions caused by the Middle East turmoil, analysts said. In Seoul, the Kospi index sank over 12 per cent... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3345407/asian-tech-stocks-reel-us-iran-war-disrupts-energy-logistics-supply-chains?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3345407/asian-tech-stocks-reel-us-iran-war-disrupts-energy-logistics-supply-chains?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:04:16 +0000 Mia Nurmamat,Ben Jiang Mia Nurmamat,Ben Jiang In an unprecedented Chinese New Year marketing blitz, Alibaba Group Holding, Baidu, ByteDance and Tencent Holdings spent an estimated 8 billion yuan (US$1.1 billion) to turn their artificial intelligence assistants into household names, according to Morgan Stanley. Now the dust is settling. A week after the holiday ended, early data offers a first glimpse into how China’s AI landscape is evolving and which players gained lasting traction from the spending spree. Morgan Stanley said all platforms... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3345301/chinas-ai-red-packet-battle-burns-through-us1-billion-will-users-stick-around?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3345301/chinas-ai-red-packet-battle-burns-through-us1-billion-will-users-stick-around?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:00:11 +0000 Wency Chen,Coco Feng Wency Chen,Coco Feng Chinese technology companies that have rapidly expanded across the Middle East face a sudden test amid Iran’s response to the US-Israel attack, as mounting hostilities disrupt their operations. Several firms that accelerated investment in the region over the past year have temporarily suspended services, shifted staff to remote work and reviewed contingency plans as security risks mount in the short term. Baidu, which began operating its Apollo robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3345148/iran-war-disrupts-chinese-tech-firms-middle-east-operations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3345148/iran-war-disrupts-chinese-tech-firms-middle-east-operations?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:00:09 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Alibaba Group Holding plans to launch new smart glasses powered by its artificial intelligence assistant Qwen at the coming MWC Barcelona trade show. On Saturday, a company representative confirmed the launch, adding that both online and offline presales would start on Monday, the first day of the annual trade show, formerly known as Mobile World Congress. Meanwhile, the company, which owns the South China Morning Post, is preparing a diverse product line-up this year for the global market,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344971/mwc-2026-alibaba-launch-new-smart-glasses-powered-qwen-ai-assistant?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344971/mwc-2026-alibaba-launch-new-smart-glasses-powered-qwen-ai-assistant?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:16:43 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow WeRide, one of China’s big three robotaxi companies, has cut research and development (R&D) costs by “millions” of US dollars by using artificial intelligence to train its fleet in virtual worlds, its CEO said. While rivals had also developed AI models simulating the physical world, WeRide’s efforts stood out as it was using its world model Genesis to support its global expansion strategy, said Tony Han. “It’s the first real marriage between physical AI and generative AI,” Han told the South... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344817/breakthrough-or-hype-how-weride-aims-steer-past-rivals-crowded-robotaxi-field?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344817/breakthrough-or-hype-how-weride-aims-steer-past-rivals-crowded-robotaxi-field?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 02:00:38 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Baidu founder, CEO and chairman Robin Li Yanhong touted the performance and potential of artificial intelligence chips developed by its Kunlunxin semiconductor design unit during the fourth-quarter earnings call, offering a rare bright spot in an otherwise lacklustre quarter. “We’re proud to see the market increasingly recognise [Kunlunxin chips’] value and proven performance,” Li said on Thursday. The Kunlunxin chips are built on a proprietary architecture and deliver “stable, high-performance... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344772/baidu-touts-ai-chips-potential-amid-sluggish-fourth-quarter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344772/baidu-touts-ai-chips-potential-amid-sluggish-fourth-quarter?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:00:09 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Chinese tech giants claimed a victory after a promotional giveaway campaign for their artificial intelligence services during the Lunar New Year, touting surging user numbers and the adoption of AI as part of holiday consumption. During the period, Alibaba Group Holding’s AI app Qwen saw nearly 200 million orders placed, according to data released by the company on Monday. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. Among the users were more than four million people aged 60 and above who... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344432/ai-apps-soar-china-lunar-new-year-giveaway-battle-boosts-user-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344432/ai-apps-soar-china-lunar-new-year-giveaway-battle-boosts-user-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:30:09 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong stocks fell on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street’s losses, as renewed concerns about the artificial intelligence race weighed on sentiment, while mainland markets rallied on the first trading day in the Year of the Horse. The Hang Seng Index dropped 1.8 per cent to 26,590.32 at the close of trading, paring some of the 2.5 per cent gain recorded on Monday. The Hang Seng Tech Index fell 2.1 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index rose 1 per cent while the Shanghai Composite Index jumped... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3344393/hong-kong-stocks-retreat-ai-worries-china-markets-rally-year-horse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3344393/hong-kong-stocks-retreat-ai-worries-china-markets-rally-year-horse?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:58:23 +0000 Eunice Xu Eunice Xu Ant Group’s artificial intelligence health app AQ surpassed 100 million users during the Spring Festival holiday, the company said, underlining growing momentum in China’s AI-driven healthcare sector. The app topped China’s Apple App Store overall download rankings for several consecutive days over the holiday period, according to Ant Group. Ant Group attributed the surge in part to younger, tech-savvy consumers who, after returning home for Spring Festival gatherings, shared the app with their... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344359/ants-aq-health-app-breaks-through-100-million-users-amid-holiday-surge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344359/ants-aq-health-app-breaks-through-100-million-users-amid-holiday-surge?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:00:07 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung Hong Kong’s transport authorities have given the green light for testing autonomous vehicles from the airport island to Sunny Bay and Tung Chung town centre on Lantau, marking the latest cross-district trial of driverless technology. The Transport Department said on Monday that the updated pilot licence – held by Baidu Apollo International – would support the city’s goal of applying driverless vehicles for cross-district use in a safe and orderly manner, as set out in the policy address and the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3344372/hong-kong-autonomous-vehicle-tests-move-gear-longer-routes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3344372/hong-kong-autonomous-vehicle-tests-move-gear-longer-routes?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:24:12 +0000 Eunice Xu Eunice Xu Chinese artificial intelligence glasses enjoyed a sales boom over the Spring Festival, fuelled by pent-up consumer demand and a new national subsidy. Huaqiangbei, a subdistrict in Shenzhen that is home to the world’s biggest electronics wholesale market, saw total revenue jump 35 per cent year on year during the Spring Festival, led by strong demand for AI glasses, according to a report by the 21st Century Business Herald daily newspaper. Sales of AI glasses surged up to 80 per cent, while those... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3344338/ai-eyewear-sees-brisk-sales-during-chinas-spring-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3344338/ai-eyewear-sees-brisk-sales-during-chinas-spring-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:30:08 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Major Chinese technology companies, including ByteDance and Baidu, are aggressively expanding their US-based research and development teams, targeting high-level artificial intelligence and semiconductor recruits in key American tech hubs. The overseas hiring spree underscores these “big tech” firms’ growing ambitions to build up their skilled workforce in AI systems development and semiconductor design amid increased competition in their home market. Social media giant ByteDance, the parent... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344212/chinas-tech-giants-pursue-ai-semiconductor-talent-us-competition-intensifies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344212/chinas-tech-giants-pursue-ai-semiconductor-talent-us-competition-intensifies?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:00:09 +0000 Xiaofei Xu,Ann Cao Xiaofei Xu,Ann Cao As American figure skater Ilia Malinin launched into a quad – a jump with four airborne revolutions – at this month’s Winter Olympics, millions of television viewers witnessed something brand new: a replay of the jump separated into frames that appeared to orbit the athlete. It was just one of many new perspectives offered to viewers thanks to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, where the technology is not only enhancing broadcasts but also helping... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344139/how-chinese-artificial-intelligence-put-new-spin-winter-olympics-action?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344139/how-chinese-artificial-intelligence-put-new-spin-winter-olympics-action?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:09 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen The artificial intelligence boom has swept through consumer electronics – from smart wearables and AI-powered home devices to voice-interactive toys and robotic pets – but its most significant impact may be on the interface itself. Technology is moving off the screen and onto the face, with smart glasses increasingly seen as the next frontier. “The next interaction revolution will happen right in front of our eyes – driven by AI agents and the inevitable miniaturisation of hardware,” said Wu... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344101/next-interface-race-how-ai-bringing-smart-glasses-focus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344101/next-interface-race-how-ai-bringing-smart-glasses-focus?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:38:47 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong stocks fell on Friday on the first trading day of the Year of the Horse, led by tech heavyweights, with escalating tensions between the US and Iran hurting sentiment. The Hang Seng Index closed 1.1 per cent lower at 26,413.35, after the market reopened following a three-day holiday for the Lunar New Year. The Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 2.9 per cent. Mainland China’s bourses are closed this week and will reopen on Tuesday. E-commerce major Alibaba Group Holding slumped 4.9 per cent to... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3344062/hong-kong-stocks-fall-market-reopens-after-3-day-lunar-new-year-holiday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3344062/hong-kong-stocks-fall-market-reopens-after-3-day-lunar-new-year-holiday?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 02:04:32 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow China’s “big tech” giants – including Alibaba Group Holding, ByteDance and Tencent Holdings – released preliminary figures showing impressive gains for their new flagship artificial intelligence offerings during this year’s Spring Festival Gala marketing blitz. While red packet giveaways and extensive advertising campaigns have been a fixture of past Lunar New Year holidays, this year’s multi-billion-yuan competition surrounding a crop of new artificial intelligence products was so intense that... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344017/chinas-tech-giants-report-huge-gains-spring-festival-marketing-blitz?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344017/chinas-tech-giants-report-huge-gains-spring-festival-marketing-blitz?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:00:10 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Chinese tech companies from Tencent Holdings to AgiBot have named millennials and even Gen Z talent as chief scientists to lead cutting-edge research into artificial intelligence and robotics. The most watched is Vinces Yao Shunyu, who turns 28 this year. He is a former researcher at OpenAI and joined Tencent in December as chief AI scientist under the CEO’s office, reporting directly to president Martin Lau Chi-ping. A graduate of Princeton University and Tsinghua University, Yao was a core... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3343042/chinese-ai-and-robotics-firms-appoint-millennial-and-gen-z-rising-stars-chief-scientists?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3343042/chinese-ai-and-robotics-firms-appoint-millennial-and-gen-z-rising-stars-chief-scientists?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:00:07 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong stocks rose on Monday as investors headed into the Lunar New Year holiday on an upbeat note, betting that the Year of the Horse will extend a rally that delivered the biggest lunar-year gain in eight years amid strong southbound inflows. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.5 per cent to 26,705.94 at the close of trading at noon, ending a two-day decline. The Hang Seng Tech Index added 0.1 per cent. The Hang Seng Index is up 32 per cent since the Year of the Snake began on January 29, 2025, the... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3343666/hong-kong-stocks-slip-light-trading-investors-prepare-lunar-new-year-break?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3343666/hong-kong-stocks-slip-light-trading-investors-prepare-lunar-new-year-break?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:51:02 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao China’s top market regulator has summoned the country’s leading tech companies to demand an end to “involutionary” competition, at the time when the companies are pouring billions of yuan into a Lunar New Year promotional blitz to win over users for services including artificial intelligence apps. The companies summoned on Friday were Alibaba Group Holding, ByteDance’s Douyin, Baidu, Tencent Holdings, JD.com, Meituan and Taobao Instant Commerce, Alibaba’s on-demand delivery unit, the State... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3343614/beijing-warns-tech-giants-curb-involution-amid-ai-giveaway-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3343614/beijing-warns-tech-giants-curb-involution-amid-ai-giveaway-war?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Feb 2026 06:30:07 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Khushboo Razdan,Vincent Chow Xinmei Shen,Khushboo Razdan,Vincent Chow In a move that escalates tensions between Beijing and Washington just weeks ahead of US President Donald Trump’s anticipated trip to Beijing, the Pentagon added a wide range of Chinese companies to a list of firms with alleged links to the military before withdrawing the document. Giants like Alibaba Group Holding, Baidu and BYD are among the firms added to the list. Alibaba is the parent company of the South China Morning Post. The updated designation also names firms spanning the biotech, AI,... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3343540/pentagon-adds-chinese-firms-military-list-then-withdraws-filing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3343540/pentagon-adds-chinese-firms-military-list-then-withdraws-filing?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:36:23 +0000 Zhang Shidong Zhang Shidong Hong Kong stocks fell on Friday, almost wiping out a weekly gain, after a sell-off resumed on Wall Street on renewed concerns that artificial intelligence would disrupt business models across multiple industries. The Hang Seng Index slid 1.7 per cent to 26,567.12 at the close. For the week, the gauge barely budged, with a less than 0.1 per cent gain. The Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 0.9 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index both retreated 1.3 per... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3343394/hong-kong-stocks-decline-taking-cues-us-rout-jitters-about-ai-disruption?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3343394/hong-kong-stocks-decline-taking-cues-us-rout-jitters-about-ai-disruption?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:03:36 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong’s offshore yuan bond market is set for another strong year – as the yuan climbed to its strongest level in nearly three years – prompting bankers to forecast more deals in 2026. The city’s dim sum bond market, yuan-denominated notes issued outside mainland China, had evolved from a niche funding channel into a more mainstream financing option, as technology firms and global companies accessed a deeper pool of renminbi liquidity amid a firmer currency, bankers said. They added that the... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3343282/yuan-rally-puts-fresh-steam-hong-kongs-dim-sum-bond-revival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3343282/yuan-rally-puts-fresh-steam-hong-kongs-dim-sum-bond-revival?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:00:09 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Chinese consumers placed over 120 million orders on Alibaba Cloud’s flagship artificial intelligence app Qwen within six days, signalling growing acceptance of AI-powered shopping as the company joined other mainland Chinese tech giants in a multibillion-yuan holiday campaign. Nearly half the orders came from residents in counties and hinterland areas, with around 1.56 million people aged 60 and above making their first online purchases through Qwen, according to a statement on Thursday from... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3343289/alibabas-qwen-tops-120-million-orders-6-days-amid-chinas-ai-shopping-battle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3343289/alibabas-qwen-tops-120-million-orders-6-days-amid-chinas-ai-shopping-battle?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:02:39 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Chinese tech giant Baidu launched a Wikipedia challenger this week, banking on artificial intelligence to bridge information gaps for local and worldwide audiences in a move analysts said was aimed at seizing global opportunities. BaiduWiki, a Wikipedia-style service available in English, Spanish, French, Russian and Japanese, quietly went live on Monday, according to records from the Wayback Machine, a digital archive platform. A now deleted post on Baidu’s official account on social-media site... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3343254/chinas-baidu-unveils-ai-driven-wikipedia-challenger-bid-international-users?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3343254/chinas-baidu-unveils-ai-driven-wikipedia-challenger-bid-international-users?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:51:49 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday after Beijing’s market regulator summoned major online platforms for talks over irregularities in the online sale of train tickets ahead of Lunar New Year, triggering losses among technology heavyweights. The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.9 per cent to 27,032.54 at the close, ending a three-day streak of winning sessions. The Hang Seng Tech Index declined 1.7 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index both added 0.1 per... https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3343249/hong-kong-stocks-slip-beijing-regulator-summons-tech-firms-train-ticket-complaints?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3343249/hong-kong-stocks-slip-beijing-regulator-summons-tech-firms-train-ticket-complaints?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:57:50 +0000 Chee Yik-wai Chee Yik-wai After a series of roller-coaster rides in financial markets, serious concerns remain about the long-term profitability of major artificial intelligence (AI) companies that mostly rely on circular financing – investing in each other to prop up demand. This volatility is worrisome when many Americans’ retirement pensions are closely tied to AI stocks, which have contributed to 80 per cent of the US stock market’s rise and 40 per cent of US GDP growth last year. Amid fears of a bubble, polls... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3342808/china-leading-holistic-ai-development-can-us-catch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3342808/china-leading-holistic-ai-development-can-us-catch?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:30:08 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng In an intensifying giveaway war among artificial intelligence apps in China, TikTok parent ByteDance’s Doubao chatbot has joined the fray to offer robots and drones, following multibillion-yuan campaigns from Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings to hand out cash and bubble tea. ByteDance said on Tuesday that it planned to give more than 100,000 tech products as gifts, as well as red packets of up to 8,888 yuan (US$1,284), through lucky draws on the Doubao app on the eve of Lunar New... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3343104/bytedance-joins-alibaba-tencent-offer-freebies-bid-acquire-ai-app-users?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3343104/bytedance-joins-alibaba-tencent-offer-freebies-bid-acquire-ai-app-users?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:19 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Chinese self-driving technology firm Pony AI has started mass production of a robotaxi co-developed with Toyota, taking an important step forward in commercialising autonomous cabs worldwide. The Guangzhou-based company said on Monday that 1,000 driverless cabs of this kind would roll off the production line this year, to be deployed in top-tier mainland Chinese cities. The cars will reinforce Pony AI’s plan to operate a total robotaxi fleet of more than 3,000 units in various mainland and... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3342953/pony-ai-and-toyota-roll-out-mass-produced-robotaxis-chinas-autonomous-drive-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3342953/pony-ai-and-toyota-roll-out-mass-produced-robotaxis-chinas-autonomous-drive-push?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:28:20 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Hours after Alibaba Group Holding began offering freebies including bubble tea through its artificial intelligence app Qwen on Friday, a surge in downloads pushed the chatbot past Tencent Holdings’ Yuanbao to the top of China’s Apple App Store, climbing from 10th place a day earlier. More than 10 million free orders – worth 250 million yuan (US$36 million) – were placed within nine hours using vouchers capped at 25 yuan through Qwen, its team said on its official Weibo account. The surge in... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3342702/alibabas-bubble-tea-giveaway-pushes-qwen-past-tencents-yuanbao-top-china-app-store?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3342702/alibabas-bubble-tea-giveaway-pushes-qwen-past-tencents-yuanbao-top-china-app-store?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:35:13 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng China’s state-backed SuperComputing Network (SCNet), a major computing resource provider, has deployed a new node for beta testing, powered by the country’s largest domestically made artificial intelligence computing cluster. The node, which began trial runs on Thursday in Zhengzhou, central Henan province, consists of three scaleX platforms from Chinese supercomputer developer Sugon, which support the deployment of more than 30,000 AI acceleration cards, according to statements from both SCNet... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3342636/china-trials-its-largest-locally-made-ai-computing-resource-major-infrastructure-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3342636/china-trials-its-largest-locally-made-ai-computing-resource-major-infrastructure-push?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:30:10 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Hong Kong stocks fell on Friday, losing ground for the week, as a sell-off in technology stocks continued and dropping prices for gold, silver and cryptocurrencies rattled investors. The Hang Seng Index lost 1.2 per cent to 26,559.95, marking a 3 per cent weekly loss. The Hang Seng Tech Index lost 1.1 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index fell 0.6 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.3 per cent. Technology heavyweights led losses. Search-engine operator Baidu dropped 2.2... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3342582/hong-kong-stocks-plunge-led-mainland-tech-firms-amid-global-sell-gold-crypto?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3342582/hong-kong-stocks-plunge-led-mainland-tech-firms-amid-global-sell-gold-crypto?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 02:08:07 +0000