https://www.scmp.com/rss/36/feed The latest technology news, reviews, gadgets, launches and products. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Coco Feng Coco Feng US President Donald Trump and Chinese officials discussed artificial intelligence “guardrails” and Nvidia’s H200 chips during his just-ended state visit to Beijing. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One during his return flight, Trump said the two sides “talked about possibly working together for guardrails” on AI, characterising them as “standard guardrails that we talk about all the time”. Regarding Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing units (GPUs) – shipments of which have yet to be approved by... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3353764/trump-xi-weigh-ai-guardrails-nvidia-chip-exports-hang-balance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3353764/trump-xi-weigh-ai-guardrails-nvidia-chip-exports-hang-balance?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2026 13:45:47 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Vincent Chow Xinmei Shen,Vincent Chow Anthropic has urged the US to widen its edge over China in artificial intelligence capability to “avoid authoritarian AI leadership”, a warning which is being criticised by some industry experts as “irresponsible” and self-serving. In a blog post published on Thursday as the first day of the high-stakes summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump wrapped up in Beijing, the American AI firm urged the US and its allies to tighten export controls and curb the so-called... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353756/anthropics-plea-us-grow-its-ai-edge-over-china-irresponsible-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353756/anthropics-plea-us-grow-its-ai-edge-over-china-irresponsible-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2026 12:41:35 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao US President Donald Trump invested millions of dollars in Apple and Nvidia in the first quarter, according to financial disclosures released as he was wrapping up his first state visit to China since 2017. According to a filing disclosed by the US Office of Government Ethics on Thursday, Trump increased investment in Apple and Nvidia, whose CEOs were part of the president’s high-profile business delegation to Beijing this week, during the first three months of 2026. In the first quarter, the US... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353752/trump-poured-millions-nvidia-apple-first-quarter-ethics-filing-shows?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353752/trump-poured-millions-nvidia-apple-first-quarter-ethics-filing-shows?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2026 12:30:57 +0000 Ben Jiang,Eunice Xu Ben Jiang,Eunice Xu For years, online shopping in China has followed a rigid, tedious ritual: typing precise keywords, squinting at endless rows of listings, and falling into a rabbit hole of product comparisons. But for a man surnamed Liu, a 30-something finance professional based in Hong Kong, that experience has recently evolved into something more akin to a casual conversation. Chatting with Alibaba Group Holding’s Qwen artificial intelligence assistant, Liu found that he was being offered a few curated choices... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353747/chinas-tech-companies-are-looking-rewrite-e-commerce-playbook-ai-agents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353747/chinas-tech-companies-are-looking-rewrite-e-commerce-playbook-ai-agents?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:42 +0000 Howard Liu Howard Liu The global AI boom is driving orders back to Chinese foundries as overseas rivals shift production towards high-margin AI chips and high-bandwidth memory, creating a shortage in mature-node semiconductors, according to the head of China’s top contract chipmaker. “AI demand has directly pushed power-management and other mature capacity into shortage,” said Zhao Haijun, co-CEO of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), during the company’s first-quarter earnings call on... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353715/panic-over-capacity-crunch-mature-node-chips-drives-orders-chinese-foundries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353715/panic-over-capacity-crunch-mature-node-chips-drives-orders-chinese-foundries?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2026 09:32:40 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen Zhou Qunfei, the woman at the helm of manufacturing giant Lens Technology, found herself seated in a favourable position at the state banquet hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping for US President Donald Trump on Thursday night, placed between two of her most important clients, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Tesla founder Elon Musk. Several Chinese business leaders attended the banquet alongside US executives and officials, including Hisense chairman Jia Shaoqian, Wanxiang Group chairman Lu Weiding,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3353657/meet-zhou-qunfei-woman-seated-between-tim-cook-and-elon-musk-china-state-banquet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3353657/meet-zhou-qunfei-woman-seated-between-tim-cook-and-elon-musk-china-state-banquet?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2026 05:09:31 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow A star Chinese researcher laid off by Facebook owner Meta Platforms has co-founded a start-up focused on self-improving artificial intelligence systems, joining a wave of US and Chinese firms developing models capable of autonomously refining their own code and reasoning. Tian Yuandong, former research scientist director at Meta’s FAIR (Fundamental AI Research) team, launched Recursive Superintelligence alongside seven other co-founders. The company said on Wednesday it had raised more than... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353576/ex-meta-chinese-star-researcher-joins-race-self-improving-ai-us46b-start?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353576/ex-meta-chinese-star-researcher-joins-race-self-improving-ai-us46b-start?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2026 13:30:05 +0000 Ann Cao,Howard Liu Ann Cao,Howard Liu China’s leading semiconductor foundries, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Hua Hong Semiconductor, expect their second-quarter sales to rise amid a dynamic global market defined by surging artificial intelligence demand and a memory supply crunch, while Hua Hong said it hopes this week’s Xi-Trump meetings could help relax US export controls. SMIC expected its second-quarter revenue to range between US$2.86 billion and US$2.91 billion, up from US$2.51 billion in the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353594/chinese-foundries-smic-hua-hong-forecast-second-quarter-growth-amid-ai-boom?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353594/chinese-foundries-smic-hua-hong-forecast-second-quarter-growth-amid-ai-boom?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2026 12:27:33 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings are doubling down on a massive artificial intelligence spending spree, betting that a new wave of Chinese-made chips will break the supply bottlenecks stifling their ambitions. While both Chinese tech giants saw revenues trail expectations this past quarter, they pledged an aggressive acceleration in capital expenditure, as home-grown silicon from Huawei Technologies and Alibaba’s in-house labs begins to reach scale. Alibaba was likely to “overshoot”... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353573/alibaba-tencent-signal-ai-spending-surge-despite-earnings-pressure-china-chips-ramp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353573/alibaba-tencent-signal-ai-spending-surge-despite-earnings-pressure-china-chips-ramp?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2026 10:02:45 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi Surging oil prices are prompting Chinese buyers to shift to battery electric vehicles (BEVs), which dominated April sales rankings by taking nine out of the top 10 spots – a new high in China’s electrification drive. Only one petrol car model was among the bestsellers across all power trains, with Geely’s Binyue in eighth place on sales of 14,923 units, according to data from automotive platform Dongchedi. The rest were BEVs, which produce zero tailpipe emissions. It marked a sharp retreat in... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3353525/geely-xiaomi-lead-pack-battery-evs-top-china-sales-rising-oil-costs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3353525/geely-xiaomi-lead-pack-battery-evs-top-china-sales-rising-oil-costs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2026 07:30:05 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Shares of Alibaba Group Holding opened up 7.8 per cent in Hong Kong, after the firm reported strong growth from its artificial intelligence products and ramped up its commitment to the technology. The Chinese tech giant also saw its New York-listed shares surge 8.2 per cent on Wednesday, closing at US$145.81, after it confirmed that revenues from AI-related products had hit 8.97 billion yuan (US$1.3 billion) in the first quarter. The company said the segment had now registered triple-digit... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353487/alibaba-shares-surge-8-new-york-firm-accelerates-pivot-ai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353487/alibaba-shares-surge-8-new-york-firm-accelerates-pivot-ai?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2026 01:19:53 +0000 Howard Liu Howard Liu Chinese memory module manufacturers are accelerating the release of consumer and enterprise storage products powered by domestic DDR5 chips, as breakthroughs by ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), the nation’s leading memory chipmaker, filter through the supply chain. Powev, one of China’s major memory module vendors, recently said its Sinker-branded DDR5 server memories had entered mass production and delivery. The 64GB DDR5-5600 RDIMM product passed testing by multiple major customers and was... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353464/chinese-memory-module-makers-ramp-production-cxmt-ddr5-breakthrough-hits-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353464/chinese-memory-module-makers-ramp-production-cxmt-ddr5-breakthrough-hits-market?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2026 23:30:05 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Alibaba Group Holding expects its annualised recurring revenue from AI models and applications to hit 30 billion yuan (US$4.42 billion) by the year’s end, as the company ramps up its AI commitment. AI products are projected to generate more than 50 per cent of Alibaba’s cloud-computing revenue within the next year, as the tech giant looks to step up its AI monetisation efforts. Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu Yongming said the company was likely to “overshoot” the original capital-expenditure target of 380... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353451/alibaba-ai-revenue-logs-triple-digit-growth-11th-quarter-amid-strategic-reshuffle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353451/alibaba-ai-revenue-logs-triple-digit-growth-11th-quarter-amid-strategic-reshuffle?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2026 10:57:52 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Facing scrutiny and persistent questions over its track record in artificial intelligence, Tencent Holdings’ co-founder and CEO Pony Ma Huateng offered this candid assessment to shareholders on Wednesday: “A year ago we thought we were on the boat, then we found it was leaking.” Speaking at the firm’s annual general meeting at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, Ma signalled the beginnings of a turnaround, saying that the company had finally found its footing but was “not yet seated”, according... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3353445/tencents-misses-first-quarter-revenue-estimates-bets-ai-new-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3353445/tencents-misses-first-quarter-revenue-estimates-bets-ai-new-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2026 10:38:25 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen ByteDance’s Volcano Engine, the cloud unit that released an OpenClaw-based cloud agent tool ArkClaw, is betting that the next phase of artificial intelligence will hinge on cheaper tokens, higher inference efficiency and longer context windows. “Agent-related token consumption still accounts for a single-digit percentage of total token usage, but it is growing,” said Li Guodong, chief architect of ArkClaw, on Tuesday on the sidelines of OpenClaw’s first mainland China event since the open-source... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353310/how-bytedance-plans-turn-openclaw-craze-profitable-ai-business?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353310/how-bytedance-plans-turn-openclaw-craze-profitable-ai-business?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2026 02:00:05 +0000 Julie Zhang Julie Zhang Shares of METiS TechBio surged 173 per cent on their Hong Kong debut on Wednesday as the AI-driven drug design start-up’s initial public offering drew strong demand from investors amid buoyant sentiment for AI-related stocks in the city. Its stocks traded at HK$28.68 at the open, climbing as high as HK$29.6 in the morning trading session before retreating to HK$23.8 at the close, up 126.67 per cent from the offering price. Co-founder and CEO of METiS TechBio, Lai Tsai-Ta, who obtained a PhD from... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3353341/hong-kong-biotech-firm-uses-ai-produce-nano-rockets-deliver-life-saving-drugs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3353341/hong-kong-biotech-firm-uses-ai-produce-nano-rockets-deliver-life-saving-drugs?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2026 01:30:13 +0000 Howard Liu Howard Liu Chinese chip designer Loongson Technology has shipped more than 1 million units of its flagship desktop processor, marking a milestone for China’s efforts to build a self-sufficient semiconductor industry and move domestic central processing units (CPUs) beyond basic usability towards broader commercial adoption. The 3A6000 processor, designed for desktop computers, was built on Loongson’s self-developed LoongArch instruction set architecture, proprietary IP cores, and domestic manufacturing... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353309/loongsons-flagship-chip-hits-1-million-units-boosting-chinas-tech-self-reliance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353309/loongsons-flagship-chip-hits-1-million-units-boosting-chinas-tech-self-reliance?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2026 23:30:05 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Driven by global appetite for artificial intelligence, China’s computing hardware exports have emerged as a pivotal new engine for growth, providing Beijing with strategic leverage as US tech titans accompany President Donald Trump on a high-stakes visit to the Chinese capital this week, according to analysts. Chinese trade received another significant boost from the technology sector in April, as integrated circuit (IC) export value doubled year on year to US$31.09 billion, according to data... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353300/ai-engine-chinas-booming-tech-exports-give-beijing-wind-its-sails-trump-summit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353300/ai-engine-chinas-booming-tech-exports-give-beijing-wind-its-sails-trump-summit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2026 15:30:05 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Tencent Holdings has secured conditional approval to acquire online audio platform Ximalaya after a nearly year-long review by China’s antitrust watchdog, a move set to expand the Shenzhen-based tech giant’s footprint in China’s digital content ecosystem. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) cleared the deal on Tuesday, but imposed five conditions covering pricing and exclusivity to “effectively mitigate the potential negative impacts” of the acquisition, according to an... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3353315/china-clears-tencents-ximalaya-acquisition-strict-bans-exclusive-deals-fee-hikes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3353315/china-clears-tencents-ximalaya-acquisition-strict-bans-exclusive-deals-fee-hikes?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2026 13:48:30 +0000 Ben Jiang,Ann Cao Ben Jiang,Ann Cao Chinese online shopping giant JD.com reported a 53.2 per cent year-on-year decline in first-quarter profit to 5.1 billion yuan (US$750.2 million) due to protracted competition on the e-commerce and food delivery fronts. The company was able to swing back to profitability after posting a loss in the previous quarter. Under non-generally accepted accounting principles which excludes one-off costs and non-cash items, JD.com posted a net income of 7.4 billion yuan in the March quarter, compared with... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353291/jdcom-swings-back-profitability-first-quarter-though-profits-tumble-53?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353291/jdcom-swings-back-profitability-first-quarter-though-profits-tumble-53?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2026 10:50:16 +0000 Julie Zhang Julie Zhang Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceutical, China’s largest drug company by market capitalisation, has signed a global collaboration and licensing agreement with US pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) worth up to US$15.2 billion. Hengrui’s Hong Kong-traded shares climbed 5.3 per cent to HK$69.55 on Tuesday, while its Shenzhen stock rose 4.84 per cent to 56.11 yuan. The deal adds credibility to China’s growing reputation for innovative drug development. Industry players, however, said the country... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3353263/chinas-hengrui-seals-us152-billion-deal-us-pharmaceutical-giant-bms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3353263/chinas-hengrui-seals-us152-billion-deal-us-pharmaceutical-giant-bms?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:19 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang Bridging the gap between science fiction and reality, a Chinese robotics firm on Tuesday unveiled a manned “mecha” capable of transitioning between bipedal walking and four-legged mode. Developed by Unitree Robotics, the GD01 – resembling an Autobot from a Transformers movie – is a high-strength alloy machine designed for civilian transport. It weighs 500kg with a pilot on board – roughly the weight of a grand piano – and carries a starting price of 3.9 million yuan (US$573,674), according to... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353262/real-life-transformers-chinas-unitree-debuts-mecha-robot-shifts-2-legs-4?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353262/real-life-transformers-chinas-unitree-debuts-mecha-robot-shifts-2-legs-4?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2026 08:54:13 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Kuaishou Technology’s shares jumped as much as 10 per cent on Tuesday morning after reports that the Chinese short-video platform was raising new funding for its Kling AI unit at a valuation of US$20 billion. Kuaishou – often seen as a rival to ByteDance-owned Douyin in China – plans to spin off its video generation service, according to a report by Chinese technology news outlet The LatePost on Monday, citing anonymous sources. The company is in talks with potential investors, including Tencent... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3353214/kuaishou-stock-surges-reports-kling-ai-unit-spin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3353214/kuaishou-stock-surges-reports-kling-ai-unit-spin?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2026 03:04:15 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao The founder of China’s largest contract chipmaker has urged the country’s semiconductor industry to pursue breakthroughs in niche markets such as mature chips, citing their importance for “supply chain security”. Richard Chang Rugin, 78, former CEO of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), cautioned against blindly chasing industry hype around cutting-edge process nodes. The industry veteran stressed the value of investing in mature nodes and specialty processes, which accounted... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353188/chinese-chip-pioneer-calls-focus-pragmatic-breakthroughs-over-chasing-2nm-hype?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353188/chinese-chip-pioneer-calls-focus-pragmatic-breakthroughs-over-chasing-2nm-hype?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 23:30:06 +0000 Ann Cao,Ji Siqi Ann Cao,Ji Siqi US President Donald Trump’s landmark visit to China comes as the US-Iran war disrupts global energy supplies, fuels economic uncertainty and adds fresh strain to Washington-Beijing ties. In this story, part of a series examining how rivalry, interdependence and geopolitical crises are reshaping the relationship between the two powers, we examine how artificial intelligence (AI), chip controls and competing technology ecosystems are redefining US-China rivalry. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3353180/chinas-ai-ascent-leaves-trump-stark-choice-escalate-or-relax-chip-controls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3353180/chinas-ai-ascent-leaves-trump-stark-choice-escalate-or-relax-chip-controls?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 22:00:12 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang Chinese technology companies and researchers turned out in force at a leading global artificial intelligence conference, despite mounting questions over whether they might avoid the event as a consequence of tense relations between Beijing and Washington. Papers with contributors from mainland China and Hong Kong accounted for over 51 per cent of accepted submissions, compared with just under 32 per cent from the United States, according to statistics compiled from the listed affiliations for... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353173/china-deepens-footprint-ai-conference-despite-neurips-dispute-us-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353173/china-deepens-footprint-ai-conference-despite-neurips-dispute-us-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 14:00:09 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Huawei Technologies’ little-known chip research lab has been thrust into the national spotlight as Beijing flexes its technology muscles ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China later this week. The Chip Fundamental Technology Research Laboratory was featured for the first time on national television on Friday, when Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei hosted Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang at the firm’s Lianqiu Lake campus in Shanghai, according to footage aired on China Central... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3353161/huaweis-secretive-chip-lab-featured-prime-time-tv-ahead-trumps-trip-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3353161/huaweis-secretive-chip-lab-featured-prime-time-tv-ahead-trumps-trip-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 12:30:10 +0000 Ben Jiang,Eunice Xu Ben Jiang,Eunice Xu Alibaba Group Holding is integrating its flagship AI assistant Qwen into its biggest e-commerce platforms, betting that the future of online shopping lies in fluid conversations rather than rigid search terms. Using the Qwen app, shoppers are able to find, compare and purchase products from Taobao and Tmall’s 4-billion-item inventory via text or voice chat, Alibaba said in a statement on Monday. Taobao has also launched a Qwen-powered shopping assistant, which was trained on the platform’s... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3353132/alibaba-taps-chinas-chat-buy-trend-qwen-ai-and-taobao-integration?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3353132/alibaba-taps-chinas-chat-buy-trend-qwen-ai-and-taobao-integration?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 08:03:17 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen China ranked third in a new global index measuring competitiveness in AI for biotechnology, healthcare and longevity, as the race to apply AI moves from chatbots and general-purpose models into regulated, data-heavy industries such as drug discovery, diagnostics and preventive medicine. The latest edition of the Global AI Competitiveness Index, released on Monday by Deep Knowledge Group, a consortium focused on deep-tech research, analytics and investment, ranked China behind only the US and UK... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353081/china-ranks-third-global-index-ai-competitiveness-life-sciences?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353081/china-ranks-third-global-index-ai-competitiveness-life-sciences?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:26 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi Six-seat premium electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are emerging as an unlikely game changer in China’s automotive market, with more than a dozen new locally developed models set to challenge German luxury brands this year. The spacious vehicles, increasingly popular among wealthy families in mainland China, could drive a rebound in the world’s largest car and electric vehicle (EV) market as they combined Chinese EVs’ technological edge with competitive pricing, according to Morgan... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3353028/chinese-6-seat-electric-suvs-stand-out-amid-weak-domestic-sales-says-morgan-stanley?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3353028/chinese-6-seat-electric-suvs-stand-out-amid-weak-domestic-sales-says-morgan-stanley?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 May 2026 23:00:10 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding is preparing an overhaul of how local consumers shop online, betting that the next trend will feel more like chatting with an artificial intelligence chatbot rather than typing keywords into a search bar, according to a source. Users of the company’s flagship AI assistant Qwen – one of the most popular in China – would soon be able to use natural language to “talk” with the chatbot app to find and buy items listed on Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353044/alibaba-brings-chat-style-shopping-taobao-and-qwen-amid-ai-gateway-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353044/alibaba-brings-chat-style-shopping-taobao-and-qwen-amid-ai-gateway-push?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 May 2026 10:35:23 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang In China, a grey market of API relay platforms is thriving, allowing local developers to bypass restrictions to access top-tier overseas AI models such as Anthropic’s Claude and Google’s Gemini, which are not officially supported in China, despite an escalating crackdown by the foreign providers. Such relay stations, which route access to overseas AI models through proxy servers hosted outside mainland China, are becoming a go-to place for developers wanting to use US AI models for tasks such as... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353002/shadow-apis-how-chinese-developers-bypass-restrictions-access-claude-and-gemini?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353002/shadow-apis-how-chinese-developers-bypass-restrictions-access-claude-and-gemini?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 May 2026 07:00:05 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow While leading US artificial intelligence developers such as Anthropic and OpenAI unveil new models with enhanced cybersecurity capabilities, China is also aggressively scaling up its own AI-driven cyber defence market. Anthropic’s Mythos, launched in April, sparked a rapid global response due to its ability to discover and exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities with unprecedented speed and efficiency. “Our assessment is that China’s own Mythos will definitely emerge, though currently the overall... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352978/china-scrambles-close-ai-security-gap-anthropic-openai-pull-ahead-new-models?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352978/china-scrambles-close-ai-security-gap-anthropic-openai-pull-ahead-new-models?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 May 2026 03:00:22 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang Beijing is moving to make green electricity usage a key metric in the operation of new data centre projects, as part of a major push to align the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence with national carbon goals, according to an action plan released Friday. The policy document, jointly released by four bodies – the National Energy Administration, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and National Data Administration – encouraged operators... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352983/beijing-pushes-ai-data-centres-adopt-green-energy-under-action-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352983/beijing-pushes-ai-data-centres-adopt-green-energy-under-action-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 May 2026 08:06:24 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Huaqiangbei, home to the world’s largest electronics marketplace in southern China’s tech hub Shenzhen, is reinventing itself as the world’s artificial intelligence showroom, drawing back foreign traders and tourists hunting for the latest gadgets. For first-time visitors like Abigail Slagveer from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the sheer scale of Huaqiangbei’s electronics market is overwhelming. “I came here one and a half hours ago through that front door,” she said, pointing to an entrance just... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352938/chinas-huaqiangbei-bets-ai-innovations-revive-global-appeal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352938/chinas-huaqiangbei-bets-ai-innovations-revive-global-appeal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 May 2026 07:00:05 +0000 Coco Feng,Ben Jiang Coco Feng,Ben Jiang TikTok owner ByteDance is ramping up its spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure, boosting its planned capital expenditure this year to more than 200 billion yuan (US$30 billion), according to two people familiar with the matter. This represented an increase of at least 25 per cent compared with a preliminary plan discussed late last year that proposed AI capex of 160 billion yuan, they said. The increase was necessary because of the company’s growing commitment to AI, as well as... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3352906/bytedance-raises-2026-capex-least-25-amid-ai-boom-rising-memory-costs-sources-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3352906/bytedance-raises-2026-capex-least-25-amid-ai-boom-rising-memory-costs-sources-say?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 May 2026 06:00:10 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President ⁠Donald Trump’s administration is nearing a US$400 million settlement with TikTok to resolve an ongoing lawsuit over alleged child-privacy violations, ABC News has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The White House declined to comment, referring questions to the Justice Department, ‌which did not immediately comment. TikTok did not respond to a request for comment. The settlement monies would be used to fund Trump’s “beautification” projects in Washington, sources... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3352963/us-nears-us400-million-settlement-tiktok-child-privacy-violations-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3352963/us-nears-us400-million-settlement-tiktok-child-privacy-violations-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2026 20:38:00 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Chinese artificial intelligence high-flier DeepSeek is expected to close its first external financing round soon, boosting its valuation to up to US$50 billion, according to three people familiar with the matter, as the country’s marquee state-backed investment vehicle joins in bankrolling what is seen as a national technology champion. The round was being backed by a group of state-linked investors, including AI-focused affiliates under the third phase of the China Integrated Circuit Industry... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352945/deepseek-soon-close-first-external-fundraising-us50b-valuation-sources?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352945/deepseek-soon-close-first-external-fundraising-us50b-valuation-sources?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2026 13:06:07 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen Chipmaking giant Nvidia’s deepening partnership with US fibre optics maker Corning to replace copper links in next-generation rack-scale artificial intelligence systems is shining a spotlight on mainland China’s optical communications supply chain. The domestic optical value chain is also doubling down on AI scenarios, emerging as the global bedrock for the high-capacity components required to power AI infrastructure. “The global optical fibre and cable market had entered a period of both rising... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352907/how-nvidias-corning-pact-shines-light-chinas-dominant-role-global-fibre-supply?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352907/how-nvidias-corning-pact-shines-light-chinas-dominant-role-global-fibre-supply?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:06 +0000 Alice Li Alice Li China’s rapid technological gains and aggressive pricing are making it increasingly difficult for South Korean firms to find profitable areas of industrial synergy with their Chinese counterparts, according to experts. Speakers at a recent forum in Beijing urged firms from both countries to pivot towards building more interdependent ecosystems in high-growth sectors such as batteries and artificial intelligence, while also calling for the advancement of negotiations towards an upgraded... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3352913/how-chinas-sharper-tech-edge-forces-south-korea-rethink-decades-industrial-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3352913/how-chinas-sharper-tech-edge-forces-south-korea-rethink-decades-industrial-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2026 10:30:13 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Kunlunxin, the artificial intelligence chip unit of Chinese tech giant Baidu, is seeking a valuation of at least 100 billion yuan (US$14.69 billion) for its Hong Kong stock exchange listing, according to two people familiar with the matter. The valuation could change based on market conditions and final terms, according to one of the sources, who requested anonymity as the information was private. Baidu and Kunlunxin did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday. Separately,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352891/baidu-chip-unit-kunlunxin-eyes-us146b-valuation-hong-kong-ipo-sources?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352891/baidu-chip-unit-kunlunxin-eyes-us146b-valuation-hong-kong-ipo-sources?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2026 09:08:12 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Chinese technology billionaire Chen Tianqiao’s artificial intelligence start-up MiroMind is suspending its services in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, in the latest sign that some of the country’s most globally ambitious firms are increasingly retreating from the domestic market as geopolitical tensions reshape the industry following the Manus saga. In an email sent to select users on Wednesday, the company said that its MiroThinker services would stop operating in regions including... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3352778/tech-billionaire-chen-tianqiaos-miromind-halts-china-services-after-meta-and-manus-saga?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3352778/tech-billionaire-chen-tianqiaos-miromind-halts-china-services-after-meta-and-manus-saga?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 14:00:11 +0000 Minxiao Chang,Coco Feng Minxiao Chang,Coco Feng Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI has raised about US$2 billion in a new funding round, boosting its valuation to more than US$20 billion as it navigates Beijing’s new listing rules for companies registered overseas. The funding was led by Long-Z Investments, Meituan’s venture arm, and involved China Mobile. Over the past six months, Moonshot had raised a total of US$3.9 billion, according to a statement by the deal’s financial adviser HF Capital on Thursday. The Beijing-based... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3352751/kimi-developer-moonshot-ai-valued-us20b-it-navigates-chinas-new-ipo-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3352751/kimi-developer-moonshot-ai-valued-us20b-it-navigates-chinas-new-ipo-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 10:27:37 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng TikTok is investing US$25 billion in data infrastructure projects in Thailand, the company’s biggest investment announced to date in Southeast Asia, as China’s technology giants continue expanding their footprint in the region. The investment would be used to install additional servers and expand data storage and processing infrastructure across Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao provinces to support rising demand for digital services, according to an announcement by Thailand’s Board of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3352736/tiktok-makes-record-us25b-investment-expand-digital-infrastructure-thailand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3352736/tiktok-makes-record-us25b-investment-expand-digital-infrastructure-thailand?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 08:30:10 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it would end sales of all home appliance products in mainland China, retreating further from a consumer market increasingly dominated by domestic rivals as the group doubles down on its far more profitable semiconductor business. Samsung’s home appliance portfolio in China includes televisions, monitors, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, vacuum cleaners and air purifiers. In a notice published on its official... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3352690/samsung-halts-all-home-appliance-sales-china-pivot-ai-accelerates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3352690/samsung-halts-all-home-appliance-sales-china-pivot-ai-accelerates?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 02:48:28 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Sylvia Ma Xinmei Shen,Sylvia Ma Chloe Wang, a 26-year-old fund employee in Shenzhen, said she “definitely wouldn’t” pay for a subscription to Doubao, Chinese tech giant ByteDance’s artificial intelligence chatbot, at its proposed price. “I’m willing to pay for AI tools, but I don’t think it’s worth that much – even though I find Doubao relatively easy to use among domestic AI products,” said Wang, who uses the app occasionally for work-related queries. “If I had to pay for an AI tool as a productivity aid, I’d probably rather... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352661/bytedances-ai-subscription-gamble-chatbot-faces-reality-check-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3352661/bytedances-ai-subscription-gamble-chatbot-faces-reality-check-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 01:59:51 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng While the world’s largest memory-chip makers are reaping record profits from the artificial intelligence boom, traders in Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei electronics market are being left to deal with the fallout of a speculative frenzy that has sharply reversed, wiping out much of the value of their inventories since late 2025. “The market surge last year became so frantic that everyone from shoemakers to fishmongers piled into memory-chip speculation,” a trader surnamed Liu said from his cramped stall... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3352642/after-frenzy-fallout-why-chips-are-down-shenzhens-tech-traders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3352642/after-frenzy-fallout-why-chips-are-down-shenzhens-tech-traders?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:13 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang The release of DeepSeek’s latest large language model, V4, has been followed by a wave of adoption among domestic semiconductor manufacturers and artificial intelligence chipmakers, with firms racing to support the model on local hardware platforms. The shift comes amid rising geopolitical tensions over advanced semiconductors. Here are some of the key players enabling the model’s deployment on domestic hardware. Huawei Huawei Technologies was among the first to act, with the V4 fully adapted to... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3352644/chinas-chipmakers-rush-embrace-deepseeks-v4-which-names-stand-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3352644/chinas-chipmakers-rush-embrace-deepseeks-v4-which-names-stand-out?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 May 2026 12:30:05 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang China-made humanoid robots are beginning to gain traction in Japan, with models from Chinese firms Unitree and UBTech being deployed by Japan Airlines for baggage and cargo handling, highlighting the growing adoption of Chinese robotics technology as Japan grapples with acute labour shortages. Japan Airlines said last week that it would launch a two-year trial using humanoid robots for ground-handling operations at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport through a partnership with GMO AI & Robotics. Tasks in the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3352626/baggage-bots-chinese-humanoid-robots-roll-japans-airports-amid-labour-shortage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3352626/baggage-bots-chinese-humanoid-robots-roll-japans-airports-amid-labour-shortage?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 May 2026 11:30:05 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Companies listed in mainland China have reached a historic milestone in their global operations. Total overseas revenues hit a record, with electronic and automobile giants such as Foxconn Technology Group and BYD among the top performers. Total overseas revenues of A-share companies approached 12.4 trillion yuan (US$1.8 trillion) last year, accounting for nearly 17 per cent of their total income – both figures representing all-time highs, according to data from state-backed newspaper Securities... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3352632/foxconn-byd-among-top-exporters-chinese-listed-firms-hit-overseas-revenue-milestone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3352632/foxconn-byd-among-top-exporters-chinese-listed-firms-hit-overseas-revenue-milestone?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 May 2026 10:05:14 +0000