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The volume of Qwen downloads on Hugging Face reinforced its position as the world’s leading open-source ecosystem. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s Qwen family hits 700 million downloads to lead open-source AI adoption

Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen family is the world’s most widely used open-source AI system as of January, Hugging Face data shows.

Artificial intelligence

China’s AI unlikely to surpass US soon despite progress, researchers say

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Artificial intelligence

Review of Meta-Manus deal underscores China’s tightening grip on AI exports

Semiconductors

The great chip leap: China’s semiconductor equipment self-reliance beats targets

Domestic suppliers capture 35 per cent share as China accelerates push for semiconductor self-sufficiency.

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China’s semiconductor industry is being encouraged to favour local suppliers over US rivals. Photo: Reuters
China’s semiconductor industry is being encouraged to favour local suppliers over US rivals. Photo: Reuters
Alibaba

Alibaba logistics unit Cainiao opens US-Mexico cross-border service

Cainiao is expected to control key nodes including sorting, line-haul transfer and last-mile delivery for the service.

Semiconductors

China semiconductor expert suggests vigilance in buying Nvidia’s H200 AI chips

The US has an inconsistent stance on advanced chips, alternating between limited easing and renewed pressure, Wei Shaojun says.

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Artificial intelligence

China to probe Meta’s purchase of Manus over export controls, tech concerns

Probe comes amid concerns the US$2.5 billion acquisition could breach tech export controls and encourage more start-ups to relocate offshore.

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The Manus AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen with the Meta logo in the background. Photo: Getty Images
The Manus AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen with the Meta logo in the background. Photo: Getty Images
Semiconductors

China’s top lithography bet shifts gears: SMEE sells subsidiary in key pivot

State-backed SMEE, often dubbed China’s best ASML challenger, has sold Shanghai Weiyao to AMIES in a move that prioritises tool development.

ByteDance

ByteDance boosts Shenzhen presence with ‘second headquarters’ for Douyin unit

The Chinese short video giant’s new base in Nanshan district was announced by the city’s publicity department on Tuesday.

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s Amap rolls out AI-powered 3D virtual tours for offline destinations

Flying Street View feature offers virtual tours of restaurants and venues as platform nears 1 billion monthly users.

A new feature on the Amap app allows users to take 3D virtual tours of restaurants and other offline venues. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Shenzhen eyes bigger role in world robotics arena as firms vow to boost output

Premier Li Qiang urges faster adoption of robotics to benefit industries and households during a meeting with tech companies in Shenzhen.

China is pushing its humanoid robotics industry to become “a global leader”. Photo: Xinhua
China is pushing its humanoid robotics industry to become “a global leader”. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang credits DeepSeek with accelerating open-source AI shift

DeepSeek turbocharged open-source AI, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says, as he rolls out next-gen Rubin hardware at CES.

Semiconductors

Samsung likely to flag 160% jump in Q4 profit as AI boom stokes chip prices

Semiconductor prices have rocketed as the industry’s shift to AI-related chips has curbed production for traditional memory.

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia CEO Huang says next generation of chips is in full production

To get the new performance, Huang said the Rubin chips use a proprietary kind of data that the company hopes the industry ‍will adopt.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the Rubin AI super computing platform during a news conference ahead of the CES tech show in Las Vegas. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

China’s DeepSeek adds advanced ‘thinking’ feature amid buzz over next model

Hangzhou-based AI start-up installs ‘interleaved thinking’ as monthly users surge 90 per cent to nearly 131.5 million.

DeepSeek’s website and mobile app now offer multi-step research with “thinking” interspersed throughout the process. Photo: Shutterstock
DeepSeek’s website and mobile app now offer multi-step research with “thinking” interspersed throughout the process. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Baidu and Huawei tighten grip on China’s GPU cloud as chipmakers chase IPOs

A Frost & Sullivan report shows Baidu and Huawei far ahead in China’s GPU cloud market, reflecting the fast adoption of home-grown AI chips.

Artificial intelligence

Chinese quant fund joins DeepSeek in AI race with LLM rivalling GPT-5.1, Claude

Beijing-based Ubiquant launches code-focused systems claiming benchmark wins over US peers despite using far fewer parameters.

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek pitches new route to scale AI, but researchers call for more testing

DeepSeek’s proposed ‘mHC’ design could change how AI models are trained, but experts caution it still needs to prove itself at scale.

DeepSeek’s paper is fuelling speculation that its next models could incorporate new architecture. Photo: Reuters
DeepSeek’s paper is fuelling speculation that its next models could incorporate new architecture. Photo: Reuters
Insilico

Insilico signs US$888 million AI drug deal days after Hong Kong IPO

Multi-year partnership with France’s Servier will use Insilico’s AI platform to explore novel cancer drugs.

Artificial intelligence

China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026

‘China’s tech innovation is poised for policy-driven growth in 2026, with AI placed at the centre of the country’s economic agenda,’ NYU’s Winston Ma says.

Semiconductors

China’s top contract chipmakers pursue acquisitions amid self-sufficiency drive

Hua Hong Semiconductor set to close a US$1.2 billion deal, days after SMIC says it will take full control of a subsidiary for US$5.8 billion.

Big-ticket acquisitions by Hua Hong Semiconductor and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp signal a fresh round of consolidation in the country’s chip industry. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek opens 2026 with paper signalling race to train bigger models for less

DeepSeek has published a technical paper co-authored by founder Liang Wenfeng proposing a rethink of its core deep learning architecture.

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For industry watchers, DeepSeek’s papers often provide an important early signal of the engineering choices that will shape the start-up’s next major model release. Photo: Getty
For industry watchers, DeepSeek’s papers often provide an important early signal of the engineering choices that will shape the start-up’s next major model release. Photo: Getty
Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV makers to corner one-third of global market by 2030, UBS says

Analysts see China’s EV edge enduring, citing overseas profits and supply chain strengths despite tariffs and Western protectionism.

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Semiconductors

US grants TSMC annual licence to import American chipmaking tools into China

The approval ‘ensures uninterrupted fab operations and product deliveries’, according to the world’s largest contract chipmaker.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia asks chipmaker TSMC to ramp up H200 production amid China demand: sources

Chinese tech companies place orders for more than 2 million H200 chips for 2026, according to sources.

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The exact additional volume of H200 chips Nvidia intends to order from semiconductor foundry TSMC remains unclear. Photo: Shutterstock
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