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Artificial intelligence
Colleague Skill: AI tool said to harvest abilities goes viral in China
Project claims to distil co-workers’ skills into downloadable form – not to mention luminaries like Steve Jobs and Buddha.
2 hours ago
Semiconductors
Samsung weighs China overhaul as local rivals pile on the pressure
11 Apr 2026 - 4:07PM
US-China tech war
China telecoms face US exit risk as FCC deepens crackdown on data centres
10 Apr 2026 - 10:55PM
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba takes on Seedance as AI rivalry offers glimpse into race for top talent
HappyHorse’s debut on the global stage has put the spotlight on its creator, Zhang Di, who has been away from Alibaba for five years.
10 Apr 2026 - 8:30PM
HappyHorse 1.0 was developed under the newly formed Alibaba Token Hub (ATH) business group. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba’s Qwen family captures over 50% of global open-source downloads: report
Qwen hits nearly 1 billion cumulative downloads, far surpassing rivals like Meta Platforms’ Llama and DeepSeek, researchers say.
10 Apr 2026 - 10:00AM
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba cloud growth forecast to climb with AI push, higher charges: analysts
The company’s cloud and AI businesses are gaining speed, with token usage and pricing changes fuelling growth, analysts say.
9 Apr 2026 - 8:30PM
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AI fuels global trade growth as China-US flows shift, McKinsey finds
Data-centre expansion and AI investment push global trade ahead of economic growth, consultancy says.
9 Apr 2026 - 7:00AM
AI-linked goods accounted for about one-third of global trade growth last year, according to McKinsey. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence
China’s Zhipu AI open-sources GLM-5.1, raises prices to trim gap with US rivals
The company’s second price increase this year signals a push to monetise advanced AI models while keeping costs below US peers.
8 Apr 2026 - 9:00PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s DeepSeek adds expert chatbot mode ahead of much-awaited V4 release
The Hangzhou start-up’s latest chatbot update sparks speculation over whether the expert mode is linked to the long-delayed V4 model.
8 Apr 2026 - 6:36PM
Artificial intelligence
Chinese AI glasses maker Rokid planning Hong Kong IPO: sources
Listing plan comes as giants Apple, Meta, Alibaba, Baidu, Xiaomi and Huawei, plus start-ups like Xreal, Rayneo, anticipate market growth.
8 Apr 2026 - 1:54PM
OpenClaw
Chinese AI rivals clash over Anthropic’s OpenClaw exit amid global token crunch
Chinese companies are competing to offer the cheapest alternatives to premium US services from the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic.
6 Apr 2026 - 3:58PM
A lobster-shaped cutout representing OpenClaw stands outside the Baidu offices in Beijing, March 17, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors
Chip, AI talent race heats up as Taiwan tightens crackdown on alleged poaching
The latest probes are part of Taiwan’s crackdown on mainland Chinese talent poaching, with 100 cases handled since 2020, according to MJIB.
8 Apr 2026 - 11:08AM
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Artificial intelligence
China’s rigid corporate culture slows AI adoption, ex-OpenAI executive says
China’s tech-savvy consumers embrace AI, but rigid corporate hierarchies hold back enterprises, Zack Kass says.
5 Apr 2026 - 7:00PM
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Artificial intelligence
Who is Xu Rui, the ex-ByteDance executive tapped by Meta to lead AI hardware?
The veteran Chinese executive will lead a team that develops AI devices at the Facebook parent’s superintelligence unit.
5 Apr 2026 - 4:52PM
Artificial intelligence
Tencent expands OpenClaw suite with enterprise tool amid China’s ‘lobster’ craze
ClawPro tool promises quick AI agent deployment, giving enterprises control over models, tokens and security.
3 Apr 2026 - 8:00PM
Chinese tech firms are rushing to offer China users easy or inexpensive access to OpenClaw after it went viral. Photo: Getty Images
Artificial intelligence
Chinese AI giants pivot toward proprietary models to drive revenue, performance
This week, Alibaba released three proprietary models that were all accessible only via its official cloud platform or chatbot website.
2 Apr 2026 - 10:23PM
Artificial intelligence
Anthropic’s AI code leak ignites frenzy among Chinese developers
Chinese developers have been having a field day, scrambling to download copies of the leaked code and poring over files to learn detail.
2 Apr 2026 - 9:58PM
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OpenClaw deepens China footprint through native Tencent, ByteDance integrations
Tencent is actively seeking cooperation with OpenClaw as it moves to capitalise on the agent’s popularity to win over domestic users.
2 Apr 2026 - 7:11PM
This photo taken on March 11, 2026 shows a mobile phone screen with the AI agent OpenClaw. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence
What Zhipu and MiniMax’s first post-IPO earnings say about the 2 AI start-ups
The two Chinese start-ups show promising commercialisation of AI models, which are reflected in rising demand and revenue.
2 Apr 2026 - 10:00AM
Business of climate change
Ganfeng Lithium sees surge in battery demand amid China-US energy rivalry
Executives project an ‘explosive growth’ in energy storage, with Chinese firms extending their lead amid AI and data centre demand.
1 Apr 2026 - 3:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Shenzhen activates China’s first 10,000-card AI cluster with Huawei’s chips
Hub launches new cluster built with Huawei advanced chips, delivering 11,000 petaflops of computing power in push for home-grown tech.
1 Apr 2026 - 12:25PM
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Artificial intelligence
Zhipu AI revenue jumps 132% in first post-IPO report, missing estimates
Total losses soar 59.5 per cent to 4.72 billion yuan driven by mounting research and development spending.
31 Mar 2026 - 8:45PM
The Zhipu AI booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in 2024. Photo: Handout
Apple
Apple’s accidental AI feature release in China risks regulatory backlash: expert
Mainland China users briefly access Apple Intelligence before the update vanishes, raising questions over compliance and regulatory approval.
31 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
Semiconductors
Biren, Iluvatar CoreX post triple-digit revenue growth as AI chip race heats up
Other Chinese AI chipmakers, including Cambricon, Moore Threads and MetaX, also posted stellar revenue growth for 2025.
30 Mar 2026 - 10:45PM
DeepSeek
‘I no longer knew how to work without it’: DeepSeek outage cuts off millions
Chinese AI start-up restores chatbot service by Monday morning after overnight disruption affects millions of users.
30 Mar 2026 - 11:59AM
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