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A 3D visual asset generated using Vast’s Tripo model. Photo: Handout

Tech Trends

Ex-MiniMax co-founder aims to challenge Tencent and Google in 3D AI models

Chinese start-up Vast claims its latest 3D AI model Tripo 3.0 is its ‘most accurate, detail-rich geometry yet’.

Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging antitrust violations

China’s server, chipmakers enter ‘super cycle’ as AI computing mushrooms

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Temu-owner PDD tops quarterly revenue estimates, margin squeeze continues

PDD reported revenue of US$14.53 billion during the second quarter ended June, up 7 per cent from a year earlier.

The Temu logo is seen in this illustration picture taken February 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters
The Temu logo is seen in this illustration picture taken February 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Big Tech

Huawei restructures cloud unit to sharpen focus on AI amid tech war

The subsidiary is merging several key departments to prioritise AI-related business, sources say.

China Business

Cambricon tops Moutai as China’s costliest stock as chips beat liquor

Cambricon’s stock jumped 11.60 per cent on Monday to a record 1,384.93 yuan, giving it 519.38 billion yuan market value.

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Tech War

Elon Musk’s xAI joins open-source AI race against China

The US start-up open sources the Grok 2.5 model and says it will do the same with Grok 3 within the next six months.

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Elon Musk’s xAI is open-sourcing two versions of its Grok models. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Elon Musk’s xAI is open-sourcing two versions of its Grok models. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

Big Tech

Google’s AI glasses rumoured to be made in Taiwan, possibly by HTC

Google is rumoured to have completed its first AI-enabled glasses, but has yet to decide on a contract manufacturer.

Tech Trends

Israeli pioneer in lab-grown kidneys seeks China biotech funding

The team has ‘a huge interest in Chinese and Hong Kong biotech companies’, says project lead Benjamin Dekel.

Tech Trends

Taiwanese laptop maker Asus’ subsidiary builds Nvidia-powered supercomputer

The project is expected to help raise Taiwan’s total computing capacity by at least 50 per cent.

ASUS subsidiary Taiwan AI Cloud is jointly developing a supercomputer with the island’s National Centre for High-Performance Computing. Photo: Shutterstock

Big Tech

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo challenges Apple’s VR headset

Device resembles Vision Pro in name, design and interface, but weighs 35 per cent less and is likely to cost one-third as much.

Vivo first showcased its VR headset in March at the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan province. Photo: Handout
Vivo first showcased its VR headset in March at the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan province. Photo: Handout

South Asia

Apple’s India push faces hurdle as Foxconn recalls 300 Chinese staff

The recall of engineers is the second in recent months, and comes as Beijing reportedly curbs tech exports to prevent manufacturing departures.

Big Tech

Apple sues China’s Oppo, ex-engineer over alleged theft of Watch secrets

The employee downloaded confidential Apple documents before joining Oppo’s US research arm, the iPhone maker says.

China Business

Dongfeng Motor to list EV unit in Hong Kong, privatise parent firm

State-owned giants are facing growing challenges amid competition from privately owned EV makers like BYD and Xiaomi.

A Dongfeng Motor store in Yichang, Hubei province. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Blockchain

Ether hits record high as rate-cut expectations drive crypto rally

The second-largest cryptocurrency rose as much as 15 per cent to US$4,866.73, topping the previous all-time high in November 2021.

Ether has risen to a historic high. Photo: AFP
Ether has risen to a historic high. Photo: AFP

Tech Trends

Tesla upgrades EV voice assistant system with AI from DeepSeek and ByteDance

DeepSeek’s namesake chatbot and ByteDance’s Doubao AI model are expected to help Tesla better engage with EV buyers in China.

Tech Trends

Tech war: which Chinese firm is supplying next-generation AI chips to DeepSeek?

Widely speculated suppliers include Huawei, Cambricon, Moore Threads, Hygon and MetaX.

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Big Tech

Bargaining chip: Nvidia’s efforts to please US and China get harder

The world’s most valuable company by market cap finds itself in the centre of trade negotiations between Beijing and Washington.

Nvidia has become a bargaining chip in US-China trade negotiations. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Nvidia has become a bargaining chip in US-China trade negotiations. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Big Tech

How open-source AI is helping China win hearts and market share

China’s free-for-all AI models, developed by firms like DeepSeek and Alibaba, present a viable alternative to US closed-source systems.

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Tech Trends

From gifted student to AI hero, DeepSeek founder inspires a nation

Hailing from an obscure village in southern China, Liang Wenfeng has risen from humble roots to become a household name.

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Big Tech

How China’s ‘Fantastic Four’ are reshaping the global tech landscape

China’s new generation of tech tsars were born after the country began its ‘reform and opening up’ phase.

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DeepSeek’s V3.1 update sparks speculation over fate of next AI model

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DeepSeek has released a new update of its V3 model. Photo: AFP

Banking & Finance

Shares in Chinese energy-storage firm Shuangdeng soar in Hong Kong debut

Shuangdeng Group’s Chairman Yang Rui (right) struck the ceremonial gong to mark the trading debut of his company’s shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange on August 26, 2025. Photo: Julie Zhang

Tech Trends

Ex-MiniMax co-founder aims to challenge Tencent and Google in 3D AI models

A 3D visual asset generated using Vast’s Tripo model. Photo: Handout

China Economy

AI enters the classroom: China’s Hangzhou makes lessons compulsory in schools

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Primary school students watch a dancing robot performance in Handan, China, on October 29, 2024. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

Diplomacy

Trump says China must ensure rare earth magnets or face 200% tariffs

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US President Donald Trump listens as he meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Photo: AP
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