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Artificial intelligence
News articles, analyses and commentary about machines that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning and problem solving. This also covers chatbots, algorithms, consumer products and Big Data analysis that make use of AI.
LATEST China Science NEWS

Can China’s new stealth tech challenge Trump’s Golden Dome?

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A military ship or aircraft radar showing scan results with multiple targets detected. Photo: Shutterstock Images

PLA scientists reveal tech breakthrough behind world’s fastest coilgun

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China has unveiled a powerful new electromagnetic gun believed to be powered by lithium batteries. This version (pictured) is a non-lethal weapon that fires coin-shaped bullets with electromagnetic force and would be used for riot control. Photo: CCTV

On this Chinese island, patients are trying latest experimental drugs for cancer

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The Chinese island of Hainan attracts tourists from across the globe but here a medical revolution is unfolding, whereby patients can access medicines and therapies as part of clinical trials before they have even hit the market. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

Taipei to Okinawa? China achieves 600km ‘error-free’ underwater communication

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Underwater sound transmission over hundreds of kilometres is challenging as a rocket launch blast can be reduced to a mosquito’s hum. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Study debunks Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory, finds virus didn’t originate in Wuhan

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Horseshoe bats are the primary host for the ancestor of the viruses behind Covid-19 and the Sars outbreak of 2002-2004. Photo: Handout
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The YFQ-42A drone is being developed as part of the US Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft programme. Photo: X/David Allvin
US-China relations

Could next-gen fighter jets and ‘loyal wingmen’ help US offset China’s numbers?

America is making progress on a collaborative combat aircraft programme but the technology gap with China is said to be ‘narrowing’.

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Asean

Asian Angle | In Southeast Asia’s climate battle, AI could prove a double-edged sword

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Video gaming

Genshin Impact creator taps AI to create fresh video games

Robotics

Chinese robot firms dazzle at Macau’s Beyond Expo amid AI boom

The significant presence of robotics companies underscores the intense domestic competition in the rapidly growing sector.

Beijing’s Noetix Robotics showcases a robot head at Beyond Expo that can simulate human facial expressions. Photo: Xinmei Shen
Banking & finance

Young Hong Kong investors want AI involved in their portfolios, survey says

Some younger wealth-management clients even trust robo-advisers more than humans, according to EY.

Alibaba

Alibaba CEO doubles down on plans for ‘unified global cloud network’

Eddie Wu sees Alibaba Cloud providing the ‘best AI technical services’ to support Chinese enterprises’ global expansion.

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Apple

Apple aims to launch smart glasses in 2026 in push into AI devices

The iPhone maker is looking to join the emerging trend of AI-powered devices – an area where it faces fresh competition.

Apple is panning its first pair of smart glasses for 2026, sources say. Photo: Reuters
Robotics

AI hardware start-ups get fresh boost from Shenzhen’s US$1 billion funds

The Shenzhen government has launched funds of 5 billion yuan and 2 billion yuan dedicated to AI and robotics start-ups at the city’s AI expo.

United States

Opinion | With his ‘historic’ tour, Trump puts US power back in the Middle East

In reasserting the US in the centre of the Middle East’s strategic calculus, Trump also weakens the leverage and influence of Russia and China.

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US-China trade war

Trump changed Biden’s AI chip rules. What now, will it affect China trade talks?

In tech supremacy battle, Trump undoes Biden-era rule, prompting warning that controls over Chinese chips may make their ecosystem stronger.

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The US last week rescinded the AI Diffusion Rule laid out by the Biden administration, two days before the policy was set to enter effect. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

Opinion | If China wants the EU as a partner, it must offer concrete cooperation

China must stop ignoring EU trade complaints and offer a meaningful compromise – or see Europe’s China policy become a bargaining chip in US ties.

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US-China tech war

Lenovo caught off guard by tariffs even as AI PCs deliver strong annual revenue

The PC maker’s CEO said Trump’s tariffs dented performance last quarter, but its US$69.1 billion in 2024/25 revenue is among its best.

Huawei

Malaysian government distances itself from AI project involving Huawei

The Malaysian AI project grabbed attention amid intensifying tech rivalry between Beijing and Washington.

AI: Companies

DeepSeek 2.0? Shanghai quant fund claims AI training breakthrough

Goku says in a paper submitted to the ‘AI Olympics’ that its training method is superior to those adopted by DeepSeek, OpenAI.

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Shanghai Goku Technologies, a quantitative fund, has established an AI subsidiary, following the path of Hangzhou-based DeepSeek. Photo: Screenshot
AI: Policy

Chinese scientist behind supercomputer in orbit: ‘Put AI in space’

Space has once again become the frontier of scientific exploration, and AI should be part of it, says Zhejiang Lab director Wang Jian.

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A Long March 2D rocket carrying a space computing satellite constellation blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on May 14. Photo: Xinhua
ChatGPT and other generative AIs

OpenAI buys iPhone designer Jony Ive’s secretive hardware start-up

The ChatGPT maker wants its own hardware platform to avoid selling software through Apple iOS or Google’s Android, analysts say.

Belt and Road Initiative

China’s ‘vegetable capital’ to test farming know-how in UAE’s harsh deserts

A prominent Chinese city known for vegetable farming has agreed to build a smart agriculture centre in the UAE.

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Autonomous vehicles

Baidu’s robotaxi service completes 11 million ride amid company growth

The tech giant has been expanding its autonomous ride-hailing service, while AI growth helped it beat profit expectations in the first quarter.

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A driverless car by Apollo Go, Baidu’s robotaxi service, drives past another Apollo Go vehicle in Wuhan on July 19, 2024. Photo: Reuters
VR and AR

Meet Chinese start-up Xreal, Google’s partner in AR glasses project

Project Aura provides a big boost to Xreal’s credentials in the smart glasses arena, while widening its reach in the international market.

China's military weapons

How China’s military might use anti-AI tactics on the battlefields of the future

For the first time, the official PLA Daily spells out how it might target an enemy’s AI combat models.

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Alibaba

Alibaba lands US$250 million convertible bonds deal with selfie app giant Meitu

The strategic collaboration is expected to serve as ‘the foundation of a long-term partnership’ between Meitu and Alibaba.

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Meitu’s strategic collaboration with Alibaba Group Holding covers areas such as e-commerce, artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Photo: Shutterstock
AI: Policy

Opinion | Hong Kong firms must take initiative on safe AI practices

While leveraging AI to boost their competitive edge, companies should not allow the technology to run wild or become their new master.

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Hong Kong’s central business district and Victoria Harbour, on November 26 last year. While generative AI can help automate workflows and boost productivity, businesses must establish internal guidelines to mitigate catastrophic risks such as leakages of personal data. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO blasts US AI chip restrictions on China as a ‘failure’

‘Power is quite cost-effective in China. And there’s plenty of land. And so the ban on H20 is not effective,’ Jensen Huang told reporters at Computex.

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AI: Companies

China accuses ‘AI tigers’ Zhipu, Moonshot of collecting excessive data

Zhipu’s ChatGLM and Moonshot’s Kimi have a combined total of nearly 35 million monthly active users.

Google

Google unveils flurry of upgrades as AI threatens search business

The tech giant has announced an AI mode for all search users in the US, as well as more advanced capabilities via subscriptions.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai addresses the crowd during the company’s annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
International Property

Lawrence Ho’s family office invests in Hong Kong real estate broker IFCX

Investment by Black Spade follows the billionaire’s bet on Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast Auto in 2023.

Black Spade signs a deal to invest in IFCX, its first venture into the real estate sector. Photo: Handout
Hangzhou

Alibaba and DeepSeek’s home province aims to become AI hub through big spending

A new plan from the Zhejiang government will see billions of yuan spent through 2027 to support AI companies and attract ‘top talent’.

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls US ban on H20 AI chip ‘deeply painful’

Huang said AI was a ‘full-stack thing’, which meant protecting one layer at the expense of everything else was ‘nonsensical’.

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