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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.
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Chinese team shows quantum tech can disrupt AI in a real-world task

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Chinese researchers say a small-scale quantum system can outperform large AI data centres at less than 1 per cent of the cost. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Can Hong Kong, target of the most US sanctions, become China’s quantum gateway?

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Hong Kong has a bright future as an international quantum computing hub, despite US sanctions, local officials say. Photo: Sam Tsang

3 satellites to track all? Chinese radar images confirm US military fears

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A rendering of the Ludi Tance 4-01, the world’s first geosynchronous orbit synthetic aperture radar satellite. Photo: Handout

Chinese AI solves decade-old maths problem in hours, with no human intervention

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Researchers in China have developed a dual-agent AI framework that they said can solve complex maths problems without human intervention. Photo: Shutterstock

Open Questions | What an ancient Chinese map reveals about global history: Sheng-Wei Wang

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Visitors at the Sigenergy booth during the Solar and Storage Live Africa show in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 25, 2026. Photo: Xinhua
Renewable energy

Why Sigenergy’s IPO ignited market frenzy with oversubscription of 1,000 times

Sigenergy and Guoxia are gaining traction as investors eye a major shift to AI in the renewable energy storage sector.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Shanghai Gigafactory has potential to build humanoid robots: Tesla China head

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Google

China’s AI world model edge: abundant data and faster deployment, executive says

Semiconductors

China’s Dishan Technology nears 2nm AI chip breakthrough, reports say

The Shanghai-based start-up says its chip design is likely to improve energy efficiency by 40 per cent compared with its predecessor.

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Chinese chip start-up Dishan Technology has achieved a breakthrough in designing a 2-nanometre artificial intelligence chip. Photo: Shutterstock
Singapore

China profits from US AI boom despite Washington’s tech curbs, research says

Country remains ‘enmeshed in Asian supply chains’ and is likely to benefit from US AI spending, report says.

Science

Chinese team shows quantum tech can disrupt AI in a real-world task

Breakthrough system matched or exceeded performance of a classical reservoir network with 10,000 nodes in multi-step weather prediction.

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Technology

Letters | An AI twister is brewing on the legal horizon

Readers discuss the use of artificial intelligence for legal matters, and ethnic minority groups’ access to government services.

Memebrs of the legal profession during the ceremonial opening of legal year at City Hall, Central, on January 19. Photo: Sam Tsang
Donald Trump

Trump claims Jesus-like meme that caused outcry was him as a doctor

US president deletes AI image of himself as a Jesus-like figure amid a deepening feud with Pope Leo.

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Semiconductors

How prolonged Iran war could disrupt Asia tech from chipmaking to data centres

LNG and helium shortages risk crippling Asia’s semiconductor supply chain and delaying AI infrastructure expansion, experts say.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | ‘AI for all’ efforts must not leave any Hongkonger behind

The government is moving in the right direction, but every resident and sector must be able to benefit from the promise of AI.

The Cantonese-enabled HKChat, the city’s first home-grown large language model, is demonstrated during the global launch at the Lee Shau Kee Business Building of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on February 25, 2025. Photo: May Tse
IPO

Victory Giant joins IPO push by China’s circuit-board makers amid AI frenzy

Nvidia supplier aims to raise up to US$2.2 billion in Hong Kong as AI data centre demand makes boards ‘all the rage’.

A robotic arm is seen in a factory of Victory Giant Technology. Photo: Handout
Robotics

Video | Humanoid robots to compete in Beijing half-marathon

Test run was held to replicate the official race to be held on April 19.

China technology

‘Common ignorance’: how China took the lead in global efforts to govern AI

As AI development gathers speed, governments and industry leaders say guardrails are needed to protect the public from the fast-moving tech.

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US-China tech war

‘Doctor Doom’ Roubini turns ‘Doctor Boom’, predicting huge economic growth in US

Nouriel Roubini predicted the 2008 financial crisis – now he says an explosion of hi-tech will be unlike anything mankind has ever seen, trivialising near-term headwinds.

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Economist Nouriel Roubini said artificial intelligence and other hi-tech advancements could propel America’s annual economic growth into the double digits. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Banking & finance

HSBC stays the course in the Middle East despite war

The bank will continue to invest in the UAE, alongside India, China and Singapore, says Surendra Rosha, co-CEO for Asia and the Middle East.

Surendra Rosha, co-CEO for Asia and the Middle East at HSBC. Photo: Jonathan Wong
European cinema

Juliette Binoche isn’t worried about AI replacing human intelligence

Humanity and intuition are the secrets to great art, according to Juliette Binoche, who talks about her directorial debut In-I In Motion.

China education

China launches national plan to boost AI education

Building nationwide artificial intelligence infrastructure is a central part of the plan.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong bets on 36-fold surge in computing power to win global AI hub race

Chief Executive John Lee underlines city’s infrastructure road map as key driver of bid to boost computing power and AI development.

Hong Kong leader John Lee speaks at the World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong, mainland China sign ‘milestone’ MOU on promoting digital economy

Memorandum of understanding covers topics including AI promotion, cross-boundary data flow and blockchain.

US, Israel war on Iran

How a Chinese company said it used AI to track US bomber movements over Iran

MizarVision tried to determine bomber movements based on aerial tanker positions and US attacks on key strategic sites.

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Hong Kong economy

Progress hailed as Hong Kong, Shanghai link digital authentication systems

Push for digital integration has already yielded practical results, Hong Kong official says.

The Working Group on Shanghai and Hong Kong Digital Cooperation holds its first annual meeting. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

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.

Online reactions to Colleague Skill reflected the fears of young workers in China. Photo: Shutterstock
Technology

Opinion | AI pessimism is a luxury the Global South cannot afford

Young, developing states must ride the tech waves if they don’t want to fall further behind and learn from others’ mistakes.

Science

Semiconductor leap: China looks to ‘2D chip’ with 1,000-fold growth speed

Advanced material offers promise in optoelectronics, where it can be used in LEDs, photodetectors and lasers.

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Energy

China’s energy bosses push for tighter rules as overcapacity bites

Calls for tighter approvals highlight how excess capacity is undermining growth despite global demand tailwinds.

A worker at Tianneng Holding Group’s lithium battery factory. Photo: Getty Images
Trending in China

Chinese firm hit for using ex-employee’s data to create ‘AI human’ to continue work

Avatar replacement worker on trial with consent of person it replaces; critics of firm say move is a ‘step towards the destruction of humanity’.

A Chinese company has stirred debate after using a former employee’s data to create an artificial intelligence humanoid to continue working post-resignation. Photo: Shutterstock
Trending in China

China family creates AI clone to comfort elderly mum after only son dies in crash

Tech team which ‘deceives people’s emotions’ make virtual copy of dead son who ‘talks’ to his mother via video, says he works in another city.

Mainland China

DeepSeek ramps up hiring ahead of V4 launch as chip strategy questions swirl

New roles in Inner Mongolia point to expansion of computing capacity ahead of V4 release, fuelling speculation over chip sourcing.

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