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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.
LATEST China Science NEWS

From Mach 0 to 6: this engine may power China’s future fighter jets and missiles

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A graphic outlines the principle of the ramjet. Photo: CCTV

‘To do something nobody’s done’: physicist Zhu Zijie leaves Europe for China

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Academic rising star Zhu Zijie has returned to China to join Fudan University as a Xianghui Young Scholar and associate professor at the Xianghui Academy. Photo: Handout

‘Lighthouses in space’: the Chinese jam-proof satellite network to fill GPS gaps

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Tsinghua University says its new network uses coded light signals from “beacon” satellites. Photo: Shutterstock

‘Doctrine of the Mean’: how US lost a 2-decade race to China in brain implants

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A man demonstrates a robotic hand with a brain-computer interface, which identifies the patient’s motor signals and controls the exoskeleton to move the limbs of the patient. Photo: AFP

China proposes a departure from impact factor to measure academic influence

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Two new Dongbi Index journal lists were unveiled in Shanghai on Saturday. The development team says they are “a multidimensional, multilevel evaluation system centred on research quality”. Photo: Shutterstock
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People test the latest Xiaomi smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 28, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Alibaba

Xiaomi, Alibaba ramp up AI recruitment amid global talent war

AI-related positions account for more than 80 per cent of Alibaba’s open roles, up from around 60 per cent last year.

IPO

Breathing fire: Manycore first of the ‘Six Little Dragons’ to near Hong Kong IPO

DeepSeek

‘I no longer knew how to work without it’: DeepSeek outage cuts off millions

Technology

‘Brain fry’: heavy AI users report mental burnout as cognitive limits are pushed

Tools meant to save time are creating a ‘new cognitive load’, insiders say, with software developers hit especially hard.

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If AI agents are not kept on course by a human, they could misunderstand an instruction and wander down an errant processing path. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
IPO

What is Yuanjie, the Chinese chipmaker whose share price has soared nearly 900%?

Yuanjie’s rise underscores how China’s optical chip firms are riding the AI infrastructure boom, with data centre demand driving growth.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Northern Metropolis data hub may top MTR Corp as Hong Kong’s No 1 power consumer

Environmental experts urge authorities to set energy efficiency standards for data centres to limit carbon emissions.

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Semiconductors

Chinese analogue chipmakers raise prices as mature-node producers poised to gain

Higher prices give China’s mature-node producers room to compete with US, European rivals without sacrificing too much margin, analysts say.

A broader pricing wave has swept across the semiconductor supply chain. Photo: AFP
ByteDance

ByteDance adds watermarking, IP checks to Seedance 2.0 ahead of global launch

TikTok parent ByteDance says guardrails will protect Seedance 2.0 as it expands globally despite intense scrutiny from Hollywood.

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US-China tech war

Opinion | How to assess China’s real chance of winning AI race against US

Debate over whether it is ‘less than 20%’ misses the point. The right question is: does innovation work better under disciplined scarcity or profligate abundance?

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War and conflict

Opinion | AI infrastructure on the front line: Lessons for Asean from the Iran war

It’s time Southeast Asia reckoned with the weaponisation of artificial intelligence and what it means for the region’s security.

A plume of smoke rises after a reported Iranian strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq, Bahrain, on March 12. Photo: AFP
Alibaba

Alibaba to deploy AI ‘digital workforce’ for millions of merchants on Taobao, Tmal

OpenClaw frenzy accelerates shift to autonomous AI, as Alibaba equips merchants with always-on digital workers.

People walk past a billboard promoting Tmall’s Singles’ Day sale at a popular shopping district in Beijing on November 10, 2025. Photo: AP
China jobs

AI ‘collusion’ could force wages down, warns ILO economist

Young people’s unemployment woes ‘mostly related to the current economic slowdown, more than to specific AI’, says Ekkehard Ernst.

ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Sycophantic AI chatbots are trying so hard to please, they often give bad advice

In a Stanford-led study, all the AI assistants tested showed sycophancy and often affirmed a user’s questionable thoughts and actions.

Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong breaks ground on Northern Metropolis data centre to power AI push

Tech chief Sun Dong says project will further solidify city’s leading position as data connectivity hub linking China and the world.

The data centre in the Northern Metropolis spans more than 110,000 square metres. Photo: Edmond So
Vietnam

‘Economic own goal’? Vietnam’s AI law sets a risky pace for Southeast Asia

From Malaysia’s sovereign cloud to Vietnam’s data curbs, critics say the rush to regulate will deter investment.

Men use their phones at a cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam, in January. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Why SD cards and hard drives are the new ‘digital gold’ in Hong Kong

Hongkongers find prices of professional-grade storage devices are going through the roof.

Hong Kong

Video | Why your hard drives and SD cards just got more pricey

AI boom pushes makers to prioritise industrial-grade uses, leaving Hong Kong consumers paying more for basic storage.

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Mainland China

HKIC chief sees opportunities in advanced tech across China and Hong Kong

Hong Kong government-backed investor says strong returns and co-investment flows are reinforcing the region’s appeal to global capital.

CEO of Hong Kong Investment Corp (HKIC) Clara Chan Ka-chai. Photo: Enoch Yiu
Hong Kong transport

MTR Corp’s use of CRRC technology can act as ‘showcase’ for rest of the world

Jin Guozhong of CRRC Qishuyan Institute also says there is synergy between the two firms that goes beyond equipment deployment.

Alibaba

Top US AI conference apologises after sanctions policy sparks backlash in China

Organisers said they had gone beyond legal requirements after linking to a broader US sanctions list.

Mainland China

OpenClaw effect: explosion in AI token use adds fuel to Chinese AI development

Surging demand supports price increases that will sustain development of new and better models, Zhipu AI CEO says.

Zhang Peng, CEO of Zhipu AI (left), Xia Lixue, co-founder and CEO of Infinigence (centre) and Luo Fuli, head of the MiMo model at Xiaomi, speak at the Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Ben Jiang
Trending in China

China grandma falls for AI-generated ‘bossy president’, writes ‘him’ love letters

84-year-old spends hours watching AI-generated humans, asks digital man if he ‘hates’ her, even thinks about marrying ‘him’.

An 84-year-old grandmother fell in love with an artificial intelligence-generated human, writing him love letters and buying over-priced items from his online shop. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
Hong Kong society

Google’s Gemini AI app debuts in Hong Kong

Tech giant’s chatbot service tops Apple’s app store chart in the city.

Semiconductors

China’s top chip foundry SMIC unveils growth action plan

Firm aims for above-average growth this year under plan for ‘optimising existing stock and digging for new increments’.

Greater Bay Area

Greater Bay Area trails peers in research despite strong tech potential: report

Southern China cluster of cities lags in basic research and original innovation, with talent gaps adding to challenges, Deloitte says.

A robotic arm operates on an autonomous production line in Shenzhen. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stock market

Google’s TurboQuant dents memory-chip stocks, but analysts say ‘buy the dip’

Rather than reducing demand for memory chips, the advance could increase it by fuelling more AI applications.

A decline in memory firms’ share prices started with Samsung and SK Hynix, then extended to include Chinese memory firms GigaDevice Semiconductor and Montage Technology. Photo: Shutterstock Images
China economy

Opinion | As oil-shocked world turns to renewables, China will reap the rewards

The biggest losers will be the Middle East and the US, as oil becomes less important and doubts grow about US might.

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Alibaba

AI rift widens as China urges boycott of top US conference over sanctions ban

Move to comply with US sanctions sparks backlash, with China’s top computing body threatening to blacklist the AI conference.

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