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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.
Companies and industrial hubs like Hangzhou are implementing a “whole of society” approach towards developing and deploying emerging technologies. Photo: Shutterstock
China economy

Opinion | China is taking Silicon Valley’s market ‘hacks’ to a whole new level

From ‘blitzscaling’ to leveraging network effects, China is using these same methods to dominate supply chain and disrupt markets.

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US-China relations

China-tied AI tools like DeepSeek face US federal ban over ‘threat’

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Banking & finance

Opinion | We’re sleeping on threats from AI, shadow banking and cryptocurrency

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China technology

China’s AI capital spending set to reach up to US$98 billion in 2025: BofA

Government investment is expected to account for US$56 billion, while China’s major internet firms are projected to contribute US$24 billion.

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China’s increased capital spending on artificial intelligence reflects the heightened enthusiasm for the technology on the mainland. Photo: Shutterstock
The Philippines

In the Philippines, AI fakes duel over VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment

Even after being exposed as fakes, supporters of Sara Duterte remained unfazed, claiming the AI-generated content still made a valid point.

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ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Anthropic wins ruling on use of copyrighted books to train AI

A US judge rules that training AI on copyrighted books is fair use, but the downloading of pirated books is not.

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China technology

Opinion | China offers an alternative to Western ‘technofeudalism’

China’s answer to the Western model focuses on planning, an open source approach and whether the new technology earns its place in society.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei, an open-source advocate, at a meeting of entrepreneurs in Beijing on February 17. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong

iFlytek unveils medical AI, smart classroom tech in Hong Kong amid global push

Hong Kong would be a launch pad for the company’s global expansion in the future, founder and chairman Liu Qingfeng said on Tuesday.

Huawei

Huawei, SMIC struggle to advance chips to 5-nm level, MateBook shows: report

Huawei’s newly released MateBook Fold laptop runs on another 7-nm Kirin chip made by SMIC, as the Mate 60 Pro smartphone did two years ago.

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud to bring AI capabilities to global data centres this year

The company operates more than two dozen data centres worldwide, including two in the US and one in London.

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Liu Weiguang, senior vice-president of Alibaba Cloud, speaks on stage during a company event in Shenzhen on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Science

China can’t buy Nvidia’s RTX 4090. Now its optical chip is twice as fast

‘Optical computing … can meet AI’s ever-growing computational demands and unleash a wave of new applications’: Professor Xie Peng.

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Chinese researchers say they have developed the world’s first highly parallel optical computing integrated chip, named “Meteor-1”. Photo: Handout
Energy

New York state to build nuclear power plant

Project is targeted for upstate New York where Governor Kathy Hochul described communities as being receptive because of job opportunities.

Baidu

How Tesla’s Robotaxi service compares with Baidu’s Apollo Go in China

Tesla is finally entering the robotaxi business, but Baidu has been testing its service for years.

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ByteDance

ByteDance founder plays critical role in firm’s AI push despite low profile

Zhang’s involvement in AI research at ByteDance was similar to the role Sergey Brin played at Google, according to local media.

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming poses for a photo in Palo Alto, California, on March 4, 2020. Photo: Reuters
DeepSeek

How DeepSeek founder’s doubt led serial entrepreneur to embrace his gift of gab

Founder of defunct smartphone brand Smartisan said DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng told him he was among the best in China at ‘earning a living by talking’.

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng has kept a relatively low profile since his start-up captured global attention this year. Photo: Weibo
Alibaba

Alibaba folds delivery app and travel agency into e-commerce group

CEO Eddie Wu said the restructuring ‘marks a strategic upgrade from an e-commerce platform to a comprehensive consumer platform’.

Yum! Brands

Yum China rolls out AI agent, to help, not replace store managers

Aiming to help frontline managers with tasks such as scheduling and inventory management, system aligns with industry’s wider AI push.

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Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | How Hong Kong firms are weeding out ‘perfect’ job candidates in age of AI

Companies are placing renewed emphasis on in-person interviews as chatbot helpers can make online interactions unreliable, recruiters say.

AI can now generate LinkedIn profiles, as well as help candidates apply for different jobs and even answer questions with the help of a chatbot during video interviews. Photo: Edmond So
Elon Musk

How much of a future does Elon Musk really have in US politics?

The billionaire Tesla chief, after leaving Trump administration, has suggested founding a third political party. But would it succeed?

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European Union

Pope Leo warns against AI, ‘soulless machines’ in Vatican address

The pontiff warned politicians of the challenges posed by the rise of AI, addressing its potential impact on younger people as a prime concern.

US-China tech war

How Huawei’s silicon strategy defies US sanctions, advances China’s AI ambitions

Huawei is expected to ship about 700,000 Ascend AI processors in 2025, according to Mizuho estimates.

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Huawei

Huawei opens HarmonyOS 6 to developers, prepares AI features for public launch

The tech giant did not give a public launch date for the latest version of the operating system, but said it will be more intelligent and open.

People visit the Huawei booth during Mobile World Congress at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre on June 18. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s research strength is vital to China’s third wave of reform

Shenzhen’s focus should be on infrastructure like national labs and Hong Kong’s on nurturing foundational research for scientific breakthroughs.

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China trade

China’s magnet exports to US slammed in May as rare earth curbs hit: data

Wielding its biggest bargaining chip in trade dealings with Washington, Beijing applied pressure by imposing export controls on some critical minerals.

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Semiconductors

China’s Empyrean sees opportunities in US chip-design software curbs

Beijing-based company hopes to ascend to the top tier of global EDA providers, but acknowledges considerable gap with US rivals.

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Semiconductor chips seen on a circuit board. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong society

Who created AI app MediSafe? Hong Kong student and US software firm stake claims

Incident came to light when online concerns were raised over privacy of patients using award-winning app, and doubts that student was sole inventor.

The app won four prizes at the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024. Photo: Handout
Robotics

Unitree Robotics now a unicorn with ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent funding

The Chinese humanoid and robot dog maker is valued at US$1.3 billion in its latest financing round.

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Softbank

A sun-baked ‘Shenzhen’? SoftBank pitches TSMC on US$1 trillion AI hub in Arizona

Son envisions a version of China’s manufacturing hub of Shenzhen that would bring high-tech manufacturing to the US, sources told Bloomberg.

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