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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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Urban planning

China’s smart cities are streets ahead, but same challenges apply the world over

Data handling concerns and a lack of community engagement are addressed in different ways, with Beijing district a model, analysts said.

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Robotics

China claims breakthrough in robotics software that supports domestic chips

Robotics

Chinese robotics star Agibot adds JD.com as investor, joining Tencent

DeepSeek

China’s DeepSeek closes in on US rival OpenAI with upgraded model

Benchmark results cited by DeepSeek show that R1-0528’s performance surpasses Alibaba’s Qwen3 and matches models from OpenAI, Google.

DeepSeek has released more details about its newly upgraded R1 reasoning AI model. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s university freedom key to China’s global education power goal playing

Universities’ freedom to think, teach and publish independently must remain non-negotiable and Beijing must make its stance clear.

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Meta Platforms

Meta partners with US military contractor to develop VR helmets

The ‘sci-fi-style military helmet’ named ‘Eagle Eye’ is one of several advanced products being developed for the US military.

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Malaysia

Malaysia’s first AI preacher stirs debate on Islamic principles

Former Islamic affairs minister and mufti unveils avatars built using ChatGPT and trained with thousands of published articles by him.

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AI preachers “AI-Dr Munir” (left) and “AI-Dr Munirah” are trained on more than 9,000 published articles by a former Malaysian minister. Photo: X/drzul_albakri
Foxconn

Foxconn expects robust revenue growth from AI despite US tariffs

The world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer plans to enter the US market by the end of this year, chairman Young Liu says.

Semiconductors

Nvidia ‘considering’ new AI chip for China but rules out Hopper series

After Nvidia revealed the H20 ban in mid April, CEO Huang has repeatedly signalled the importance the company places on the Chinese market.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s small update to R1 AI model draws big attention

DeepSeek’s R1-0528 went live on Hugging Face without any documentation or announcements, but benchmark performance has improved.

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A small update to DeepSeek-R1 is causing a splash among AI developers. Photo: Shutterstock
Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta AI bot is used a billion times monthly

Use of Meta AI is growing the fastest on WhatsApp, the company says, as it competes against Google, Microsoft and OpenAI.

Meta Platforms founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends an AI developer conference in Menlo Park, California, last month. Photo: AP
Music

‘What is music?’ Spotify founder wants us to embrace AI song creation

Answering claims that Spotify is pushing AI-created music onto playlists, CEO and founder Daniel Ek talks about how AI improves creativity.

Business of climate change

Chinese battery maker Hithium bets on global expansion to fuel growth

The world’s third-largest maker of energy storage systems plans to open its US$100 million Texas facility later this year, executive says.

Nvidia

Nvidia gives solid forecast, even as China slump mars growth

While the chipmaker is being squeezed out of China, other Trump policy changes may help open up additional markets, such as the Middle East.

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The Nvidia logo is seen at its headquarter campus in Santa Clara, California, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
China-EU relations

China, EU semiconductor firms meet to enhance supply-chain security amid ‘bullying’

More than 40 companies participate in a government-hosted meeting in Beijing to enhance supply-chain resilience, with rare earths discussed.

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A worker handles materials during the semiconductor-production process in China’s Shandong province. Photo: AFP
Alibaba

Alibaba’s healthcare AI model on par with senior physicians in medical exams

Benchmark data provided by Quark indicates the healthcare model outperformed DeepSeek’s R1 and V3, and OpenAI’s GPT-4o, in test accuracy.

Robotics

Southern China’s Zhuhai backs new firm in race to be AI, robotics hub

The city also announced over US$80 million in subsidies, as local governments in China race to nurture the next DeepSeek.

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Art Basel

Despite controversy, some Hong Kong artists are embracing AI art

Some Hong Kong artists are speaking up about the creative potential of AI programmes, insisting they don’t spell a death knell for the industry.

An AI-generated piece titled Liquid Modernity by Alkan Avcıoğlu is on display at the Augmented Intelligence auction at Christie’s auction house in New York, in February. Photo: EPA-EFE
China manufacturing

How China plans ‘new breakthroughs’ in IT manufacturing amid US tech curbs

Country is vying for global leadership in strategic sectors including artificial intelligence, robotics and high-performance computing chips.

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TSMC

TSMC to open chip design centre in Munich amid Europe’s AI push

TSMC is building the US$11 billion microchip manufacturing plant through a joint venture, European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

Fintech

Ant International: numerical AI is the GPT of financial services

Singapore-based company says model accurately predicts trading volumes and reduces unnecessary hedging and risk-premium costs.

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A pedestrian passes in front of a currency mural on a shop’s gate in Hong Kong on December 26, 2024. Photo: Antony Dickson
China manufacturing

More than a show: China’s robot fights offer ringside view of tech advancements

China’s humanoid robotic firms are looking to KO the competition, and what they learn in the ring looks to advance the robotics industry by leaps and bounds.

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Humanoid robots square off in a fight on Sunday in Hangzhou. Photo: Handout
ByteDance

ByteDance upgrades Doubao AI app with real-time interactive video call function

The chatbot can now serve as a real-time interactive docent during a museum tour and an analyst when studying charts, graphs or videos.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong embraces data trading as economic engine, finance chief says

Data is a driver of the AI-driven economy that will benefit people and businesses, Paul Chan Mo-po says at IDIA summit.

Semiconductors

Huawei pushes Ascend AI chip-based ‘Supernode’ architecture to developers

Huawei’s Supernode 384 computing architecture reflects the company’s efforts to overcome tightened US tech restrictions.

Huawei Technologies’ Ascend chip-based, high-performance computing architecture, Supernode 384, is touted as best-suited for training next-generation artificial intelligence models. Photo: Shutterstock
Robotics

Ready, set, fight: Unitree humanoid robots test skills in kickboxing competition

Unitree fielded four G1 humanoid robots in one-on-one kickboxing matches at an event held in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province.

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Unitree Robotics’ G1 humanoid robots square off at a kickboxing tournament in Hangzhou on Sunday. Photo: Handout
Semiconductors

Sugon, Hygon merger is latest sign of consolidation in China’s computing sector

Both companies’ Shanghai-listed shares would be suspended for up to 10 trading days starting Monday, according to stock filings.

US-China relations

Editorial | Latest US attack on Huawei AI chips only adds to trade tensions

Washington’s ban on anyone, anywhere using the Chinese firm’s Ascend series of processors endangers global commerce and has rightly earned the wrath of Beijing.

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