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Science

‘Degrees of consciousness’: a 15-year-old philosopher considers the rights of AI

Teen author and aspiring sleep educator Benjamin Qin Mujia impressed at the China trials for the International Philosophy Olympiad.

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US-China relations

US State Department office for science and technology pacts may be closing

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United States

Wall Street gains on tariff optimism, strong jobs data

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European Union

EU fines TikTok €530 million for China data transfer

TikTok has been in the crosshairs of Western government for years over fears of China using personal data for espionage or propaganda.

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TikTok – a division of Chinese tech giant ByteDance – has its European headquarters in Ireland. Photo: dpa
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong plans to add innovation hub to constituency – despite having no voters

Electoral Affairs Commission says inclusion of zone near border ties in with ‘substantial development’ in the area.

Apple

Apple sales in China dip as US tariffs add to headache

As iPhone sales in China continue to fall, Apple also faces US$900 million tariff costs this quarter.

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E-commerce

Temu embraces local US sellers as Trump plugs ‘de minimis’ loophole

The shopping site is shifting its US business to a ‘local fulfilment model’, as tariff exemptions for low-value Chinese goods come to an end.

Temu has changed its US business model in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Nvidia raises concerns about Huawei’s growing AI chip capabilities

US export restrictions on Nvidia’s chips to China could make Huawei’s chips more competitive, CEO Jensen Huang says.

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United States

Opinion | What Trump should do instead to make US manufacturing great again

Instead of competing with China in shipping, rare earths or EVs, the president should target leading-edge industries like aerospace and quantum computing.

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US-China relations

US must cut China tech reliance, says Trump’s pick for No 2 at Commerce

Nominee asked how he would keep America first as Washington lawmakers fret over Beijing’s lead in EVs, telecoms and advanced manufacturing.

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A screenshot of Paul Dabbar, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as deputy secretary of commerce, testifying at his confirmation hearing in Washington on Thursday.
US-China relations

Editorial | Xi answers trade war with hi-tech strategy to fuel development

Shanghai visit by President Xi Jinping leaves no doubt that way forward for China is via technological self-reliance and closer ties with Global South.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits an AI product experience store at the Shanghai Foundation Model Innovation Center, a large-model incubator home to over 100 enterprises, in Shanghai on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
Science

China’s young talent scheme lures smart materials scientist Li Yongxi from US

Nanjing University website says Li has taken a position as an associate professor at its Suzhou campus.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV industry pits battery swapping technology against ultra-fast charging

The duelling technologies are aimed at soothing consumer anxiety about driving ranges.

TikTok

TikTok confirms plans to build €1 billion data centre in Finland

Nordic countries have become attractive destinations for data centres as the colder temperatures reduce energy costs.

The TikTok logo is seen outside the company’s Los Angeles offices. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Google hopes to strike deal with Apple to use Gemini AI on iPhones

A potential deal this year will see Gemini AI included within Apple Intelligence, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says.

The Google logo seen at the company’s campus in Warsaw, Poland. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO urges Trump to change rules for AI chip exports

Jensen Huang also cautions that China is growing into a formidable rival in technology, singling out Huawei.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Global carmakers ‘go local’ in China to claw back EV market share

More than a dozen new EV models from foreign giants at Auto Shanghai feature the latest Chinese technologies in battery, digital cockpit and self-driving.

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Science

Chinese AI scientists may threaten US tech dominance, think tank says

It’s time to reassess assumptions ‘that the world’s best and brightest naturally want to study and stay in the United States’: paper.

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An American think tank paper says analysis of DeepSeek developers’ credentials shows “China’s growing capacity to develop world-class AI talent domestically without relying on Western expertise”. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

Chinese AI and robotics start-ups respond to Xi’s self-reliance call

The Chinese president met representatives from several AI and robotics start-ups during a visit to Shanghai.

Millionaires and billionaires

Meet DoorDash co-founder Stanley Tang, who grew up in Hong Kong

Tang was born in Japan and grew up in Hong Kong before moving to California; he was a successful internet entrepreneur by the time he was 15 and co-founded DoorDash while a student at Stanford.

Science

China’s daytime laser ranging breakthrough takes moon race to new heights

The test by China’s Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) expands the limits of the technology and is expected to help achieve future deep space missions.

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China’s Tiandu-1 satellite has taken part in a laser ranging experiment in Earth-moon space under strong daylight conditions, which the satellite’s developer said is a first. Image: CCTV
Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk teases Grok 3.5 hours after Alibaba’s Qwen3 generates buzz

Musk said the latest version of xAI’s Grok model can answer technical questions about rocket engines and electrochemistry.

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Elon Musk said the latest version of xAI’s Grok model can answer technical questions about rocket engines and electrochemistry. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

Nvidia denies China joint venture report after Jensen Huang’s whirlwind visit

The denial of joint venture plans comes as the US chip giant is trying to navigate its way through an intensifying US-China tech war.

Artificial intelligence

Pony.ai partners with Tencent to provide robotaxi services on WeChat

With access to more than a billion users on Tencent’s platforms, Pony.ai is set to significantly boost its revenue potential.

Trade

Asia’s clean energy aim at risk as nations mull US gas deals amid tariff fears

The sector can weather the impact of Trump’s tariffs through regional cooperation and finding trade routes outside the US, experts suggest.

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A liquefied natural gas tanker is tugged towards a thermal power station in Futtsu, east of Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Reuters
E-commerce

Temu adds tariff charges for US shoppers, as Shein also raises prices

Shipped-from-China items on Temu’s bestsellers list come with taxes exceeding the value of the product.

Shein and Temu are shifting US tariff costs onto American customers. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba unveils Qwen3 AI models that it says outperform DeepSeek R1

The release comes just days after Baidu introduced two advanced models amid speculation about the imminent release of DeepSeek’s R2.

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Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | China’s Tsinghua University snags top American AI researcher from Microsoft

Lamb will join the prestigious school’s College of AI and has already started accepting applications from prospective PhD and master’s students.

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