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Potential buyers checking out Xpeng’s new G6 sport-utility vehicle in a showroom. Photo: Weibo
Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s car market faces turbulence as discounts end, sales tax expires

Near-term car demand is likely to be suppressed after Beijing’s directives to end discounting and restore market order, Fitch says.

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Blockchain

China convicts crypto money launderers who embezzled US$20 million

DJI

Insta360’s Antigravity challenges DJI with 8K 360-degree drone

China manufacturing

China to ‘tighten oversight’ in crowded sectors such as EVs and solar power

Corporate competitiveness is being reshaped in key industries as Beijing moves to quell ‘involution’ while speeding up hi-tech developments to boost consumption.

Rows of solar panels are installed as part of a photovoltaic project in eastern China’s Shandong province on May 30. Photo: AFP
Science

China says Mazu weather warning AI will help nations prepare for disaster

China Meteorological Administration nods to sea goddess in unveiling Multi-hazard Alert Zero-gap and Universal system.

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Semiconductors

Chip design tool supplier Cadence to plead guilty to US for China sales

Cadence is accused of illegally selling chip design software and hardware to the National University of Defence Technology.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s Big Tech vies for AI agent supremacy after Manus relocates

Tencent showcases a dozen AI agents at China’s biggest AI event, intensifying the competition in a heated market.

Tencent has showcased a range of new AI agents at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Photo: Shutterstock
Autonomous vehicles

Pony.ai steps up mass production of robotaxis, targets overseas expansion

Co-founder says firm to partner with carmakers GAC, BAIC and Toyota on production, targeting a fleet of 1,000 robotaxis this year.

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Smartphones

Apple shuts Dalian store as Huawei tops mainland China’s smartphone market

Huawei garners 18 per cent of the market in second quarter, pushing Xiaomi to second place with a 17 per cent share, according to Canalys.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s AI dominance in China challenged by Alibaba’s Qwen

DeepSeek has seen use of its models drop to 80 per cent from 99 per cent on Chinese cloud computing platform PPIO.

DeepSeek remains the most popular AI model on cloud computing platform PPIO. Photo: dpa
Semiconductors

US to release result of chip import investigation in 2 weeks

The Trump administration is looking into whether extensive reliance on imports of semiconductors poses a national security threat.

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hong Kong must grow ‘exponentially’ to match Shenzhen: outgoing Science Park CEO

Albert Wong says achieving I&T success requires attracting talent and capital, as he prepares to hand over reins at government-backed tech hub.

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From our archives

In pictures: when Hong Kong was the centre of toy manufacturing

There was a time when the toys of children all around the world bore the stamp ‘Made in Hong Kong’.

Robotics

Back to basics: Keenon Robotics takes pragmatic approach with humanoids

The Chinese robot maker aims to identify simple tasks manageable by current humanoids, instead of creating an all-purpose robot.

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Keenon Robotics’ humanoid robots serve beverages and offer popcorn to visitors at WAIC in Shanghai. Photo by Wency Chen
Artificial intelligence

‘Global approach’ to AI regulation urgently needed, UN tech chief says

She insisted regulations are key as concerns mount over fears of mass job losses, the spread of deepfakes and disinformation, and society’s fabric fraying.

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International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin delivers her statement during the opening ceremony of the AI for Good Global Summit, at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 8. Photo: EPA-EFE
Alibaba

Alibaba previews its first AI-powered glasses, joining heated race

The Quark glasses underscore the tech giant’s significant AI investments, which encompass both software and hardware products.

Artificial intelligence

AI experts urge US-China collaboration at Shanghai conference

From Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, experts warn about the risks that AI poses.

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | As AI gets more powerful, humans and human values must remain in charge

Amid unbridled technological advance, AI must be steered towards the common good, its threats turned into catalysts for an equitable future.

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Visitors interact with an AI humanoid robot from Unitree at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva on July 8. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong police

Editorial | Hong Kong should welcome new police technology to keep city safe

It’s time the city rolled out surveillance technology, as other places have, but with sufficient safeguards to ensure it complies with privacy laws.

Music

What the Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ scandal says about privacy for us all today

‘There’s no such thing as the private life any more,’ says one expert as the fallout from Coldplay concert saga continues.

China military reform

How China’s Information Support Force gears military up for PLA modernisation

PLA Daily articles offer glimpse into how force established last year fits into President Xi Jinping’s vision of a futuristic military.

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The Information Support Force is central to President Xi Jinping’s ambition to build a modern, intelligent military by 2027, the PLA’s 100th anniversary. Photo: Xinhua
India

India’s drones take flight as ‘cost-effective’ solution to fighter jet wait

Pakistan conflict has sharpened India’s focus on boosting production of drones indigenously as well as deploying them, analysts say.

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Visitors look at an unmanned aerial vehicle displayed at an expo in Chennai in May 2022. India has taken steps to catalyse its domestic ecosystem to boost drone production. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Indonesia’s wiretap pact could create digital dragnet for dissent, critics warn

The deal gives prosecutors direct access to telecoms' user data, raising fears of unchecked surveillance powers.

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E-commerce

JD.com eyes US$2.6 billion takeover of German electronics retailer

JD.com has been hunting for acquisitions to expand amid weakness in the Chinese economy.

Smartphones

Samsung aims to expand smartphone AI beyond Google Gemini

The South Korean giant is in talks with the likes of OpenAI and Perplexity to give users more options on its coming GalaxyS26 series.

A Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 smartphone. Photo: AFP
Google

Google street nude? Man pictured naked in his yard gets payout

Argentine court rules Google violated dignity by capturing and publishing homeowner’s image from his backyard.

A Google Street View camera. File photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Intel slashes a fifth of staff as new CEO revamps chipmaking business

The company will halt planned factories in Poland and Germany, and consolidate chip packaging operations in Vietnam and Malaysia.

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Science

In a first, Chinese team captures rare quantum friction effect in folded graphene

Team at Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics made unexpected finding while folding ultra-thin sheets of graphene.

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