Advertisement
Advertisement
TOPIC

Technology

Technology
Latest news features and opinion on technology, covering everything from AI innovation to smartphone makers and apps.
ByteDance has doubled down on AI despite a 70 per cent profit plunge in 2025. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

ByteDance’s drug unit presents AI-designed therapies at global conferences

Chinese tech giant fields teams in Boston, Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona as its unit unveils frameworks and therapies powered by AI.

United States

US Pentagon signs AI deals with Google, Nvidia and SpaceX, focus on ‘lawful’ use

Venture capital market

Hong Kong tech hub progress ‘significant’, Dalton Venture’s Steve Sun says

China-Latin America relations

Beijing backs Cuba, Chile reveals smuggling ring: Latin America relations reads

From a smuggling ring in Chile to rare earth wrangling in Brazil, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in March 2026.

People walk past a mural with the Cuban flag in Havana, Cuba, on April 15. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence

Video | The AI shamans ‘predicting’ fortunes in Seoul

Artificial intelligence-equipped shamans in Seoul are calculating customers’ futures using an ancient fortune-telling system.

Banking & finance

From banking to AI, these are the major economic bodies based in China

Amid what China sees as US’ polarising unilateral measures, a push for ‘global governance’ gives rise to a network of multi-country agencies.

videocam
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
US-China relations

Could Chinese mathematicians tip the balance in a US conference boycott?

Petition signed by 2,300 scholars from 80 countries urges ‘World Cup’ to be moved due to American policies towards foreign academics.

6
Organisers of a petition to boycott this year's “World Cup of mathematics” which is being held in Philadelphia, are urging Chinese academics and societies to get involved. Photo: Shutterstock
China economy

Outside In | China’s manufacturing rise is here to stay. The West must recalibrate

The changes are structural and protectionism will only weaken long-term growth.

videocam
China technology

‘It’s hard to compete’: how China is using AI to churn out 500 dramas per day

In China, micro drama companies are harnessing AI to create shows at jaw-dropping speed and cost – often with the help of lavish subsidies.

videocam
Singapore

Singapore PM reassures workers over AI fears, vows job opportunities

The city state cannot promise there will be no disruption from the new technology but it will protect every worker, the prime minister says.

videocam
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaks about the impact of AI on the economy in his May Day rally speech in the city state on Friday. Photo: YouTube
US-China trade war

From apps to autos: China’s data reach sparks US espionage and sabotage concerns

Washington accused of not doing enough to counter Beijing’s harvesting of key American data and weaponising it as a strategic asset.

videocam
4
Chinese apps like DeepSeek have raised concerns about their potential to siphon sensitive data from American users. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

US telecoms agency votes to expand tech crackdown on China

The FCC advanced a proposal to bar all Chinese labs from testing electronics, including phones, cameras and computers, for use in the US.

France

France probes teenage suspect in massive ID data breach

The 15-year-old had put on sale on hacker forums between 12 million and 18 million lines of stolen data.

videocam
Indonesia

Gaming platform Roblox to require facial scans for users under 16 in Indonesia

This is in line with new restrictions on minors’ use of social media and digital platforms in the country.

videocam
A girl plays Roblox on her mobile phone in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: AP
Semiconductors

Samsung, SK Hynix flag record supply squeeze in memory market as AI demand soars

South Korea’s memory chip giants warn of a prolonged crunch, with worried Samsung customers already pre-booking memory capacity for 2027.

Samsung says its order fulfilment rate has plunged to a “record low”. Photo: Reuters
Law

Legal Tales | Should the law treat autonomous AI ‘agents’ as legal persons?

As AI agents can now make decisions and act independently, the law should start treating them – not their creators or users – as legal persons.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How Hong Kong’s institutional strengths can power its 5-year plan

The ‘small government’ era is over. Hong Kong must proactively serve as a super value-adder connecting China and the world.

videocam
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
US-China relations

US lawmakers warn China is top space rival as race to the moon intensifies

Beijing is using space for ‘diplomacy and influence’, US lawmakers claim amid growing competition with Washington.

videocam
24
A Kinetica-2 Y1 carrier rocket, also known as the Lijian-2 Y1, with three satellites onboard blasts off from a launch centre in northwestern China. Photo: Xinhua
Formula One (F1)

Why the workouts of Formula 1 drivers might help computer users with ‘tech neck’

The training techniques of professional racing car drivers highlight an often-overlooked muscle group and having healthy foundations is key.

DeepSeek

‘The whale can now see’: DeepSeek adds AI vision in major move

On DeepSeek’s chat interface, a new ‘image recognition mode’ has been added alongside the ‘expert’ and ‘flash’ chat modes.

videocam
Mainland China

China taps the brakes on robotaxi licences after Wuhan incident: sources

Licensing curbs follow a Wuhan system failure that stranded passengers, as authorities shift focus from rapid roll-out to safety oversight.

7
A safety operator sits in the driver’s seat of an Apollo Go robotaxi as the vehicle travels to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. Photo: Coco Feng
China trade

Beijing touts mineral dominance, boosts autonomy drive, ahead of Trump’s visit

Ministry of Natural Resources boasts world-leading reserves of 14 minerals and vows to keep boosting output and exploration as geopolitical risks weigh on resources.

4
Blocks with symbols and atomic numbers of various rare earth elements are seen on a Chinese flag. Illustration: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

China’s Alibaba, ByteDance and Zhipu AI make the cut on Time’s first AI A-list

China’s leading AI firms earn global recognition as Time debuts a dedicated industry list dominated by US tech giants.

Banking & finance

China targets ‘zombies’ with regulatory headshots to kill off indebted laggards

Six provinces and the capital city test a forced-insolvency pilot to purge overcapacity and dismantle local protectionism, prioritising market efficiency.

videocam
China GDP

US economic gap over China to widen, but Iran might bring them closer: Mahbubani

Get your head checked, strategist Mahbubani tells those who underestimate the US and China, while forecasting a bigger GDP gulf between the two by 2030.

videocam
40
China, long projected to overtake the US as the world’s largest economy, could instead lose ground in the coming years, according to a global strategist. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

US lawmakers move to mandate first comprehensive review of China’s AI advances

Draft bill would require mapping Beijing’s progress, key firms and risks, with side-by-side comparisons to US systems within 180 days.

videocam
7
The US House of Representatives has directed the State Department to report on China’s AI development as competition between the two powers intensifies. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong transport

Rail giant using AR technology to fast-track work on Northern Link station

Augmented reality inspection system is being used at Kwu Tung station to help workers simulate future scenarios.

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek mystery: who is speaking for start-up amid CEO Liang Wenfeng’s absence?

Researcher Chen Deli is emerging as DeepSeek’s new public face as speculation over the whereabouts of the company’s founder and CEO lingers.

5
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement