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US-China tech wari

The US and China are competing for supremacy in the suite of advanced technologies that will affect the means of future economic production. US efforts to curtail China's access to American technology are threatening to unravel decades of globalisation and interdependent supply chains and raising the risk of a confrontation that has been likened to a new cold war. 
 

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  • Huawei did not reveal details of the processors that power the Pura 70 series, but analysts believe the new line will use the company’s own Kirin chips
  • Pura 70 Ultra, the high-end model with a price starting at 9,999 yuan, and Pura 70 Pro, priced from 6,499 yuan, have already sold out on Huawei’s online store

As well as programmes in industry and education, local governments are encouraged to provide perks, including incentives in housing, start-up investment and schooling and jobs for the family of digital workers.

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The tech executive met Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta and talked about the possibility of setting up manufacturing in the Southeast Asian nation.

Microsoft will invest US$1.5 billion in the UAE’s top artificial intelligence firm, G42, after the Abu Dhabi-based company worked out an unusual deal with the US government to end any cooperation with China.

The company’s latest AI push could fuel further debate on whether China can continue relying on open-source development, instead of bolstering its own tech ecosystem.

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Officials touted China’s progress in strengthening digital development initiatives for BRI members, calling for countries to work together and ‘oppose technological blockades’.

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The electric version of the motorised cargo tricycle, long used in China, has drawn interest in the United States after a social media account showed one in Dearborn, Michigan.

Innovation is increasingly coming under the spotlight amid Beijing’s push for tech self-reliance, but criticisms persist that quantity is being emphasised over quality in the pursuit of patents.

Origin Wukong shield shows ‘China’s home-grown superconducting quantum computer can play both offence and defence’: computing centre head.

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Huawei announced new versions of its Luxeed S7 electric sedan and a PC with AI built in, but people are still awaiting its next big smartphone launch since the Mate 60.

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ByteDance’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation jumped 60 per cent last year to more than US$40 billion, while sales grew by about 50 per cent to US$120 billion, people familiar said.

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Fumio Kishida says that in areas like semiconductors, AI, quantum computing and biotech, it is ‘increasingly important for the two countries to build resilience’ as the two allies work to counterbalance China.

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The legislation aims to boost efforts to stop the shipment of US chips, AI and quantum tech to countries like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.