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Ben Jiang
Reporter, Technology
Ben is a Beijing-based technology reporter for the Post focusing on emerging start-ups. He has previously covered Chinese tech for publications including KrAsia and TechNode.
Ben is a Beijing-based technology reporter for the Post focusing on emerging start-ups. He has previously covered Chinese tech for publications including KrAsia and TechNode.
Areas of Expertise:
Start-ups, tech trendsLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Appeal of autonomous AI agent spurs rapid adoption across country, from tech pros to retirees seeking a ‘digital staff’, but data wipes mar its rise and trigger warnings.
The few retailers who still have units jack up prices as demand surges for the computer, seen as ideal for safely running the AI tool.
The shift comes as top cybersecurity expert warns country now home to 40 per cent of global assets linked to OpenClaw.
Cybersecurity agency cautions that improper installation and use of the AI agent carry severe security and data risks.
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Beijing’s infrastructure buildout strategy becomes a core focus of nation’s draft 15th five-year plan amid intense rivalry with Washington.
Shenzhen and Wuxi pledge subsidies to fuel OpenClaw adoption even as analysts warn of a ‘tricky trade-off between ease of use and privacy’.
Chinese consumers are using OpenClaw for everything from stock picking and report writing to slide decks, emails and coding.
China warns the ‘Dutch side’ must bear responsibility if the Nexperia dispute reignites global automotive chip shortages.
Beijing’s work report outlines funding, IPO support and SOE-led tech adoption to accelerate AI and other frontier industries.
Profit for 2025 cut in half amid expensive fight with Alibaba and Meituan, as well as dampened consumer spending.
The prominent AI scholar says China’s data resources, power supply and industrial base position it to expand global access to the technology.
Vouchers, red packets and sponsorships drove a surge in AI users over Chinese New Year, but now the tech giants face a retention test.
Shenzhen-based company projects net profit of at least US$14.5 million in 2025 on narrowing losses in core businesses, investment gains.
Cambricon reports first full-year profit since listing in 2020, while Moore Threads’ revenue jumps 243 per cent.
Revenue from the company’s AI-related business for the December quarter rises 48 per cent year on year to more than US$1.6 billion.
JD.com says the subsidies will make the ‘Billion-Yuan Supermarket’ its largest subsidised product category, surpassing electronics.
AI hosting platform OpenRouter’s latest ranking shows high demand for Chinese open-source models following a series of new releases.
The US AI lab says DeepSeek, Moonshot AI and MiniMax AI used its systems to improve their models’ capabilities.
The start-up is revolutionising humanoid robotics with ultra-dexterous hands, ushering in a new era of humanlike robotic capability.
Taiwan has edged out top US chipmakers and Taiwanese firms are setting up factories in the US to avoid paying tariffs, Trump says.
Investor jitters grow in the US as AI reshapes expectations, but China’s markets have so far reacted with caution rather than panic.
Campaign has sparked a behavioural shift towards AI-powered shopping, which Alibaba says is becoming a more popular lifestyle choice.
BaiduWiki, a version of the firm’s Baidu Baike online encyclopaedia, is available in English, Spanish, French, Russian and Japanese.
The upgrade will allow DeepSeek’s AI model to remember and process more information in a single conversation or task.
The tech giants’ new image models lower the barrier for individual users or businesses to produce professional-looking images.
Seedance 2.0 thrills early adopters with cinematic realism and fuels debate over AI’s role in filmmaking and content creation.
More than 10 million free orders put Alibaba’s AI app in the spotlight amid a high-stakes battle for Spring Festival attention.
In a move designed to steady investor nerves, Baidu signalled a shift towards more predictable payouts as AI spending continues to rise.
StepFun says its lightweight model Step 3.5 Flash aims to redefine efficiency and reasoning in China’s growing AI race.
