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Eunice Xu
SCMP Contributor
Eunice is a journalist and writer based in Hong Kong. She previously worked in finance.
Eunice is a journalist and writer based in Hong Kong. She previously worked in finance.
Areas of Expertise:
Business, Finance, TechnologyLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
The newly established AgiQuad, a separate subsidiary under Shanghai-based AgiBot, is targeting US$73 million in revenue this year.
The new live-streaming rules ban under-8s from tipping and introduce tiered consent for minors to curb manipulative inducements.
China’s tech-savvy consumers embrace AI, but rigid corporate hierarchies hold back enterprises, Zack Kass says.
Hub launches new cluster built with Huawei advanced chips, delivering 11,000 petaflops of computing power in push for home-grown tech.
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South Korea’s return to Russian naphtha – vital for semiconductor manufacturing – highlights Asia’s fragile supply chain amid Iran conflict.
HKGAI’s ClawNet allows AI agents from different users to work with each other.
Hong Kong currently has 5 ExaFLOPS of computing power, compared with 60 ExaFLOPS in Beijing and 120 ExaFLOPS in Shanghai.
With its regulatory clarity and superconnector edge, the city is drawing global crypto firms as it emerges as a premier Web3 hub.
OpenClaw AI is being integrated into robots for real-world tasks, from household chores to enterprise services.
System aims to let AI agents collaborate under strict rules, as HKGAI rolls out tools for school selection, budgeting and racing data.
A Lenovo survey shows companies expect strong returns from AI investments, though most corporate pilots never reach successful deployment.
Xiaomi robots operated autonomously for three continuous hours, successfully completing assembly tasks without human intervention.
AI’s militarisation adds momentum to China’s drive for domestic chips and infrastructure, analysts say.
Helicopter services boomed during the Chinese New Year, offering fast travel and new routes across different cities.
Growth comes as China’s ageing population fuels demand for AI-assisted health monitoring tools.
AI glasses form part of the government’s national subsidy programme, which includes smartphones, tablets and smartwatches.
OpenMind works with several Chinese robotics companies including Unitree, UBTech, AgiBot and Engine AI.
SFC CEO Julia Leung Fung-yee announced that the regulator will greenlight virtual asset margin financing for clients with strong credit profiles.
Just 14 per cent of Hong Kong executives use AI frequently, as companies face strategy, data and training barriers to wider adoption.
Organised by CoinDesk, the event is an important gathering for digital finance and cryptocurrency professionals.
Beijing’s clampdown aims to help safeguard financial security and monetary sovereignty while leaving room for regulated fintech innovation in Hong Kong.
State-backed funds, Big Tech drive fresh capital into robotics companies, betting on operating systems that underpin humanoid intelligence.
Bitcoin’s steep pullback has rattled global crypto markets, but in Hong Kong clearer rules on stablecoins are underpinning confidence.
The entire Qwen-3 process – from uploading queries to on-orbit inference and sending results back to Earth – took less than two minutes.
Manufacturer adds line in anticipation of surge in global demand for humanoid robots, with one estimate projecting 100,000 shipments by 2027.
Major vendors are scrambling to expand production, but the scarcity of general-purpose memory chips is forecast to continue well into 2027.
Startorus Fusion raised US$143 million, a record for a private firm, while Supermag New Energy received ‘several hundred million yuan’.
Domestic suppliers capture 35 per cent share as China accelerates push for semiconductor self-sufficiency.
Zhipu’s coding assistant is wooing subscribers with a monthly fee of about US$3, a fraction of what Anthropic charges for Claude.
