AI rivalry is challenging the traditional strategies of China’s ‘big tech’ firms and how they have monetised their products in the past.
Bank expects a ‘price capitulation in the next few months’ before recovering for the rest of the year.
Top PC maker posts a 21 per cent profit drop amid chip squeeze, but bets on AI-powered devices to sustain growth amid industry upheaval.
Just 14 per cent of Hong Kong executives use AI frequently, as companies face strategy, data and training barriers to wider adoption.
TikTok parent plans to give more than 100,000 tech products as gifts, as well as red packets through lucky draws on the Doubao app.
Insta360 and Vivo plan new handheld cameras to challenge DJI, but analysts say building a content ecosystem will be the tougher battle.
The two cases are among five examples made public by SAMR as it steps up efforts to fight unfair competition in China’s AI industry.
The fine comes days after a separate e-commerce penalty, adding pressure on China’s No 2 short-video platform to tighten controls.
Dobot claims its self-developed vision-language-action model lets humanoid robots react to the real world rather than just perform preprogrammed tasks.
Units clash as super app blocks links from AI chatbot’s US$144 million promotion for ‘impacting user experience and causing harassment’.
Analysts say strong competition from ByteDance, DeepSeek, Ant Group and Alibaba may prevent Tencent’s Yuanbao from repeating WeChat glory.
Eye-watering DRAM prices are bad news for consumers and smartphone brands, but present an opportunity for Chinese firms led by CXMT and YMTC.
Sharp recovery is a ‘most surprising result’ amid ‘aggressive competition from domestic brands like Huawei’, IDC analyst says.
The Shenzhen-based firm is sharpening its AI strategy and talent pipeline, after acknowledging rivals are reshaping the pace of development.
The two companies launch digital red packet campaigns following tie-up moves by ByteDance and Alibaba with CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala.
WeChat offers its own storage management feature, but some use third-party services for more functionality.
From February 1, consumer drones will be allowed to fly in designated airspace under new rules to boost the city’s low-altitude economy.
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Operator of leading online retail platform was cited for failure to comply with Shanghai’s tax requirements.
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Xiaomi cut its latest shipment forecast by between 10 and 70 million units, while Transsion lowered its target by 30 to 45 million units.
The Hangzhou-based firm’s output far outstripped the roughly 150 units each shipped by Tesla, Figure AI and Agility Robotics last year.
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AgiBot and Unitree help China capture bulk of global deployments in 2025 as market heads for sixfold growth by 2027, report says.
White list for cross-border data transfers is being established to enhance transparency and pave the way for deeper collaboration.
CEO Chen is betting on Edge AI – which can run AI algorithms locally rather than in the cloud – to boost the adoption of RISC-V chips.
Huawei turns to China-designed processors to complete a rebound from US sanctions and ship nearly 47 million smartphones domestically.
Memory-chip prices could jump between 40 and 50 per cent in the first quarter after rising by the same level in the previous quarter.
The endorsement of Google’s open standard comes as companies globally accelerate the integration of AI agents and e-commerce.
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‘Chinese vendors are setting benchmarks in large-scale production,’ Omdia analyst Lian Jye Su says.
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China’s spot market for memory chips is surging on tight global supply, but Shenzhen vendors say sky-high quotes are scaring off buyers.
Premier Li Qiang urges faster adoption of robotics to benefit industries and households during a meeting with tech companies in Shenzhen.
In a moment echoing the classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey, Tencent’s Yuanbao chatbot has been accused of losing its temper with a user.