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Iris Deng
Senior Reporter, Technology
Iris is a Senior Technology Reporter based in Shenzhen. She covers Southern China's tech and internet sectors, focusing on smartphones, robotics, the hardware supply chain, and tech giants like Apple, Huawei and Tencent. Joining in 2018, she previously covered the tech sector across Greater Bay Area and mainland China from Hong Kong.
Iris is a Senior Technology Reporter based in Shenzhen. She covers Southern China's tech and internet sectors, focusing on smartphones, robotics, the hardware supply chain, and tech giants like Apple, Huawei and Tencent. Joining in 2018, she previously covered the tech sector across Greater Bay Area and mainland China from Hong Kong.
Areas of Expertise:
China technology, smartphone, supply chainLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Some Chinese consumers are anticipating potential price hikes for the upcoming iPhone series, and are reconsidering their upgrade plans.
Huawei and Cambricon are set to dominate China’s AI server market as geopolitics and self-reliance accelerate Nvidia’s retreat.
The firm, a key supplier for AirPods and iPhones, is a step closer to joining other mainland Chinese tech heavyweights in HKEX listing.
The developers asked the antitrust regulator to investigate and penalise Apple for allegedly ‘abusing the company’s market dominance’.
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Small, found in almost every electronic device and critical to AI servers, now the ‘rice of electronics’ is driving two Hong Kong IPOs.
The Shenzhen-listed components maker is using a Hong Kong float to fund its push into AI servers, smart glasses and robotics.
Huaqiangbei traders are racing to secure MLCC supplies as soaring AI demand pushes prices sharply higher across the market.
Power-hungry data centres fuel demand for MLCCs, which are crucial components for modern innovations including smartphones and electric cars.
He Tingbo says her epiphany came from an ancient irrigation system in Sichuan province, built without modern machinery or electricity.
HarmonyOS 7 introduces an agent-friendly architecture and upgraded AI assistant as Huawei seeks to capitalise on Apple’s China AI gap.
The AI server boom is driving demand for advanced multilayer ceramic capacitors, leaving Chinese manufacturers room to expand.
For most of the world, a public beta of Siri AI will be coming out later this year for devices set to English.
Yao says he does not think ChatGPT and Claude Code will be the only super apps, as ‘new opportunities will inevitably emerge’.
As Tencent prepares a rival WeChat agent, Alibaba is moving quickly to turn Qwen from a chatbot into a digital concierge for everyday life.
Two travel agencies specialising in cross-strait travel say none of their clients have received entry-permit approvals this year.
An AI agent would leverage the app’s ecosystem of mini-programs, payments, content and commerce for 1.4 billion users.
The university’s new chip design software is compatible with Huawei’s LogicFolding architecture introduced on Monday.
Chip advance marks big step accelerating China’s semiconductor self-reliance push and promises leaps in AI computing power.
If proven, the innovation marks a significant milestone for Huawei, which has been cut off from advanced semiconductor technology since 2019.
The Chinese tech giant’s breakthrough is a major milestone in its mission to create a self-reliant semiconductor ecosystem.
While reaffirming Beijing’s openness, the NDRC also stressed its support for home-grown AI and semiconductor industries.
Alibaba and Peking University map nation’s extensive green-energy sites – a move that could help stabilise national grid amid surge in computing-power needs.
Artificial intelligence boom is triggering a surge in demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors, report says.
Analysts expect the company’s AI marketing services base to steadily grow to reduce declines in advertising revenue and boost profits.
The integration of agentic AI with sites like Taobao and JD.com is reshaping shopping, but the bigger promise is an agent within WeChat.
Expert says large language models struggle in professional domains due to lack of industrial data and knowledge during training.
Alibaba will focus its AI capex on cloud services, while Tencent is prioritising internal demand with its spending.
CEO Pony Ma told shareholders there was the beginning of a turnaround, but that the company was ‘not yet seated’.
The State Administration for Market Regulation cleared the deal on Tuesday, but imposed five conditions.
