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Minxiao Chang
Reporter, Technology
Minxiao is a technology reporter at the South China Morning Post, covering semiconductors, AI, and fintech. She previously reported for 36Kr and Harvard Business Review China, specializing in the intersection of AI and emerging technologies. Her coverage focuses on global supply chains, Web3, and RWA.
Minxiao is a technology reporter at the South China Morning Post, covering semiconductors, AI, and fintech. She previously reported for 36Kr and Harvard Business Review China, specializing in the intersection of AI and emerging technologies. Her coverage focuses on global supply chains, Web3, and RWA.
Areas of Expertise:
China markets, emerging techLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
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The Chinese AI firm’s stock price has rebounded amid reports it has completed a 1-gigawatt computing centre using only domestic chips.
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As the cost of running AI models continues to drop, the token economy is reshaping ecosystems far beyond corporate cubicles.
Hangzhou-based firm says users can control robots using only their thoughts via EEG headsets, marking a leap in embodied AI tech.
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Tencent-backed firm launches the AI-native StepX Neo smartphone, challenging US tech giants amid Apple-OpenAI legal clashes.
With artificially intelligent agents set to become our interface with the digital world, Chinese tech platforms are embedding them and launching AI-native products.
As Beijing flags a security risk in Anthropic software, domestic tech firms are rapidly embracing local alternatives such as ByteDance’s Trae and Alibaba’s Qoder.
The release of the new models signals a broader industry shift towards cost-efficient AI systems designed for enterprise use.
Increasingly, AI systems are expected to predict how environments will respond to actions before they are taken.
Damo Academy unveils an AI agent able to discover superconductors, which could revolutionise scientific materials research and innovation.
The unveiling of model U1, which has silicone skin and emotional AI, reflects tech firms’ drive to expand robotics beyond industrial use.
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While other Chinese releases have made significant gains, GLM-5.2 is the first model to rank in the top three globally on a major benchmark.
Chinese AI start-up recruiting talent to build cutting-edge autonomous agents that adapt foundational language models into commercial tools.
New model ranks second globally on Code Arena list for front-end web development tasks, trailing only Anthropic flagship Claude Fable 5.
China’s AI developers deepen push into massive foundation models, backed by lower costs and investor momentum despite US restrictions.
Urban development deals with partners including Huawei and ByteDance underscore growing cooperation between Riyadh and Beijing.
Zhipu and some Chinese peers aim to capture users changing from US rivals’ top models amid high prices, geopolitical bans.
Wave of Chinese insurers is underwriting rockets and satellites, turning space risk into a new front in the China-US rivalry.
Malicious AI skills can trick users into running crypto-mining software and expose sensitive data, CNCERT warns.
DeepSeek’s pricing shock is rippling through China’s AI sector, pressuring rivals and unsettling cloud providers.
Phone makers including Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo set to support feature that reverses past reluctance to open the super app.
