Chen Dingwei, 29, pleaded guilty to attempting to illegally procure US military-grade satellite modems and radios for export to China.
Andrew Ng and others argue accessible systems outperform overly restricted platforms on cybersecurity and transparency.
5 Aug 2026 - 8:13AM videocam
Food delivery giant latest targeted as rising adoption of China-built AI models pushes Washington to find strategies to combat trend.
1 Aug 2026 - 7:07AM videocam
Washington visit comes amid investigation into whether restricted processors were used to train Moonshot AI models.
29 Jul 2026 - 5:42AM videocam
As use of Chinese artificial intelligence soars, companies will look to boost revenue capture, says bank’s head of Asia internet research.
28 Jul 2026 - 10:02AM videocam
Top US tech companies urge policymakers in open letter not to undermine competition and drive more users to Chinese AI systems.
25 Jul 2026 - 12:20PM videocam
A new White House report outlines plans to divert federal research dollars to frontline AI projects and tech giants to restore Washington’s competitive edge over Beijing.
White House says overhaul will back AI and researchers to restore the US scientific edge as Beijing closes the innovation gap.
23 Jul 2026 - 7:35AM videocam
Michael Kratsios alleges Beijing-based company targeted Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, through large-scale ‘distillation’.
23 Jul 2026 - 4:00AM videocam
China’s major advances in artificial intelligence have intensified pressure on US rivals, leaving American AI policy at a crucial crossroads.
22 Jul 2026 - 4:14AM videocam
Move to incorporate three China-focused export control measures into the NDAA marks a new escalation in the US technology rivalry.
17 Jul 2026 - 5:13AM videocam
AI company urges tighter export controls, saying Chinese rivals are rapidly closing the gap through unauthorised model distillation.
Former fighters say AI helped with bomb-making, planning and propaganda, raising calls for US-China action on terrorist misuse of chatbots.
Ex-officials say AI safety talks offer Washington valuable insight into Beijing’s advances, risks and vulnerabilities.
11 Jul 2026 - 6:41AM videocam
AI firm says users in China were never authorised to use Claude Code after Beijing warned of security risks in older versions.
9 Jul 2026 - 4:41AM videocam
US president offers few details on possible AI industry payments or benefits to Americans as administration weighs new policy options.
From EVs to robotics, China’s advancement in cutting-edge tech has seen it shake off the West’s long-standing belief in US exceptionalism.
1 Jul 2026 - 6:47AM videocam
UC Berkeley’s RDI centre earlier this month introduced Agents’ Last Exam, a new benchmark that tests how well AI agents perform.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan discusses probe on three brokerages, HKIC’s Clara Chan reveals investment vision, at closed-door event.
China’s advantages in energy and industrial applications could erode America’s AI ‘moat’, according to University of Hong Kong academic.
AI models that understand the workings of the physical world and can simulate it will give the technology more human-like powers and drive embodied intelligence.
In just a few months, Chinese AI models have risen from near-zero ‘evaluation awareness’ to within striking distance of their US counterparts.
The commerce department’s mandate forces a shutdown of top-tier systems after officials reportedly found ways to bypass safeguards.
13 Jun 2026 - 1:06PM videocam
Anthropic says its Mythos model is edging closer to ‘recursive self-improvement’ as Chinese developers seek to close gap.
12 Jun 2026 - 9:23AM videocam
Eight Unitree G1 humanoid robots performed an elaborate dance routine on America’s Got Talent, alongside a Chinese dancer from Sichuan.
4 Jun 2026 - 9:48PM videocam
The tech giant’s paywall gamble may have backfired after teasing its paid-subscription options for flagship chatbot Doubao saw users bolt.
4 Jun 2026 - 1:16PM videocam
Gu Quanquan helped oversee the tech giant’s release of its latest flagship AI model, Seed 2.0.
The tech trio team up to create a state-of-the-art robot reference design allowing researchers to build, fine-tune and deploy skills faster.
1 Jun 2026 - 3:17PM videocam
MuleRun lowers adoption hurdles, positioning Alibaba’s agentic AI as a safer alternative, with reach across 43 countries.
Its global user base reaches 300 million while ARR more than doubles in two months, though company reports large total losses.