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.
US AI companies have restricted access for users in Hong Kong and mainland China, forcing banks to navigate a compliance minefield.
Model ranks among world’s best for intelligence per dollar thanks to now permanent price cut, according to Artificial Analysis.
In the AI era, the problem with being a technological follower is the constant risk of having the rug pulled from under you, Liu says.
Move underscores start-up’s efforts to build harnesses – software that turns an AI model into a functional and autonomous AI agent.
A wave of demand for agentic AI will prove to be a pivotal ‘inflection point’ and vindicate high capital expenditure, Eric Sheridan says.
American firm’s warning about China’s tech capability seen by some as fearmongering as hopes of bilateral cooperation on AI safety rise.
The funding round was led by venture capital firms GV and Greycroft, with ‘major participation’ from Nvidia and AMD.
IDC projects that China’s AI cybersecurity industry will be valued at US$8.7 billion by 2030, a more than 37-fold increase from 2025.
China and US have different goals for artificial intelligence and ways of developing it. Washington’s curbs on tech exports have widened the gap between them.
On DeepSeek’s chat interface, a new ‘image recognition mode’ has been added alongside the ‘expert’ and ‘flash’ chat modes.
29 Apr 2026 - 10:23PM videocam