US-China tech war & rivalry

Latest ruling gives Shenzhen-based company hope after years-long legal battle with the US Department of Defence.

Beijing can weather current trade friction but tightening restrictions on open-weight models complicate outlook, analysts say.

Disrupted supply chains could complicate efforts of Chinese firms to expand globally in the fast-growing drone industry, while raising costs for American buyers.

With the launch of Harness, China’s DeepSeek continues to build the foundational digital scaffolding for autonomous AI agents.

Company says GLM-5.3 outperformed leading US systems in cybersecurity tests, beating Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 on CyberGym.

This week: SMIC plans to boost chipmaking capacity on AI demand, former premier Zhu Rongji dies and retail investors flood Unitree IPO. Next week: Shein may open Hong Kong IPO, China retail sales may accelerate, Baidu and Alibaba post earnings, robots go on show in Beijing, and more.

China’s largest foundry says shortages are spreading to mature-node chips, with some AI-driven demand visible through the end of 2027.

Academic Tao Li was a programme officer at the National Science Foundation, a job that included overseeing the awarding of research grants.

SMIC, Hua Hong Grace results highlight how local foundries are aggressively running their plants at full capacity to meet domestic needs.

Chinese AI start-up’s model impresses in niche areas like cybersecurity but leaves some developers disappointed in its overall capabilities.

The chipmaker captured a larger proportion of bit shipments, but still ranks fifth by revenue due to heavier exposure to lower-value products.

China is throwing the power of the state behind efforts to overtake Elon Musk in a vital frontier technology: brain-computer interfaces.

Congressional advisers cite AI optimism but question Beijing’s openness after being denied access to Hangzhou tech firms.

President of US-China Business Council says neither side has ‘initiated consultation process’ or is ready yet for private sector discussions.

Chinese and Iranian natural science foundations include the strategically sensitive metals in this year’s joint workshop programme.

Guangzhou-based SOI Micro is developing a low-power logic process aimed at easing reliance on overseas technology while strengthening domestic chip capabilities.

The lack of forceful stimulus is not policy paralysis, as foreigners assume – China simply operates on a different set of priorities.

As a new wave of Chinese firms captures global demand for hi-tech goods, a new report highlights a strategic shift towards AI hardware and robotics.

The Meta’s chief’s 6,500-word essay on artificial intelligence backs open systems and highlights China’s infrastructure edge as a threat to US leadership.

The South Korean chipmaker wants to pivot towards the high-margin AI memory sector, but analysts warn any sale would face valuation hurdles.

Justice Department says the app’s new US joint venture is no longer covered by the 2022 prohibition targeting app’s Chinese parent company.

Chinese-founded AI platform says affected users’ data will be deleted as it returns to independent operations.

US’ export-control licensing regime costs billions in lost exports, with items ‘already available in China’ from variety of other suppliers.

With CUBE 5.0, Alibaba Cloud expects to more than double modular data centre delivery efficiency this year amid AI boom, report says.

Meta’s renewed push into open-source models aims to attract US businesses wary of the regulatory risks associated with adopting Chinese AI.

Chen Dingwei, 29, pleaded guilty to attempting to illegally procure US military-grade satellite modems and radios for export to China.

By banning Chinese humanoid robots, Washington is trying to buy its industry time, but the lack of competition is not a strength.

AI demand is keeping supplies tight, but slower pricing momentum and expansion by CXMT and YMTC are raising questions over how long boom can last.