https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/324707/feed News articles, analyses and commentary about machines that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning and problem solving. This also covers chatbots, algorithms, consumer products and Big Data analysis that make use of AI. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Howard Liu Howard Liu Shares of major Chinese optical communications suppliers slumped on Friday before clawing back some of their losses, extending a two-day sell-off despite upbeat third-quarter earnings driven by the global artificial intelligence infrastructure boom. During morning trading in Shenzhen, Chengdu-based Eoptolink Technology dropped as much as 15 per cent, while Suzhou TFC Communication slid 10.3 per cent and industry leader Zhongji Innolight fell over 7 per cent. By the midday break, the trio had... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3372672/chinas-optical-suppliers-extend-sell-fears-slower-ai-growth-trump-upbeat-earnings https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3372672/chinas-optical-suppliers-extend-sell-fears-slower-ai-growth-trump-upbeat-earnings Fri, 30 Oct 2026 04:27:35 +0000 Tim Yuen Lingk Tim Yuen Lingk The artificial intelligence boom in the United States is set to raise corporate valuations even higher as Anthropic prepares for a public listing, reinforcing the dominance of American companies among the world’s most valuable firms and widening the gap with Chinese firms. Anthropic, valued at US$965 billion in its most recent funding round, is targeting an IPO valuation of US$1.5 trillion to US$2 trillion. Achieving that target would easily secure it a spot among the world’s 20 largest publicly... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/markets/article/3372621/anthropic-eyes-mega-ipo-why-are-chinese-tech-valuations-so-far-behind https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/markets/article/3372621/anthropic-eyes-mega-ipo-why-are-chinese-tech-valuations-so-far-behind Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:00:07 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong Chinese scientists are less satisfied with their jobs than researchers in any other major country, according to a survey that also found they are more optimistic about their careers than their counterparts in the United States and Britain. Only 51 per cent of the 157 respondents from China said they were satisfied with their jobs, according to the survey published this month in the British scientific journal Nature, down 24 per cent from 2018. The survey drew 3,882 respondents from 133... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372643/chinese-scientists-dissatisfied-jobs-optimistic-about-future-survey-says https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372643/chinese-scientists-dissatisfied-jobs-optimistic-about-future-survey-says Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:22:06 +0000 Reuters Reuters European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday the EU and Canada continue to explore Canada becoming the union’s first “associate member”, a term so divisive among member countries that it does not appear in a joint declaration. The European Union and Canada aim to deepen cooperation on AI, climate, energy and security, von der Leyen said in a speech at a Canada-EU summit in Montreal. The ‌associate member term, which Germany and several other EU countries oppose, has no... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372638/eu-considering-canada-associate-member-despite-internal-opposition https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372638/eu-considering-canada-associate-member-despite-internal-opposition Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:43:34 +0000 Chao Kong Chao Kong China has showcased artificial intelligence (AI) technology alongside 7,000-metre (23,000-feet) deep-sea trials of its upgraded Jiaolong submersible, highlighting the potential for similar systems to support decision-making and emergency responses aboard nuclear-powered submarines. The Chinese crewed submersible reached a maximum depth of 7,056.9 metres during three dives in the Philippine Basin in the western Pacific Ocean, according to state news agency Xinhua on October 27. The trials... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/science/article/3372528/china-tests-powerful-ai-could-one-day-be-used-submarines https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/science/article/3372528/china-tests-powerful-ai-could-one-day-be-used-submarines Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:43:53 +0000 Reuters Reuters The US economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter as resilient consumer spending and AI-driven business investment more than offset the impact of higher oil prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East. Gross domestic product increased at a ‌3.4 per cent annualised rate last quarter, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said in its advance estimate of third-quarter GDP on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast GDP advancing at a 3.2 per cent... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372628/us-economy-grows-faster-expected-34-3q-driven-consumers-ai-investment https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372628/us-economy-grows-faster-expected-34-3q-driven-consumers-ai-investment Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:26:35 +0000 Reuters Reuters Voters in 10 US states will decide on election day whether to curb data centre development in their communities, as the rapid buildout needed to power the AI boom stirs local opposition. Resistance is especially visible in Ohio, one of the country’s fastest-growing data centre markets. No state has more data ‌centre-related ballot measures, with voters in more than a dozen jurisdictions set to consider 21 proposals alongside Tuesday’s midterm elections, according to the non-partisan research... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372600/10-us-states-vote-data-centre-development-election-day-amid-opposition https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372600/10-us-states-vote-data-centre-development-election-day-amid-opposition Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:54:11 +0000 Iris Deng,Ben Jiang Iris Deng,Ben Jiang Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings is using Southeast Asia as a launch pad to take its “cost-effective” artificial intelligence tools global, fronted by its workplace assistant WorkBuddy, amid cutthroat competition at home. The company was targeting existing regional customers of its cloud computing and big data services, particularly in markets such as Indonesia, according to Dowson Tong, CEO of Tencent’s Cloud and Smart Industries Group. The international push coincided with triple-digit... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372550/tencent-targets-southeast-asia-launch-pad-ai-agent-workbuddy-amid-tough-local-market https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372550/tencent-targets-southeast-asia-launch-pad-ai-agent-workbuddy-amid-tough-local-market Thu, 29 Oct 2026 07:30:10 +0000 Howard Liu Howard Liu Shares of Chinese semiconductor suppliers Biwin Storage Technology and Moore Threads tumbled on Thursday alongside a broader rout in mainland technology stocks, despite blockbuster third-quarter revenue driven by strong artificial intelligence demand. Both stocks plunged more than 10 per cent during Thursday morning trading, reversing Wednesday’s rallies of 8.4 per cent for Biwin and 5.8 per cent for Moore Threads. By the end of the day, Biwin was down 15.79 per cent and Moore Threads was down... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3372535/google-supplier-biwin-gpu-leader-moore-threads-see-stocks-plunge-despite-revenue-surge https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3372535/google-supplier-biwin-gpu-leader-moore-threads-see-stocks-plunge-despite-revenue-surge Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:35:00 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu A former CIA official has called for Washington to spy on foreign companies to help US firms stay ahead in the technology race, in what would represent a break from long-standing US policy amid intensifying competition with China. “The US lead in many crucial advanced technologies is being contested or even erased by China,” wrote David Cohen, who served as deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency under Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, in an article published by Foreign Affairs... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3372475/us-should-spy-chinese-firms-maintain-edge-tech-race-ex-cia-official https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3372475/us-should-spy-chinese-firms-maintain-edge-tech-race-ex-cia-official Thu, 29 Oct 2026 01:00:12 +0000 Wynna Wong Wynna Wong Immigration rules are discouraging a growing number of air travellers from visiting certain destinations, a global aviation survey has found, while geopolitical tensions are also influencing travel decisions, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), an airline industry body, said its annual Global Passenger Survey found that 43 per cent of respondents had been put off from visiting certain destinations by immigration requirements, up from 33... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3372486/immigration-rules-deter-nearly-half-asia-pacific-air-travellers-survey-finds https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3372486/immigration-rules-deter-nearly-half-asia-pacific-air-travellers-survey-finds Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:30:06 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix kept almost 80 per cent of its total sales as operating profit last quarter, a margin almost unheard of in manufacturing, as the country’s chipmakers reap the rewards of the global artificial intelligence boom. Operating profit, defined as earnings from the company’s core business before interest and taxes, soared 632 per cent in the three months to September from a year earlier to 83.33 trillion won (US$62.76 billion) on revenue of 104.62 trillion won, SK... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3372439/south-koreas-chipmakers-are-raking-it-can-china-close-gap https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3372439/south-koreas-chipmakers-are-raking-it-can-china-close-gap Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:20 +0000 Howard Liu,Ben Jiang Howard Liu,Ben Jiang As investor anxiety over an artificial intelligence bubble mounts, SpaceX’s Elon Musk and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang have offered starkly divergent outlooks on whether the specialist cloud providers powering the boom can survive their mounting debts. While Musk has warned of impending collapses and consolidation among the more than 200 dedicated graphics processing unit (GPU) rental ventures known as “neoclouds”, Huang remains bullish, insisting that robust market demand will unlock the capital... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372447/elon-musk-jensen-huang-have-opposing-outlooks-ai-neoclouds-who-likely-correct https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372447/elon-musk-jensen-huang-have-opposing-outlooks-ai-neoclouds-who-likely-correct Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:30:10 +0000 Eric Jiang Eric Jiang Hong Kong’s exports jumped by 64.9 per cent year on year in September, the highest growth in more than 40 years, with artificial intelligence-related (AI) products further fuelling the momentum of recent months. Provisional figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Wednesday showed the total value of exports rose to HK$762.6 billion (US$97.8 billion) last month, after a 53 per cent surge in August. A government spokesman said September marked the 20th consecutive month of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3372427/hong-kong-exports-jump-nearly-65-september-highest-growth-over-40-years https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3372427/hong-kong-exports-jump-nearly-65-september-highest-growth-over-40-years Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:53:24 +0000 Chong Ming Lee Chong Ming Lee For three decades, Lao Gan Ma’s glass jars, bearing the stern portrait of founder Tao Huabi, have been a fixture on Chinese dinner tables and a symbol of traditional food manufacturing. This week, however, the iconic chilli sauce has become an unlikely focus of public anxiety over artificial intelligence. Online rumours that the Guizhou-based company had replaced hundreds of factory workers with AI went viral, prompting boycott threats and highlighting growing public unease over the impact of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3372414/how-lao-gan-ma-chinas-iconic-chilli-brand-got-caught-ai-storm https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3372414/how-lao-gan-ma-chinas-iconic-chilli-brand-got-caught-ai-storm Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:12 +0000 Reuters Reuters Malaysian customs said on Wednesday ⁠that it ⁠had seized about 49.5 ⁠million ringgit (US$12 million) worth of advanced artificial intelligence chips this month, as authorities close in on a syndicate suspected of smuggling high-performance semiconductors through the country’s main airport. Malaysia imposed export controls last year on the movement of advanced AI chips of US origin, following pressure from the United States to stem their flow into China. On October 15, authorities found 30 server... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3372404/malaysia-seizes-smuggled-ai-chips-worth-us12-million-kuala-lumpur-airport https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3372404/malaysia-seizes-smuggled-ai-chips-worth-us12-million-kuala-lumpur-airport Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:30:31 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao ByteDance is accelerating its push into embodied artificial intelligence, stepping up recruitment for robotics talent as it seeks to move cutting-edge research out of the laboratory and into physical hardware. The Beijing-based owner of TikTok and Douyin is hiring for around a dozen robotics positions across hardware and software within its Seed team, the internal unit dedicated to AI research and large language model development, according to postings released on the company’s career website... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372295/bytedance-accelerates-robotics-commercialisation-new-recruitment-drive https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372295/bytedance-accelerates-robotics-commercialisation-new-recruitment-drive Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:00:10 +0000 Zoey Zhang Zoey Zhang A Gen Z tech influencer from central China has brought science fiction to life by handcrafting a manned hoverboard and teaching himself flight control and mechanical engineering. Song Xingyu, 26, from Enshi, Hubei province, is known online as “Amazing Ayu.” He has amassed more than 3 million social media followers by sharing videos of his aerial inventions. On October 15, Song stunned the internet with a video of himself riding a hoverboard he had spent about two months building, soaring over... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3372367/chinese-can-actually-fly-man-pilots-homemade-hoverboard-over-mountains-across-yangtze-river https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3372367/chinese-can-actually-fly-man-pilots-homemade-hoverboard-over-mountains-across-yangtze-river Wed, 28 Oct 2026 02:24:19 +0000 Emma Ma Emma Ma A booming semiconductor industry is helping drive a surge in trade in Xian, one of China’s ancient capitals, making it the country’s top performer by trade growth among provincial capitals and provincial-level cities for which data is publicly available. The capital of western China’s Shaanxi province recorded a 115.5 per cent year-on-year surge in trade during the first nine months of 2026. Exports far outpaced imports, climbing 142.1 per cent. Two product categories drove much of that export... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3372316/how-chinas-ancient-capital-staked-claim-nations-fastest-export-growth https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3372316/how-chinas-ancient-capital-staked-claim-nations-fastest-export-growth Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:00:08 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth An American student considering studying in China attended a briefing with a senior FBI official at a Washington think tank last month to address her concerns about whether such an experience could jeopardise her prospects for a career in the federal government. The official’s message: travelling to China would not automatically disqualify her. She welcomed the clarification but said she wasn’t “completely reassured”. “I’m still wondering if it’s a good idea to go,” said the student, who... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372362/will-china-travel-hurt-american-students-careers-fbi-battles-fears-talent-pipeline-stalls https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372362/will-china-travel-hurt-american-students-careers-fbi-battles-fears-talent-pipeline-stalls Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:56:18 +0000 Eric Jiang Eric Jiang Fresh-graduate job postings in Hong Kong fell 22 per cent in the first nine months of this year from the same period in 2025, according to data from one of the city’s biggest job-search platforms, with an industry leader warning that advances in technology will deepen the decline. Its data also showed more graduates chasing fewer jobs: a typical listing for graduates drew 56 per cent more applications than a year earlier. Yet about 85 per cent of the 298 companies Jobsdb surveyed in August and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3372346/dont-have-illusion-graduate-job-ads-down-22-ai-rewrites-rules https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3372346/dont-have-illusion-graduate-job-ads-down-22-ai-rewrites-rules Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:30:11 +0000 Zhang Tong Zhang Tong Alibaba has won a preliminary court order blocking a US restriction that drove away its Washington lobbyists, after a federal judge found the Chinese technology giant was likely to succeed in challenging the measure on free-speech grounds. US District Judge Eumi K. Lee ruled on Monday that the government had failed to provide sufficient evidence to justify the restriction, which effectively forces lobbying firms to choose between representing Alibaba and clients seeking Pentagon... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3372356/alibaba-wins-preliminary-injunction-against-pentagon-lobbying-rule https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/article/3372356/alibaba-wins-preliminary-injunction-against-pentagon-lobbying-rule Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:08:18 +0000 Han Li,Seong Hyeon Choi Han Li,Seong Hyeon Choi The 2027 US defence bill, covering more than US$1 trillion in proposed defence spending, will be one of the most closely watched pieces of legislation when Congress returns after the midterm elections, with efforts to counter China running through nearly every corner of the text. The US House of Representatives passed its version of the bill, known as the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), in July. The bill faces a tougher path in the US Senate, where a July procedural vote to begin... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372355/5-things-watch-out-2027-us-defence-bill-aimed-countering-china https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372355/5-things-watch-out-2027-us-defence-bill-aimed-countering-china Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:58:44 +0000 Vincent Chow,Chong Ming Lee Vincent Chow,Chong Ming Lee Open-weight models, China-US tensions, Taiwan – just a few of the more than dozen references to China-related risks cited in Anthropic’s much-anticipated listing prospectus, which was finally released on Monday after months of speculation. Mostly concentrated within the 93-page “risk factors” section of the filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the disclosures reveal how the Silicon Valley start-up assesses the commercial threats posed by China and its artificial intelligence... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372329/how-china-risk-factors-loom-over-anthropics-hotly-anticipated-ipo-filing https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372329/how-china-risk-factors-loom-over-anthropics-hotly-anticipated-ipo-filing Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:00:08 +0000 Mandy Zuo Mandy Zuo ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has reclaimed the title of China’s richest person with a nearly US$100 billion fortune, as artificial intelligence powers a surge in wealth among China’s top entrepreneurs, according to the Hurun Research Institute. The 43-year-old Zhang, who topped the ranking in 2024, saw his wealth rise 43 per cent to US$99.7 billion – a record for China’s richest individual – as TikTok owner ByteDance aggressively expanded into AI, according to the 28th edition of the Hurun... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/article/3372302/bytedances-zhang-yiming-tops-china-rich-list-us997-billion-ai-fuels-fortunes https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/article/3372302/bytedances-zhang-yiming-tops-china-rich-list-us997-billion-ai-fuels-fortunes Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:00:11 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang China is pitching open-source artificial intelligence and a greater voice for the Global South as cornerstones for future tech regulations, ramping up efforts to challenge US dominance in setting rules for the rapidly evolving sector. The push was laid out in Global Governance: Xiong’an Vision, a consensus document released on Sunday at the close of a three-day forum in Xiong’an New Area, a “city of the future” west of Beijing established under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s directive. The event... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3372285/beijing-pushes-un-led-governance-artificial-intelligence-global-forum https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3372285/beijing-pushes-un-led-governance-artificial-intelligence-global-forum Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:34:13 +0000 Daisy Wu Daisy Wu Chinese and Hong Kong stocks have lagged an artificial intelligence-driven rally across Asia, but J.P. Morgan Asset Management remained “structurally very positive” on both markets, according to a senior executive at the firm. Chinese markets offered “a lot of depth and breadth” and ample liquidity despite widespread headwinds, Ayaz Ebrahim, the firm’s CEO for Singapore, Southeast Asia and India, told the South China Morning Post in an interview on Monday. “Markets that work have a strong... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/companies/article/3372245/depth-and-breadth-strong-liquidity-anchor-china-stock-outlook-jpmam https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/companies/article/3372245/depth-and-breadth-strong-liquidity-anchor-china-stock-outlook-jpmam Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:00:07 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI, developer of the popular Kimi series, apologised on Monday for limiting customers’ use of its latest model in a botched roll-out that has also invited scrutiny over its promotional practices and cybersecurity measures. “We’re sorry for the rate limits and unnecessary quota consumption on the K3.1 Pro subscription plan,” Moonshot said in a post on social media. In a separate Chinese-language notice, it said it took responsibility for the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372247/moonshot-apologises-after-kimi-k31-pro-roll-out-stumbles-promotional-scrutiny-widens https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372247/moonshot-apologises-after-kimi-k31-pro-roll-out-stumbles-promotional-scrutiny-widens Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:10 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang Shares in ZTE rose more than 7 per cent in Hong Kong on Tuesday after the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker posted a nearly fivefold jump in third-quarter profit, driven by rapid expansion in its computing infrastructure and overseas operations. Net profit attributable to shareholders reached 1.31 billion yuan (US$196.3 million) for the three months ended September 30, up 395 per cent from a year earlier, according to an exchange filing released on Monday evening. Revenue climbed 34 per... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372231/zte-7-after-ai-pivot-computing-surge-drive-fivefold-increase-third-quarter-profit https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3372231/zte-7-after-ai-pivot-computing-surge-drive-fivefold-increase-third-quarter-profit Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:17:11 +0000 Lawrence Chung Lawrence Chung Taiwan is developing an AI-powered system to coordinate drone fleets for maritime surveillance and countering “grey-zone” activities, with researchers completing a simulation involving 20 aircraft, according to the island’s Ocean Affairs Council. The system, which is funded by the council, would allow different types of drones to autonomously divide tasks, plan routes and coordinate their movements while providing wide-area, persistent surveillance for coastguard operations. The council said on... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/military/article/3372189/taiwan-looks-autonomous-swarms-counter-beijings-grey-zone-pressure https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/military/article/3372189/taiwan-looks-autonomous-swarms-counter-beijings-grey-zone-pressure Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:00:10 +0000 Reuters Reuters Anthropic disclosed steep losses and explosive revenue growth on ⁠Monday as the Claude parent moved closer to a potentially record-breaking IPO, betting on AI’s ability to reshape the global economy. The listing is shaping up to be a major test of appetite for AI from investors who are increasingly scrutinising the returns on billions of dollars of investments and questioning the sustainability of sky-high valuations. “Anthropic’s IPO will certainly establish a benchmark for valuing leading AI... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372202/anthropics-ipo-filing-shows-explosive-growth-risks-and-staggering-costs https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372202/anthropics-ipo-filing-shows-explosive-growth-risks-and-staggering-costs Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:53:04 +0000 Hao Nan Hao Nan In October, two technology executives offered Europe similar advice. In Turin, Alibaba Group Holding chairman Joe Tsai urged European companies to use open-source models and their proprietary industrial data to build AI capabilities. In Berlin, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang pressed German manufacturers to apply AI to factories, robotics and other physical industries. Both see opportunity in Europe’s engineering strengths, while their companies stand to benefit from supplying the technology. Recent... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3372104/europe-can-still-shape-rules-ai https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3372104/europe-can-still-shape-rules-ai Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:30:06 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Beijing is making an ambitious bid to turn China’s vast ocean of data into fuel for artificial intelligence and economic growth with the launch of a centralised national data group, though experts warn its success will depend on tearing down entrenched data-sharing barriers. The venture – established on October 20 as a centrally managed state-owned enterprise headquartered in Xiongan New Area, Hebei province – signals Beijing’s intent to translate its digital trove into competitive... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3372159/chinas-ai-race-needs-data-fuel-can-new-state-owned-giant-deliver https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3372159/chinas-ai-race-needs-data-fuel-can-new-state-owned-giant-deliver Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:00:08 +0000 Chong Ming Lee Chong Ming Lee Chinese AI video-generation models have surpassed leading US rivals in visual quality, but several fall behind in safety precautions, according to researchers at the University of Hong Kong. ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 Pro took top spot in a ranking of 12 leading artificial intelligence video-generation models, scoring 3.84 out of 5 for visual quality. It outperformed Google DeepMind’s Veo 3.1, which scored 3.47, and OpenAI’s Sora 2 Pro, on 3.27, in a study led by Zhenhui Jack Jiang, professor of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3372107/chinese-video-ai-models-beat-us-rivals-visual-quality-lag-safeguards-hku-study https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3372107/chinese-video-ai-models-beat-us-rivals-visual-quality-lag-safeguards-hku-study Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:07 +0000 Howard Liu Howard Liu China’s expanding semiconductor industry is fuelling anxiety in South Korea, where a new report from PwC has warned local chipmakers to defend profitability as Chinese rivals scale up production and strengthen market share. Samil PwC, the South Korean member firm of the global consultancy, said in a report made public on Monday that Chinese competition would likely heat up first in the areas of conventional memory, mature-node manufacturing, and packaging and testing. To stay ahead, Samil PwC... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3372138/south-korea-urged-guard-chip-profitability-chinas-cxmt-and-ymtc-gain-market-share https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3372138/south-korea-urged-guard-chip-profitability-chinas-cxmt-and-ymtc-gain-market-share Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:09 +0000 Carol Yang Carol Yang An AI-generated Chinese rap song featuring some of the country’s most well-known historical figures has taken social media by storm. Titled “The OGs”, the track crossed 100 million views across platforms in less than two weeks as it tapped into the anxieties of modern life. The English title is a translation of the Chinese Guo Lai Ren, or “the one who’s been there”. The song brings together 10 iconic figures from Chinese history and mythology – from revered poets and statesmen to the legendary... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3372086/100-million-views-why-chinas-viral-ai-rap-track-has-struck-chord https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3372086/100-million-views-why-chinas-viral-ai-rap-track-has-struck-chord Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:00:24 +0000 Reuters Reuters Japanese companies are moving to pay compensation to ⁠users following waves ⁠of cyberattacks that have disrupted internet ⁠services and raised concerns about economic stability. GMO Internet Group, a leading provider of online financial services, said customers would be compensated for losses stemming from unauthorised access following a cyberattack on its foreign exchange trading service, and all customers would receive 5,000 yen (US$32) ‌as “an initial gesture of good faith”, CEO Masatoshi... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/east-asia/article/3372105/japan-companies-compensate-customers-after-major-cyberattacks https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/east-asia/article/3372105/japan-companies-compensate-customers-after-major-cyberattacks Mon, 26 Oct 2026 02:37:04 +0000 Ben Jiang,Ann Cao,Richard Chen Ben Jiang,Ann Cao,Richard Chen Long before artificial intelligence became the next big thing in the tech industry, Wang Jian was crafting the foundational infrastructure that would eventually power it. In 2008, he joined Alibaba Group Holding – owner of the South China Morning Post – as chief architect and founded Alibaba Cloud in 2009, convincing the company’s leadership to invest heavily in building a cloud computing infrastructure from scratch. Today, Wang’s purview has expanded considerably. As an academician at the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/tech/tech-trends/article/3372106/alibaba-cloud-founder-how-ai-can-unlock-human-potential https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/tech/tech-trends/article/3372106/alibaba-cloud-founder-how-ai-can-unlock-human-potential Mon, 26 Oct 2026 02:26:16 +0000 Chong Ming Lee Chong Ming Lee Are China’s increasingly powerful open-weight AI models a cybersecurity threat, or could restricting them ultimately make the internet less secure? The dilemma has become a growing concern as Chinese developers including DeepSeek, Z.ai and Alibaba Group Holding – owner of the South China Morning Post – continue to challenge their American rivals by releasing models that anyone can download, modify and deploy. The growing impact of advanced AI on global cybersecurity has also forced governments... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371961/weapon-or-armour-contentious-debate-over-chinas-open-weight-ai https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371961/weapon-or-armour-contentious-debate-over-chinas-open-weight-ai Mon, 26 Oct 2026 02:00:12 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang While few dispute that China is narrowing the gap with the United States in developing artificial intelligence (AI) models, there is one area where Chinese firms are already the undisputed leaders: video. China has seen a proliferation of advanced generative AI video models – systems trained on visual data to generate or edit video content based on user inputs such as text prompts, images and audio. The country’s vast short-video ecosystems and looser copyright rules have helped give Chinese... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/tech/big-tech/article/3371915/china-shoots-ahead-ai-video-models https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/tech/big-tech/article/3371915/china-shoots-ahead-ai-video-models Mon, 26 Oct 2026 01:06:01 +0000 Ben Jiang,Ann Cao,Richard Chen Ben Jiang,Ann Cao,Richard Chen Long before artificial intelligence became the next big thing in the tech industry, Wang Jian was crafting the foundational infrastructure that would eventually power it. In 2008, he joined Alibaba Group Holding – owner of the South China Morning Post – as chief architect and founded Alibaba Cloud in 2009, convincing the company’s leadership to invest heavily in building a cloud computing infrastructure from scratch. Today, Wang’s purview has expanded considerably. As an academician at the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371979/why-cloud-computing-pioneer-wang-jian-thinks-space-next-ai-frontier https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371979/why-cloud-computing-pioneer-wang-jian-thinks-space-next-ai-frontier Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:00:20 +0000 Minxiao Chang,Chong Ming Lee Minxiao Chang,Chong Ming Lee Chinese technology giants are dangling annual pay packages approaching 1 million yuan (US$149,739) to attract artificial intelligence engineers who can turn AI models into commercial applications. Companies including ByteDance, Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding are stepping up recruitment and training of the so-called forward-deployed engineers (FDEs), who work directly with customers to develop and integrate AI applications into business operations. Demand for such professionals has... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371925/chinas-tech-giants-are-paying-1-million-yuan-new-kind-ai-engineer https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371925/chinas-tech-giants-are-paying-1-million-yuan-new-kind-ai-engineer Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:00:20 +0000 Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing Sherry Shum has embraced a new shopping routine after finding a smart vending machine near her home in Chai Wan in Hong Kong. The 37-year-old retail worker uses her phone to scan a QR code, opens the smart machine’s door, picks up a bottle of Coca-Cola, an oolong tea and a pack of potato chips, closes it and walks away with HK$60 (US$7.70) worth of goods. The whole process is so seamless that the bulk of the time is spent deciding what to buy. The moment Shum takes an item from the shelf, the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3372024/will-ai-powered-open-door-vending-machines-reshape-hong-kongs-retail-landscape https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3372024/will-ai-powered-open-door-vending-machines-reshape-hong-kongs-retail-landscape Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:00:15 +0000 Kolette Lim Kolette Lim Singapore is turning to major technology firms to strengthen its cyber defences, even as it presses them for greater transparency over security breaches – a balancing act facing regional governments as they seek to harness artificial intelligence while guarding against the risks it introduces. Those risks were highlighted by an AI agent linked to OpenAI that gained unauthorised access to files on an Australian government website earlier this year, raising questions over how quickly companies... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3371950/singapore-embraces-ai-cyber-defence-one-caveat-breach-transparency https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3371950/singapore-embraces-ai-cyber-defence-one-caveat-breach-transparency Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:14 +0000 David Kim David Kim On October 18, Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory preparing one of the largest listings in history, committed 5 per cent of its shares to a public benefit fund. The next day, Elon Musk promised one SpaceX share, next year, for “every kid in America” – about US$10.6 billion for some 73 million children. The offers differ in who holds the shares. Anthropic’s will sit in an entity the company owns, spent on the public’s behalf; Musk’s would land, by a route he has not explained,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3371822/how-share-ai-wealth-neither-us-nor-asia-has-answer https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3371822/how-share-ai-wealth-neither-us-nor-asia-has-answer Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:30:06 +0000 Charmaine Yu Charmaine Yu “Nowadays, we have people listening to AI pop singers,” Chinese-American composer Huang Ruo says during a talk on music and culture in Hong Kong. “They sing so beautifully, but it’s not real. So I do believe theatre and opera are the last dance of humanity.” The 50-year-old New York-based conductor and pianist behind acclaimed cross-cultural operatic projects M. Butterfly (2022) and The Monkey King (2025) made further impassioned statements about performing arts in the modern world. “Seriously,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/arts/article/3371875/composer-huang-ruo-why-opera-last-dance-humanity-and-his-hong-kong-show https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/arts/article/3371875/composer-huang-ruo-why-opera-last-dance-humanity-and-his-hong-kong-show Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:15:05 +0000 Howard Liu Howard Liu China’s access to artificial intelligence computing power will double next year, but US-designed chips will account for about 65 per cent of that capacity, an indication of its continued reliance on foreign hardware, according to new research. Total compute available to Chinese entities was expected to expand in 2027 from about 4.6 million to 8.8 million “H100-equivalents” – a metric benchmarked against Nvidia’s data-centre graphics processing units, according to a report by the Washington-based... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3371929/chinas-ai-compute-surge-heavily-reliant-us-chips-offshore-cloud-access-report https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3371929/chinas-ai-compute-surge-heavily-reliant-us-chips-offshore-cloud-access-report Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:00:11 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is pitching the concept of “sovereign AI” in Kazakhstan – part of his global crusade urging nations to build domestic computing infrastructure using the firm’s chips – as the energy-rich nation emerges as a US-China battleground for artificial intelligence. Speaking at a fireside chat in Astana on Friday with Kazakh AI and digital development minister Zhaslan Madiyev, Huang said AI was reshaping every industry in a transformation that “affects every single person and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371946/nvidias-jensen-huang-brings-sovereign-ai-push-kazakhstan-shrugs-bubble-fears https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3371946/nvidias-jensen-huang-brings-sovereign-ai-push-kazakhstan-shrugs-bubble-fears Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:14 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Chinese artificial intelligence chip giant Cambricon Technologies reported a 147.7 per cent surge in third-quarter profit on Friday, as the country’s aggressive push to replace Nvidia chips continues to fuel high growth among local chipmakers. The Shanghai-listed chipmaker generated 1.4 billion yuan (US$210 million) in net profit for the three months ended September 30, up from 566.6 million yuan during the same period last year. Revenue reached 3.5 billion yuan, an increase of 104.5 per cent... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371959/cambricons-third-quarter-profit-surges-148-us210m-amid-push-replace-nvidia-chips https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371959/cambricons-third-quarter-profit-surges-148-us210m-amid-push-replace-nvidia-chips Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:03:10 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen This article was first published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post. Chinese humanoid robot makers are accelerating efforts to gain a foothold in South Korea, moving beyond dance performances and showroom displays to factory trials and commercial deployments, as Seoul ramps up investment in physical artificial intelligence. A growing number of Chinese robotics companies – including Hong Kong-listed UBTech Robotics, start-up Anyverse Dynamics, Shanghai-based... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371888/chinas-humanoid-robots-hunt-work-south-korea-seoul-bets-physical-ai https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3371888/chinas-humanoid-robots-hunt-work-south-korea-seoul-bets-physical-ai Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:00:33 +0000