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The US-China rivalry in artificial intelligence has widened to cover the digital infrastructure used to drive the technology’s development. Photo: Shutterstock

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China poised to expand AI infrastructure to keep pace with US Stargate project

Chinese local governments, telecommunications firms and Big Tech companies have been building new AI facilities over the past few years.

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Hong Kong bitcoin ETFs could open to some mainland investors under new measures

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SK Hynix profit surpasses Samsung, but shares dip on lower memory chip demand

23 Jan 2025 - 1:15PM

Big Tech

Samsung unveils AI-powered Galaxy S25 smartphones running only Qualcomm chips

Samsung unveiled new AI features in its latest handsets, which do not use any of the company’s Exynos processors, in a setback for its chip business.

23 Jan 2025 - 12:05PM

People try the latest Galaxy smartphones, including the Galaxy S25, the Galaxy S25 Plus, and the Galaxy S25 Ultra AI during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025 winter event in San Jose, California, on January 22. Photo: Reuters

Tech Trends

China’s super app WeChat bolsters e-commerce credentials via gift-giving feature

The feature accounted for over 80 per cent of recent sales made by live-streaming e-commerce firm East Buy on WeChat, local reports say.

23 Jan 2025 - 8:00AM

United States & Canada

US man says he set fire to congressman’s office over TikTok ban

Caiden Stachowicz, 19, faces more than 50 years behind bars if convicted of charges including arson and making terrorist threats.

23 Jan 2025 - 8:36AMvideocam

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Big Tech

Tencent’s Honor of Kings spin-off gets green light from Chinese gaming regulator

While the launch date is unclear, there is hope it will be rolled out this year as it was featured in the iPhone 16 release last September.

23 Jan 2025 - 3:21PMvideocam

A screenshot from the trailer for Honour of Kings: World. Image: TiMi Studio Group

Big Tech

Tencent ramps up global AI efforts with advanced Hunyuan 3D-generation system

The open-source Hunyuan3D 2.0 is expected to lower barriers to entry for using AI models across video gaming, social media and other sectors.

22 Jan 2025 - 7:31PM

Big Tech

China’s most popular AI app gets facelift with ByteDance’s Doubao 1.5

The closed-source model bested leading models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Alibaba in some benchmark tests.

22 Jan 2025 - 9:13PM

Diplomacy

Tech titans join Trump for US$100 billion AI boost ‘to beat China’ on Day 2

OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle CEOs join the new president for White House launch of private sector joint venture Stargate.

22 Jan 2025 - 9:41PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump announces the US$100 billion artificial intelligence venture at the White House on Tuesday. Looking on are (from left) Masayoshi Son from SoftBank Group, Oracle Corporation’s Larry Ellison, and Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO. Photo: AP

Tech Trends

Huawei smartphone spin-off Honor undergoes shake up after CEO’s abrupt departure

The latest departures reflect internal complexities within the company after its organisational overhaul to prepare for a public listing.

22 Jan 2025 - 9:00AM

Smartphones on display at Honor’s booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 26, 2024. AFP

China

Trump says he’s open to Musk buying TikTok ‘if he wanted to’

Billionaire given green light by US president, whose executive order extended company’s deadline to find a non-Chinese buyer by 75 days.

23 Jan 2025 - 12:42AMvideocam

Big Tech

Exclusive | Art of the TikTok deal: China softening to potential app sale, sources say

Beijing could be more open to ByteDance selling some shares to American investors to improve US relations, sources and analysts say.

21 Jan 2025 - 9:50PMvideocam

Policy

Beijing puts spotlight on China’s new face of AI, DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng

Liang’s participation at Monday’s meeting with China’s premier reflects start-up DeepSeek’s growing prominence in the AI industry.

21 Jan 2025 - 6:30PM

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, left, listens to DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng at a meeting in Beijing on January 20, 2025. Photo: CCTV

Big Tech

Alibaba Cloud rolls out expanded suite of AI models, tools in overseas push

The company’s latest move aligns with its broader strategy to ramp up overseas investments in key markets around the world.

21 Jan 2025 - 7:55PM

Alibaba Cloud aims to work with 100 ecosystem partners in 2025 to develop and provide cutting-edge artificial intelligence and cloud-computing solutions for businesses worldwide. Photo: Shutterstock

China Economy

China’s leaders put spotlight on tech self-reliance, private sector confidence

At gatherings including figures from tech, Premier Li Qiang urged the industry to serve as a source of economic growth.

21 Jan 2025 - 5:38PM

Big Tech

ByteDance launches AI code editor overseas amid TikTok ban delay

The Chinese owner of TikTok rolled out the new software targeting overseas Chinese coders after a reprieve from the Trump administration.

21 Jan 2025 - 5:30PM

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Big Tech

Tech war takes a new turn as Huawei pushes 5G smartphones with mystery chip

Huawei’s return to the 5G smartphone market and the controversy over its advanced, made-in-China processor reflect the lengths taken by the company to build up its operations, following years of struggles on account of US trade sanctions.

3 Oct 2023 - 2:26PM

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Big Tech

ChatGPT sparks investment frenzy and soul searching in China

While China had declared AI strategically important as early as 2018, ChatGPT has shattered illusions about the country’s technological prowess.

1 Apr 2023 - 11:13PMvideocam

Policy

China’s e-CNY blues: major test bed shows sluggish adoption

More than three years after China’s central bank started digital currency trials, adoption in one of the initial test beds, Suzhou, remains lethargic.

13 Mar 2023 - 7:36PM

Tech

Can Huawei’s 5G-powered Tianjin Port redefine its enterprise business?

Tianjin Port is the latest technological showpiece of Huawei Technologies, as the world’s largest provider of phone network equipment reinvents itself after nearly four years of crushing US sanctions.

11 Feb 2023 - 12:11PMvideocam

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China’s most popular AI app gets facelift with ByteDance’s Doubao 1.5

22 Jan 2025 - 9:13PM

ByteDance’s ChatGPT-like Doubao bot has emerged as the most popular AI app for Chinese consumers. Photo: Simon Song

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China poised to expand AI infrastructure to keep pace with US Stargate project

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The US-China rivalry in artificial intelligence has widened to cover the digital infrastructure used to drive the technology’s development. Photo: Shutterstock

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Thai PM’s AI video aims to calm Chinese tourists’ nerves as bookings dip

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A tourist takes a selfie during an underwater dragon dance show in Bangkok, Thailand, last Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

Big Tech

Tencent ramps up global AI efforts with advanced Hunyuan 3D-generation system

22 Jan 2025 - 7:31PM

Tencent Holdings’ latest AI-powered system reflects the internet giant’s efforts to advance 3D-content production. Photo: Tencent

China EVs

BYD’s labour woes in Brazil, US bans Chinese tech in smart cars: 7 EV reads

22 Jan 2025 - 3:00PM

BYD electric vehicles form a queue before being loaded onto the Chinese carmaker’s Explorer No 1 carrier for export to Brazil. Photo: China Daily via Reuters

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