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DeepSeek
DeepSeek’s LinkedIn AI job listings show hunger for international Chinese talent
DeepSeek joins a global scramble for AI talent that includes the biggest players, from Meta and OpenAI to ByteDance and Alibaba.
4 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Meta’s AI lab is stacked with Chinese talent, drawing attention back home
4 Jul 2025 - 7:00AM
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Alibaba
Alibaba seeks US$1.5 billion from exchangeable bonds for cloud, e-commerce push
4 Jul 2025 - 1:01AM
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Xpeng launches G7 ‘Super AI’ SUV, taking on Xiaomi YU7 and Tesla Model Y
The G7, Xpeng’s first model to feature its in-house Turing AI chip, starts at 195,800 yuan (US$27,325).
3 Jul 2025 - 9:48PM
Xpeng’s G7 sits next to a model of the company’s slef-developed AI chip. Photo: Weibo
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba AI model-based agentic framework tops global ranking
DeepSWE, trained on the Qwen3-32B model, scored 59 per cent accuracy in the latest industry benchmark to outperform a DeepSeek-V3 variant.
4 Jul 2025 - 7:11AM
Apple
Apple’s China iPhone sales face headwinds in second half: Counterpoint
Sales of Apple’s flagship device ‘will stumble amid weak consumer spending and an ageing iPhone 16 cycle’, Counterpoint analyst says.
3 Jul 2025 - 8:16PM
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Artificial intelligence
Alibaba leads US$14 million funding round in Chinese AI agent start-up
AI agents, designed to perform specific tasks, are increasingly seen as the future of business automation.
3 Jul 2025 - 6:00PM
AI agents are programs that are capable of autonomously performing tasks on behalf of a user or another system. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Artificial intelligence
OpenAI to rent massive amount of computing power from Oracle
Totalling about 4.5 gigawatts, the unprecedented sum of energy could power millions of homes.
3 Jul 2025 - 11:45AM
TikTok
TikTok Shop cuts more US jobs as Trump’s ban deadline looms
The team has also been replacing US-hired staff near Seattle with managers connected to China.
3 Jul 2025 - 10:45AM
Artificial intelligence
Microsoft cuts 9,000 roles in its largest lay-off in years
The cuts will have an impact across teams, geographies and tenure, a company representative says.
3 Jul 2025 - 9:46AM
Artificial intelligence
China AI champion Baidu rolls out sweeping changes to online search platform
As an initial effort, Baidu’s search bar was enlarged and turned into a ‘smart box’ that handles more tasks than simple text queries.
2 Jul 2025 - 10:03PM
Baidu’s platform upgrade reflects the firm’s stated goal to “expand the boundaries of search” using AI. Photo: Shutterstock
Alibaba
Alibaba’s US$7 billion subsidy deepens China’s instant shopping battle
The renewed push follows JD.com’s aggressive entry into China’s food delivery market in February.
2 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
ByteDance
ByteDance’s Douyin launches Yelp-like AI chatbot to suggest eateries, reviews
The chatbot called Tanfan can also be used to compare selected restaurants and watch food video blogs.
2 Jul 2025 - 5:00PM
Alibaba
Alibaba Cloud expands AI footprint with data centres in Malaysia, Philippines
Southeast Asia is a key market for China’s Big Tech firms and a battleground for US-China AI rivalry.
2 Jul 2025 - 2:16PM
Semiconductors
Intel’s new CEO explores big shift in chip manufacturing business
Since taking the company’s helm in March, CEO Lip-Bu Tan has moved fast to cut costs and find a new path to revive the ailing US chipmaker.
2 Jul 2025 - 11:05AM
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company’s Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, April 29, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Huawei
Huawei to open-source self-developed programming language Cangjie
The language supports general programming for apps on HarmonyOS Next, Huawei’s self-developed platform.
2 Jul 2025 - 5:07PM
US-China relations
China’s Huawei must face US criminal charges, US judge rules
The telecoms company is accused of trying to steal technology secrets from US rivals and misleading banks about its work in Iran.
2 Jul 2025 - 9:38AM
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E-commerce
TikTok Shop launches in Japan as app faces uncertainty in US
The popular short-video app is seeking to diversify its global footprint while reducing its reliance on the US market.
1 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
TikTok Shop has officially launched in Japan. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
ByteDance
ByteDance pushes recruitment of fresh robotics talent as AI remains a priority
The new recruits are expected to work under ByteDance’s Seed department, which handles AI-related research and development initiatives.
1 Jul 2025 - 6:45PM
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Apple
Apple eyes using Anthropic or OpenAI as it rethinks Siri’s future
The iPhone maker has talked with both companies about using their large language models for Siri, according to sources.
1 Jul 2025 - 10:18AM
Artificial intelligence
Baidu joins open-source movement by making Ernie 4.5 models publicly available
Beijing-based Baidu, one of the earliest tech firms in China to develop LLMs, has made a U-turn by making its models open source.
30 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Meta bolsters AI team with top OpenAI talent from China
The recruitment highlights the rising global recognition of Chinese talent in AI development.
30 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, in September. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
Nvidia taps 2 young Chinese AI experts to strengthen research
Zhu Banghua and Jiao Jiantao share photos of themselves with Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of Nvidia.
29 Jun 2025 - 5:18PM
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Artificial intelligence
China catching up fast with US in algorithms: ex-Microsoft AI head
While the US is still far ahead in AI chip technology, China is following very closely in algorithms, says computer scientist Harry Shum.
29 Jun 2025 - 7:00AM
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Alibaba
Alibaba unveils new AI model for more precise image creation
Qwen VLo adds to the intense competition in China’s AI landscape, where Alibaba has pursued an open-source approach to gain users.
28 Jun 2025 - 5:00PM
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