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Robotics

OpenAI’s GPT-6 may lead to earlier robotics breakthrough: Unitree founder

Wang Xingxing says OpenAI’s latest advances have accelerated prospects for a ‘ChatGPT moment’ in embodied intelligence.

Artificial intelligence

How China’s factories leap straight into agentic AI and take it global

Semiconductors

China’s CXMT makes progress in chip design pursued by Samsung, SK Hynix

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US-China relations

Open Questions | Kurt Campbell on US’ China focus, future of the Quad, risks of AI

Diplomat who was a key architect of US policy on Asia for over a decade weighs Donald Trump’s emphasis on China ties and the price for spurning multilateralism.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-Kuen
Illustration: Lau Ka-Kuen
Semiconductors

China state funds double down on Hua Hong in legacy chip push

State investors increase support for the contract chipmaker and a new Wuxi fab as Beijing strengthens domestic semiconductor supply.

Artificial intelligence

Can China match up with Meta’s Muse in race to harness AI agents?

Analysts say agent harnesses could shift more of AI sector’s value away from foundational models and towards software layer.

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Alibaba

Alibaba’s AI cloud revenue set to surge over 50% after spending blitz: analysts

The Chinese tech giant is expected to post a more than 50 per cent jump in AI cloud revenue for the September quarter, according to analysts.

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Analysts expect Alibaba Cloud's profit margins to rise as it monetises its massive AI investments. Photo: Eugene Lee
Analysts expect Alibaba Cloud's profit margins to rise as it monetises its massive AI investments. Photo: Eugene Lee
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic’s Claude AI gets Chinese-language options settings

Analysts say overseas Chinese communities are the likely target, rather than any plan to enter the mainland China market.

Huawei

Huawei’s new US$3,500 trifold phone turns heads – but it’s not for everyone

The Mate XT 2 offers a tablet-sized screen at paperback weight – for an eye-watering price. Here’s what it’s actually like to use.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s open AI models are winning global users. Who is capturing the value?

Chinese AI labs face intense competition from platforms hosting their models, highlighting the challenge of turning widespread adoption into sustainable revenue.

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Chinese AI apps including DeepSeek, Qwen and Kimi are seen on an iPhone. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

AI overload? Why China’s developers cannot stop launching model upgrades

Frequent upgrades, falling prices and fierce competition make it harder for new AI models to stand out, analysts say.

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Model fatigue has manifested differently in the US and China, the world’s two largest AI markets, according to analysts. Photo: dpa
Model fatigue has manifested differently in the US and China, the world’s two largest AI markets, according to analysts. Photo: dpa
E-commerce

In Focus | Boxed in: how Temu’s global shopping revolution ran off the rails

Temu is quickly losing its shine in the face of a wave of global regulation. Can the platform reinvent itself?

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Artificial intelligence

AI | China’s AI compute ambitions demand innovation

Expanding China’s intelligent computing capacity fourfold in four years will require advances in power-grid management, domestic chips and software.

Huawei

Huawei steps up Tau chip roll-out, with Mate XT 2 on track for 1 million sales

The Chinese tech giant plans to use its self-developed advanced chips across the new Mate 90 series as it overcomes stringent US tech curbs.

A salesperson showcases the Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max Premium Edition at a store in Shenzhen on Tuesday. Photo: Iris Deng
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic raises alarm over Chinese GLM-5.3 model’s elite hacking ability

The open-weight AI model almost matches Claude Mythos for cyber capabilities, but has far weaker safeguards, Anthropic says.

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Chinese open-weight AI models are rapidly gaining ground in terms of their cyber capabilities. Photo: Shutterstock
Chinese open-weight AI models are rapidly gaining ground in terms of their cyber capabilities. Photo: Shutterstock
Smartphones

Apple leads China smartphone sales after launch of iPhone 18 Pro. Can it last?

Sales in the first three days were 12 per cent higher than the previous generation’s entire first week.

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia, AMD CEOs join Tsinghua advisory board as US-China chip tensions persist

Huang and Su were among three new members appointed to the advisory board of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management.

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Alibaba

Alibaba deepens sports tech push with new Brooklyn Nets partnership

The Chinese tech titan becomes the NBA team’s official technology and cloud partner and jersey patch sponsor ahead of its 60th anniversary.

Alibaba also becomes an official jersey patch partner of the Brooklyn Nets. Photo: Handout
Alibaba also becomes an official jersey patch partner of the Brooklyn Nets. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

AMD buys Li Fei-Fei’s World Labs for US$8.2b, escalating rivalry with Nvidia

Acquisition gives US chipmaker greater exposure to world-model technology seen as crucial for robotics and physical AI.

ByteDance

ByteDance occupies one-fifth of China’s data centre capacity: SemiAnalysis

SemiAnalysis estimates that China has more than 24GW of delivered data centre capacity, with another 20GW in the pipeline.

Alibaba

China’s answer to Google Maps now tells you where local taxi drivers eat lunch

Amap is harnessing AI to offer an array of new features, from 3D maps of indoor spaces to hyper-specific restaurant recommendations.

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Alibaba Group Holding’s Amap navigation app has nearly 1 billion monthly users. Photo: Handout
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Xi at White House, trade truce extension, Golden Week travel

This week: Xi Jinping and Donald Trump discuss AI and Taiwan in summit, the trade-war truce is prolonged until January, and China cracks down on fentanyl. Next week: Manufacturing PMI may show third month of contraction, RoboTechnik headlines four Hong Kong IPO debuts, holidaymakers take advantage of National Day golden week, and more.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump arrive for a White House state dinner. Photo: Reuters
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump arrive for a White House state dinner. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

Xi-Trump dinner puts US tech titans in spotlight – what does it mean for ties?

Nvidia, Apple, AMD and Tesla executives secured prime seats at the White House, underscoring the centrality of AI, chips and tech amid persistent tensions.

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Alibaba

Alibaba unveils ‘pragmatic’ AI road map to drive monetisation as capex soars

Current investor sentiment has shifted from enthusiasm for AI catalysts to the need for tangible returns and infrastructure efficiency.

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud set to open new data centres in Europe as overseas push gains pace

The tech giant is set to add extra capacity to help international clients deploy real-world artificial intelligence.

Visitors at the 2026 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou on Tuesday. Photo: Getty Images.
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