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Semiconductors
China amends ‘place of origin’ in boost to local semiconductor manufacturers
The China Semiconductor Industry Association clarified that the place of origin for chips is determined by the location of the wafer fabrication plant.
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Artificial intelligence
China’s SenseTime bets on new AI training method to stand out
6 hours ago
ByteDance
TikTok drives ByteDance’s overseas sales despite US hurdles: report
11 Apr 2025 - 5:00PM
Alibaba
Alibaba founder Jack Ma calls for responsible AI in remarks to cloud unit
Ma emphasised that AI should be developed with the aim of understanding and serving humanity, not replacing it.
11 Apr 2025 - 1:00PM
The Alibaba logo is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 6, 2023. Photo: AFP
Amazon
Amazon CEO says online sellers could pass tariff costs to customers
US President Donald Trump has boosted tariffs on China, where Amazon sources much of its inventory.
11 Apr 2025 - 3:51PM
Semiconductors
Sanctioned Chinese chip firms shrug off Trump tariffs, anticipate new business
Chipmakers and analysts anticipate benefits to China’s chip supply chain from the fresh US tariffs, including for equipment and components.
10 Apr 2025 - 11:06PM
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Alibaba
Jack Ma’s Alibaba Cloud visit comes as tech giant accelerates adoption of AI
Ma, who has stepped down from all his corporate roles, remains a key shareholder and spiritual leader of the business empire he created.
10 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM
Alibaba founder Jack Ma speaks about the significance of AI during his visit to Alibaba Cloud on Thursday. Credit: Handout
TSMC
TSMC’s revenue soars amid AI demand ahead of US tariffs
The main chipmaker for Apple and Nvidia faces threats by US President Donald Trump to slap tariffs on semiconductor imports.
10 Apr 2025 - 2:55PM
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Amazon
Amazon cancels some orders from China amid Trump’s tariffs
One vendor says a US$500,000 wholesale order was cancelled without warning after the products had already been manufactured.
10 Apr 2025 - 12:00PM
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Artificial intelligence
OpenAI countersues Elon Musk, claims harassment
Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman co-founded OpenAI in 2015, but Musk left before the company became a technology star.
10 Apr 2025 - 11:00AM
TikTok
Trump says TikTok deal is still ‘on the table’
‘But we’re going to have to wait and see what’s going to happen with China,’ the US president says.
10 Apr 2025 - 9:53AM
A smartphone displaying US President Donald Trump’s official TikTok page. Photo: Reuters
Robotics
Ex-Tesla engineer launches robotics start-up split between US and China
Shuo Yang co-founded Mondo Tech to build ‘smaller, more accessible robots’ inspired by a desire to create a companion for his son.
10 Apr 2025 - 8:00AM
Business of climate change
Emissions from AI chip manufacturing rose fourfold in 2024, Greenpeace says
There are many opportunities to invest directly in wind and solar energy, yet global chipmakers have failed to do so on a meaningful scale, Greenpeace says.
10 Apr 2025 - 8:00AM
US-China relations
Ex-Facebook exec tells lawmakers that Meta briefed China on US AI efforts
‘Careless People’ author Sarah Wynn-Williams accuses the company of betraying American values to win Beijing’s favour and grow its business.
10 Apr 2025 - 3:22PM
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba executive sees ‘explosive growth’ in AI applications in 2025
A four-day AI fair hosted by Alibaba Cloud in Beijing offers visitors a glimpse of the future.
9 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM
Alibaba has been investing heavily into artificial intelligence. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors
Samsung denies halting chip foundry services for Chinese clients
Samsung operates one of the few foundries capable of rivalling industry-leading TSMC in producing advanced chips.
9 Apr 2025 - 5:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Andreessen Horowitz seeks to raise US$20 billion megafund in AI start-ups
A16z’s largest fund to date is a US$5 billion growth-stage fund it raised as part of a US$9 billion fundraise it announced in early 2022.
9 Apr 2025 - 11:45AM
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TSMC
TSMC could face US$1 billion fine over chip in Huawei AI processor
Penalising TSMC comes at a critical moment for US-Taiwan relations after Trump slapped a 32 per cent levy on imports from the island.
9 Apr 2025 - 10:45AM
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TSMC is under a US investigation over a Huawei processor containing chips from the Taiwanese company. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors
US memory chipmaker Micron to impose tariff surcharge on products
Micron’s overseas manufacturing sites are largely based in Asia, including mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.
9 Apr 2025 - 9:46AM
Semiconductors
China’s top chip tool maker Naura sees revenue surge amid US trade tensions
China’s largest chipmaking equipment supplier expects another 50 per cent jump in profits last quarter after its third year of growth.
8 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM
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E-commerce
Workers in ‘Shein village’ face uncertain future as trade war escalates
The livelihood of hundreds of thousands of workers are under threat in a Chinese export hub churning out T-shirts and jeans for US shoppers.
8 Apr 2025 - 8:00PM
Ant Group
Ant Group’s tech unit picks Hong Kong for global headquarters amid AI, Web3 push
Ant Digital Technologies said it was choosing the city to reaffirm its commitment to AI and blockchain technologies, a recent focus for Hong Kong.
8 Apr 2025 - 7:47PM
Ant Group’s technology unit is establishing a global headquarters in Hong Kong as it focuses on ramping up efforts in AI and Web3. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence
China narrows gap with US in leading AI models, Stanford report shows
The performance difference of Chinese AI models versus their US counterparts shrank from double digits in 2023 to near parity last year.
8 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM
Artificial intelligence
IBM launches new mainframe system to handle heavy workload of AI models
The new z17 mainframe enables a chunk of business data to remain on customer-owned servers and not hosted on the cloud.
8 Apr 2025 - 3:38PM
Apple
Apple stores see rush of iPhone shoppers ahead of US tariffs
The atmosphere feels like the busy holiday season, store employees say, as panicked customers splurge on Apple products.
8 Apr 2025 - 5:06PM
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