Advertisement
Advertisement
-
Tech /

Big Tech

Related Topics:
Alibaba
Tesla
Facebook
Google
Amazon
Apple
Nvidia
Microsoft
Tencent Holdings
Baidu
Tencent’s Yuanbao has launched a campaign that gives out cash through digital red packets. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Red packet rumble: will Tencent’s cash giveaway work again in crowded AI market?

Analysts say strong competition from ByteDance, DeepSeek, Ant Group and Alibaba may prevent Tencent’s Yuanbao from repeating WeChat glory.

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s Qwen ramps up AI app race with Spring Festival giveaway blitz

Artificial intelligence

China’s AI labs race to debut latest models before Lunar New Year

Semiconductors

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang urges TSMC to expand capacity amid AI chip crunch

Taiwan trip highlights supply chain strains, with Huang saying Nvidia alone could potentially require TSMC to more than double its capacity.

TSMC is doing an incredible job, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, right, who is seen with TSMC CEO C C Wei in Taiwan. Photo: Reuters
TSMC is doing an incredible job, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, right, who is seen with TSMC CEO C C Wei in Taiwan. Photo: Reuters
Robotics

‘Optimus chain’: Chinese suppliers form backbone of Tesla’s humanoid robot plans

Tesla’s pivot to producing humanoid robots is expected to engage a network of key Chinese component makers.

videocam
6
E-commerce

China slaps US$3.7 million fine on Kuaishou for live-streaming e-commerce breach

The penalty reflects a broader regulatory crackdown on content and operations deemed undesirable or harmful on Chinese online platforms.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Semiconductors

China’s Wingtech, owner of Nexperia, expects wider loss amid row over chipmaker

Wingtech projects a loss of up to US$1.9 billion in 2025, owing to the Dutch government’s takeover of Nexperia.

Wingtech Technology continues its legal battle to regain control of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia. Photo: Shutterstock
Wingtech Technology continues its legal battle to regain control of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Ant Group’s open-source push aims to move robots from lab demos to real-world work

Flashy robots can dance and backflip on cue, but Ant Group is betting open-source AI can take them beyond scripted moves.

Artificial intelligence

China tech giants ByteDance and Alibaba to ramp up AI infrastructure efforts

The two firms’ actions are poised to further intensify the global AI arms race.

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba AI chip push hits 100,000 mark, beating local rival Cambricon: sources

The milestone underscores Alibaba’s growing footprint in AI hardware, as Chinese firms accelerate efforts to build home-grown processors.

Zhenwu 810E, released by T-head on its official website on Thursday, was designed for both AI training and inference. Photo: Handout
Smartphones

China gives Apple ‘best iPhone quarter in history’ with 38% revenue growth

Sharp recovery is a ‘most surprising result’ amid ‘aggressive competition from domestic brands like Huawei’, IDC analyst says.

People look at iPhones in an Apple store in the Huangpu district of Shanghai on January 20, 2026. Photo: AFP
People look at iPhones in an Apple store in the Huangpu district of Shanghai on January 20, 2026. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Alibaba’s T-Head unit unveils details of AI chip designed to rival Nvidia’s GPUs

The launch of the Zhenwu 810E marks the latest initiative by China’s Big Tech firms to develop a domestic alternative to Nvidia’s AI chips.

Semiconductors

Nvidia wins approval for Taiwan headquarters to secure AI chip supply

Jensen Huang’s expansion plan highlights Silicon Valley chip designer’s reliance on TSMC as AI demand accelerates.

Semiconductors

Hygon’s chips ‘safe’ from AMD security flaw amid China’s tech self-reliance push

That result shows Hygon’s efforts in redesigning the chip architecture licensed from AMD with self-developed innovations.

A Hygon accelerator used in artificial intelligence model training and inference. Photo: Hygon
Semiconductors

Beijing weighs H200 imports amid uncertainty for China tech giants

More than 400,000 H200 chips reportedly approved for ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent as China balances AI needs with tech self-reliance push.

6
The first batch of Nvidia chip shipments is expected to go to China’s Big Tech companies. Photo: Shutterstock
The first batch of Nvidia chip shipments is expected to go to China’s Big Tech companies. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

‘Teach our children well’: Jack Ma urges changes to China’s education in AI era

China’s educators must teach students to ask thousands of good questions, rather than give the same correct answer, Ma says.

videocam
Semiconductors

Iluvatar CoreX targets Nvidia’s Rubin with GPU road map amid China chip push

Chinese chip designer outlines a multi-year GPU plan to outperform Nvidia’s next-generation Rubin platform within two years.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Artificial intelligence

China’s Alibaba, Moonshot claim latest AI models challenge OpenAI, Google

Alibaba says Qwen3-Max-Thinking is its ‘best model so far’, while Moonshot calls Kimi K2.5 the world’s most powerful open-source model.

The new models mark the first major Chinese releases this year. Photo: Shutterstock
The new models mark the first major Chinese releases this year. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

China’s Baidu merges key app businesses to drive consumer AI push

Merger of Wenku and Wangpan into a new AI unit comes as tech firms race to turn their services and apps into the next ‘super app’.

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s Qwen-3 becomes one of world’s first AI models to operate in orbit

The entire Qwen-3 process – from uploading queries to on-orbit inference and sending results back to Earth – took less than two minutes.

12
Artificial intelligence

How China’s AI video generator Kling challenges Google’s Veo, OpenAI’s Sora

With Kuaishou’s tool headed for US$240 million in annual revenue, the firm is one of the world’s most undervalued AI stocks, JPMorgan says.

Kling’s motion control feature, which easily lets puppies or any characters dance, fuelled viral trends. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Geely-linked veteran Yin Qi joins Chinese AI start-up StepFun as chairman

StepFun closes US$690 million B+ funding round as the company doubles down on “physical AI”.

StepFun has wrapped up a 5 billion yuan (US$690 million) Series B+ funding round and sharpened its focus on so-called “physical AI”. Photo: Handout
StepFun has wrapped up a 5 billion yuan (US$690 million) Series B+ funding round and sharpened its focus on so-called “physical AI”. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Tencent’s Pony Ma teases new AI social feature for Yuanbao app

The Shenzhen-based firm is sharpening its AI strategy and talent pipeline, after acknowledging rivals are reshaping the pace of development.

Robotics

China’s Eyou opens world’s first automated line for humanoid robot joints

Manufacturer adds line in anticipation of surge in global demand for humanoid robots, with one estimate projecting 100,000 shipments by 2027.

Artificial intelligence

Jensen Huang celebrates Lunar New Year with Nvidia employees in Shanghai

CEO of world’s most valuable company receives rock-star welcome as Beijing appears ready to allow imports of the H200 GPU to resume.

Jensen Huang hands out tangerines at Nvidia’s annual Lunar New Year celebration in Shanghai on January 24, 2026. Photo: Handout
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW