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China technology
Venture capital funds flock to China’s Zhejiang province amid hi-tech push
Provincial capital Hangzhou is home to Alibaba and start-ups DeepSeek, Unitree, Deep Robotics, Game Science, BrainCo and Manycore.
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Tesla plans cheaper model to put brakes on China sales slide
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Foxconn
Foxconn’s profits drop as iPhone sales falter, but AI boom offers hope
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Artificial intelligence
OpenAI asks US for relief from AI rules to compete with Chinese firms
The ChatGPT maker says the AI race is ‘effectively over’ if China’s developers have unfettered access to data while US companies do not.
14 Mar 2025 - 10:47AM
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photo: Reuters
Tencent
Tencent chases Chinese tourists in Singapore with Sentosa deal
As Chinese travellers return to Southeast Asia, Weixin Pay has struck a partnership with Singapore’s top resort island.
14 Mar 2025 - 7:00AM
Robotics
China manufacturing, AI pose an ‘existential threat’ to US in robotics sector
Domestic manufacturers’ share in China, the world’s largest robotics market, nears 50 per cent, up from 30 per cent in 2020.
13 Mar 2025 - 11:41PM
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Robotics
UBTech debuts US$41,000 humanoid as robot frenzy grips China
Standing at 1.7 metres, the Tien Kung Xingzhe can walk 10km per hour and navigate various terrains, including sand and snow.
13 Mar 2025 - 5:14PM
UBTech Robotics has launched a life-size research-purpose humanoid robot, Tien Kung Xingzhe. Photo: Handout
Semiconductors
Intel names Malaysian-born chip industry veteran Tan Lip Bu as CEO
Intel is undergoing one of its bleakest periods, as it struggles to cash in on a boom in advanced AI chips that has benefited rival Nvidia.
13 Mar 2025 - 11:34AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Tesla pins hope on refreshed Model Y to revive faltering sales in China
Orders for the revamped model, which starts from US$36,292 have crossed 200,000 units, according to Chinese tech site 36kr.
13 Mar 2025 - 1:06PM
Semiconductors
China’s Naura climbs the ranks of world’s top chipmaking equipment suppliers
State-backed Naura ranked sixth among the world’s top semiconductor equipment vendors by revenue in 2024, up from eighth a year earlier.
12 Mar 2025 - 11:41PM
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Artificial intelligence
Former ByteDance executive takes helm at Chinese video AI start-up
Luo Yihang’s transition from ByteDance’s Volcano Engine to Shengshu represents a significant hire by a leading Chinese AI video start-up.
12 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM
Luo Yihang, former head of AI solutions at ByteDance’s cloud unit, is now CEO at Shengshu AI. Photo: Handout
Electric & new energy vehicles
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Hesai eyes Europe’s smart EVs for lidar sales after Mercedes-Benz deal
Hesai’s 2025 profit may jump to between 200 million yuan and 350 million yuan, from 14 million yuan last year, said its chief financial officer Andrew Fan.
13 Mar 2025 - 6:38PM
Alibaba
Alibaba’s Joe Tsai: Xi’s entrepreneur meeting boosts business confidence
Beijing’s positive signal has solidified the tech giant’s commitment to investing in AI, Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says.
12 Mar 2025 - 5:00PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
1.2 million EVs were sold worldwide last month, mostly in China
About three-quarters of the 1.2 million EVs and hybrids sold worldwide in February were delivered in China, according to Rho Motion.
12 Mar 2025 - 5:17PM
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Artificial intelligence
Meta tests first in-house AI training chip, to be produced by TSMC
The Facebook owner is currently one of Nvidia’s biggest customers, amassing an arsenal of GPUs to train AI models.
12 Mar 2025 - 10:51AM
Facebook owner Meta Platforms is testing an in-house AI training chip, sources say. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
AI agent Manus draws upbeat reviews of nascent service
Manus’ user experience is ‘what so many promised … but this time, it just works’, Hugging Face product head Victor Mustar says.
12 Mar 2025 - 7:00AM
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin, ether stagger as US stock sell-off weighs on cryptocurrencies
The initial declines on Tuesday came after a sell-off in US equities, led by technology stocks, picked up steam.
11 Mar 2025 - 2:38PM
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Artificial intelligence
Chinese AI agent Manus transcends chatbots, start-up’s founder says
Founder and CEO Red Xiao Hong said the AI agent is ‘more like a human being’ than chatbots in terms of performance.
11 Mar 2025 - 6:10PM
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Applications like Manus show another avenue for artificial-intelligence innovation by Chinese tech start-ups. Photo: Shutterstock
Apple
Apple prepares major interface revamp for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Loosely based on the Vision Pro headset’s software, the new design could help revive demand for Apple’s iPhones.
11 Mar 2025 - 11:32AM
Alibaba
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How Alibaba.com is betting on AI to transform e-commerce
In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Alibaba.com president Zhang Kuo discusses the next big shift in global trade: AI.
11 Mar 2025 - 11:00AM
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Alibaba.com targets 100% AI adoption by merchants in 2025
Zhang Kuo, president of Alibaba’s international wholesale marketplace, expects the AI initiative to help sellers and buyers on the platform.
11 Mar 2025 - 12:39PM
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Robotics
Agibot unveils AI model that allows humanoid robots to perform real-world tasks
GO-1 feeds massive amounts of images and videos to the robots so they can better understand human actions.
10 Mar 2025 - 8:24PM
A man controls an Agibot robot at the Global Developer Conference, organised by the Shanghai AI Industry Association, in Shanghai in February. Photo: AFP
TSMC
Chipmaker TSMC’s sales quicken in first 2 months of 2025 in upbeat note for AI
The world’s largest contract chip manufacturer reported combined revenue for the first two months of US$16.8 billion.
10 Mar 2025 - 3:31PM
Semiconductors
How Alibaba’s new RISC-V chip hits the mark for China’s tech ambitions
Alibaba research arm Damo Academy’s launch of the XuanTie C930 is expected to usher in more open-source chip innovation in China.
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Digital currencies
Hong Kong’s dollar peg seen as advantage amid stablecoin growth
Stablecoin transactions are now a fifth of all cryptocurrency transactions, and they make it easier to transact in US dollar-backed assets.
10 Mar 2025 - 11:31PM
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