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DeepSeek
DeepSeek’s new maths-solving model is generating buzz, but mostly about R2
The Prover-V2 release has captured attention online, with many on social media wondering what it means for the start-up’s next reasoning model.
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TikTok
TikTok confirms plans to build €1 billion data centre in Finland
1 May 2025 - 1:00PM
Semiconductors
Nvidia CEO urges Trump to change rules for AI chip exports
1 May 2025 - 9:47AM
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba’s Qwen3 AI model family helps narrow US-China tech gap: analysts
It reflects Qwen’s current position as the world’s largest open-source AI ecosystem, surpassing Meta Platforms’ Llama community.
1 May 2025 - 8:30AM
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The new Qwen3 AI model family is available on open-source platforms GitHub and HuggingFace, as well as Alibaba’s own ModelScope service. Photo: Shutterstock
TSMC
TSMC triples down on Arizona with construction on new US plant ahead of tariffs
The world’s most advanced chipmaker announced the third phase of its US expansion the same day Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick toured the site.
30 Apr 2025 - 1:00PM
Artificial intelligence
Elon Musk teases Grok 3.5 hours after Alibaba’s Qwen3 generates buzz
Musk said the latest version of xAI’s Grok model can answer technical questions about rocket engines and electrochemistry.
30 Apr 2025 - 7:28AM
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Semiconductors
Nvidia denies China joint venture report after Jensen Huang’s whirlwind visit
The denial of joint venture plans comes as the US chip giant is trying to navigate its way through an intensifying US-China tech war.
29 Apr 2025 - 10:41PM
The Nvidia logo is displayed on a building in Taipei, Taiwan April 16, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Biomedicine: Companies
Chinese biotech giant sees strong US revenue despite trade tensions
The company, which has been targeted by Washington, saw US revenue jump 28 per cent in the first quarter, compared with 21 per cent globally.
29 Apr 2025 - 7:00PM
Amazon
Some Amazon sellers are pulling out of Prime Day amid Trump tariffs
The planned pullback is a way for sellers to protect profit margins amid the US-China trade war triggered by steep tariffs on Chinese goods.
29 Apr 2025 - 12:05PM
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China’s Tsinghua University snags top American AI researcher from Microsoft
Lamb will join the prestigious school’s College of AI and has already started accepting applications from prospective PhD and master’s students.
29 Apr 2025 - 9:46AM
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek speculation swirls online over Chinese AI start-up’s R2 model
The latest speculation includes R2’s imminent launch and the new benchmarks that it set in terms of cost-efficiency and performance.
28 Apr 2025 - 8:00PM
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DeepSeek’s R2 artificial intelligence model was said to have been trained on a server cluster of Huawei Technologies’ Ascend 910B chips, according to Chinese social-media posts. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors
Chinese memory chip giant YMTC valued at US$22 billion after beverage firm deal
The deal was signed in December 2023 but was only announced on Friday as it ‘involved commercial secrets’, Yangyuan said.
27 Apr 2025 - 8:00AM
TikTok
TikTok shakes up US e-commerce, policy leadership amid trade war, ban law
The changes for two executives follow a departure last month, as ByteDance seeks to safeguard business in its flagship app’s largest market.
25 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM
Semiconductors
China waives retaliatory tariffs on some US chip imports, report says
China has waived its retaliatory 125 per cent tariffs on certain semiconductor imports from the US, according to a Caijing report.
25 Apr 2025 - 5:52PM
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Semiconductors
US-China trade war drives demand for Intel’s older chips
A worsening economic outlook and tariffs between the US and China have prompted customers to fall back on cheaper, older processors.
25 Apr 2025 - 11:15AM
The headquarters of Intel in Santa Clara, California. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
German, Japan carmakers embrace Chinese AI as Tesla awaits Beijing’s nod on FSD
AI models developed by Chinese tech companies, including DeepSeek and Big Tech firms, have emerged as popular choices for carmakers.
25 Apr 2025 - 9:06AM
DeepSeek
DeepSeek on recruitment drive as start-up remains tight-lipped on new AI model
This marks the first time DeepSeek has published product-related job openings, as it has largely focused on fundamental AI model research.
24 Apr 2025 - 10:42PM
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Semiconductors
Shanghai chip firm doubles quarterly profit as China expands supply chain role
Semiconductor design firm Montage Technology is currently one of the world’s three main suppliers of connector chips to the DRAM market.
24 Apr 2025 - 7:00AM
Montage Technology’s latest input/output hub chip for cloud computing, big data and enterprise storage applications. Photo: Montage Technology
Semiconductors
China’s memory chip giant issues rare recruitment ad for Japan unit
The hiring notice sheds light on CXMT’s Japanese subsidiary for the first time since it was established in 2020.
23 Apr 2025 - 5:00PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s iFlytek touts reasoning model trained entirely with Huawei’s AI chips
iFlytek on Monday boasted that its Xinghuo X1 reasoning model had matched OpenAI o1 and DeepSeek R1 in overall performance.
23 Apr 2025 - 7:00AM
Huawei
Huawei to roll out AI chips this year as potential alternative to Nvidia’s H20
US export restrictions are expected to accelerate China’s push for self-reliance, including efforts to shift the chip supply chain onshore.
22 Apr 2025 - 10:40PM
Artificial intelligence
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang lobbies Japan to boost power generation for AI
‘The country needs to build new infrastructure,’ Huang says.
22 Apr 2025 - 2:11PM
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, right, receives a gift from Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang at the start of their meeting in Tokyo on April 21, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE
DeepSeek
From gifted student to AI hero, DeepSeek founder inspires a nation
Hailing from an obscure village in southern China, Liang Wenfeng has risen from humble roots to become a household name.
19 Apr 2025 - 11:00AM
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Semiconductors
Tech war: founder of Chinese chip equipment maker AMEC renounces US citizenship
The change of citizenship for AMEC’s Gerald Yin Zheyao, 81, comes amid the escalating tech war between the world’s two largest economies.
18 Apr 2025 - 8:00PM
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US-China tech war
Nvidia CEO’s China visit seen as reassuring officials, clients amid trade war
The visit was to reassure officials and clients that the company would like to maintain business ties despite US restrictions.
18 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM
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