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Haier’s three-drum washer handles multiple loads and looks like Mickey Mouse

The design came from consumer demand to separate coats and lingerie, traditionally washed by hand, leading some to call it a product for the lazy.

23 Mar 2025 - 7:00AM

AI reasoning rivals: Tencent touts new model’s performance over DeepSeek-R1

22 Mar 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

Exclusive | Why Lee Kai-fu is betting his AI start-up’s future on DeepSeek

22 Mar 2025 - 10:14AM

Business

BYD’s Denza unveils N9 SUV to challenge Mercedes, BMW in premium EV segment

The N9 starts from 389,800 (US$60,860), equipped with BYD’s autonomous driving systems and can support on-vehicle drone systems.

22 Mar 2025 - 8:00AM

BYD’s premium brand Denza launches its most expensive model called N9 in Shenzhen on March 21, 2025. Photo: Handout

United States & Canada

US FCC probing if Huawei, other Chinese firms are seeking to evade curbs

Other companies under investigation include ZTE, Hikvision, China Mobile and China Telecom.

22 Mar 2025 - 3:29AMvideocam

Tech Trends

ByteDance advances DeepSeek work in AI reasoning with open-source project

DAPO is a scalable reinforcement learning algorithm that helps a large language model achieve better complex reasoning behaviour.

21 Mar 2025 - 8:00PM

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Baidu doxxing: firm stresses user privacy after executive’s kid leaks data

The cloud storage provider has sought to restore public trust after a public outcry from a doxxing incident involving the child of a vice-president.

21 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM

Baidu signage pictured at the company’s headquarters in Beijing on March 16, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Business

Xpeng sets up first self-branded EV supercharging station in Hong Kong

Fierce competition among auto manufacturers is extending to charging technologies.

21 Mar 2025 - 6:15PM

Tech War

Huawei-related chip equipment maker to debut products at Shanghai trade show

SiCarrier, a chip tool maker backed by the Shenzhen government, will launch new products at the three-day Semicon China exhibition.

21 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM

Policy

Hong Kong investment arm backs Chinese RISC-V start-up StarFive

The partnership will see Hong Kong support StarFive in rolling out RISC-V chip applications in the city.

21 Mar 2025 - 12:01PM

Full Vision Capital managing partner Alan Chan, left, and StarFive CEO Thomas Xu, holding a RISC-V chip. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Big Tech

Apple shuffles AI executive ranks in bid to turn around Siri

The Apple Intelligence platform was late to arrive and largely a flop, despite being the main selling point for the iPhone 16.

21 Mar 2025 - 11:17AM

A view of the Apple Store and company logo on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Photo: AFP

Business

Wingtech sells 4.6 billion yuan assembly assets after losses from US sanctions

The company signed an agreement to sell stake in five subsidiaries to Luxshare Precision Industry, according to filing with Shanghai Stock Exchange.

21 Mar 2025 - 10:59AM

Big Tech

Nvidia to open quantum computing lab in Boston, CEO Jensen Huang says

Nvidia plans to collaborate with scientists from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Huang said.

21 Mar 2025 - 6:20AM

Big Tech

Chinese AI models led by DeepSeek catch up with US rivals at lower prices

DeepSeek’s model ranks third in performance while offering much cheaper pricing than OpenAI’s top models, according to a benchmarking firm.

21 Mar 2025 - 7:27AMvideocam

The DeepSeek app seen on a mobile phone. Photo: Xinhua

China Economy

Robot wars: why this week was a game-changer for the US-China humanoid race

From ‘kung fu bots’ to new production lines, the race to mass produce humanlike robots is accelerating on both sides of the Pacific.

21 Mar 2025 - 1:16PMvideocam

Unitree’s G1 robot performs a series of kung fu kicks in a demo video released in February. Photo: Unitree

Big Tech

Huawei launches first foldable phone using home-grown HarmonyOS Next platform

The Pura X is a vertically-folded device that features a bigger 6.3-inch screen, with a 16:10 aspect ratio similar to a tablet.

20 Mar 2025 - 7:30PM

Big Tech

Tencent’s AI splurge: China’s gaming giant poised for growth amid new focus

Tencent is using both DeepSeek and its own Yuanbao models, mirroring a diversified strategy that helped it dominate video gaming.

20 Mar 2025 - 5:30PM

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Tech war takes a new turn as Huawei pushes 5G smartphones with mystery chip

Huawei’s return to the 5G smartphone market and the controversy over its advanced, made-in-China processor reflect the lengths taken by the company to build up its operations, following years of struggles on account of US trade sanctions.

3 Oct 2023 - 2:26PM

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Big Tech

ChatGPT sparks investment frenzy and soul searching in China

While China had declared AI strategically important as early as 2018, ChatGPT has shattered illusions about the country’s technological prowess.

1 Apr 2023 - 11:13PMvideocam

Policy

China’s e-CNY blues: major test bed shows sluggish adoption

More than three years after China’s central bank started digital currency trials, adoption in one of the initial test beds, Suzhou, remains lethargic.

13 Mar 2023 - 7:36PM

Tech

Can Huawei’s 5G-powered Tianjin Port redefine its enterprise business?

Tianjin Port is the latest technological showpiece of Huawei Technologies, as the world’s largest provider of phone network equipment reinvents itself after nearly four years of crushing US sanctions.

11 Feb 2023 - 12:11PMvideocam

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Huawei-related chip equipment maker to debut products at Shanghai trade show

21 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM

This photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows products from Maxone displayed at Semicon China in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

Big Tech

AI reasoning rivals: Tencent touts new model’s performance over DeepSeek-R1

22 Mar 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

Tencent says its new Hunyuan T1 reasoning AI model rivals DeepSeek-R1 in performance and price. Photo: Reuters

Tech Trends

Exclusive | Why Lee Kai-fu is betting his AI start-up’s future on DeepSeek

22 Mar 2025 - 10:14AM

Lee Kai-fu, founder of start-up 01.AI. Photo: Handout

Business

BYD’s Denza unveils N9 SUV to challenge Mercedes, BMW in premium EV segment

22 Mar 2025 - 8:00AM

China Economy

China’s Comac tells suppliers it plans 50% boost to C919 production capacity

21 Mar 2025 - 9:30PMvideocam

A China Eastern Airlines C919 at Hong Kong International Airport in January. Photo: Eugene Lee

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