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China’s ‘little Nvidia’ plans Hong Kong listing after 147% revenue jump

The Chinese AI chip developer plans a listing in Hong Kong to deepen its ‘international strategic footprint’.

9 Aug 2026 - 7:20PMvideocam

China races to develop brain-computer interfaces that can be inserted in minutes

9 Aug 2026 - 5:50PM

Jevons Paradox: why China’s cheap AI models could be good for Silicon Valley

9 Aug 2026 - 5:09PMvideocam

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The next AI race is for data, and China wants more of it

The global supply of high-quality, publicly available human-generated text could be fully exhausted within the next six years.

8 Aug 2026 - 10:04AM

A visitor looks at a large Chinese language dictionary at an exhibition in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong on May 12, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse

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Cambricon posts 108% surge in revenue amid China’s massive AI chip drive

The Chinese AI chip giant saw revenue reach 6 billion yuan in the first half of the year, as Beijing pushes to replace foreign hardware.

7 Aug 2026 - 8:54PMvideocam

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Beyond lithography: Chinese chip toolmaker achieves wafer polishing breakthrough

While global attention focuses on the most advanced bottlenecks, domestic equipment makers are quietly closing the gap in other essential technologies.

7 Aug 2026 - 6:30PM

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China’s Kimi K3 AI model escapes a closed cyber test: researchers

Kimi K3’s escape did not involve the hacking of an external system, unlike recent breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic models.

7 Aug 2026 - 6:37PM

The Kimi K3 incident follows similar ones involving closed frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic. Photo: Getty Images

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Backed by DeepSeek, Unitree seeks US$9b valuation in landmark robotics IPO

DeepSeek, which invested 141 million yuan, will co-develop AI models and embodied-intelligence technology with Unitree.

7 Aug 2026 - 5:34PM

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Programmed to impress: AI make-up arm dazzles in Hong Kong hackathon

Personalised make-up assistant handed top honours after lipstick demonstration, beating more than 160 global competitors in finals.

7 Aug 2026 - 10:37AM

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The ‘rice of electronics’: AI boom is fuelling China’s MLCC supply chain

Driven by the insatiable computing needs of global AI infrastructure, the upstream MLCC supply chain is racing to expand capacity.

6 Aug 2026 - 7:30PM

In a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on August 5, Shandong Sinocera Functional Materials says it is planning to expand its capacity for AI servers and vehicles. Photo: Handout

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Unrelenting AI demand spawns new plant for PCB maker Victory Giant

Nvidia supplier to invest at least US$444 million in plant for ‘AI high-end electronic circuit smart manufacturing’ in southern city Huizhou.

6 Aug 2026 - 6:30PM

A production line at Victory Giant Technology in Huizhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province. Photo: Handout

Tech War

China launches probe into Palo Alto Networks as US trade tensions intensify

The move comes just a day after Beijing imposed sanctions on a string of US firms and tightened controls over the drone supply chain.

6 Aug 2026 - 6:40PM

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DeepSeek signals ‘significant’ price hike, testing its low-cost edge

Plans for a major price hike underscore the challenges the company faces to maintain aggressively low prices amid fierce competition.

6 Aug 2026 - 4:10PMvideocam

Policy

Disputes over AI, robotics, trade mount ahead of planned Xi-Trump summit in US

Tech and trade rifts and forced labour claims test US-China cooperation ahead of Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington in September.

5 Aug 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump shake hands after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, on May 15. Photo: Reuters

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Chinese optical-module stocks rebound as analysts weigh ‘mild’ US AI curbs

FCC plan would preserve existing supplies while targeting next-generation products, forcing Washington to balance security concerns with cost of replacing Chinese capacity.

5 Aug 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

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Big Tech

What triggered Goldman Sachs to lift its China AI revenue forecast by 30%

Bank forecasts a sharp revenue surge after Chinese AI models slash costs, boost capabilities and capture global token share.

5 Aug 2026 - 6:30PM

Tech War

Chinese data centre component firms hammered as US drafts ban

Shares of firms including Zhongji Innolight, newly listed in Hong Kong, dive on news US is working on plan to ban imports from China of new models of their core product.

5 Aug 2026 - 5:32PM

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How Beijing became China’s biggest tech venture capitalist, from AI to chips

China’s tech sector thrives on state-backed investment, reshaping funding dynamics and sparking a debate about balancing risk and innovation.

25 Jul 2026 - 10:05AM

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Insert token: how China’s surging AI use is turning compute into currency

As the cost of running AI models continues to drop, the token economy is reshaping ecosystems far beyond corporate cubicles.

18 Jul 2026 - 10:00AM

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The AI industrial revolution: why US faces a historic tech reckoning from China

From EVs to robotics, China’s advancement in cutting-edge tech has seen it shake off the West’s long-standing belief in US exceptionalism.

1 Jul 2026 - 6:47AMvideocam

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For China’s tech workers, AI ‘optimisation’ sounds like ‘unemployment’

China’s office workers are worrying whether their jobs can be done by artificial intelligence – and whether their companies will make the switch.

27 Jun 2026 - 11:06AMvideocam

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Slapped with reality: why Huawei’s top chip scientist embraces war-hero mindset

5 Aug 2026 - 5:49AMvideocam

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China’s ‘little Nvidia’ plans Hong Kong listing after 147% revenue jump

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People visit the Moore Threads booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Photo: Getty Images

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China races to develop brain-computer interfaces that can be inserted in minutes

9 Aug 2026 - 5:50PM

Chinese start-ups are developing brain-computer interfaces that can be implanted via a vein in just 10 minutes. Photo: Shutterstock

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Jevons Paradox: why China’s cheap AI models could be good for Silicon Valley

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