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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.

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Hong Kong vows stronger exchange with reforms, bond futures and gold push

AI agents get ‘digital ID cards’ under China’s first connectivity standard

Big Tech

Apple price hikes may hit iPhone next as memory, storage costs soar: analysts

Some Chinese consumers are anticipating potential price hikes for the upcoming iPhone series, and are reconsidering their upgrade plans.

Apple’s incoming CEO John Ternus, who will take over from Tim Cook on September 1, announces new products, including the MacBook Neo, in New York, in this file photo dated March 4, 2026. Photo: EPA
Apple’s incoming CEO John Ternus, who will take over from Tim Cook on September 1, announces new products, including the MacBook Neo, in New York, in this file photo dated March 4, 2026. Photo: EPA

Policy

China keeps an eye on AI smart glasses as privacy concerns come into focus

Voluntary code aims to address privacy fears surrounding AI smart glasses as shipments surge and hidden recordings spark public outrage.

Big Tech

China’s Zhipu AI sparks new ‘DeepSeek moment’ in Silicon Valley

While other Chinese releases have made significant gains, GLM-5.2 is the first model to rank in the top three globally on a major benchmark.

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Big Tech

DeepSeek on hiring spree – seeks newcomers, not just AI geniuses

The Chinese AI giant is looking to double in size as it seeks to become a ‘driving force’ in the creation of artificial general intelligence.

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng. Photo: Shutterstock
DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng. Photo: Shutterstock

Tech Trends

How a Chinese physical AI start-up’s new paradigm bypasses US road maps

Shanghai-based Fysics AI says Fysiverse is a ‘new-generation physics-based world model that adheres to real-world physical laws’.

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Tech Trends

Mutually assured disruption? Why China wants its own Mythos AI deterrent

Anthropic’s Mythos has become a ‘cyber nuclear weapon’ that China cannot afford to leave in US hands alone, says 360 founder Zhou Hongyi.

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China’s Trip.com faces revenue slowdown, warns of ‘significant fine’ from probe

Country’s top travel site signals turbulence ahead amid rising energy costs, geopolitical tensions and mounting regulatory pressure.

Passengers walk out of the arrivals hall of the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in Guangdong province. Photo: Xinhua

Tech Trends

Kuaishou chip spin-off taps funding for in-house designs amid export controls

TranStreams raises an undisclosed amount in a Series A+ financing round this week led by QF Capital.

The Kuaishou booth at the 2025AWE show in Shanghai, March 20, 2025. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
The Kuaishou booth at the 2025AWE show in Shanghai, March 20, 2025. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Big Tech

China’s Big Fund becomes SMIC’s third-largest shareholder after record buyout

The landmark deal consolidates the Big Fund as third largest owner of SMIC, China’s largest wafer foundry.

Tech War

Tech giant ASML joins China trade trip even amid US risk to sales

Europe’s most valuable company is seeking to boost sales in China while its home government works to fend off tougher export controls from the US.

Tech War

Semiconductors | Could China’s photonic chips help it leapfrog US on AI?

Light-based chips could take over AI model training and inference from US-made GPUs – and launch next-generation optical computing.

Could China’s photonic chips help it leapfrog US on AI?

Tech Trends

Huawei and Cambricon tighten grip on China’s AI chip market as Nvidia slips

Huawei and Cambricon are set to dominate China’s AI server market as geopolitics and self-reliance accelerate Nvidia’s retreat.

Chinese chipmakers led by Cambricon and Huawei are expected to significantly expand their share of the domestic AI server market as Beijing pushes for greater semiconductor self-reliance. Photo: Getty Images
Chinese chipmakers led by Cambricon and Huawei are expected to significantly expand their share of the domestic AI server market as Beijing pushes for greater semiconductor self-reliance. Photo: Getty Images

Tech War

Micron posts record revenue on AI surge as China’s memory rivals gain ground

The two Chinese firms are gaining market share in DRAM and NAND, although high-bandwidth memory remains dominated by global leaders.

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China’s JCET to build new plant in Shanghai to expand advanced chip packaging

US$1.15 billion investment underscores advanced packaging’s role in boosting China’s chipmaking capabilities amid rapid AI development.

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Can Huawei’s ‘chip queen’ help China beat the US tech blockade?

He Tingbo says her epiphany came from an ancient irrigation system in Sichuan province, built without modern machinery or electricity.

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Illustration by Henry Wong

Tech War

A cloud above the clouds: US, China jockey for position in computing space race

China could be a leading player in the new technological battlefield, but the US has a substantial lead in essential tools such as reusable rockets.

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Prognosis positive: how AI could help China bridge the medical resources gap

Hospitals, medical professionals and patients stand to benefit as country pushes to integrate AI into healthcare sector.

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Big Tech

As DJI duels Insta360, China sharpens global hardware edge amid US scrutiny

Western competitors like GoPro face shrinking footprints as strategic shifts of Chinese firms disrupt the status quo while navigating FCC-led national security bans.

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Huawei and Cambricon tighten grip on China’s AI chip market as Nvidia slips

Chinese chipmakers led by Cambricon and Huawei are expected to significantly expand their share of the domestic AI server market as Beijing pushes for greater semiconductor self-reliance. Photo: Getty Images

Tech Trends

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

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Illustration: Brian Wang

Policy

AI agents get ‘digital ID cards’ under China’s first connectivity standard

The new guideline is China’s first national standard focused on AI agent connectivity. Photo: Shutterstock

Policy

China keeps an eye on AI smart glasses as privacy concerns come into focus

China has introduced a voluntary industry code of conduct for AI smart glasses following growing privacy concerns over covert recording. Photo: Xinhua

China Business

Banking on it: Chinese EVs expand their global footprint

Chinese-made MG Cyberster electric vehicles wait to be loaded onto a ship for export at a car yard in Yantai, China's eastern Shandong province on Thursday. Photo: AFP
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Chinese robots show America they have ‘got talent’

In the talent competition show America's Got Talent, that aired on Tuesday evening local time, eight Unitree G1 humanoid robots performed an elaborate dance routine alongside Wu Yufei, a Chinese dancer from Sichuan province. The performance was part of an audition for the talent competition show, with competitors vying for the grand prize of US$1 million. Photo: America's Got Talent
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