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MiniMax is one of China’s top generative AI start-ups. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Chinese start-up MiniMax launches record-breaking AI model

MiniMax M2 has achieved an unprecedented score for an open model on Artificial Analysis’s overall intelligence index.

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek and Qwen AI models crush Western rivals in cryptocurrency trading challenge

Artificial intelligence

Airbnb chooses Alibaba’s open-source AI over ‘not ready’ ChatGPT

US-China tech war

Nvidia chief holds onto hope as China market share disappears

Jensen Huang calls exile of US technology from the mainland market a ‘mistake’, says company will continue to advocate for re-entry.

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Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during a news conference in Taipei on May 21. Photo: AFP/Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

Walmart and OpenAI team up to bring shopping to ChatGPT

US retailer’s latest push to incorporate AI will allow its customers to shop directly on ChatGPT.

United States

OpenAI to allow erotica on ChatGPT for verified adults

CEO Sam Altman says stricter rules on conversational AI had made the chatbot ‘less enjoyable’ for many users.

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Artificial intelligence

Broadcom’s valuation surges by US$150 billion after chip deal with OpenAI

OpenAI agrees to buy custom chips and networking components from Broadcom to help power its AI services.

Broadcom has increasingly been seen as a key beneficiary of AI spending, helping propel its share price this year. Photo: Reuters
Made in China 2025

China Mobile aims to triple AI computing power using homegrown chips

Accelerating AI infrastructure buildout is expected to be a major theme in China’s 15th five-year plan in 2026.

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US-China tech war

China’s lesson for the US: it takes more than chips to win the AI race

The AI war is increasingly waged among ‘hyperscalers’ – companies with full-stack capabilities across software, hardware and applications.

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China stock market

China’s chip stocks test traders’ patience with soaring valuations

Mirroring the US dynamic, China’s semiconductor industry is the key beneficiary of a national drive to dominate the tech landscape being shaped by artificial intelligence.

Traders at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 2, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Google launches Gemini Enterprise, stepping up AI rivalry with Microsoft, OpenAI

Google Cloud is betting that a unified and open platform is the key to winning the battle for an AI-powered workplace.

The Google Cloud logo is displayed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in March 2025. Photo: Reuters
TSMC

TSMC posts better-than-expected sales on AI demand

The Taiwanese company is the go-to chipmaker for major AI accelerator designers including Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices.

Alibaba

Alibaba’s Qwen lab sets up robotics team, showcasing its AI ambitions

The announcement suggests the Chinese tech giant is accelerating its development in the field of AI-powered hardware.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s Kuaishou lures overseas users with ‘NSFW’ AI companions

The FantaSay service promises an ‘ultimate immersive chat experience’ with a variety of AI avatars.

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Kuaishou’s headquarters in Beijing. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

Tencent’s AI image model beats Google’s Nano Banana in leaderboard

Released late in September, Hunyuan Image 3.0 is the industry’s biggest open-source image-generation model to date.

An image of a Star Ferry-inspired spacecraft traversing a wormhole, generated by Tencent’s AI model. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Start-ups

Australian AI healthcare start-up eyes Hong Kong, Singapore markets

The six-year-old firm plans to build a team of about 15 to 20 people in Hong Kong and Singapore by the end of next year.

Artificial intelligence

‘How gross’: AI actor Tilly Norwood sparks outrage in Hollywood

The 20-something fictional character has drawn fire from actors, while SAG-AFTRA says creativity should remain ‘human-centred’.

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DeepSeek

China’s DeepSeek unveils experimental version of its AI foundation model

The industry is paying close attention to DeepSeek’s new products after the start-up said it would tailor its models for Chinese-made AI chips.

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DeepSeek has launched an experimental version of its V3 model. Photo: AP
Alibaba

Alibaba model tops global AI rankings as Chinese open systems flourish

Alibaba’s open-source models make up half of the top 10 spots on Hugging Face’s trending rankings.

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Artificial intelligence

China is ‘nanoseconds behind’ US in chips, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says

Allowing US companies to compete globally – including in China – would ‘maximise’ US economic success and influence, Huang says.

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Artificial intelligence

How Huawei and DeepSeek are tending the garden of China’s AI aspirations

Amid growing AI rivalry with the US, the two companies are leading China’s drive to shake off the nation’s dependence on Nvidia processors.

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Huawei and DeepSeek have become champions of China’s AI ambitions. Illustration: Brian Wang
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How AI can catalyse Hong Kong’s next big economic take-off

The policy address placed AI at the heart of economic strategy. It is time to match ambition with execution.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu attends a press conference on September 17 following his policy address. The policy address declared AI a “core industry”. Photo: Elson Li
Alibaba

Alibaba’s AI investment and Cathie Wood’s endorsement send shares to 4-year high

Prominent US fund manager buys US$16.3 million worth of shares in a vote of confidence for the firm’s focus on AI and on-demand delivery services.

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba to boost AI spending as China tech giant sees AGI as new start

Group’s infrastructure spending will exceed the US$53 billion already promised, CEO Eddie Wu says at conference.

Alibaba

Alibaba challenges OpenAI and Google with new multimodal AI model

Two variants of Qwen3-Omni outperform GPT-4o and Gemini-2.5-Flash in audio, image and video comprehension, developers say.

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Alibaba’s logo seen at a trade fair in Beijing. Photo: AP
DeepSeek

DeepSeek unveils updated model in advancement towards AI agents

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus comes just two months after the Chinese start-up launched V3.1, its most advanced model to date.

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DeepSeek has updated its V3 foundation model. Photo: dpa
China technology

Opinion | China’s rejection of Nvidia chips a turning point in global tech race

To continue buying the chips would be seen as accepting US-dictated tech inferiority. China would rather push for tech independence.

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Censorship in China

Kuaishou, Weibo warned as China cracks down on trending topics

The cyber regulator’s actions follow similar actions targeting lifestyle social media platform RedNote.

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