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Shares of NVidia rose as much as 2.5 per cent to an all-time high of US$164, benefiting from the ongoing surge in demand for artificial intelligence technologies. Photo: Reuters
United States

Nvidia becomes 1st company to clinch US$4 trillion value amid AI boom

The AI chip leader’s shares hit US$164, tripling its market value in about a year and surpassing Apple and Microsoft.

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese start-up Manus AI relocates to Singapore amid US chip curbs

Artificial intelligence

Meta’s AI lab scoops up two more Chinese experts from Apple, OpenAI

Science

China’s optical chip advances such as Meteor-1 light the way for AI development

Optical computing is a promising alternative or addition to electronic computing, potentially improving system efficiency, a professor says.

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Chinese researchers have developed the world’s first highly parallel optical computing integrated chip, named “Meteor-1,” a milestone in photonic computing. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Meta’s AI lab is stacked with Chinese talent, drawing attention back home

Seven of 11 publicly listed recruits at the new Meta Superintelligence Labs graduated from prestigious Chinese universities before moving to US.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s Sophgo adapts chip product for DeepSeek in self-reliance push

Heightened US chip export controls have prompted Chinese AI and chip companies to collaborate.

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Artificial intelligence

China catching up fast with US in algorithms: ex-Microsoft AI head

While the US is still far ahead in AI chip technology, China is following very closely in algorithms, says computer scientist Harry Shum.

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Harry Shum Heung-yeung, former head of AI and research at Microsoft, speaks at an economic summit hosted by the HKU Business School on Friday. Photo: Handout
Science

Why is China building AI centres on the roof of the world?

Yajiang-1 centre extends China’s Eastern Data, Western Computing plan into Tibet with an eye to creating high-altitude digital economies.

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Artificial intelligence

UN agency pushes AI ethics standards as US-China tech rivalry deepens

Unesco hosted a forum in Bangkok this week to drive the adoption of its AI ethics recommendations.

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI: Zhipu AI is fuelling China’s global push for US tech alternatives

The Beijing-based start-up is racing to secure clients in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, the ChatGPT maker says.

A Zhipu AI booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Photo: Handout
China technology

Opinion | China offers an alternative to Western ‘technofeudalism’

China’s answer to the Western model focuses on planning, an open source approach and whether the new technology earns its place in society.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei, an open-source advocate, at a meeting of entrepreneurs in Beijing on February 17. Photo: Xinhua
Huawei

Huawei opens HarmonyOS 6 to developers, prepares AI features for public launch

The tech giant did not give a public launch date for the latest version of the operating system, but said it will be more intelligent and open.

Malaysia

Malaysia ‘stands firm’ on US chip curbs after alleged breach by Chinese company

Chinese engineers rented Malaysian data centres packed with high-end Nvidia chips to train their AI model, a newspaper report has alleged.

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Huawei

Huawei defends role as AI, 5G infrastructure supplier at Shanghai MWC

Huawei deputy chairman says the telecoms industry is facing stagnant growth, while touting AI-driven solutions.

A Huawei logo is seen at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
Huawei

Chinese tech champions boost Europe ties amid US tensions

At VivaTech, the Chinese ambassador to France says Beijing is ready to collaborate with Paris to enhance scientific and technological exchanges.

A Huawei sign seen at the VivaTech fair in Paris. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Huawei founder sheds light on China’s strategy to overcome US curbs

Ren Zhengfei’s comments underscore Huawei’s commitment to achieving chip self-sufficiency, with compound semiconductors playing a key role.

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Semiconductors

Chinese academy launches automated system to speed up chip design

The system, developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, uses AI for semiconductor design, dispensing with the need for human developers.

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Artificial intelligence

The kids are alright: Hong Kong AI scientist offers a vision for ‘parenting’ AI

HKUST scientist De Kai says AI is more akin to climate change than a geopolitical challenge, requiring a new way of thinking.

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De Kai, a computer science professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, is offering a new vision for living and growing with AI in his latest book. Photo: Felix Wong
Robotics

Beijing academy unveils ‘RoboBrain’ AI model for China’s humanoids

The launch comes amid efforts to leverage rapidly advancing AI technology to improve the capability of robots.

China jobs

AI might solve China’s labour woes, but could also fuel deflation, report says

Morgan Stanley analysts say companies’ spending on artificial intelligence might lead to reduced hiring in an already-weak employment market.

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Huawei

Huawei claims better AI training method than DeepSeek using own chips

Huawei’s progress in AI model architecture could prove significant, as the company seeks to reduce its reliance on US technologies.

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Huawei researchers say they have improved on an AI training method used by DeepSeek. Photo: EPA-EFE
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek rekindles US venture capital’s interest in China’s AI scene

Thrive Capital and Capital Group have made separate visits to the country to discuss AI with local companies and funds, sources say.

An interactive robot seen at an AI exhibit in an expo in Nanning, Guangxi. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | BTG Pactual eyes Hong Kong growth as China, Brazil strengthen ties

BTG took a delegation of more than two dozen Brazilian entrepreneurs and family offices on a tour of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong last week.

Artificial intelligence

XPrize founder Diamandis projects hope for AI, biotech amid US-China tech war

The entrepreneur says biotech should be less contentious than AI, as a breakthrough in Beijing is just as usable in Boston.

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Asean

Opinion | As Malaysia’s Huawei chip storm shows, sovereign AI is a fraught pursuit

For third states, what is there to differentiate a Chinese AI stack from an US one when both lock in external reliance in the longer term?

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Southeast Asian countries must walk the tightrope between technological autonomy and fracturing geopolitical realities. Photo: Shutterstock
Foxconn

Foxconn expects robust revenue growth from AI despite US tariffs

The world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer plans to enter the US market by the end of this year, chairman Young Liu says.

Foxconn’s headquarters in New Taipei City. Photo: AFP
Nvidia

Nvidia gives solid forecast, even as China slump mars growth

While the chipmaker is being squeezed out of China, other Trump policy changes may help open up additional markets, such as the Middle East.

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US-China trade war

Trump changed Biden’s AI chip rules. What now, will it affect China trade talks?

In tech supremacy battle, Trump undoes Biden-era rule, prompting warning that controls over Chinese chips may make their ecosystem stronger.

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