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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.
10 Jul 2025 - 4:45AM
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Artificial intelligence
Chinese start-up Manus AI relocates to Singapore amid US chip curbs
10 Jul 2025 - 1:12PM
Artificial intelligence
Meta’s AI lab scoops up two more Chinese experts from Apple, OpenAI
8 Jul 2025 - 6:30PM
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.
8 Jul 2025 - 4:50PM
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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.
4 Jul 2025 - 7:00AM
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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.
1 Jul 2025 - 1:02PM
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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.
29 Jun 2025 - 7:00AM
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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.
28 Jun 2025 - 4:17PM
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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.
27 Jun 2025 - 12:30PM
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.
26 Jun 2025 - 5:01PM
China technology
Opinion
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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.
24 Jun 2025 - 10:30PM
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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.
21 Jun 2025 - 7:17AM
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.
19 Jun 2025 - 3:41PM
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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.
19 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM
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.
16 Jun 2025 - 11:45AM
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.
11 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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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.
10 Jun 2025 - 10:00PM
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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.
8 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM
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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.
7 Jun 2025 - 7:22AM
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.
5 Jun 2025 - 11:04PM
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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.
4 Jun 2025 - 8:00PM
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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.
4 Jun 2025 - 3:07PM
Artificial intelligence
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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.
4 Jun 2025 - 9:30AM
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.
2 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM
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Asean
Opinion
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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?
1 Jun 2025 - 8:30PM
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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.
30 May 2025 - 11:45AM
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.
29 May 2025 - 6:00AM
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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.
22 May 2025 - 10:14PM
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