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12 December, 2024
US President Donald Trump announces the US$100 billion artificial intelligence venture at the White House on Tuesday. Looking on are (from left) Masayoshi Son from SoftBank Group, Oracle Corporation’s Larry Ellison, and Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

Tech titans join Trump for US$100 billion AI boost ‘to beat China’ on Day 2

OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle CEOs join the new president for White House launch of private sector joint venture Stargate.

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World Economic Forum

China’s vice-premier says chaotic competition on AI could bring ‘grey rhino’

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO Huang thanks China staff for loyalty amid US chip curbs

US-China tech war

US blacklists Chinese AI unicorn as tech rivalry escalates

Zhipu AI is among more than two dozen China and Singapore-based companies added to the US Entity List on Wednesday.

The US Commerce Department has added a Chinese AI start-up to its export control list. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Cambricon, China’s answer to Nvidia, predicts first quarterly profit

The Chinese investors’ darling of 2024 is one of the nation’s best hopes in developing home-grown advanced graphics processors.

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO to visit China amid antitrust probe, US AI curbs

Jensen Huang is set to tour the mainland Chinese cities of Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, before flying to Taipei later this week.

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US-China tech war

Chinese boss in American Factory approved to launch university

A new institution proposed by Fuyao Glass founder and chairman Cao Dewang has received approval from China’s Education Ministry.

Cao Dewang, founder and chairman of Fuyao Glass. Photo: Simon Song
ByteDance

TikTok parent ByteDance denies its algorithms create filter bubbles

Douyin is motivated to break information cocoons because that helps retain users in the long run, executive says.

US-China tech war

Chinese exhibitors are back at CES 2025 despite US tech tensions

While Chinese companies comprise over a quarter of registered exhibitors, many tech giants are notably absent.

Artificial intelligence

China’s tech giants vow to fix algorithm issues amid crackdown

ByteDance’s Douyin, PDD’s Pinduoduo, and Xiaohongshu have promised to address issues related to the misuse of algorithms.

ByteDance’s Douyin app is shown on a smartphone. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

China catches up fast in AI race, but US chip curbs cast shadow

Abundant investment and an open-source approach have pushed China to the AI forefront, but a lack of advanced chips may prove devastating.

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Will US chip curbs derail China’s AI ambitions? Illustration: Davies Christian Surya
Artificial intelligence

China’s tech push: Shanghai aims to be global medical AI hub by 2027

Despite US export curbs on advanced chips, China’s financial powerhouse is betting big on medical AI.

Artificial intelligence

Tesla rival Li Auto wants to expand into an AI and robot company

The premium EV maker aims to produce humanoid robots after achieving level-4 autonomous driving, CEO Li Xiang says.

Artificial intelligence

The ‘AI Olympics’ gets new hurdles in Canada as US-China tech war plays out

Chinese researchers and companies such as ByteDance made up a greater share of the 37-year-old AI conference this year, but some could not secure visas.

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The 37-year-old NeurIPS conference has taken on greater significance since the launch of ChatGPT spurred greater investment in generative artificial intelligence. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Shenzhen showers AI companies, workers with cash to boost local industry

Municipal government issues a slew of new policies including tens of millions of dollars in subsidies to promote AI development.

A view of Shenzhen’s Qianhai area, a major part of the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, on August 25, 2020. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Banking & finance

HKMA picks 10 banks, 4 tech firms to test GenAI usage in financial sector

Participants will be onboarded to a platform of an AI supercomputing centre operated by Cyberport, with technical trials expected to begin early next year.

Banking & finance

China needs to harness the power of AI to transform its finance sector, former central banker says

The call comes amid a Chinese government drive to revitalise the economy by cultivating “new quality productive forces”.

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Science

China urges schools to teach AI as tech war and ChatGPT drive demand for talent

Beijing sets goals as primary and secondary schools adopt artificial intelligence curriculum, but some parents question quality of courses.

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More than 180 schools around China have been selected to take part in an AI education pilot programme. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
Semiconductors

Exclusive | US to cap countries’ advanced chip access, with China in sights: sources

In a second escalation of chip restrictions this month, the US is planning to close sourcing loopholes through third-party countries, sources say.

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Semiconductors

China industry bodies call for ‘caution’ in buying US chips amid latest sanctions

This initiative could deal a blow to the mainland businesses of Nvidia, Qualcomm and Intel.

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China manufacturing

With more than 10,000 ‘little giants’, China beats 2025 goal amid US tech war

China set a goal of cultivating 10,000 so-called ‘little giant’ firms by 2025 amid increasing tech competition with the US.

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An employee works on a production line of drones. Photo: AFP
Alibaba

Alibaba CEO highlights AI advancement at China’s internet forum

The agenda at this year’s Wuzhen summit focuses heavily on AI, as China’s tech rivalry with the US grows.

Eddie Wu Yongming, CEO of Alibaba Group Holding, speaks at the 2024 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Artificial intelligence

China’s Xi talks cyber unity as US seeks AI ‘Manhattan Project’

In video speech delivered to the annual World Internet Conference, Xi Jinping called for ‘inclusive’ cyberspace development as US-China fissures widen.

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI wants US to team up with allies to beat China in AI race

The ChatGPT maker says the US and its neighbours should collaborate in AI and expand their partnership to include Middle East nations.

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Shenzhen

Shenzhen’s soaring R&D spending rivals Beijing, dwarfs Hong Kong

The southern city put nearly US$31 billion into R&D last year, driven partly by robust spending from tech giants like Huawei.

Shenzhen is China’s second-largest R&D hub by expenditure. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
US-China tech war

China’s tech firms fear bigger curbs as TSMC stops AI chip supply

A wider shipment ban on TSMC-made chips could affect a range of mainland businesses from electric vehicles to smartphones.

TSMC has stopped taking advanced AI chip orders from mainland Chinese clients. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

US to ban outbound investments in China’s chips, AI for national security

From January 2, engagement involving ‘defined set of technologies and products’ is prohibited to guard against fuelling PLA’s modernisation.

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Fintech

Hong Kong unveils rules for ‘responsible’ AI use at FinTech Week

Any institution that wants to use AI ‘must formulate a governance strategy to provide direction on how [the] systems should be implemented,’ the government says.

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