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Anthropic

Anthropic: A leading entity in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector, San Francisco-based Anthropic specializes in developing advanced AI models, notably the Claude family of large language models and chatbots. They primarily serve AI researchers, developers, and increasingly, the enterprise sector, offering solutions for coding and AI agents. Known for their strong emphasis on AI safety, ethics, and interpretability, Anthropic has achieved significant market position with substantial backing from tech giants like Google and Amazon. Their overall business focus is on responsibly advancing generative AI and building reliable, steerable AI systems.

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Artificial intelligence

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Company’s projected annual AI revenue is the largest known to the public among Chinese rivals, but still far behind US AI firms.

30 Jul 2026 - 8:30PM

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Washington visit comes amid investigation into whether restricted processors were used to train Moonshot AI models.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is reportedly meeting with US officials and lawmakers in Washington this week, while the Trump administration continues to investigate potential violations related to Nvidia’s AI chip exports to China. Photo: AFP

Artificial intelligence

Moonshot’s Kimi K3 triggers debate over US bans on Chinese open source models

Chinese open-weight models are gaining wider adoption overseas, raising concerns in Washington over China’s accelerating AI progress.

29 Jul 2026 - 9:24AM

Artificial intelligence

Can Anthropic CEO’s chip ban proposal curb China’s AI advancements?

Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests.

28 Jul 2026 - 3:17PM

US-China trade war

China condemns US over new Section 301 tariffs – but holds off on retaliation

Beijing also rejects allegations that Chinese companies trained local AI models on American systems.

27 Jul 2026 - 7:55PM

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DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng’s surprising philosophy revealed in leak

Tech founders are not known for ‘restraint’. But a transcript shows Liang Wenfeng is chasing an ultimate goal in AI, not short-term gains.

26 Jul 2026 - 8:06PM

Technology

Opinion | The West is debating AI’s future with half the world absent

Any meaningful debate must include China, where the AI experiment is also running, at greater speed and scale and with different results.

26 Jul 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Japan

Japan courts India, Malaysia to escape US-China AI duopoly

Fears over foreign software curbs have pushed Tokyo to pitch its own tech to Asian partners and others.

25 Jul 2026 - 1:07PM

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US-China trade war

Nvidia, Palantir, Meta warn about ‘premature restrictions’ of open-weight models

Top US tech companies urge policymakers in open letter not to undermine competition and drive more users to Chinese AI systems.

25 Jul 2026 - 12:20PMvideocam

Nvidia was one of the giant US tech companies to sign an open letter urging policymakers to avoid "premature restrictions" on open-weight models. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

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A new global AI body gives Beijing the platform to push for affordable access and technological autonomy, framing AI as a public good.

25 Jul 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

China’s Kimi K3 well behind US rivals in cyberattack ability, study shows

Kimi K3’s overall score of 32.2 per cent compares with top, unnamed US models that average 76.2 per cent.

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Hong Kong must wake up to the cold hard geopolitics of AI

With AI increasingly being treated as a strategic asset, the city should ensure it has access to the technologies shaping the global finance.

24 Jul 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

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US-China trade war

More Americans think China is world leader in AI, new survey reveals

Findings come as AI race between Washington and Beijing ramps up and with technology high on agenda at planned Trump-Xi summit in September.

24 Jul 2026 - 8:42AMvideocam

Findings from a Pew Research Centre survey reveal that more than one-third of Americans see China, rather than the United States, as the global leader in artificial intelligence. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

AI experts blast US claims of ‘IP theft’ by Moonshot’s Kimi K3

Researchers point to the lack of evidence for any distillation claims, while some highlight Kimi K3’s technical innovations.

23 Jul 2026 - 8:30PM

2026 Xi-Trump summits

What is Beijing thinking? Why Washington is struggling to understand its rival

Language is important in US-China diplomacy, but funding cuts and dwindling student exchanges have left a ‘major gap’ in capabilities.

23 Jul 2026 - 8:49AMvideocam

US-China trade war

Trump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic

Michael Kratsios alleges Beijing-based company targeted Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, through large-scale ‘distillation’.

23 Jul 2026 - 4:00AMvideocam

The Trump administration claims that outputs from Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, have been incorporated into Moonshot AI's new Kimi K3 model. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China trade war

As US-Chinese AI model gap narrows, what next for Washington?

China’s major advances in artificial intelligence have intensified pressure on US rivals, leaving American AI policy at a crucial crossroads.

22 Jul 2026 - 4:14AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Another ‘DeepSeek moment’? What China’s Kimi K3 means for the global AI industry

The new model from Moonshot AI has revived doubts over Silicon Valley’s cost-heavy strategy, but analysts expect demand for compute to keep rising.

22 Jul 2026 - 1:11AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

China’s Kimi K3 calls US safety curbs on top AI models into question

New model from Moonshot AI is ‘extremely close’ to OpenAI’s flagship after ‘very big jump’ in capabilities, researcher says.

24 Jul 2026 - 6:34PMvideocam

People walk past the Moonshot booth promoting its Kimi K3 AI model during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 17. Photo: Reuters

Science

Chinese AI agent outperforms Anthropic’s Claude Code in autonomous research

Zhejiang University’s Qiushi Engine topped the ResearchClawBench leaderboard, but it can’t reliably make new discoveries yet.

22 Jul 2026 - 4:15AMvideocam

Large language model-based AI systems are increasingly being used as research assistants and integrated into scientific instruments. Photo: Xinhua

Artificial intelligence

Why China’s open-weight AI model Kimi K3 is sparking anxiety in Silicon Valley

Analysts say Beijing-based start-up Moonshot’s 2.8 trillion-parameter large language model could narrow the gap with the US within ‘weeks’.

22 Jul 2026 - 2:17AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 faces GPU crunch amid US-China tech rivalry

Chinese start-up pauses Kimi K3 subscriptions due to surging demand and compute shortages, highlighting the country’s AI chip challenges.

20 Jul 2026 - 5:48PM

Alibaba

Alibaba previews Qwen3.8, claiming its strength trails only Anthropic’s Fable 5

Preview reflects the latest phase in China’s AI push, as domestic labs chase parity with US heavyweights.

19 Jul 2026 - 9:25PM

With 2.4 trillion parameters, Qwen3.8 is “one of the most powerful models available today”, according to Alibaba. Photo: Shutterstock

South Korea

Why South Korea is racing to build a sovereign AI model for cybersecurity

Fears over access to foreign AI models have accelerated Seoul’s push to control the systems used to defend critical infrastructure.

17 Jul 2026 - 3:49PMvideocam

Officials at the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) check internet systems at the KISA situation room amid reports that several computers were struck by a new type of ransomware the previous night, in Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2017. Photo: EPA

Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI touts world’s largest open-source model as China closes gap with US

Kimi K3 is designed for long-horizon coding, knowledge work and reasoning tasks, according to a blog post by Moonshot AI.

21 Jul 2026 - 11:40AM

US-China relations

Exclusive | Anthropic, China and why Pax Silica architect thinks the US can keep AI lead

Brief curbs on foreign access to Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models designed to keep infrastructure safe, Jacob Helberg says.

28 Jul 2026 - 10:35PMvideocam

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Anthropic

ByteDance sharpens AI focus as annualised revenue reaches US$4b

Company’s projected annual AI revenue is the largest known to the public among Chinese rivals, but still far behind US AI firms.

CXMT shock: China’s alternatives punch Micron, SK Hynix shares

Global quest: China’s Moonshot AI seeks ambassadors to expand Kimi’s influence

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets US officials as issues grow over China chip access

Washington visit comes amid investigation into whether restricted processors were used to train Moonshot AI models.

Moonshot’s Kimi K3 triggers debate over US bans on Chinese open source models

Chinese open-weight models are gaining wider adoption overseas, raising concerns in Washington over China’s accelerating AI progress.

Can Anthropic CEO’s chip ban proposal curb China’s AI advancements?

Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests.

China condemns US over new Section 301 tariffs – but holds off on retaliation

Beijing also rejects allegations that Chinese companies trained local AI models on American systems.

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng’s surprising philosophy revealed in leak

Tech founders are not known for ‘restraint’. But a transcript shows Liang Wenfeng is chasing an ultimate goal in AI, not short-term gains.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | The West is debating AI’s future with half the world absent

Any meaningful debate must include China, where the AI experiment is also running, at greater speed and scale and with different results.

Japan courts India, Malaysia to escape US-China AI duopoly

Fears over foreign software curbs have pushed Tokyo to pitch its own tech to Asian partners and others.

Nvidia, Palantir, Meta warn about ‘premature restrictions’ of open-weight models

Top US tech companies urge policymakers in open letter not to undermine competition and drive more users to Chinese AI systems.

Opinion | China’s AI vision gives the Global South a seat at the table

A new global AI body gives Beijing the platform to push for affordable access and technological autonomy, framing AI as a public good.

China’s Kimi K3 well behind US rivals in cyberattack ability, study shows

Kimi K3’s overall score of 32.2 per cent compares with top, unnamed US models that average 76.2 per cent.

Opinion | Hong Kong must wake up to the cold hard geopolitics of AI

With AI increasingly being treated as a strategic asset, the city should ensure it has access to the technologies shaping the global finance.

More Americans think China is world leader in AI, new survey reveals

Findings come as AI race between Washington and Beijing ramps up and with technology high on agenda at planned Trump-Xi summit in September.

AI experts blast US claims of ‘IP theft’ by Moonshot’s Kimi K3

Researchers point to the lack of evidence for any distillation claims, while some highlight Kimi K3’s technical innovations.

What is Beijing thinking? Why Washington is struggling to understand its rival

Language is important in US-China diplomacy, but funding cuts and dwindling student exchanges have left a ‘major gap’ in capabilities.

Trump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic

Michael Kratsios alleges Beijing-based company targeted Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, through large-scale ‘distillation’.

As US-Chinese AI model gap narrows, what next for Washington?

China’s major advances in artificial intelligence have intensified pressure on US rivals, leaving American AI policy at a crucial crossroads.

Another ‘DeepSeek moment’? What China’s Kimi K3 means for the global AI industry

The new model from Moonshot AI has revived doubts over Silicon Valley’s cost-heavy strategy, but analysts expect demand for compute to keep rising.

China’s Kimi K3 calls US safety curbs on top AI models into question

New model from Moonshot AI is ‘extremely close’ to OpenAI’s flagship after ‘very big jump’ in capabilities, researcher says.

Chinese AI agent outperforms Anthropic’s Claude Code in autonomous research

Zhejiang University’s Qiushi Engine topped the ResearchClawBench leaderboard, but it can’t reliably make new discoveries yet.

Why China’s open-weight AI model Kimi K3 is sparking anxiety in Silicon Valley

Analysts say Beijing-based start-up Moonshot’s 2.8 trillion-parameter large language model could narrow the gap with the US within ‘weeks’.

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 faces GPU crunch amid US-China tech rivalry

Chinese start-up pauses Kimi K3 subscriptions due to surging demand and compute shortages, highlighting the country’s AI chip challenges.

Alibaba previews Qwen3.8, claiming its strength trails only Anthropic’s Fable 5

Preview reflects the latest phase in China’s AI push, as domestic labs chase parity with US heavyweights.

Why South Korea is racing to build a sovereign AI model for cybersecurity

Fears over access to foreign AI models have accelerated Seoul’s push to control the systems used to defend critical infrastructure.

Moonshot AI touts world’s largest open-source model as China closes gap with US

Kimi K3 is designed for long-horizon coding, knowledge work and reasoning tasks, according to a blog post by Moonshot AI.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}Exclusive | Anthropic, China and why Pax Silica architect thinks the US can keep AI lead

Brief curbs on foreign access to Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models designed to keep infrastructure safe, Jacob Helberg says.

Opinion | The West is debating AI’s future with half the world absent

Exclusive | Anthropic, China and why Pax Silica architect thinks the US can keep AI lead