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News articles, analyses and commentary about machines that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning and problem solving. This also covers chatbots, algorithms, consumer products and Big Data analysis that make use of AI.
Tencent has kicked off a new round of hiring. Photo: Reuters
Tencent

Tencent offers 28,000 internships amid youth unemployment in China

With 12 million fresh graduates entering the job market this summer, Chinese Big Tech companies are ramping up their recruitment efforts.

Huawei

Huawei unveils upgraded AI-powered smart eyewear to compete in crowded market

US-China relations

Chinese AI pioneer DeepSeek branded ‘profound threat’ to US national security

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US-China tech war

Nvidia CEO calls China a ‘key market’ on Beijing visit, as US bans H20 chips

Huang arrived in Beijing on Thursday at the invitation of the state-backed China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (centre) seen in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Weibo/Yuyuan Tantian
United States

Wall Street sinks after US Fed warning, as Nvidia leads decline in tech stocks

Chairman Jerome Powell says the US central bank will not intervene to calm markets roiled by Trump’s tariff war.

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Semiconductors

Chip war: US Nvidia H20 restrictions could boost China’s AI chip business

Nvidia’s China business is likely to ‘fall to nearly zero’, as tech giants such as ByteDance and Tencent turn to domestic suppliers, analysts say.

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Science

China’s new tech boosts sub hunt capabilities near Alaskan waters

Scientists develop highly accurate underwater acoustics technology for depth detection in challenging and strategically important Beaufort Sea.

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A breakthrough in underwater acoustics has helped Chinese scientists achieve near-perfect depth discrimination in difficult oceanographic conditions. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

Opinion | China can offer Trump the trillions of investment dollars America needs

If Trump’s Maga goal is genuine, cooperation with China – and opening the doors to Chinese investment – is his only rational choice.

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Singapore

4 arrested in Japan over sales of AI-generated porn in first such case

One of the suspects was reportedly making sales of as much as US$70,000 over about a year from the images.

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Semiconductors

ASML’s orders fall short, as CEO warns of tariff uncertainty

‘The situation will remain dynamic for a while,’ Christophe Fouquet, CEO of the chipmaking equipment giant, says.

The ASML logo seen at the company’s headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands. Photo: AFP
IPO

Shenzhen pork producer, Beijing AI firm eye Hong Kong listings

Sixteen companies submitted listing applications for Hong Kong’s main board in the past two weeks, according to exchange data.

A staff member checks on piglets at a Muyuan Group facility in Nanyang City, in central China’s Henan Province, on March 21, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
Food and Drinks

New machine makes judging tuna quality for sushi and sashimi safer and easier

The Sonofai machine, based on Fujitsu’s AI technology, makes judging the quality of tuna for sushi and sashimi quicker, safer and easier.

Art Basel

3 emerging Hong Kong-based artists to watch in 2025

Andy Li San-kit, Yvonne Feng and Ye Hui are 3 Hong Kong-based creatives subverting the role of the artist.

US-China relations

Nvidia expects US$5.5 billion hit as US targets chips sent to China

Export licences are now required for the company’s H20 artificial intelligence chip, which have been seeing growing Chinese demand.

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The Nvidia logo is seen at the company’s headquarters in Silicon Valley. Photo: dpa
Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong should ban AI tools posing threats to human safety: policy office

City’s digital policy office rolls out guidelines on generative AI tools, calls for software to be classified under four-tier system.

The guidelines suggest that generative AI service providers are encouraged to use base models that comply with Hong Kong’s laws. Photo: Shutterstock
Huawei

Huawei launches new AI architecture to challenge Nvidia’s dominance

Huawei’s alleged advancement points to the US-sanctioned company’s progress in achieving self-sufficiency in computing power.

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China technology

China’s Kuaishou unveils ‘world’s most powerful’ AI video generator

The short video firm has launched Kling AI 2.0, saying the service now has more than 22 million users globally.

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Alibaba

Ant Group ramps up healthcare presence as ‘AI doctors’ gain popularity in China

The agents, with expertise in a range of fields including tumours and chronic diseases, are built on Ant’s medical AI foundational model.

Ant Group has made available nearly 100 AI doctor agents on its Alipay payment app. Photo: Shutterstock Images
China technology

China AI unicorn Zhipu eyes IPO filing this year after DeepSeek’s success

The Beijing-based start-up, which is sanctioned by the US, has submitted pre-IPO documents on the mainland with plans to file for an IPO by October.

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Singapore

Singapore ex-president Halimah Yacob to file police report over deepfake video

She warns users on Facebook to be wary of ‘how AI is being used to influence voters during this critical period’.

Nvidia

Nvidia says it will build up to US$500 billion of AI gear in US

The US$500 billion figure refers to the combined value of all the goods Nvidia anticipates selling in to the supply chain for AI.

The Nvidia logo flashes at a stand at the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair on March 31, 2025, in Hanover, Germany. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Xpeng to use own Turing AI chip to power its self-driving cars this quarter

Xpeng’s Turing AI chip is three times more powerful in computing power than the Nvidia chip installed in its existing EVs.

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CEO He Xiaopeng will unveil Xpeng’s 2025 X9 at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Photo: Sun Yeung
Robotics

Tencent-backed household robot maker Narwal raises US$100 million

Narwal, known for its robot vacuums and mops, will use the funding to develop an AI-powered household product.

Crime in Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong must lead in reimagining safety for the AI age

AI has created a dangerous new frontier. The city needs urgent action to protect residents from falling victim to predatory scams.

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Alibaba

Alibaba steps up AI adoption in auto industry with Nio, BMW deals

The Nio collaboration reflects the progress Alibaba has made in commercialising AI technologies in the car industry.

Nio EVs are displayed at the 2023 World New Energy Vehicle Congress in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, December 7, 2023. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

Open Questions | Ex-diplomat Kerry Brown on how Trump ‘stunned’ China with his ‘lack of caution’

King’s College, London professor says he ‘cannot think of a worse tactic’ than threatening Beijing and presenting ‘zero-sum’ options.

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Alibaba

Alibaba’s Quark surpasses ByteDance’s Doubao as China’s top AI app

Quark’s rapid ascent comes as Alibaba has transformed the app from a cloud storage and search service into an ‘AI super assistant’.

Google

Alphabet, Nvidia invest in OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s SSI: source

Funding illustrates renewed interest from big tech and infrastructure providers in making strategic investments in start-ups developing cutting-edge AI.

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