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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.
LATEST China Science NEWS

China puts world’s first smart squid fishing robot to the test

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The squid fishing machine is undergoing sea trials on the Song Hang scientific research vessel. Photo: Shanghai Ocean University

Horses originated in America and reached Europe via China, fossil DNA reveals

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Once dismissed as a local oddity in northeastern China, the Dalian horse carried a distinctive American ancestry and passed it on to ancient horse populations in Siberia, according to researchers. Photo: sciencenet.cn

Could China make a sea-skimming hypersonic missile a real nightmare for the US?

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China has deployed various hypersonic weapons, but these systems rely on high-altitude boost-glide trajectories or high-altitude cruise flight. Photo: CAS

The Chinese scientists hoping to use a space solar plant to power the world

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The technical hurdles and financial costs of beaming electricity from space to Earth are staggering, the project's chief says. Credit: Xidian University

Chinese scientists create record-smashing brain implant electrode array

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In animal trials, a new flexible brain implant successfully recorded neural activity with unprecedented long-term clarity and remained safely functional inside the body for 18 months. Photo: Shutterstock
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, displayed on a screen remotely from SpaceX headquarters in Starbase, Texas, speaks before the launch of SpaceX’s IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City on June 12. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS
SpaceX

Letters | SpaceX’s historic IPO ignites investor appetite for space AI

Readers discuss how investor confidence in commercial space could benefit China, the US-Iran interim peace agreement, Japan’s 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in the Fifa World Cup, and the musical legacy of Anders Nelsson.

Semiconductors

Forget memory chips: MLCCs are Shenzhen’s newest gold rush

Technology

Norway enacts near AI ban for junior school pupils, curbs use for older children

South Korea

Video | South Korean elderly find comfort and care in AI dolls

South Korea recorded a record number of ‘lonely deaths’ in 2024 involving people who died alone and remained undiscovered for extended periods.

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China's population

Opinion | As populations fall, nations that can tap human potential will succeed

Countries that use today’s demographic window to accumulate human and technological capital will gain a long-term advantage.

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Alibaba

‘We’re all in’: Alibaba’s Joe Tsai makes biggest AI push yet at VivaTech

Tsai lays out Alibaba’s AI playbook: invest across the stack, figure out the winners later.

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Banking & finance

Opinion | AI has been known to hallucinate. So have financial markets

Stock markets are booming on the assumption that US tech giants will deliver, but as liquidity becomes scarce, a reality check will ensue.

A sign displays outside Nasdaq on the day of SpaceX’s initial public offering in New York on June 12. Photo: Reuters
China consumption

China plans to embed AI in consumer goods and services

Ministry of Commerce says goal is to promote AI’s entry into ‘millions of households and millions of shops’.

Technology

Outside In | AI’s looming impact on jobs warrants some brakes on development

Just as drugs can’t go to market without thorough testing, the uncertainty surrounding the effect of AI means it must face globally agreed regulations.

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US-China tech war

Zhipu, DeepSeek push China’s trillion-parameter AI frontier amid US clampdown

China’s AI developers deepen push into massive foundation models, backed by lower costs and investor momentum despite US restrictions.

Even as model sizes balloon, Chinese AI firms continue to compete aggressively on price rather than relying solely on performance premiums. Photo: Shutterstock
Extreme weather

Chinese AI improves forecasts as Hong Kong braces for super typhoons

A new model deployed at Hong Kong Observatory and National Meteorological Centre uses machine learning algorithms to boost forecast accuracy.

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A man sits on a bench on the Tseung Kwan O Promenade as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches Hong Kong in September last year. Photo: Elson Li
US-China trade war

US trade official takes aim at Beijing, faults Washington on industry

William Kimmitt criticises trade distortions linked to China while faulting US leaders for allowing industrial decline.

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United States

SpaceX bankers prepare for potential US$20 billion bond offering, sources say

The offering ⁠would mark the first time the rockets-to-AI company has issued investment-grade dollar ‌bonds.

US-China tech war

US AI lead vulnerable to China amid ‘structural challenges’: scholar

China’s advantages in energy and industrial applications could erode America’s AI ‘moat’, according to University of Hong Kong academic.

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By driving down adoption costs, China has accelerated AI integration across its economy to a greater degree than the US, according to a prominent scholar. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Semiconductors

As ByteDance goes all in on AI, are Chinese chip start-ups poised to win big?

TikTok owner’s expanding spending could benefit a few second-tier domestic chipmakers, with Iluvatar CoreX in pole position, analysts say.

Iluvator CoreX and a few of its peers are vying for spots in top AI infrastructure builders’ supply chains. Photo: Shutterstock Images
United States

How DeepSeek’s landmark funding cements founder’s grip amid heated AI rivalry

Liang remains committed to pursuing artificial general intelligence (AGI) – a vision he reinforced to investors repeatedly last month.

China jobs

China unveils ‘employment-first’ plan that aims to develop new AI-related jobs

State Council plan also prioritises stabilisation of employment in labour-intensive industries.

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IPO

Shanghai charts IPO path for cash-hungry AI labs racing against US

The move aims to support listings of ‘high-quality’ AI firms that have yet to form ‘a certain scale of revenue’.

A large screen shows the latest stock exchange and economic data in Shanghai on May 6. Photo: EPA
Banking & finance

Hong Kong graduates prefer careers in finance, survey finds

Survey by CFA Institute reveals 90 per cent believe they have the skills to succeed and know what employers are looking for.

Banking & finance

Global investors still in China’s orbit despite SpaceX IPO: HKEX chief

HKEX chief Bonnie Chan says global investors remain focused on China’s innovation story.

UAE

Alibaba Cloud expands in France amid Europe’s data sovereignty push

Opening of Paris hub is a response to increased demand, says the China tech giant as it looks to roll out agentic AI services across Europe.

The Champs-Elysees at night near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Alibaba Cloud announced today that it has launched its first data centres in France. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

Opinion | The West must reckon with the reality of China’s rise

Beijing’s emergence as a major power must be navigated with wisdom and respect, rather than framed as a threat that needs to be contained.

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China trade

Exclusive | ‘We cannot rely entirely on America’: Europe urged to deepen China ties on AI

Euro architect Christian Noyer says Chinese capital can help Europe build AI, green industries and strategic autonomy as it revamps markets.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia signs construction, smart-city deals with Chinese firms

Urban development deals with partners including Huawei and ByteDance underscore growing cooperation between Riyadh and Beijing.

US-China tech war

Can Chinese silicon replace Nvidia? Here are 5 AI models trained on local chips

A growing number of Chinese AI labs are experimenting with shifting earlier model training phases onto domestic chips.

Chinese AI models have become increasingly competitive with their US peers, but the country’s AI hardware still lags significantly. Photo: Shutterstock Images
China-Latin America relations

Latin America and Europe are bystanders in the US-China AI race: Lula adviser

Brazil’s Celso Amorim tells a Rio conference the Global South must answer via Brics, casting rare earths and data as matters of sovereignty.

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Celso Amorim, a senior adviser to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, addresses a security conference in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Handout
Jensen Huang

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says society needs ‘new social norms’ in the age of AI

He compared such changes to how children had to stop playing in the streets after cars were invented.

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US-China tech war

China’s AI outpaces global rivals but trails in trust, survey shows

Poll by London-based consultancy shows that more than 90% of respondents believe AI will transform the world – but fears persist.

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