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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.
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Man behind 99% chips: semiconductor legend Chih-Tang Sah’s ashes leave US for China

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Microelectronics legend Chih-Tang Sah, whose legacy can be found in technologies including digital logic circuits, memory chips, smartphones, computers, aerospace equipment and AI chips. Sah died in July, aged 92. Photo: Handout

Chinese physicists prove Einstein wrong and put century-old debate to an end

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Albert Einstein is seen in Princeton, NewJersey, in 1954. Photo: AP

World’s first ‘ethical AI’ wades into risks of China’s new drug abuse law

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An ethical AI model has questioned the value of a new Chinese regulation to seal the records of people with minor offences rather than link them to a person’s identity information. Photo: Shutterstock Images

US university seeks to dismiss lawsuit from family of neuroscientist Jane Wu

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Northwestern denies allegations that its conduct contributed to the death of professor Jane Wu. The university has been asked to submit a more concise version of its motion to dismiss a lawsuit, with a full hearing scheduled for February. Photo: Handout

China trains industry AI tool using ‘world’s largest’ port operation data set

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China was home to six of the world’s top 10 container ports by volume last year, including Ningbo-Zhoushan in the eastern province of Zhejiang. Photo: AFP
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Li Auto

Chinese EV maker Li Auto unveils industry’s cheapest AI glasses at US$282

Despite its lightweight build, Livis promises robust performance with an impressive battery life of 18.8 hours under normal usage.

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US-China relations

Why China may be better placed than US in tussle for rare earths

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US-China trade war

As China defies US tech blockade, can local AI chipmakers capture Nvidia share?

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Huawei

Huawei’s founder makes subtle dig at lofty pursuits in AI by the US

Ren’s subtle dig at the US approach to AI reflects the strategy behind Huawei’s own AI investments.

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Huawei Technologies’ founder Ren Zhengfei in Taiyuan in Shanxi province on February 9, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
Technology

Opinion | Age of AI holds both promise and peril

Whether AI delivers widespread well-being or further slavery is a political question that must be answered with sound governance.

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Xiaomi

China’s Xiaomi says returns from AI investments ‘far exceed expectations’

Xiaomi’s smart EV, AI and other new initiatives turned a profit for the first time in the third quarter.

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Moore Threads

Moore Threads aspires to become ‘leading global player’ in AI chips after IPO

Unlike Huawei, Moore Threads’ GPUs, along with its own MUSA platform, are compatible with Nvidia’s CUDA ecosystem.

Zhang Jianzhong, CEO of Moore Threads, speaks at a company product launch in Beijing, December 19, 2023. Photo: Handout
Banking & finance

CSRC vows deeper reforms to open China’s capital market and boost tech listings

CSRC chairman Wu Qing outlines ‘deep transformation’ of capital market to attract long-term investors who ‘can stay and can develop well’.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates’ daughter lands US$30 million for star-backed AI firm

The capital raise will value the start-up at US$180 million and comes just months after Phia completed its first US$8 million funding round.

Mainland China

Chinese shipyards shift focus to advanced vessels as rivals gain ground

Chinese shipbuilders accounted for 65 per cent of global orders in the first three quarters, down from nearly 75 per cent a year earlier.

A model of China’s polar research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, is displayed at the Marintec China exhibition at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai. Photo: Xinhua
US-China tech war

Editorial | China’s low-cost AI is showing up America’s high-cost tech model

The real China threat is in exposing America’s AI myths by showing what can be achieved at much lower costs and with greater efficiency.

Screens showing DeepSeek and OpenAI on January 29 in Toulouse, southwestern France. The American notion is that AI is capital-intensive, perhaps more so than any other US industry today. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Senators unveil bill to keep Trump from easing curbs on AI chip sales to China

The SAFE CHIPS Act is a rare effort led in part by Trump’s own party to stop him from further relaxing tech export restrictions on Beijing.

Mainland China

Can China fund its AI push? Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt casts doubt

Capital from the government and Big Tech firms is set to make up for any lack of market-driven capital, analysts say.

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Technology

Opinion | AI market will only have room for so many winners

There is not enough room in the market for all those raising billions to invest in AI, and there will inevitably be more losers than winners.

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A woman checks a pair of Rokid glasses with display and camera using artificial intelligence and augmented reality during a presentation event in Hangzhou, in eastern Zhejiang province, on November 13. Photo: AFP
Nvidia

China’s top AI chip firms set for bumper IPOs as Nvidia kept out of market

Shanghai-based MetaX set its IPO pricing at 104.66 yuan, according to a company filing on Wednesday.

The Moore Threads MCCX D800 AI server is displayed at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 5, 2024. Photo: SCMP
Open Questions series

Open Questions | Huang Yiping on AI and stablecoins’ risks and rewards for China

Influential economist says growth in artificial intelligence must protect livelihoods and Chinese central bank’s cryptocurrency caution is warranted.

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Huawei

How Huawei could use a 2022 patent to make 2-nm-class chips without key tool

The proposed solution offers a technical pathway to support a 2-nm process using older DUV technology.

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TikTok

TikTok to invest more than US$37 billion in Brazil data centre

China is Brazil’s top trading partner and is seeking to expand economic and political ties across the region amid tensions with the US.

TikTok’s offices in Culver City, California. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
China economy

Opinion | How China engineered the rapid rise of its drug innovation industry

A market once dominated by generics is now an AI-powered pharmaceutical hub drawing billion-dollar investments from the likes of Pfizer and GSK.

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US-China relations

Nvidia CEO meets Trump, says he’s not sure if China would accept H200 chips

He says he and the US president discussed export controls before he met lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee.

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Robotics

Shenzhen robotics start-up Daimon secures China Mobile backing for AI push

Daimon Robotics, co-founded by HKUST professor Wang Yu, received a fresh injection of funds from the mobile operator’s Lianchang Fund.

Daimon Robotics Technology said Lianchang Fund, backed by China’s largest mobile operator, has invested in the company. Photo: Handout
Tencent

Elon Musk reiterates aim to transform X into a ‘WeChat++’ super app

Users ‘live their life on WeChat in China’ and there is no equivalent app elsewhere in the world, the entrepreneur says.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Photo: Reuters
DeepSeek

DeepSeek catching Google, OpenAI should spur US tech ‘code red’

The new version of DeepSeek’s AI model is competitive with Google and OpenAI, underscoring how Chinese developers are challenging the US even when forced to rely on less advanced chips.

Qwen

Alibaba’s Qwen app becomes the world’s fastest growing AI app as MAUs surge 149%

Just two weeks into its public beta, Qwen has shown explosive growth, underscoring Alibaba’s challenge to global rivals OpenAI and Google.

China stock market

China’s stock market set for earnings-driven growth after stretching valuations

China stocks’ next phase of growth hinges on earnings, not just higher valuations, says BofA Global Research’s Winnie Wu.

China’s AI and robotics sectors could underpin economic growth and stock market gains. Photo: Shutterstock
Amazon

Amazon to use Nvidia tech in AI chips, roll out new servers

Nvidia has been pushing to sign up other chip firms to adopt its NVLink technology, with Intel, Qualcomm and now AWS on board.

The logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) seen at its booth at the India Mobile Congress, New Delhi, October 8, 2025. Photo: Reuters
AI: Companies

OpenAI CEO declares ‘code red’ to improve ChatGPT as rivals move in

The call comes after Google released its Gemini 3 AI model last month that gained praise for its capacity to reason and code.

Robotics

Tsinghua University sets up research institute in push for robotics talent

The Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics will be led by Zhang Tao, director of the university’s automation department.

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