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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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Science

‘Degrees of consciousness’: a 15-year-old philosopher considers the rights of AI

Teen author and aspiring sleep educator Benjamin Qin Mujia impressed at the China trials for the International Philosophy Olympiad.

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AI: Geopolitics

Nvidia raises concerns about Huawei’s growing AI chip capabilities

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Robotics

Why car park operator Shoucheng is doubling down on China robotics investment

Biomedicine: Companies

Shanghai start-up United InnoMed plans studies to develop heart-failure treatment device

Company raised US$20 million of fresh capital last month from investors including existing backer Lilly Asia Ventures.

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Employees produce ventilators at Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics, a medical device manufacturer based in Shenzhen. Photo: Xinhua
Ant Group

Ant Group showcases its top AI researchers in bid to woo talent in tight market

Ant’s recruitment of top AI talent comes as other Chinese Big Tech firms have embarked on hiring sprees for AI scientists and researchers.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s new maths-solving model is generating buzz, but mostly about R2

The Prover-V2 release has captured attention online, with many on social media wondering what it means for the start-up’s next reasoning model.

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Robotics

Robotic hair washer to set up shop in Hong Kong after mainland debut

The first shop in Hong Kong, scheduled to open in June, would be equipped with six of the second-generation hair washers.

He Qiufeng, chairwoman of Guangdong Sheng Tai Health Technology Group. Photo: Coco Feng
Google

Google hopes to strike deal with Apple to use Gemini AI on iPhones

A potential deal this year will see Gemini AI included within Apple Intelligence, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says.

China technology

The SMC: what to see at the Shanghai AI incubator visited by Xi Jinping

The Chinese president toured the Shanghai Foundation Model Innovation Centre on Tuesday to highlight the country’s vast potential in AI.

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO urges Trump to change rules for AI chip exports

Jensen Huang also cautions that China is growing into a formidable rival in technology, singling out Huawei.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (right) speaks as US President Donald Trump looks on during the ‘Investing in America’ event at the White House on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Cybersecurity

Relying on AI carries risks, security expert warns amid China’s DeepSeek craze

Political adviser cautions against dependence on AI for decision-making, calls for security mechanism to monitor and intercept threats.

China’s top cybersecurity regulator has launched a campaign to regulate artificial intelligence services and crack down on AI-generated rumours. Photo: Shutterstock
China technology

Alibaba’s Qwen3 AI model family helps narrow US-China tech gap: analysts

It reflects Qwen’s current position as the world’s largest open-source AI ecosystem, surpassing Meta Platforms’ Llama community.

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United States

Wall Street storms back from early losses, concluding a month of Trump chaos

Stocks tumbled at first after news of a shrinking US economy, but bounced back following a good report on inflation.

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Science

Chinese AI scientists may threaten US tech dominance, think tank says

It’s time to reassess assumptions ‘that the world’s best and brightest naturally want to study and stay in the United States’: paper.

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An American think tank paper says analysis of DeepSeek developers’ credentials shows “China’s growing capacity to develop world-class AI talent domestically without relying on Western expertise”. Photo: Reuters
China technology

DeepSeek quietly updates open-source model that handles maths proofs

The Chinese start-up has released the Prover-V2 model a day after Alibaba released Qwen3, and ahead of an anticipated release of DeepSeek-R2.

DeepSeek’s quiet release of its latest open-source model for maths proofs comes amid a flurry of releases from Chinese AI firms. Photo: AFP
US-China tech war

Chinese AI and robotics start-ups respond to Xi’s self-reliance call

The Chinese president met representatives from several AI and robotics start-ups during a visit to Shanghai.

Foreigners in China

Expat talent in the picture as Xi Jinping visits Shanghai AI hub

Entrepreneur Hamza Boukili was among the welcoming party for Xi’s first inspection trip since the revival of the US-China tariff war.

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Xiaomi

Smartphone giant Xiaomi unveils AI model, joining fierce competition in China

Xiaomi says its open-source MiMo reasoning model, trained completely in-house, rivals the performance of OpenAI’s o1-mini and Alibaba’s QwQ-32B.

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Xiaomi, which recently broke into China’s electric vehicle market, is now making its own artificial intelligence models as it looks to infuse its hardware with generative AI. Photo: AFP
Meta Platforms

Meta introduces Llama application programming interface to attract AI developers

Llama API will help Meta go up against APIs offered by rival model makers including OpenAI, Google and China’s DeepSeek.

Technology

Elon Musk teases Grok 3.5 hours after Alibaba’s Qwen3 generates buzz

Musk said the latest version of xAI’s Grok model can answer technical questions about rocket engines and electrochemistry.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia denies China joint venture report after Jensen Huang’s whirlwind visit

The denial of joint venture plans comes as the US chip giant is trying to navigate its way through an intensifying US-China tech war.

The Nvidia logo is displayed on a building in Taipei, Taiwan April 16, 2025. Photo: Reuters
AI: Companies

Pony.ai partners with Tencent to provide robotaxi services on WeChat

With access to more than a billion users on Tencent’s platforms, Pony.ai is set to significantly boost its revenue potential.

The interior of a Pony.ai robotaxi, seen at the Shanghai Auto Show. Photo: Reuters
Science

Senior AI scientist Alex Lamb once shrugged off China. Now he’s joining Tsinghua

Lamb has trained under a Turing Award winner and worked at top companies such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google’s DeepMind.

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US-China trade war

China’s Xi dials up tech push, Global South solidarity as US tariff war deepens

Choice of Shanghai as first stop since trade war worsened underlines commitment to boosting core advantages to tackle external pressures.

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Google

ChatGPT’s new shopping feature ramps up rivalry with Google

The new capability signals OpenAI’s ambition to compete with Google in a market the latter has controlled for decades.

ChatGPT’s new shopping feature initially focuses on fashion, beauty and home electronics. Product recommendations are personalised and come from the web, not advertisements, OpenAI said. Photo: Reuters
China education

Letters | Schools need more time to decide on AI’s future in academia

Readers discuss the dilemma students face on the use of AI, how teaching must adapt to combat misuse, and Hong Kong’s water source.

An advertisement for AI services seen at Hong Kong’s Central MTR Station on April 6. How can AI best be deployed to improve learning outcomes? Photo: Eugene Lee
Alibaba

Alibaba unveils Qwen3 AI models that it says outperform DeepSeek R1

The release comes just days after Baidu introduced two advanced models amid speculation about the imminent release of DeepSeek’s R2.

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China technology

Geely-owned DreamSmart to push mobile payments via AI smart glasses

DreamSmart is working with Ant International to enable mobile payments for users of its StarV Air2 eyewear.

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