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Qihoo 360

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Qihoo 360. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Chairman / President

Fan Zhao

CEO / Managing Director

Haisheng Wu

CFO / Finance Director

Alex Xu

Industry

Cybersecurity, Internet Services

Website

360.com

Headquarters address

2/F, Building 8, 360 International Center, No. 8, Dongbeiwang West Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100085, China

Stock Code

SEHK:360

Year founded

2005

last updated:

30 September, 2024

A group of hackers based in India is proving a major headache for China’s cybersecurity. Photo: Shutterstock

Science

When it comes to cyber threats, India – not the US – is China’s biggest concern

A group of cyber hackers based in India have become a major headache for China’s cybersecurity.

16 Feb 2024 - 5:38PMvideocam

China technology

IDG Capital works to rebut US claims over China military ties

7 Feb 2024 - 10:46AM

Alibaba

Chinese local governments roll out the red carpet for Big Tech firms

30 Jul 2023 - 10:00AM

Tencent

Tencent’s Pony Ma hails China’s new plan to boost private economy

In an article published just hours after China unveiled an action plan to invigorate its economy, Ma pledged on behalf of the internet industry to support the government’s latest strategies.

20 Jul 2023 - 6:30PM

Ma Huateng, chairman and CEO of Tencent Holdings, has praised China’s new policy plan to boost the private economy. Photo: Bloomberg

Artificial intelligence

China’s ChatGPT frenzy on full display at AI show despite Beijing’s caution

China’s ChatGPT-frenzy was on full display at the country’s largest AI fair in Shanghai this week, despite US sanctions on chips and Beijing’s cautious attitude towards generative AI.

7 Jul 2023 - 9:08PM

Alibaba

Alibaba’s AI development in for a bumpy ride, as CEO vows to pump gas and breaks

AI regulation is as important as developing the technology, said Alibaba’s outgoing CEO Daniel Zhang, who will continue to lead its cloud operations.

26 Jun 2023 - 9:00PM

Censorship in China

China’s 360 highlights how its ChatGPT-like service adapts to censorship regime

In launching its new ChatGPT-like service, the chairman and founder of 360 Security Technology has provided a rare glimpse of how generative AI operates within Beijing’s strict censorship system.

15 Jun 2023 - 9:00PM

The headquarters building of 360 Security Technology, formerly Qihoo 360, is seen in Beijing, China. Photo: Imaginechina

Artificial intelligence

Baidu’s Ernie Bot tops Xinhua’s Chinese large language model rankings

Ernie Bot performs better in a series of tasks than competing services from Alibaba, iFlyTek and SenseTime, according to Xinhua Institute.

12 Jun 2023 - 7:00PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Explainer | The runners and riders in China’s race to catch up with OpenAI’s ChatGPT

The Post takes a look at China’s current efforts to find a true competitor to OpenAI’s AI chatbot ChatGPT, which has taken the tech community by storm.

19 Apr 2023 - 11:03PM

Artificial intelligence

Several Chinese experts back call by Musk and others for pause in AI race

Several China experts say ChatGPT technologies need to be developed ‘safely, reasonably, and ethically’ and this requires more scrutiny.

5 Apr 2023 - 7:00AM

China academics share AI race concerns. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

ChatGPT has sparked a new round of soul-searching over China’s AI progress

The capabilities of Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI bot and the updated GPT4 have shocked China’s tech professionals into action.

27 Mar 2023 - 10:30PM

China’s tech heavyweights debate country’s response to ChatGPT. Photo: AFP

Artificial intelligence

Father of China’s Great Firewall raises concerns about ChatGPT-like services

Fang Bingxing, the man behind China’s Great Firewall, has raised concerns over GPT-4, warning that it could lead to an ‘information cocoon’.

20 Mar 2023 - 8:00AM

NetEase

Big Tech moguls step down from China’s top political advisory body

The founders of Baidu, NetEase and Sogou are no longer among the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference’s latest delegate list.

18 Jan 2023 - 8:15PM

Semiconductors

Chinese optical storage firm faces delisting after fine for accounting fraud

Amethystum Storage’s fall from grace has raised concerns about a crop of companies that have chosen to list amid China’s domestic tech drive.

22 Nov 2022 - 9:30PM

Amethystum Storage faces delisting. Photo: Reuters

Cybersecurity

Shanghai bourse puts Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 under review after loss

Shanghai-listed Qihoo 360 blamed its big third-quarter loss on declining sales and a move to divest its stake in Norwegian browser developer Opera.

29 Oct 2022 - 1:00AM

Beijing-based 360 Security Technology develops and sells antivirus software for desktop and mobile users. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China tech war

China braces for escalating fight after new Pentagon blacklist

None of the 13 Chinese firms newly blacklisted by the US defence department, including DJI, has spoken out, while state media has remained largely silent.

10 Oct 2022 - 1:05PMvideocam

US-China relations

‘Stop stealing’: China slams US over alleged Trojan virus hacking

Probe report cites cyber spy arm of US National Security Agency as source of extensive data-stealing attack on networks across China.

6 Sep 2022 - 9:06AMvideocam

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US-China relations

Will US Chips Act force academics, tech companies to ‘pick sides’?

A Chinese report says the new US Chip Act is designed to stifle academic collaboration, and will further divide researchers.

6 Sep 2022 - 7:26PMvideocam

A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) factory in Nanjing, China. Analysts say new US legislation to lure semiconductor investment is the latest effort to curb collaboration with Chinese researchers. Photo: AFP

Cybersecurity

Shanghai health data of 48.5 million allegedly hacked and touted for sale

Shanghai’s health code, or Suishenma, is a programme of QR code developed by the Shanghai Big Data Centre.

12 Aug 2022 - 9:21PM

Financial regulation

‘Too easy to borrow’: online loans thrive in China despite fintech scrutiny

As Beijing’s tough stance on online credit persuaded Big Tech firms to scale back their services, smaller platforms have proliferated, luring young consumers into borrowing for a lifestyle they can ill afford.

16 Jul 2022 - 10:16AMvideocam

Science

China accuses NSA of FoxAcid hack attack on research groups

Chinese cyber watchdog says software found on hundreds of information systems used by academic institutes.

2 Jul 2022 - 7:30PMvideocam

Chinese authorities say an NSA hacking tool called FoxAcid has been detected on systems used by Chinese science institutes. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China relations

Can China develop its own open source code industry as tech dependency risks rise?

Beijing has become increasingly worried that the country’s heavy dependence on Western-dominated open source technologies could eventually backfire.

28 Jun 2022 - 2:47PM

China wants to wean itself off dependency on Western-dominated open source technolgies. Photo: Shutterstock

Cybersecurity

Chinese firm that accused NSA of hacking has global ambitions

Beijing-based Qi An Xin Technology Group, which in February publicly claimed that the US National Security Agency hacked computers in 45 countries, has ambitions of becoming a global cybersecurity giant.

1 Jun 2022 - 10:57AM

Bitcoin

Underground bitcoin mining operations appear to have survived China’s ban

China accounted for roughly a fifth of the bitcoin network’s hash rate at the end of 2021, after data showed it dropped to zero in July.

17 May 2022 - 3:00PM

CPPCC

Will China’s Big Tech crackdown ease? Top advisory body meeting offers hope

The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference is holding a special symposium to promote the digital economy amid hopes of easing regulatory pressure on the country’s tech sector.

17 May 2022 - 8:39PM

Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference chairman and Politburo Standing Committee member Wang Yang appears on a screen to deliver a closing speech at a meeting on March 13, 2019. Photo: AP

Metaverse

China’s new metaverse committee emerges amid flurry of government activity

The state-backed China Computer Industry Association says the new committee will help fund start-ups and draft industry standards, amid plans from local governments to boost metaverse development.

12 May 2022 - 1:12PMvideocam

An attendee wears an Oculus virtual reality headset during a demonstration of the metaverse at the Accenture stand on day two of MWC Barcelona on March 1, 2022. Photo: Bloomberg

US-China tech war

Qihoo 360 says US NSA is behind hacking group that has stolen Chinese data

Qihoo 360 says hacking group APT-C-40 is affiliated with the US government and has been secretly attacking China’s leading companies.

24 Mar 2022 - 1:55AM

IPO

China Mobile to raise US$8.78 billion in world’s second-largest IPO

Many Chinese companies seeking secondary listings have priced their stocks at significant premium to their Hong Kong-listed shares, a pre-existing condition primarily due to the limited access by mainland investors.

21 Dec 2021 - 11:10AMvideocam

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