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China technology
Opinion
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The AI rivalry to watch is between China and Chinese in the US
Will the next generation choose China’s speed and resources with higher guard rails, or the chaotic, open-ended US where failure is allowed?
12 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM
ByteDance
TikTok drives ByteDance’s overseas sales despite US hurdles: report
11 Apr 2025 - 5:00PM
Artificial intelligence
New AI fund in China to pour US$8 billion into early-stage projects
11 Apr 2025 - 9:00AM
Banking & finance
HKIC backs fintech unicorn WeLab to bring Hong Kong start-ups to Southeast Asia
The Hong Kong government’s investment arm has acquired an unspecified stake in the Li Ka-shing-backed consumer finance company.
10 Apr 2025 - 8:08PM
Robotics
Meet Peng Zhihui, the latest robotics star to catch the premier’s attention
The founder of AgiBot joins a new generation of tech entrepreneurs who have gained recognition from China’s top leadership.
10 Apr 2025 - 7:30PM
IPO
Chinese AI firm AICT prepares to ‘get on the IPO runway’ in Hong Kong
“I’m optimistic about the Hong Kong stock market,” said Yan Jun, the founder and chairman of AICT.
8 Apr 2025 - 11:30AM
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek unveils new AI reasoning method amid anticipation for R2 model
In collaboration with Tsinghua University, DeepSeek developed a technique combining reasoning methods to guide AI models towards human preferences.
6 Apr 2025 - 7:00AM
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Stocks
US Treasury chief Bessent: stock market drop a ‘Mag 7’ problem, not a Maga one
The decline has more to do with the emergence of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek than with Trump’s economic policies, Bessent says.
5 Apr 2025 - 7:05PM
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Artificial intelligence
Elon Musk-Sam Altman fight over OpenAI overhaul set for March trial
A US federal judge called for an expedited trial on the ‘core’ claim from Musk’s 2024 lawsuit that OpenAI’s restructuring plan is unlawful.
5 Apr 2025 - 11:52AM
Alibaba
How Alibaba is transforming into a catalyst for China’s AI boom
By empowering innovations through its own technology and supporting former employees, the tech giant is reshaping China’s AI landscape.
7 Apr 2025 - 10:16AM
Robotics
Ex-Google engineer joins Shanghai’s AgiBot to lead advanced AI research
Newly appointed AgiBot chief scientist Luo Jianlan, who previously worked at Google, spearheads the advanced AI research effort.
4 Apr 2025 - 12:52PM
Alibaba
Alibaba woos back DingTalk founder to lead office app’s AI push
Chen Hang, who created the app in 2015, will return as DingTalk CEO as Alibaba plans to take a stake in the entrepreneur’s start-up.
1 Apr 2025 - 7:30PM
Pakistan
Opinion
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How tech innovation can bolster Pakistan’s relationship with China
Pakistan’s start-up ecosystem is set to flourish and collaboration with China in areas such as agritech and fintech can boost growth and prosperity.
1 Apr 2025 - 4:30PM
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Robotics
Venture capital veteran Allen Zhu questions humanoid robots’ value
Zhu, who famously backed Didi Chuxing and RedNote, says early-stage venture capitalists should steer away from the embodied-AI sector.
1 Apr 2025 - 6:34PM
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Artificial intelligence
A DeepSeek moment is playing out in rural China as peasants seek AI advice
Rural residents, who account for a third of China’s 1.4 billion population, are eager to apply AI services.
30 Mar 2025 - 10:00AM
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Banking & finance
DeepSeek has boosted the faith of rich Chinese investors in tech stocks: StanChart
The AI boom in China has convinced Chinese investors that the markets will continue to rise, Standard Chartered’s Judy Hsu says.
30 Mar 2025 - 9:30AM
X (formerly Twitter)
Elon Musk sells X social media platform to his own xAI for US$33 billion
The tech billionaire plans to combine the ‘data, models, compute, distribution and talent’ from the app and start-up.
29 Mar 2025 - 7:40AM
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Robotics
US robotics firms push for national strategy to compete with China
Tesla, Boston Dynamics and others are pushing for US policies that would boost American companies in the global robotics race.
27 Mar 2025 - 3:31PM
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Robotics
Unitree Robotics profitable since 2020, eyes expansion amid high demand
The Hangzhou start-up known for its robot dogs told local media it had no immediate plans for additional fundraising.
28 Mar 2025 - 10:16AM
Artificial intelligence
Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai questions AI’s limits, casts doubt on humanoid robots
Speaking at Alibaba’s Jumpstarter event, the entrepreneur said much of what humans value is not captured in training data.
26 Mar 2025 - 8:55PM
Artificial intelligence
ChatGPT can now create charts for work and edit photos better
The new capabilities are available to both free and paid users via OpenAI’s GPT-4o model.
26 Mar 2025 - 9:49AM
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Banking & finance
Hong Kong set to fund Chinese start-ups’ ‘jaw-dropping’ innovations
China is at the beginning of a long innovation story, according to speakers at the HSBC Global Investment Summit.
25 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM
Banking & finance
Hong Kong deepens push into AI, tech to boost its edge over Singapore: Paul Chan
Artificial intelligence is the future, as it has the potential to boost Hong Kong’s competitiveness, financial secretary says.
25 Mar 2025 - 4:19PM
China technology
My Take
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DeepSeek has changed China’s AI model landscape – what’s next?
The start-up has emerged as the unlikely winner of a dizzying domestic competition. Can it reshape the global market as well?
25 Mar 2025 - 10:06AM
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Robotics
Unitree’s robots won’t be helping with the cleaning up just yet
Despite growing competition, Unitree’s founder says the company will not release household robots until safety issues are sorted out.
24 Mar 2025 - 8:03PM
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Hong Kong economy
Hong Kong tech start-ups eyeing US should ‘talk less’ about AI: Science Park CEO
Albert Wong urges start-ups to focus on pitching practical applications of products, amid Sino-US tensions and rivalry over AI.
23 Mar 2025 - 4:44PM
Artificial intelligence
Exclusive
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Why Lee Kai-fu is betting his AI start-up’s future on DeepSeek
In an interview with the Post, Lee discusses China’s ‘ChatGPT moment’ and 01.AI’s transition from a model developer to a solutions provider.
22 Mar 2025 - 10:14AM
Semiconductors
Hong Kong investment arm backs Chinese RISC-V start-up StarFive
The partnership will see Hong Kong support StarFive in rolling out RISC-V chip applications in the city.
21 Mar 2025 - 12:01PM
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