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Humanoid robots perform at the Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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.

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Robotics

Unitree Robotics profitable since 2020, eyes expansion amid high demand

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai questions AI’s limits, casts doubt on humanoid robots

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.

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OpenAI has brought image generation to GPT-4o. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS
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.

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.

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China technology

My Take | 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?

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An AI conference in Tianjin, China. Photo: Xinhua
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.

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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.

Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | 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.

Lee Kai-fu, founder of start-up 01.AI. Photo: Handout
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.

Full Vision Capital managing partner Alan Chan, left, and StarFive CEO Thomas Xu, holding a RISC-V chip. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI firms turn to Hong Kong as gateway to global markets

Executives from several companies expressed confidence in Hong Kong’s growing role in supporting China’s AI development.

Huawei

Huawei’s leadership shuffle at AI research arm signals heated local competition

Senior researcher Wang Yunhe has been named the new head of Huawei unit Noah’s Ark Lab, where he works on areas such as deep learning.

Alibaba

Alibaba’s Quark draws positive reviews in China as AI agent race heats up

Quark shows Alibaba’s ambition to be competitive in the market for AI agents, like Butterfly Effect’s Manus and OpenAI’s Deep Research.

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Quark is powered by Alibaba Group Holding’s Qwen reasoning artificial intelligence model. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek’s success lies in singular focus on innovation, AI scientist says

Hong Kong PolyU’s Yang Hongxia says China’s DeepSeek is purely engaged in AI model development.

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Smartphone displaying the Deepseek logo with the Chinese flag in the background. China and artificial intelligence are thriving on the global stage. 01.03.2025. İstanbul, Türkiye. Shutterstock Images
Artificial intelligence

AI start-up challenges Nvidia’s dominance with Beijing support

A team with ties to Tsinghua University has unveiled a new framework for building advanced AI models using Chinese-made chips.

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China technology

Venture capital funds flock to China’s Zhejiang province amid hi-tech push

Provincial capital Hangzhou is home to Alibaba and start-ups DeepSeek, Unitree, Deep Robotics, Game Science, BrainCo and Manycore.

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Artificial intelligence

OpenAI asks US for relief from AI rules to compete with Chinese firms

The ChatGPT maker says the AI race is ‘effectively over’ if China’s developers have unfettered access to data while US companies do not.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photo: Reuters
Robotics

China manufacturing, AI pose an ‘existential threat’ to US in robotics sector

Domestic manufacturers’ share in China, the world’s largest robotics market, nears 50 per cent, up from 30 per cent in 2020.

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Robotics

UBTech debuts US$41,000 humanoid as robot frenzy grips China

Standing at 1.7 metres, the Tien Kung Xingzhe can walk 10km per hour and navigate various terrains, including sand and snow.

Artificial intelligence

AI agent Manus draws upbeat reviews of nascent service

Manus’ user experience is ‘what so many promised … but this time, it just works’, Hugging Face product head Victor Mustar says.

Artificial-intelligence agents like Manus represent a new avenue for Chinese tech innovation. Photo: Shutterstock
Alibaba

AI agent Manus partners with Alibaba’s Qwen to develop Chinese version

Manus will cooperate with Alibaba’s Qwen team ‘to meet the needs of Chinese users’, the company said.

The Manus logo is seen on a smartphone in this arranged photo taken March 9, 2025. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek revolutionises stock trading as China’s retail investors embrace AI

Chinese retail investors are paying thousands of yuan to experts for learning to trade with AI.

Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI agent Manus transcends chatbots, start-up’s founder says

Founder and CEO Red Xiao Hong said the AI agent is ‘more like a human being’ than chatbots in terms of performance.

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Science

Will China’s science and tech breakthroughs help it challenge US dominance?

As state media proclaims China the new heavyweight in scientific research, others warn gaps and weaknesses must be addressed.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Robotics

China’s robotics start-ups emerge as new venture-capital darlings

In the first two months of the year, US$276 million in new funding was raised by China’s humanoid robot developers across 20 deals.

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A humanoid robot from Unitree shakes the hand of an attendee at January’s CES trade show in Las Vegas. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI agent Manus faces doubts after rapid rise to fame

Manus AI’s product partner apologised on social media, admitting the team underestimated the public’s enthusiastic response.

Robotics

Shenzhen boosts role as China’s humanoid robotics base with Unitree venture

Unitree, based in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, has established a wholly-owned venture called Shenzhen Tianyi Technology.

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