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US entrepreneur Jen Rubio arrives for the 2026 Met Gala celebrating Costume Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, on May 4. Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Away’s glam co-founder, Jen Rubio – a fashionista in the making

The co-founder of luggage manufacturer Away has been making fashion waves at Cannes and the Met Gala – so who is she exactly?

Millionaires and billionaires

US jury rules against Musk in OpenAI feud, finding lawsuit came too late

Semiconductors

China’s Amec setting industry standard for chipmaking tech, founder says

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2026 Xi-Trump summit

Musk joins Trump’s Beijing delegation as a ‘natural bridge’ for trade

Gigafactory stakes and a push for self-driving software approval cast the billionaire as a key US envoy while seemingly sealing a reconciliation with Trump.

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Tesla’s massive Gigafactory is seen during a government-organised media trip in Shanghai on April 14. Photo: Reuters
Icons and Influencers

Meet Monica Mosseri, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri’s wife and Met Gala date

The ex-Facebook employee met her future husband during her time with the company, has 3 sons – and doesn’t have a public Instagram account.

X (formerly Twitter)

French prosecutors open judicial investigation into Elon Musk and X

Move follows tech billionaire’s failure to attend an April summons over possible abuses on his social media network X.

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek mystery: who is speaking for start-up amid CEO Liang Wenfeng’s absence?

Researcher Chen Deli is emerging as DeepSeek’s new public face as speculation over the whereabouts of the company’s founder and CEO lingers.

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DeepSeek’s logo is reflected in the glasses of a student. The company recently released its V4 model. Photo: Getty Images
Millionaires and billionaires

Elon Musk’s trial against Sam Altman reveals power struggle for OpenAI

Musk, one of the original co-founders of OpenAI, is seeking US$150 billion in damages from the company and Microsoft, one of its largest investors.

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Canada

OpenAI’s Sam Altman apologises to Canada town for not reporting mass shooter

The killer’s ChatGPT account was banned over concerns about usage linked to violent activity, but police were not alerted.

Robotics

Why China’s humanoid robots are still waiting for their ‘ChatGPT moment’

Limited training data and unresolved hardware challenges continue to hold back humanoid robots from mass adoption, say experts.

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A humanoid robot serves candied hawthorn on sticks at the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing, March 25, 2026. Unlike ChatGPT, the robotics industry has yet to find its sweet spot. Photo: Reuters
United States

Trump names CEOs of Meta, Nvidia to 13-member science and tech council

The council, which also includes Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, will weigh in on AI policy and other issues.

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US President Donald Trump (right) appointed ​Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left), Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a council that will weigh ‌in on AI policy and other issues. Photo: AP
Robotics

Inside Unitree’s landmark IPO: what to know about China’s humanoid giant

Listing, if approved, would be a bellwether of investor appetite for so-called embodied AI companies.

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China trade

China’s AI edge built on power grid, open-source models: Alibaba’s Joe Tsai

Investment in power and open-source models, plus industrial depth, highlights China’s vast potential for AI applications, Joe Tsai says.

United States

Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, US jury finds

The world’s richest person could be ordered to pay out as much as US$2.6 billion in damages.

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Elon Musk is seen at the White House in March 2025. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Companies ramp up AI spend, but most pilots fail to deploy: Lenovo executive

A Lenovo survey shows companies expect strong returns from AI investments, though most corporate pilots never reach successful deployment.

Ken Wong Kin-hang, president of Lenovo Solutions & Services Group. Photo: May Tse
Millionaires and billionaires

Elon Musk on course to become world’s first trillionaire as wealth soars

The Tesla and SpaceX boss cements his status as the world’s wealthiest person after his fortune swelled by roughly US$500 billion over the past 12 months.

Two Sessions 2026

China’s tech leaders urge faster AI, robot adoption in ‘two sessions’ proposals

Tech leaders advocate for rapid AI and robotics growth, calling for policy support to boost industrial use and computing infrastructure.

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Robotics

Germany’s Merz meets China’s tech vanguard, including Alibaba and Unitree CEOs

Hangzhou visit reflects Germany’s attempt to work further with the engines of China’s digital and robotics economy.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is given a tour of Unitree by CEO Wang Xingxing. Photo: DPA
Robotics

US software firm opens doors for global adoption of China’s humanoid robots

OpenMind works with several Chinese robotics companies including Unitree, UBTech, AgiBot and Engine AI.

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United States

Meta’s Zuckerberg grilled in landmark social media addiction trial

The 41-year-old Meta CEO admits regret over slow youth safety progress in a high-stakes California lawsuit.

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Robotics

China’s Unitree eyes 20,000-robot output after viral success of annual gala

With shipments set to jump and investors watching closely, Unitree is positioning itself at the forefront of China’s humanoid robotics push.

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Shaolin meets silicon: Unitree’s humanoid robots perform routines alongside human martial artists at China’s Spring Festival Gala, showcasing the next leap in robotics. Photo: CCTV
SpaceX

Elon Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in record-setting deal

The deal is the biggest M&A transaction of all time, with a combined company valuation of US$1.25 trillion.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket after launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida in February 2025. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

China tech giants ByteDance and Alibaba to ramp up AI infrastructure efforts

The two firms’ actions are poised to further intensify the global AI arms race.

Trending in China

Why tech billionaires enjoy rock star treatment in China compared to the US

From personal foibles to that particular look or ability to charm, the business success of global moguls can rest on setting a narrative.

China technology

Opinion | How Hangzhou’s tech ecosystem nurtures dragons and rockets

It’s not one factor but a ‘rainforest’ of policy, capital, talent, universities and research institutions operating within clear boundaries.

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A mechanical horse dragon spits fire during a parade on December 16, 2023, in Hangzhou in China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

AI shaping world’s biggest infrastructure buildout: Nvidia CEO

Each country should build their own AI system, incorporating its own language and culture into the AI models, Huang says at the WEF in Davos.

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Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Robotics

China’s Unitree ships over 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, surpassing US peers

The Hangzhou-based firm’s output far outstripped the roughly 150 units each shipped by Tesla, Figure AI and Agility Robotics last year.

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X (formerly Twitter)

Musk’s xAI sued over Grok deepfakes – this time, by mother of his child

Ashley St Clair, mother of Musk’s 13th child, said that in one photo, an image of her at 14 was altered to show her in a bikini.

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