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Huawei Technologies aims to build artificial intelligence systems “that are accessible to every person, home and organisation”. Photo: Shutterstock

Huawei to step up AI ecosystem development despite US tech sanctions

‘In 2024 and over the next five years, Huawei will invest even more into ecosystem development,’ deputy chairman Eric Xu Zhijun said.

‘In 2024 and over the next five years, Huawei will invest even more into ecosystem development,’ deputy chairman Eric Xu Zhijun said

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Last BeiDou-3 satellites sent into orbit to test tech for next-gen system

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Singapore’s AI governance bill targets deepfakes in elections to shore up trust

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US FTC slams TikTok, Meta and Twitch over data used by AI

YouTube, social media platform X, Snap, Discord and Reddit were also included in the FTC report.

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Social media and video streaming companies continue to face scrutiny from US regulators over data concerns. Photo: NurPhoto/Zuma Press/TNS

At 17% cheaper, Nio’s Onvo SUV to rival Tesla’s market-leading Model Y in China

New models have continued to chip away at Model Y’s dominance on the mainland, where deliveries slumped 17 per cent this year through July.

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China eyes sci-tech venture capital to boost industrial upgrade, economic growth

Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday the development of venture capital is critical to sci-tech innovation, industrial upgrading and the growth of the economy.

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ByteDance denies reported plan to make self-designed chips

The Chinese company rejected reports that it aims to engage the world’s largest chip foundry TSMC to mass-produce advanced semiconductors.

ByteDance says reports that it plans hire TSMC to produce self-designed chips are untrue. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Google wins EU ads abuse case, overruling €1.5 billion fine

The EU’s Google cases marked the centrepiece of antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s bid to rein in Silicon Valley.

China quickly outpacing US in preparing for next war, Congress hears

Pentagon’s red tape and its slowness to embrace new technologies leave allies like Britain, Australia, Japan and South Korea in the lurch.

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US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than understood

Performing best in nuclear power, EVs and batteries, mainland companies will ‘likely equal or surpass Western firms within a decade or so’.

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People visit a booth for Chinese battery manufacturing giant CATL at Automechanika, a leading trade fair for cars, in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 11. Photo: Xinhua

US FBI strikes second Chinese hacking group ‘Flax Typhoon’

The group was run by a Chinese company that ‘collected intelligence and performed reconnaissance for Chinese government security agencies’.

FBI Director Christopher Wray says Flax Typhoon was being run by a Chinese company called the Integrity Technology Group that posed as an IT firm but also “collected intelligence and performed reconnaissance for Chinese government security agencies”. Photo: AP

Review | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max: impressive video, but AI nothing special

iPhone 16 Pro Max has amazing mics and video recording; coming AI features are useful but lag other brands’ AI; hardware upgrades are minor.

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Alibaba Cloud to kick off annual Apsara tech event with focus on AI

Alibaba’s cloud unit will kick off its annual tech event this week, bringing together large language model start-ups to discuss the future of artificial general intelligence.

China’s Lenovo builds AI servers in India amid supply chain shift

While India’s tech manufacturing sector is still small compared with China, it now makes increasingly sophisticated products such as iPhones.

Lenovo has started making AI servers in Pondicherry, India. Photo: Shutterstock

Microsoft and BlackRock aim for US$30 billion AI investment

The Global AI Infrastructure Investment Partnership, which also includes Nvidia, will invest in data storage and energy projects.

Microsoft has teamed up with BlackRock and other partners to invest in data centres and energy projects to support AI development. Photo: Reuters

Instagram unveils teen account with privacy, parental controls as scrutiny mounts

Users under 16 years of age can change the default settings only with a parent’s permission.

Apple’s new iPhone 16 already selling at a discount in China

E-commerce platforms are offering price cuts of up to 11% on Apple’s latest smartphones, as Huawei steals the market buzz.

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Singapore’s electronics exports soar amid China’s anti-tariff chips strategy

As exports reach their highest level in years, economists note market talk of China ‘front-loading chips’ in anticipation of US tariffs.

“Many uncertainties remain” about the impact of US trade tariffs directed at China, economists say. Photo: Reuters

Smart glasses, AI features to boost AR and VR headsets growth

VR and AR headset makers are expected to ship over three times more devices in 2028 than this year, says research firm IDC.

Intel secures Amazon as AI chip client, outlines turnaround plans

CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined steps that Intel would take to revive itself, after it reported disastrous second-quarter earnings.

US charges employee of Chinese aerospace giant with hacking Nasa, US military

Song Wu, a Chinese national, is charged in Atlanta, Georgia with 14 counts of wire fraud and 14 counts of aggravated identity theft.

Chinese national Song Wu allegedly tried to hack Nasa, according to an indictment announced in Atlanta. Photo: Reuters

Chinese AI start-up hails ‘important improvement’ in OpenAI’s newest model

LLM developers have run out of organic data to train models, so they are turning to reinforcement learning to generate more data.

The OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration photo taken May 20, 2024. Photo: Reuters

US chokehold on China’s AI progress ‘unlikely to succeed’: report

China’s robust academic advancement and state-backed funding have made the nation a major challenger to the US in AI, according to ITIF.

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Who is Adam Edmunds, Allison Holker’s new beau after husband Twitch’s death?

Edmunds is CEO of Entrata, and just attended New York Fashion Week with the dancer, who tragically lost her husband – a former DJ for Ellen DeGeneres – to suicide 2 years ago.

AI pioneer Li Feifei raises US$230 million for new start-up

The new venture on 3D spaces counts venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, as well as actor Ashton Kutcher and Google’s Eric Schmidt as investors.

Li Feifei, a prominent AI pioneer, has launched a new start-up. Photo: Huxiu.sohu

China hit hard by new Dutch export controls on chip-making tools

New restrictions announced by the Netherlands affect machines used by many semiconductor plants in China.

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ASML holds a virtual monopoly on the world’s most advanced chip manufacturing equipment. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong team hoping to cook up storm with robot chefs

Chemistry professor has set up a company to produce robot chefs and has goal of making 30,000 units and HK$2 billion in revenue.

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As Chinese AI and GPU demand heats up, a Hong Kong data centre turns to liquid cooling

China-backed Global Switch is rolling out new liquid-cooling solutions in Hong Kong as its Tseung Kwan O facility see increased demand from the mainland.

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