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Personalised make-up assistant Iron Bestie is powered by vision-language models and voice recognition. Photo: Handout
Robotics

Programmed to impress: AI make-up arm dazzles in Hong Kong hackathon

Personalised make-up assistant handed top honours after lipstick demonstration, beating more than 160 global competitors in finals.

Artificial intelligence

The ‘rice of electronics’: AI boom is fuelling China’s MLCC supply chain

Cybersecurity

China launches probe into Palo Alto Networks as US trade tensions intensify

Hong Kong economy

How a Hong Kong luxury estate saved HK$1b in renovation cost with tech solutions

Ex-CEO of AsiaWorld-Expo Allen Ha says ‘homegevity’ model of targeted, consistent repairs can spare homeowners major renovation work.

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Residence Bel-Air. Photo: Handout
Timepieces

How new materials are reshaping the future of luxury watchmaking

H. Moser & Cie and Hublot are among those experimenting with advanced compounds that boost performance and deliver distinctive finishes.

Marine safety

China urged to protect underwater cables amid growing fears of ocean sabotage

Prominent policy journal says Beijing should pass a law to close the gap between traditional maritime law and modern grey-zone warfare.

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US-China tech war

Chinese optical-module stocks rebound as analysts weigh ‘mild’ US AI curbs

FCC plan would preserve existing supplies while targeting next-generation products, forcing Washington to balance security concerns with cost of replacing Chinese capacity.

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Workers are seen at a data centre. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Chinese data centre component firms hammered as US drafts ban

Shares of firms including Zhongji Innolight, newly listed in Hong Kong, dive on news US is working on plan to ban imports from China of new models of their core product.

US-China trade war

Beijing decries ‘bullying’ US tech curbs that ensnare Chinese firms and products

State mouthpiece warns that Washington’s bans on green energy and advanced manufacturing will backfire, while defending China’s open-source AI models.

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China-EU relations

What would a German audit for Chinese supply chain dependencies find?

Although many analysts deem the search long overdue, they warn that German leverage would be both hard to implement and short-lived.

Officials in Berlin are concerned about Germany losing its industrial base to Chinese competition. Photo: Getty Images
Robotics

China’s X Square Robot submits confidential filing for Hong Kong IPO: sources

The start-up joins a growing list of domestic robot makers in China raising capital.

An X Square Robot cleaning a home in Beijing on May 21. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong stock market

Mainland investors dodge AI tumult by extending buying spree in Hong Kong

Mainland traders poured US$8 billion into Hong Kong equities in July, eyeing refuge from global tech sector volatility, in a market trading at just 12.2 times earnings.

China stock market

China’s stock account openings slow in July amid tech sell-off

The number of new accounts opened on the Shanghai Stock Exchange was down 7 per cent month on month.

Artificial intelligence

Tencent ramps up overseas AI push with wider roll-out of flagship Hy3 model

Hy3’s release is the first major update in Tencent’s AI strategy since former OpenAI researcher Yao Shunyu joined the Chinese tech giant.

The Tencent logo. Photo: Reuters
China economy

Opinion | China’s economic shift may hinge on what migrant workers do next

Where migrant workers go, what sectors they serve and how many stay employed will shape whether productivity gains go beyond the most advanced sectors.

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US-China relations

US AI leaders are using Chinese open models for cybersecurity. Here’s why

Andrew Ng and others argue accessible systems outperform overly restricted platforms on cybersecurity and transparency.

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Artificial intelligence

World Bank urges developing countries to embrace AI ‘lifeline’ or be left behind

Developing economies do not need big data centres and should adapt lower-cost AI tools to local conditions, the World Bank says.

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Israel

US-Saudi nuclear doubt, Boko Haram’s AI terrorism: 7 global relations reads

From US arms promises to EU sanctions and USMCA troubles, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in July 2026.

Boko Haram has been found to use both Chinese and American AIs in their terrroism plots – possibly with advice from Islamic State. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | The AI order will have 3 tracks, not 2

Between American-secured diffusion and Chinese developmental multilateralism, middle powers have space to make their presence felt.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s MiniMax curbs overseas use of new AI video model amid copyright disputes

H3 model enters the generative video battleground, but licensing carve-outs restrict use in US, EU, UK and South Korea.

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US-China tech war

China embraces basic science as US downplays it amid AI race

Top official greets scientists doing research from foundational to frontier, with country committed to raising R&D spending by at least 7 per cent a year.

Photo: CCTV
Good Schools Guide

How the pen and piano can help children thrive in the age of AI

As AI dulls children’s patience and critical thinking, educators say handwriting and learning an instrument can rebuild the skills technology erodes.

Children should be encouraged to practise handwriting regularly and learn a musical instrument, educators say. Photo: Shutterstock
China stock market

China’s AI rout triggers 14% margin retreat in record tech sell-off

Tech stocks plummeted in July as traders unwound leveraged positions, sparking a drop in margin financing and raising concerns in Beijing.

US-China trade war

US tech giants invited to discuss AI security tests at White House

Meta, Anthropic among companies to review voluntary framework on Tuesday as US government seeks early access to most advanced AI models.

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US-China relations

Trump election claims debunked, US-China AI gap: 7 US-China relations reads

From smaller US-China AI gap to crawfish soup on Mars, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the second half of July 2026.

US President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office of the White House on July 29. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Can we govern AI in a fragmented world before it’s too late?

While the US, EU and China offer different approaches, all recognise that AI is too powerful and pervasive to be treated as ordinary tech.

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Semiconductors

China boosts chip-design safeguards amid tech self-sufficiency push

Revised rules sharpen penalties and expand rights, underscoring Beijing’s strategy to build resilience across semiconductor and AI ecosystem.

DeepSeek

China’s DeepSeek tests AI ‘harness’ as cheap V4 model jolts Silicon Valley

Hangzhou-based firm is recruiting developers to test software that turns language models into autonomous agents, escalating price war with US rivals.

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