13 April 2025

Apple’s sprawling supply chain, from Chinese factories to global retail stores, faces unprecedented uncertainty as the US-China trade war intensifies, according to analysts and consumers. While Chinese consumers are not rushing to Apple stores to pick up iPhones over fears of price hikes – most iPhones are not subject to Beijing’s retaliatory 84 per cent […]

China has disclosed details about a 60 billion yuan (US$8.2 billion) state fund aimed at early-stage investments in artificial intelligence (AI) projects, underscoring Beijing’s commitment to advancing the industry through state-led investments. Zhang Jianhua, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology overseeing the fund, said at a conference in Shenzhen that the

It is not unusual to see families go out for a meal together but each one is looking at their phone instead of talking to each other. While we enjoy staying connected with each other via social media, the whole community is suffering from its negative effects. The heavy use of digital devices and social

Alibaba Group Holding’s revamped artificial intelligence (AI) assistant app, Quark, which offers a user-friendly interface, has surpassed ByteDance’s Doubao to become China’s most popular AI app in March, showing its appeal among local users. Quark ranked at the top among Chinese AI apps with nearly 150 million monthly active users (MAUs) worldwide, followed by ByteDance’s