4 June 2025

Researchers working on Huawei Technologies’ large language model (LLM) Pangu claimed they have improved on DeepSeek’s original approach to training artificial intelligence (AI) by leveraging the US-sanctioned company’s proprietary hardware. A paper – published last week by Huawei’s Pangu team, which comprises 22 core contributors and 56 additional researchers – introduced the concept of Mixture […]

The restrictions, however, are expected to help strengthen China’s semiconductor self-sufficiency efforts, according to the latest research note by ICBC Credit Suisse Asset Management. Following news of the US tech ban, the Shenzhen-listed shares of Empyrean, Primarius and Semitronix initially recorded strong trading, as investors hoped these firms could become major alternative EDA suppliers in

Huawei Technologies plans to release the latest update to its premium Pura smartphone series next week, as speculation grows that the new devices would feature an upgraded in-house-designed chipset. The Pura 80 series would be available in China from June 11, Huawei said via its official Weibo account on Tuesday. The devices will retain the

Preliminary 618 retail data from Taobao and Tmall Group (TTG), Alibaba’s domestic e-commerce unit, showed sales of categories that benefit from government subsidies – including consumer electronics products and home appliances – surged 283 per cent during the campaign’s initial checkout period from May 13 to May 26, compared with the initial checkout period of