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Former Huawei ‘Genius Youth’ recruit says new venture can now mass produce humanoid robots
A two-year-old start-up founded by a former Huawei Technologies’ recruit said it has started mass production of its humanoid robots, raising the bar in a
Trump favours keeping TikTok in US after ‘billions of views’ during election campaign
US president-elect Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he favoured allowing TikTok to keep operating in the United States for at least a little while,
Cathay Creates a New Generation of Security Champions with DevSecOps Transformation
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] In an increasingly interconnected world, technological innovations can bring about new opportunities that
Opinion | How Southeast Asia can become the next AI powerhouse
In the global race for artificial intelligence (AI) development, Southeast Asia is emerging as an unexpected contender. Traditionally, discussions around AI innovation have focused on
Chinese EV maker Nio unveils Firefly branded cars to take on Mini Cooper and Smart
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio launched a new small car under its Firefly brand that seeks to compete with BMW’s Mini and Smart of
Chinese fintech giant Ant denies imminent restart of IPO process
Ant Group, the fintech affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding, said it had no immediate plans to revive its initial public offering (IPO), dispelling market speculation
A Hong Kong AI model proves more accurate than doctors in diagnosing eye conditions
Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) said they have developed a foundational artificial intelligence (AI) model that could help address ophthalmic clinical
Shenzhen showers AI companies, workers with cash to boost local industry
Shenzhen’s government has issued a long list of subsidies to support artificial intelligence (AI) development in the city in a fresh sign of how local
NeurIPS, the ‘AI Olympics’, gets new hurdles in Canada with US-China tech competition
An annual gathering of the world’s top minds in artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining wider attention as it emerges as the new battleground in the
US plans to blacklist company that ordered TSMC chip found in Huawei processor, source says
The Biden administration plans to blacklist a Chinese company whose TSMC-made chip was illegally incorporated into a Huawei artificial-intelligence processor, according to a person familiar
Qualcomm defeats Arm’s claim over chip design license breach
Qualcomm prevailed at trial against Arm Holdings’ claim that it breached a license for chip technology that the world’s largest maker of mobile-phone processors acquired
China faces AI talent shortage in an otherwise booming ‘new economy’ sector, report finds
China’s booming artificial intelligence (AI) industry has a plethora of job openings but not enough talent to fill them, according to a recent report from
Tencent teams with smartphone maker Honor on AI while Apple searches for a partner
Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings announced on Friday a new strategic partnership with smartphone maker Honor for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI), giving a
China’s tax agency cracks down on influencers, online merchants amid shrinking revenue
China’s tax authority on Friday published a draft regulation that would require the operators of e-commerce, short-video and social media platforms to report the income
Chinese-owned Character.ai rival vanishes from US App Store
Talkie has been unavailable in the US App Store for about six days. However, Talkie remains downloadable on Google Play, where the app was last
Tencent challenges e-commerce rivals with new gift-giving feature on WeChat
China’s super app WeChat, owned by Tencent Holdings, has added a gift-giving feature to its embedded e-commerce platform ahead of Christmas, allowing users to send
TikTok ban: US senators urge Biden to extend ByteDance deadline by 90 days
Democratic Senator Ed Markey and Republican Senator Rand Paul on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to extend by 90 days a January 19 deadline for
TikTok parent ByteDance intensifies China AI rivalry with 85% price cut for visual model
TikTok parent ByteDance has turned up the heat in the Chinese generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) market by slashing the price of a new AI model
Opinion | Renewed US-China science pact advances cooperation, despite tech wars
The renewal of the US-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement (STA) marks a pivotal moment in scientific diplomacy, in an era defined by fierce technological
Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to bring AI to iPhones in China, report says
Apple is in early-stage talks with Tencent Holdings and ByteDance in a bid to introduce its Apple Intelligence to mainland China, where the smartphone maker
HKMA picks 10 banks, 4 tech firms as Hong Kong evaluates commercial benefits of GenAI
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has picked 10 banks and four technology partners to test more than a dozen use cases for generative artificial intelligence
Alibaba splits AI team to sharpen consumer and business focus
Alibaba Group Holding has separated the team in charge of developing applications for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Tongyi Qianwen from the team that builds
Troubled self-driving truck firm TuSimple rebrands as CreateAI, launches AI model
Troubled autonomous truck company TuSimple Holdings has rebranded itself CreateAI, as it walks away from costly self-driving technology development and pivots to video games and
US probes TP-Link, the China-founded router maker dominating the American market
The US government has launched a national-security investigation into TP-Link, the China-founded router maker whose equipment now dominates the American market and has been targeted
Fund of ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming gets Hong Kong asset management licence
A private investment fund created last year by billionaire Zhang Yiming – founder of TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance – has received a licence from