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Microsoft
Microsoft shutters AI lab in Shanghai, continuing China retreat
The IoT & AI Insider Lab in the Zhangjiang hi-tech zone likely closed in January or February, nearby workers say.
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese EV industry pressed to accelerate global expansion amid tariffs
28 Mar 2025 - 8:00PM
Robotics
US robotics firms push for national strategy to compete with China
Tesla, Boston Dynamics and others are pushing for US policies that would boost American companies in the global robotics race.
27 Mar 2025 - 3:31PM
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Humanoid robots perform at the Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China tech war
Beijing AI research lab says inclusion on US export control list a ‘mistake’
The updated BIS list includes more than 50 new Chinese entities, including six units of cloud computing provider Inspur Group.
27 Mar 2025 - 1:06AM
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China’s economic stimulus
China mends fences with big tech in consumption, employment push
Beijing is increasingly praising the tech sector as a driver of jobs and economic growth, but platforms may still be closely supervised.
26 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM
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Auctions
23andMe’s bankruptcy puts 15 million users’ DNA data on auction block
23andMe has proposed an auction in May for the sale of its assets, which include the genetic data of more than 15 million customers.
25 Mar 2025 - 10:13AM
The 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Photo: AFP
Cybersecurity
Baidu doxxing: firm stresses user privacy after executive’s kid leaks data
The cloud storage provider has sought to restore public trust after a public outcry from a doxxing incident involving the child of a vice-president.
21 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM
Semiconductors
Hong Kong investment arm backs Chinese RISC-V start-up StarFive
The partnership will see Hong Kong support StarFive in rolling out RISC-V chip applications in the city.
21 Mar 2025 - 12:01PM
Artificial intelligence
Chinese AI firms turn to Hong Kong as gateway to global markets
Executives from several companies expressed confidence in Hong Kong’s growing role in supporting China’s AI development.
20 Mar 2025 - 8:00AM
Robotics
China reveals economic data on service robots for the first time
Service robots outperformed industrial robots in both growth and output in January and February, according to the statistics bureau.
18 Mar 2025 - 8:00AM
A senior resident at a nursing home in Shenzhen interacts with Xia Lan, a humanoid robot. Photo: Xinhua
Huawei
Huawei develops computer chips in move away from Intel, Windows
The company is expected to forgo US hardware and software in favour of self-developed technology in its next personal computers.
17 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM
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Artificial intelligence
AI start-up challenges Nvidia’s dominance with Beijing support
A team with ties to Tsinghua University has unveiled a new framework for building advanced AI models using Chinese-made chips.
16 Mar 2025 - 10:30AM
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Artificial intelligence
OpenAI asks US for relief from AI rules to compete with Chinese firms
The ChatGPT maker says the AI race is ‘effectively over’ if China’s developers have unfettered access to data while US companies do not.
14 Mar 2025 - 10:47AM
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TikTok
Trump says 4 bidders in play for TikTok’s US business in deal expected ‘soon’
ByteDance-owned TikTok faces a deadline of April 5 to strike a deal for its US operations or be banned from the country’s app stores.
10 Mar 2025 - 2:29PM
TikTok’s US business was estimated to be worth as much as US$50 billion last year. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors
How Alibaba’s new RISC-V chip hits the mark for China’s tech ambitions
Alibaba research arm Damo Academy’s launch of the XuanTie C930 is expected to usher in more open-source chip innovation in China.
14 Mar 2025 - 3:25PM
Artificial intelligence
Chinese AI agent Manus faces doubts after rapid rise to fame
Manus AI’s product partner apologised on social media, admitting the team underestimated the public’s enthusiastic response.
7 Mar 2025 - 8:00PM
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ASML to build reuse-and-repair centre in Beijing despite US-China tech tensions
China overtook Taiwan as the Dutch company’s biggest market last year, with sales of US$10.9 billion, according to its annual report.
7 Mar 2025 - 4:08PM
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ASML has been unable to sell its extreme ultraviolet lithography systems to its China-based clients. Photo: Reuters
Robotics
Shenzhen boosts role as China’s humanoid robotics base with Unitree venture
Unitree, based in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, has established a wholly-owned venture called Shenzhen Tianyi Technology.
6 Mar 2025 - 6:30PM
Technology
Trump set to meet with US tech leaders next week amid new tariffs, export rules
A group that includes the CEOs of HP, Intel, IBM and Qualcomm has discussed meeting with the Trump administration on Monday, sources say.
6 Mar 2025 - 4:45PM
Artificial intelligence
China-developed general AI agent Manus shows ability to handle complex tasks
While Manus has provided little information to the public, its demonstration video has triggered massive interest in China’s AI community.
6 Mar 2025 - 4:41PM
Semiconductors
Trump calls for end to bipartisan US$52 billion Chips and Science Act
Taiwan’s TSMC is among 20 companies that reached binding agreements for Chips Act support before Joe Biden left office.
5 Mar 2025 - 4:36PM
Donald Trump has consistently derided the Chips Act as a means to boost US semiconductor manufacturing. Photo: Shutterstock
China manufacturing
China’s Silicon Valley unveils aggressive push to lead in AI, robotics
Shenzhen publishes three major action plans in a single day as it pursues global leadership in emerging fields.
4 Mar 2025 - 5:30PM
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DeepSeek
China’s science fund calls for more research after studying DeepSeek models
More than 10 experts from the country’s best universities attended the seminar, which was held in Beijing on February 20.
3 Mar 2025 - 11:38PM
Blockchain
Bitcoin up after Trump names cryptocurrencies in strategic reserve
The world’s largest cryptocurrency is up by more than 20 per cent from the November lows.
3 Mar 2025 - 10:24AM
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