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DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence company founded by Liang Wengfeng. Its low-cost AI model was developed with significantly fewer computing resources than those of bigger US tech firms like OpenAI and Meta.
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Artificial intelligence

China’s 2025 cloud spending to grow 15% on the back of DeepSeek adoption

Cloud spending, which totalled US$40 billion in 2024, is expected to reach US$46 billion this year as cloud providers expand investments.

US-China relations

Do China and the US need to work together on AI safety? Boao Forum debates

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Alibaba

Alibaba, Ant partner with home province to boost China’s AI drive

Tencent

Tencent adds AI chatbot friend to WeChat to keep users glued to app

WeChat users can now add Yuanbao as a ‘friend’ and interact with the chatbot without downloading a separate app.

WeChat has added the Yuanbao AI chatbot to its messaging feature. Photo: Shutterstock
AI: Companies

DeepSeek wows coders with more powerful open-source V3 model

The new version and DeepSeek V3 are both foundation models trained on vast data sets that can be applied in different use cases.

China technology

Opinion | China’s true talent in AI lies in making it safe to use

While the US remains caught in a computational race, China’s competitive advantage lies not in any LLM model but in AI-embedded ecosystems.

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China technology

My Take | DeepSeek has changed China’s AI model landscape – what’s next?

The start-up has emerged as the unlikely winner of a dizzying domestic competition. Can it reshape the global market as well?

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Apple

Apple’s Cook praises DeepSeek ahead of Shanghai developer conference

At the China Development Forum in Beijing, Cook called DeepSeek’s models ‘excellent’, as consumers await the launch of Apple Intelligence.

Artificial intelligence

How China’s PLA is gearing up to use DeepSeek AI models in actual combat

Adoption of DeepSeek by PLA hospitals, paramilitary and mobilisation units seen to usher in ‘new chapter in military intelligentisation’.

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Artificial intelligence

AI reasoning rivals: Tencent touts new model’s performance over DeepSeek-R1

The tech giant’s latest offering leverages large-scale reinforcement learning, rivalling DeepSeek in top benchmark tests.

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Tencent says its new Hunyuan T1 reasoning AI model rivals DeepSeek-R1 in performance and price. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | Why Lee Kai-fu is betting his AI start-up’s future on DeepSeek

In an interview with the Post, Lee discusses China’s ‘ChatGPT moment’ and 01.AI’s transition from a model developer to a solutions provider.

Lee Kai-fu, founder of start-up 01.AI. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI models led by DeepSeek catch up with US rivals at lower prices

DeepSeek’s model ranks third in performance while offering much cheaper pricing than OpenAI’s top models, according to a benchmarking firm.

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Tencent

Tencent’s AI splurge: China’s gaming giant poised for growth amid new focus

Tencent is using both DeepSeek and its own Yuanbao models, mirroring a diversified strategy that helped it dominate video gaming.

Technology

Opinion | Forget Doge, it’s Musk’s Tesla that looks in need of a rescue

Once an audacious pioneer in electric cars, Tesla is being out-competed by cheaper, more innovative rivals and suffering by association with Musk.

Elon Musk wields a chainsaw on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Centre on February 20 in Oxon Hill, Maryland, US. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Artificial intelligence

AMD CEO visits China, touts chip compatibility with DeepSeek models

The US semiconductor firm and main rival of Nvidia has been promoting its infrastructural support for DeepSeek’s AI models.

AMD CEO Lisa Su. Photo: Reuters
Technology

Opinion | Affordable, open access has turned AI from divisive to empowering

Shift from high-cost exclusivity makes AI potentially a catalyst for global innovation, economic growth and problem-solving.

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My Take

My Take | China’s AI revolution should promote equality, not just innovation

DeepSeek shows China’s tech strategy is paying off, but Beijing should also push AI education to help close income and opportunity gaps.

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Huawei

Huawei’s leadership shuffle at AI research arm signals heated local competition

Senior researcher Wang Yunhe has been named the new head of Huawei unit Noah’s Ark Lab, where he works on areas such as deep learning.

People visit the booth of Huawei Technologies at the the MWC Barcelona trade show in Spain on March 3, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

Nvidia showcases AI chips as it shrugs off DeepSeek

Industry watchers expect CEO Huang to spotlight Nvidia’s latest Blackwell line of graphics processing units (GPUs).

Alibaba

Alibaba’s Quark draws positive reviews in China as AI agent race heats up

Quark shows Alibaba’s ambition to be competitive in the market for AI agents, like Butterfly Effect’s Manus and OpenAI’s Deep Research.

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek’s success lies in singular focus on innovation, AI scientist says

Hong Kong PolyU’s Yang Hongxia says China’s DeepSeek is purely engaged in AI model development.

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Chinese local governments turn to DeepSeek AI to identify suspected corruption

Cities claim the technology has identified suspected cases of welfare fraud or corruption in the sale of state assets.

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DeepSeek’s AI model has shaken its US competitors. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Baidu launches new AI models, going against DeepSeek, OpenAI

Tech giant says reasoning model Ernie X1 ‘delivers performance on par with DeepSeek R1 at only half the price’.

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.

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China technology

Venture capital funds flock to China’s Zhejiang province amid hi-tech push

Provincial capital Hangzhou is home to Alibaba and start-ups DeepSeek, Unitree, Deep Robotics, Game Science, BrainCo and Manycore.

A bird’s-eye view of Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province. Photo: Shutterstock
Foxconn

Foxconn’s profits drop as iPhone sales falter, but AI boom offers hope

The Taiwanese company reported a 13 per cent fall in net income, worse than analysts’ estimates for a 2 per cent gain.

A Foxconn building in Taipei. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Meta tests first in-house AI training chip, to be produced by TSMC

The Facebook owner is currently one of Nvidia’s biggest customers, amassing an arsenal of GPUs to train AI models.

Artificial intelligence

AI agent Manus draws upbeat reviews of nascent service

Manus’ user experience is ‘what so many promised … but this time, it just works’, Hugging Face product head Victor Mustar says.

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