China’s software sector braces for spillover from AI-led global sell-off
Fears that increasingly capable AI agents pose existential threats to the traditional software business have rippled through global…
Why China’s AI models will have greater global appeal
While most American artificial intelligence (AI) firms focus on building ever-larger, proprietary models locked in corporate clouds, China…
Fighting back: Beijing builds its own ‘small yard, high fence’ to shut out US tech
“Small yard, high fence” was how Jake Sullivan, national security adviser under President Joe Biden, described US tech…
Chinese fintech giant Ant upgrades AI health app to tap booming eldercare, wellness demand
Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has pressed ahead with its strategic move into the fast-growing healthcare sector with…
China’s big layoff wave now buffeting its tech sector
China’s long‑running wave of corporate layoffs is spreading from manufacturing and property to the technology sector, with some…
Role reversal: Meta adopts Qwen as Chinese AI becomes industry foundation
When US tech giant Meta Platforms released its flagship Llama family of artificial intelligence models in February 2023,…
How Taiwan Made Cashless Payments Cute
At a 7-Eleven convenience store in Taiwan, you can pick up a 4-inch plushie of Miffy, the bunny…
Nothing is given: China’s open-source AI tsunami
Innovation never follows a script. It accelerates, stumbles and surprises. Two years ago, a leaked Google memo warned…
What makes China confident enough to ban microchips made by US firm Nvidia?
Beijing’s decision this week to ban Chinese companies from using microchips made by US firm Nvidia indicates the…
Hong Kong equity deals boom as mainland firms rush to market
The Hong Kong skyline is seen this Feb 16, 2025, file photo taken from the Peak. (SHAMIM ASHRAF…
Alibaba ‘plans $3.2bn raise’ to strengthen cloud computing
Alibaba is reportedly planning to raise $3.2 billion through the sale of a zero-coupon convertible bond as it…
Alibaba holds wide lead over rivals ByteDance, Huawei, Tencent in China’s AI cloud market
Alibaba Group Holding captured more than a third of China’s artificial intelligence cloud services market in the first…