Capital injection: China backs AI drug makers in self-reliance drive
Hangzhou-based METiS TechBio, founded in 2020, raised 400 million yuan (US$57.9 million) in series D financing in August…
China’s semiconductor firms post hefty 2025 profits amid AI boom, tech self-reliance drive
Enterprises across China’s semiconductor industry recorded hefty profit growth last year, according to their unaudited financial results, driven…
DeepSeek to customise namesake chatbot for Italian users following probe
Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has agreed to launch the first country-specific version of its namesake chatbot, while…
China’s DeepSeek adds advanced ‘thinking’ feature to chatbot amid buzz over next model
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has updated the user interface of its flagship chatbot by adding an advanced…
AI scientist Ling Haibin, father of world’s first plant ID app, leaves US for China
AI scientist Ling Haibin, the acclaimed computer scientist behind the world’s first mobile plant identification app, has left…
China’s open-source AI models rival US giants, making engagement urgent: Stanford
China’s open-source artificial intelligence models may have caught up or “even pulled ahead” of their US counterparts in…
DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng makes the cut in top 10 ‘people who shaped science in 2025’
The Nature’s 10 profile of Liang recognised the disruption caused in January by the release of DeepSeek-R1, a…
DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng makes the cut in top 10 ‘people who shaped science in 2025’
The Nature’s 10 profile of Liang recognised the disruption caused in January by the release of DeepSeek-R1, a…
DeepSeek releases first open AI model with gold-level scores at maths olympiad
Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has released the world’s first open AI model to test and score a…
Alibaba posts 5% rise in quarterly revenue on AI, cloud computing momentum
Total revenue for the Hangzhou-based company reached 247.8 billion yuan (US$34.8 billion) for its financial second quarter ended…
Alibaba founder Jack Ma visits Ant Group campus as fintech giant ramps up AI efforts
Ma, who had relinquished his control of the fintech company and resigned from all corporate roles at Alibaba,…
Fair wages: China’s young jobseekers take their résumés to trade expos
As China’s youth continue to struggle to find jobs suited to their skills and background, some enterprising hopefuls…