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…
Tech war: China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026
That release was a fitting reminder to the world, especially during the peak of the Christmas holiday season,…
China’s Moonshot AI raises US$500 million in latest funding round: report
Moonshot AI, developer of the highly lauded Kimi AI models, saw IDG Capital lay out US$150 million to…
China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after initial ChatGPT shock
Chinese government authorities sent urgent requests to various experts, including professors from Tsinghua University, to provide briefings on…
ByteDance unveils China’s most affordable AI coding agent at just US$1.30 a month
Volcano Engine, the cloud unit of TikTok owner ByteDance, has launched a new coding agent priced at just…
China’s Moonshot claims to build models with fewer high-end AI chips than US rivals use
In a three-hour-long “ask me anything” session on Reddit on Monday evening, a Moonshot AI representative with the…
Why new model of China’s Moonshot AI stirs ‘DeepSeek moment’ debate
Beijing-based Moonshot AI, a start-up valued at US$3.3 billion and backed by Chinese tech giants like Alibaba Group…
China’s Moonshot AI launches new model lauded as No 1 among open-source systems
The Beijing-based start-up on Thursday said Kimi K2 Thinking was now accessible via Kimi.com and the model’s application…
Chinese fintech giant Ant Group releases powerful AI model to rival DeepSeek and OpenAI
Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has released a new open-source, trillion-parameter large language model (LLM) that boasts stronger…
How Alibaba builds its most efficient AI model to date
A technical innovation has allowed Alibaba Group Holding, one of the leading players in China’s artificial intelligence boom,…
Tech war: Huawei executive claims victory over US sanctions with computing, AI ecosystem
China has virtually overcome crippling US tech restrictions, according to a senior executive at Huawei Technologies, as mainland-developed…
Venture capital firm Lanchi doubles down on Chinese AI, robotics start-ups with new fund
Chinese venture capital firm Lanchi Ventures is doubling down on investing in China’s artificial intelligence and robotics start-ups…