Pay, perks, equity: China’s AI, chip firms lead way in offering rewards to lock in talent
In the high-stakes battle for China’s top talent, domestic tech companies – especially in semiconductors and artificial intelligence…
China’s ByteDance discovers new scaling law that could sustain AI boom
Researchers at TikTok parent ByteDance have discovered a new scaling law governing how fast artificial intelligence agents can…
China claims biggest AI model trained on local chips, as Meituan releases LongCat-2.0
As China attempts to move beyond using domestic chips solely for model inference, food delivery giant Meituan released…
China’s Zhipu AI sparks new ‘DeepSeek moment’ with cost-effective coding model
Nearly a year and a half after China’s DeepSeek shook Silicon Valley with its powerful yet affordable artificial…
How DeepSeek’s landmark funding secures Liang Wenfeng’s grip as China’s AI rivalry heats up
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek closed its first-ever external fundraising in an unusual and high-stakes deal that could…
More US firms turn to China’s DeepSeek over pricey Silicon Valley AI
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek took the top spot on a major US business spending index in June,…
Tencent unveils first flagship AI model with former OpenAI researcher at helm
Tencent Holdings has released a new flagship artificial intelligence model, the first since former OpenAI researcher Yao Shunyu…
What Zhipu and MiniMax’s first post-IPO earnings say about the 2 Chinese AI start-ups
Chinese artificial intelligence start-ups Zhipu AI and MiniMax have shown early signs of sustainable commercialisation of their AI…
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 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…
China’s DeepSeek makes rare public comment, calls for AI ‘whistle-blower’ on job losses
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek made a rare appearance at a state-backed industry event on Friday as a…