China is losing the LLM race but it can still win in AI, ex-Tencent AI lead says
For years, Liu Wei was synonymous with Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings’ artificial intelligence efforts. A distinguished scientist…
‘Basically a Chinese racket’: how China streaked ahead at a global AI conference
Chinese universities have significantly overtaken their American rivals in research output at one of the world’s leading artificial…
How ByteDance plans to turn OpenClaw craze into a profitable AI business
ByteDance’s Volcano Engine, the cloud unit that released an OpenClaw-based cloud agent tool ArkClaw, is betting that the…
ByteDance raises 2026 capex by at least 25% amid AI boom, rising memory costs, sources say
TikTok owner ByteDance is ramping up its spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure, boosting its planned capital expenditure this…
How China is using AI – and state funding – to transform the micro drama industry
Vigloo, a South Korean micro drama production company, has gone all-in on artificial intelligence this year, betting that…
ByteDance profit plunges on AI push as TikTok Shop powers overseas growth: reports
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok and Douyin, saw its net profit plummet by more than 70 per…
ByteDance, Tencent step up AI talent battle amid reported departure of DeepSeek researcher
As China’s artificial intelligence sector accelerates, competition for top talent has intensified among major tech companies, with firms…
Alibaba debuts its latest RISC-V-based chip amid shift to AI agents
Alibaba Group Holding’s research arm Damo Academy has unveiled a chip designed to fuel artificial intelligence agents, as…
ByteDance has reportedly suspended the global rollout of its new AI video generator
A month after Seedance 2.0’s launch in China sparked cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount Skydance over its…
ByteDance’s Controversial AI Video Model Reportedly on Hold Globally Due to Copyright Disputes
If you’ve been waiting anxiously to try out ByteDance’s new video model Seedance 2.0, but you don’t have…
Inside OpenClaw mania in China, as security fears surge alongside enthusiasm for AI agent
By the time software programmer Guo Cancan realised something had gone horribly wrong with OpenClaw – the task-executing…
Middle East crisis, global memory crunch dim AI smartphone buzz at MWC 2026
The mobile industry buzzed with excitement over the artificial intelligence revolution showcased at MWC Barcelona 2026, but the…