ByteDance and Alibaba to disable humanlike AI custom agents as new rules loom
Two of China’s major consumer-facing artificial intelligence apps, ByteDance’s Doubao and Alibaba Group Holding’s Qwen, are moving to…
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, 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…
AI apps soar in China as Lunar New Year giveaway battle boosts user growth
Chinese tech giants claimed a victory after a promotional giveaway campaign for their artificial intelligence services during the…
China’s tech giants pursue AI, semiconductor talent in US as competition intensifies
The overseas hiring spree underscores these “big tech” firms’ growing ambitions to build up their skilled workforce in…
China’s AI crossroads: 3 divergent paths in the race for dominance
On a crisp January afternoon, the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, just a stone’s throw from Tencent Holdings’ headquarters,…
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,…
Exclusive | ByteDance to pour US$14 billion into Nvidia chips in 2026 as computing demand surges
ByteDance plans to spend about 100 billion yuan (US$14 billion) on artificial intelligence chips from Nvidia in 2026,…
TikTok’s ByteDance makes AI phone that can order the cheapest product without a touch
The owner of TikTok has now created its own AI-first phone that comes with deep integration of Doubao,…
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…