China’s AI start-up funding triples to US$16b in first quarter amid bets on LLMs, robotics
Funding for China’s artificial-intelligence-related start-ups jumped nearly threefold year on year in the first quarter, as investors poured…
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…
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…
Competition or ‘co-opetition’: how is convergence shaping AI race between China and US?
There was a surprise guest speaker at Nvidia’s widely watched GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California,…
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…
AI rattles US investors, while China’s tech stocks hold steady – for now
Artificial intelligence is already reshaping industries and markets, even though artificial general intelligence (AGI) – a still theoretical…
‘Value for money’: AI agent OpenClaw adopts Chinese models for cost edge over US rivals
OpenClaw, which has been a runaway success since its late 2025 launch, announced on Friday that it was…
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 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 generative AI tiger MiniMax pursues Hong Kong IPO to expand global reach
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up MiniMax plans to channel funds from its proposed Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO)…
Moonshot and MiniMax step up as China’s new frontier AI labs
Chinese artificial intelligence start-ups Moonshot AI and MiniMax have emerged as China’s strongest contenders to rival US frontier…