Beijing warns tech giants to curb ‘involution’ amid AI giveaway war
China’s top market regulator has summoned the country’s leading tech companies to demand an end to “involutionary” competition,…
A year on from DeepSeek shock, get set for flurry of low-cost Chinese AI models
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Feb 12 (Reuters) – One year after Chinese startup DeepSeek rattled the global tech…
China’s software sector braces for spillover from AI-led global sell-off
Fears that increasingly capable AI agents pose existential threats to the traditional software business have rippled through global…
China trials its largest locally made AI computing resource in major infrastructure push
China’s state-backed SuperComputing Network (SCNet), a major computing resource provider, has deployed a new node for beta testing,…
‘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…
Alibaba, Baidu’s IPO plans for AI chip design units heighten China’s self-reliance drive
The two Chinese internet peers’ initiatives reflected the strong investor appetite for AI chip firms and growing demand…
China’s private sector increases presence among top 100 listed companies
Private sector enterprises comprised 40 per cent of the top 100 listed Chinese companies by market value in…
Alibaba to plan IPO for AI chipmaking unit T-Head, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 22 (Reuters) – China’s Alibaba is preparing to list its chipmaking arm, T-Head, Bloomberg News reported on…
Fighting back: Beijing builds its own ‘small yard, high fence’ to shut out US tech
“Small yard, high fence” was how Jake Sullivan, national security adviser under President Joe Biden, described US tech…
Alibaba’s Qwen family hits 700 million downloads to lead global open-source AI adoption
According to research published on Friday by consultancy AIBase, citing data from Hugging Face, estimated Qwen downloads as…
Alibaba Steps Up AI Race With Potential Nvidia Mega Order
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA) stock rose Thursday after reports signaled expanded access to Nvidia Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) advanced…
Chinese fintech giant Ant upgrades AI health app to tap booming eldercare, wellness demand
Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has pressed ahead with its strategic move into the fast-growing healthcare sector with…