China plans to embed AI in energy infrastructure to optimise power grid efficiency
With victory in the global race to build artificial intelligence capacity heavily dependent on resilient power systems, China…
A cloud above the clouds: US, China race to make space a computing platform
In 1957, the Soviet Union kicked off the Cold War’s space race, shocking the world by sending Sputnik,…
Alibaba unveils new AI chip in push for domestic alternatives
BEIJING/SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) – Alibaba Group on Wednesday unveiled a new AI chip, the Zhenwu M890, as…
Moore Threads’ flagship AI chip compatible with Alibaba models in tech self-reliance push
Beijing-based Moore Threads, founded by former Nvidia executive James Zhang Jianzhong, on Thursday said the firm’s flagship AI…
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…
Alibaba’s Qwen-3 becomes world’s first AI model to operate in orbit
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen-3 became the world’s first general-purpose artificial intelligence model to be uploaded and operated in orbit,…
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…
Role reversal: Meta adopts Qwen as Chinese AI becomes industry foundation
When US tech giant Meta Platforms released its flagship Llama family of artificial intelligence models in February 2023,…
Alibaba bets on ‘everything app’ Qwen to define AI era for global consumers
Alibaba Group Holding’s new multipurpose artificial intelligence consumer app, Qwen, has the potential to become China’s “super-app” in…
AI models from China’s DeepSeek, Alibaba and the US flatter users too much, study finds
Leading artificial intelligence models from the United States and China are “highly sycophantic”, and their excessive flattery may…
China’s generative AI user base doubles to 515 million in 6 months
China saw a massive uptick in generative artificial intelligence adoption in the first half of the year to…