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Big Tech
Alibaba entertainment group head regrets belittling video-gaming unit, Cantonese
Alibaba’s Fan Luyuan admitted he was ‘out of line’ for controversial remarks that he said during a meeting with employees of Lingxi Games.
9 minutes ago
Semiconductors
State-owned Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC denies back-door listing intention
2 hours ago
Ant Group
Jack Ma makes rare speech at Ant Group’s 20th anniversary
2 hours ago
Tech Trends
E-commerce
Ant International reports growth after March spin-off on Alipay+ strength
Four pillars comprising Alipay+, Antom, WorldFirst and Embedded Finance have delivered strong performance: company statement.
8 Dec 2024 - 5:48PM
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Ant International’s Alipay+ lets small merchants accept payments directly from foreign digital wallets. Photo: Xinmei Shen
Tech Trends
E-commerce
No Black Friday windfall for Chinese online shops selling overseas
Cut-to-the-bone pricing is eating into the profit margins of Chinese merchants selling online to global shoppers.
8 Dec 2024 - 8:56PM
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Big Tech
Smartphones
Huawei premium smartphone shipments surge, as Apple leads segment in China
Mainland shipments of Huawei’s premium-priced smartphones – handsets that cost more than US$600 – rose 34 per cent in the third quarter.
6 Dec 2024 - 8:30PM
Tech War
US-China tech war
US exempts some Chinese firms from chip curbs for Japan, sources say
Washington has excluded some of China’s largest semiconductor companies from its latest export restrictions.
7 Dec 2024 - 10:55AM
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Big Tech
Artificial intelligence
China’s ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent seek fresh talent at ‘Olympics of AI’
Some of the world’s brightest minds in AI are expected to attend this year’s Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems.
6 Dec 2024 - 7:00AM
ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent aim to recruit some of the brightest minds in AI at this year’s NeurIPS. Photo: Shutterstock
Tech War
Semiconductors
China chip supply chain calls for ‘cooperation’ after broader US restrictions
Speakers at a Shanghai conference avoided commenting on the new restrictions, preferring to highlight the value of ‘global cooperation’.
5 Dec 2024 - 9:02PM
Big Tech
E-commerce
Temu, Shein halt Vietnam operations pending business registration
Two of the world’s most popular budget-shopping platforms have suspended business in the Southeast Asian nation.
6 Dec 2024 - 2:55PM
Big Tech
TikTok
TikTok triples US sales on Black Friday despite looming ban
E-commerce sales on the app surged above US$100 million during the post-Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza.
5 Dec 2024 - 10:05AM
Big Tech
Artificial intelligence
Did the Chinese intern sued by ByteDance just win an AI award?
The award, however, triggered speculation about whether the paper’s lead author was the ex-intern who ByteDance sued for US$1.1 million.
5 Dec 2024 - 10:41AM
The award received by ByteDance further boosts its credentials in artificial intelligence technology. Photo: Shutterstock
Big Tech
Alibaba
Alibaba to sponsor China’s Lunar New Year gala to reach thrifty consumers
The e-commerce giant is sponsoring the most-watched broadcast in the world, as it seeks to revive growth amid tough competition and a slowing economy.
4 Dec 2024 - 6:30PM
Big Tech
Semiconductors
Dutch firm NXP, TSMC affiliate plan to expand US$7.8 billion Singapore venture
NXP also plans to broaden its supply chain in mainland China, where it has a testing and packaging facility in Tianjin.
4 Dec 2024 - 4:44PM
Big Tech
Artificial intelligence
Chinese facial recognition pioneer SenseTime pivots to GenAI
The company hopes to ‘better address the opportunities as well as challenges brought about by the AI 2.0 era’.
4 Dec 2024 - 3:30PM
Big Tech
Tencent
Tencent launches its answer to OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video tool
HunyuanVideo is available for free to enterprise and individual users.
4 Dec 2024 - 12:03PM
Tencent has launched HunyuanVideo, a text-to-video generation tool. Photo: Screenshot
Big Tech
Amazon
Amazon challenges Nvidia with new AI chips, to be used by Apple
Amazon says it is able to connect a greater number of chips together than Nvidia, helping customers save cost.
4 Dec 2024 - 10:19AM
Big Tech
DJI
Chinese drone maker DJI fights to shake off ‘military’ tag
DJI was featured in a video published by The Financial Times on November 22, titled ‘Should the US ban Chinese drones’.
4 Dec 2024 - 11:21AM
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Big Tech
Semiconductors
Chip War: Chinese supply chain to be tested under broadened US sanctions
Chinese chip companies have localised much of their supply chain in recent years, experts say, potentially limiting the impact of Washington’s new rules.
3 Dec 2024 - 9:17PM
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Tech War
Semiconductors
China industry bodies call for ‘caution’ in buying US chips amid latest sanctions
This initiative could deal a blow to the mainland businesses of Nvidia, Qualcomm and Intel.
4 Dec 2024 - 12:06AM
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The China Semiconductor Industry Association says US chips are “no longer safe, no longer reliable”. Photo: Shutterstock
Big Tech
Alibaba
Alibaba Cloud aims high in Southeast Asia with new AI partners
China’s leading cloud services provider is prioritising investments in its operations across Indonesia, Thailand and other markets.
3 Dec 2024 - 6:30PM
Tech War
US-China tech war
Chip war: Chinese firms play down fresh US sanctions, tout local supply chain
Newly blacklisted Empyrean and Skyverse say the sanctions will have little impact, pointing to their local tech stack and domestic customers.
3 Dec 2024 - 1:29PM
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Big Tech
Semiconductors
Intel CEO Gelsinger forced out as chip giant falls behind Nvidia
The company board has lost confidence in Gelsinger’s turnaround plan and told him he could retire or be removed, a source says.
3 Dec 2024 - 10:50AM
OPINION
Zhou Xin
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For the best AI outcomes, good policy is key
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My Take
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China’s video gaming industry needs more like Black Myth: Wukong
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AI companies must pay attention to national security needs
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Hong Kong can’t afford to lose out on generative AI
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Why China is pushing so hard for international cooperation on AI
25 Sep 2024 - 3:21PM
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