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Big Tech

Nvidia to provide up to US$105 billion guarantee for OpenAI’s Ohio data centre

Leading technology firms are increasingly tying ‌together chips, power and data centre development as they race to meet soaring AI demand.

Next silicon? AI data centre material faces price spike amid China supply crunch

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Alibaba sheds gaming business Lingxi to double down on AI and e-commerce

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CXMT value tops 4 trillion yuan as global memory rally lifts China chip champion

Shares jump 12 per cent to a record as bullish signals from SanDisk reinforce expectations that AI-driven memory demand will keep supplies tight.

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The logo of ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is displayed on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration from July. Photo: Getty Images
The logo of ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is displayed on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration from July. Photo: Getty Images

Tech Trends

Ingenic taps Hong Kong market to raise HK$3.2 billion for chip expansion

The semiconductor maker is set to raise a share offering in the city and begin trading later this month.

Tech Trends

AI chipmaker Biren projects up to 22-fold revenue surge in first half of 2026

Massive financial gains across domestic chipmakers underscore how the push for self-sufficiency is reshaping demand for home-grown hardware.

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Tech War

Robotics | Chinese robots on the march despite tech war hurdles

Recent US ban on new robots is unlikely to prevent robotics becoming China’s next export engine after electric vehicles.

Chinese robots on the march despite tech war hurdles

Tech Trends

Hong Kong firm bets on Chinese open-weight models to rival CoreWeave

‘Neo-cloud’ provider Antimatter is helping businesses shift away from the US’ frontier AI models, promising lower costs and greater data sovereignty.

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Big Tech

24 hours with Tencent’s WeChat AI agent: successes and stumbles

The new Xiaowei agent promises hands-free control across WeChat’s vast digital ecosystem. I set out to see whether it delivers.

Big Tech

Home province of DeepSeek, Moonshot founders seeks to retain future AI talent

After losing top founders in artificial intelligence to rivals, the southern province aims to better attract, retain talent.

A view of Guangzhou, in China’s southern Guangdong province. Photo: Shutterstock

Tech Trends

Honor of Kings great ‘Cat’ reflects on his past and future in esports

Chen Zhengzheng, legendary competitor in Tencent’s top mobile game, looks back and forward as he transitions to coaching at 28.

Esport player Chen Zhengzheng, better known as Cat. Photo: QQ.com
Esport player Chen Zhengzheng, better known as Cat. Photo: QQ.com

Tech Trends

Chinese AI models gain foothold in Europe despite Brussels’ trepidation

Chinese models will be ‘significant’ for European firms, as their ‘performance and efficiency are increasingly competitive’, analyst says.

Banking & Finance

How China’s young fund managers endured bitter lessons from AI-fuelled sell-off

New portfolio managers were thrust into the spotlight as tech bets soured and client scrutiny intensified during 50-day market turmoil.

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Big Tech

Back in the Harness: DeepSeek continues its pivot towards agentic AI

With the launch of Harness, China’s DeepSeek continues to build the foundational digital scaffolding for autonomous AI agents.

A customer uses his phone in front of a board with the menu at AGI Bar in Beijing. Drinkers at the AI-themed bar in the city's tech district can even plug in to DeepSeek for free. Photo: AFP

Big Tech

Zhipu launches GLM-5.3 model as China seeks Mythos-level edge in cyber defence

Company says GLM-5.3 outperformed leading US systems in cybersecurity tests, beating Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 on CyberGym.

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Zhipu says it has tested GLM-5.3 with security teams in China against real-world codebases, identifying 2,436 vulnerabilities across 269 projects after expert review. Photo: Shutterstock
Zhipu says it has tested GLM-5.3 with security teams in China against real-world codebases, identifying 2,436 vulnerabilities across 269 projects after expert review. Photo: Shutterstock

Policy

China’s richest province taps Alibaba to power its AI and chip push

Guangdong province deepens ties with China tech giant to boost digital innovation by focusing on AI, semiconductors and smart services.

Tech War

SMIC eyes expansion amid AI boom, Zhu Rongji dies, Shein nears IPO

This week: SMIC plans to boost chipmaking capacity on AI demand, former premier Zhu Rongji dies and retail investors flood Unitree IPO. Next week: Shein may open Hong Kong IPO, China retail sales may accelerate, Baidu and Alibaba post earnings, robots go on show in Beijing, and more.

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After Apple leak, has India lost ground in its supply chain race with China?

In the wake of a cyberattack on a local Apple partner, insiders say India has a long way to go before challenging China as a manufacturer.

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Illustration: Henry Wong

Policy

How Beijing became China’s biggest tech venture capitalist, from AI to chips

China’s tech sector thrives on state-backed investment, reshaping funding dynamics and sparking a debate about balancing risk and innovation.

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Tech Trends

Insert token: how China’s surging AI use is turning compute into currency

As the cost of running AI models continues to drop, the token economy is reshaping ecosystems far beyond corporate cubicles.

Tech

The AI industrial revolution: why US faces a historic tech reckoning from China

From EVs to robotics, China’s advancement in cutting-edge tech has seen it shake off the West’s long-standing belief in US exceptionalism.

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China’s YMTC breaks into top 3 flash-memory suppliers with 14% market share

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The Wuhan-based chipmaker captured 14 per cent of global NAND bit shipments in the second quarter. Photo: Shutterstock

Tech Trends

Next silicon? AI data centre material faces price spike amid China supply crunch

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China Business

Billionaire Geely Auto head Li Shufu steps down as profit slips

Li Shufu, founder of Geely Auto, arrives for the opening ceremony of the Fourth Session of the 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee in Beijing on March 4. Photo: EPA

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CXMT value tops 4 trillion yuan as global memory rally lifts China chip champion

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The logo of ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is displayed on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration from July. Photo: Getty Images

Banking & Finance

China’s self-driving push gears up in Europe as Momenta, Pony.ai expand

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Momenta has received Germany-wide Level 4 testing approval from the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, one of the world’s most rigorous vehicle safety authorities. The approval marks a significant milestone in Momenta’s growth in Europe. Photo: handout
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