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Artificial intelligence
ChatGPT usage hits record as Studio Ghibli-style AI images go viral
Active users, in-app subscription revenue and app downloads of ChatGPT reached an all-time high, according to external data.
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ByteDance
ByteDance-owned Douyin sheds light on algorithm amid regulatory pressure
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ZTE
China’s ZTE names Fang Rong as chairman amid AI pivot, revenue drop
1 Apr 2025 - 9:20PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Xiaomi car crash involving self-driving feature sparks concerns in China
Company says it submitted the driving data and relevant operational information to the police and deeply regrets the tragedy.
1 Apr 2025 - 8:27PM
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Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun unveils the SU7 Ultra in Beijing on October 29, 2024. The car model was involved in an accident on the mainland on Saturday, which claimed three lives. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
Guangdong boosts AI and robotics subsidies after DeepSeek’s success
A new initiative seeks to position Guangdong as a ‘global highland’ for AI and robotics, following DeepSeek’s success.
1 Apr 2025 - 6:30PM
Cryptocurrency
US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase sees worst quarter since FTX collapse
Nearly every major firm linked to cryptocurrencies were hammered this quarter, as concerns about the US economy weighed on digital assets.
1 Apr 2025 - 6:17PM
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5G
China makes advances in commercialisation of brain-computer interface technology
The semi-invasive system developed by CIBR and its affiliated start-up NeuCyber NeuroTech have completed their first three human implants.
1 Apr 2025 - 5:00PM
A staff member demonstrates a brain-computer interface for post-stroke rehabilitation at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, August 16, 2023. Photo: Xinhua
Made in China 2025
Stay humble? China ranks itself 10th in new global innovation league table
But China has risen up the rankings faster than any other nation over the past 12 years, according to the report.
1 Apr 2025 - 5:45PM
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Semiconductors
Intel CEO Tan Lip-bu says company will spin off noncore units
Speaking at his first public appearance as CEO, Tan also says the firm will create new products including custom semiconductors.
1 Apr 2025 - 9:39AM
Artificial intelligence
OpenAI to build open AI model amid competition from Meta and DeepSeek
Announcement marks a strategic shift by OpenAI, which until now has been a fierce defender of closed, proprietary models.
1 Apr 2025 - 11:22AM
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Semiconductors
Another Apple chip engineer returns to China to nurture next-generation talent
Kong Long left Apple after seven years, following the recent return of M4 CPU engineer Wang Huanyu to China.
31 Mar 2025 - 7:30PM
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China is finding success in courting semiconductor talent back to the country. Photo: Reuters
Robotics
Venture capital veteran Allen Zhu questions humanoid robots’ value
Zhu, who famously backed Didi Chuxing and RedNote, says early-stage venture capitalists should steer away from the embodied-AI sector.
1 Apr 2025 - 6:34PM
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Huawei
Huawei’s consumer business sees 38% surge in revenue on robust smartphone sales
Huawei recorded total annual revenue of 862.1 billion yuan in 2024, signalling progress in overcoming US sanctions.
31 Mar 2025 - 4:58PM
Artificial intelligence
A DeepSeek moment is playing out in rural China as peasants seek AI advice
Rural residents, who account for a third of China’s 1.4 billion population, are eager to apply AI services.
30 Mar 2025 - 10:00AM
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Banking & finance
DeepSeek has boosted the faith of rich Chinese investors in tech stocks: StanChart
The AI boom in China has convinced Chinese investors that the markets will continue to rise, Standard Chartered’s Judy Hsu says.
30 Mar 2025 - 9:30AM
Judy Hsu, CEO of wealth and retail banking at Standard Chartered. Photo: VVS.sg
Electric & new energy vehicles
Xpeng CEO says flying car market will be bigger than EVs over next 2 decades
CEO He Xiaopeng believes the global flying car market could reach US$2 trillion in the next two decades, double the size of land vehicles.
1 Apr 2025 - 11:45AM
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X (formerly Twitter)
Elon Musk sells X social media platform to his own xAI for US$33 billion
The tech billionaire plans to combine the ‘data, models, compute, distribution and talent’ from the app and start-up.
29 Mar 2025 - 7:40AM
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Smartphones
Google’s Android transparency shift unnerves Chinese developers
Google is no longer developing Android in the open, which some developers believe could give an advantage to Huawei’s HarmonyOS.
28 Mar 2025 - 8:03PM
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Google decision to change the release schedule of Android source code has unnerved some Chinese developers. Photo: Shutterstock
Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese EV industry pressed to accelerate global expansion amid tariffs
Companies should balance exports and overseas production while seeking to achieve win-wins with foreign partners, former vice-minister says.
28 Mar 2025 - 8:00PM
TikTok
TikTok Shop to expand to Germany, France, Italy next week amid uncertainty in US
The move marks a major expansion of the short-video app’s e-commerce operations in Europe as it faces a looming ban in its largest market.
28 Mar 2025 - 5:23PM
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Semiconductors
China’s top foundry SMIC reports revenue growth in 2024, but net profits plunge
Full-year revenue grew 27 per cent to US$8 billion but net profit plunged 45.4 per cent to US$493 million.
28 Mar 2025 - 3:30PM
Alibaba
Alibaba’s AI crackdown: Taobao says e-commerce images must be ‘realistic’
Taobao’s initiative aligns with China’s broader regulatory efforts to address the misuse of generative AI.
27 Mar 2025 - 8:00PM
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Taobao and Tmall Group is targeting the use of AI-generated product images that deceive buyers across all its platforms. Photo: Reuters
Alibaba
Alibaba launches AI model that can process images and video on the go
The multimodal Qwen2.5-Omni-7B model is designed to run locally on mobile devices and tops rivals in some benchmarks.
27 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s 2025 cloud spending to grow 15% on the back of DeepSeek adoption
Cloud spending, which totalled US$40 billion in 2024, is expected to reach US$46 billion this year as cloud providers expand investments.
27 Mar 2025 - 5:00PM
Robotics
US robotics firms push for national strategy to compete with China
Tesla, Boston Dynamics and others are pushing for US policies that would boost American companies in the global robotics race.
27 Mar 2025 - 3:31PM
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Alibaba woos back DingTalk founder to lead office app’s AI push
1 Apr 2025 - 7:30PM
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