A mix of mainlanders and international visitors showed up at Bitcoin Asia amid surging interest owing to a crypto bull market and recently launched ETFs.
The US is expected to triple its domestic chip making capacity by 2032 and dwarf China’s output in advanced chips, according to a report published by a semiconductor trade group.
A project to mine gallium in a national forest would help reduce US reliance on China but it faces local opposition from conservationists.
A space technology alliance has been formed in China by universities, rocket makers and chip companies to help commercialise a sector deemed ‘a new growth engine’ by Beijing.
Geely Auto’s premium EV unit raised US$441 million by upsizing its IPO by 20 per cent to accommodate demand, according to two sources. The stock is due to debut in New York on Friday.
Microsoft will launch its own online store for mobile-game consumables in July, creating an alternative to Apple and Google’s app stores and their fees.
The potential launch of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system in China is expected to help widen domestic availability of such autonomous vehicle technology.
The company says its LLM series, also known as Qwen, is used in industries ranging from consumer electronics to cars and online games, with clients that include Xiaomi.
Harvest CEO Han Tongli said he ‘doesn’t rule out’ applying to get the spot crypto ETFs on the Stock Connect scheme as long as ‘everything goes smooth’ in the next two years.
Guangzhou-based carmaker also aims to sell right-hand-drive models in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, as an escalating price war in mainland China squeezes profit margins.
The popular social media platform has started to invite merchants for a beta run of TikTok Shop in Mexico, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Lingxi Games has discontinued its Ant Engine project, as parent Alibaba pares down investment in its non-core businesses.
Expected granting of a licence follows CEO Elon Musk’s discussion with top Chinese officials last month, state-run newspaper China Daily reported.
The hottest app in China right now is an artificial intelligence-powered photo editor, the same one that went viral in the US last year for its ability to generate images of what a couple’s child could look like.
Data centre deals in the Asia-Pacific this year are expected to surpass the region’s record tally of US$3.45 billion in 2023.
Alat CEO Amit Midha said the only request so far has been to keep supply chains separate, but it would divest if asked because the ‘US is the number one partner for us’.
The Beijing-based start-up, dubbed one of the ‘four new AI tigers’ of China, is said to have plans to release ‘high-quality text-to-video tools’ by this year at the earliest.
KeeTa seized a 43 per cent share of the city’s food delivery market by order volume in the first quarter to surpass rival Foodpanda, which had a 37 per cent share in the same period.
The company’s flagship EH216-S autonomous flying vehicle took off in Abu Dhabi, as part of a plan to launch commercial flights in the UAE.
Meta AI recently brought assistants powered by generative AI to Instagram and WhatsApp. But beyond helping personalise social media, the technology may threaten democracy, and even freedom of speech.
Lenovo founder Liu Chuanzhi made a rare public appearance via video at the anniversary celebration for a patent registration firm, a year after Beijing cracked down on online attacks against entrepreneurs.