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An iPhone displaying the TikTok page in Apple’s App Store in the US on January 17. Photo: EPA-EFE

Exclusive | Art of the TikTok deal: China softening to potential app sale, sources say

Beijing could be more open to ByteDance selling some shares to American investors to improve US relations, sources and analysts say.

21 Jan 2025 - 9:50PMvideocam

ByteDance launches AI code editor overseas amid TikTok ban delay

21 Jan 2025 - 5:30PM

US-China relations

Trump signs executive order delaying TikTok ban, threatens tariffs if no deal

21 Jan 2025 - 5:05PMvideocam

US-China tech war

Nvidia CEO concludes whirlwind Taiwan tour after key meetings

Jensen Huang met top industry leaders, including TSMC founder Morris Chang and Foxconn chairman Liu Young-way.

21 Jan 2025 - 10:54AM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrives for Nvidia’s end-of-year party in Taipei. Photo: AFP

TikTok’s shutdown a ‘clever’ move ahead of Trump inauguration, analysts say

TikTok’s ‘theatrical conversion’ appeals to Trump, as the company seeks to improve its reputation and market valuation, according to analysts.

20 Jan 2025 - 9:00PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

China creates US$8.2 billion AI investment fund amid tightened US trade controls

The fund was established days after the US rolled out new chip export restrictions and placed more Chinese firms on its trade blacklist.

20 Jan 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

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Nvidia CEO Huang thanks China staff for loyalty amid US chip curbs

The American entrepreneur touted Nvidia’s contribution to China’s modernisation on a trip to Beijing.

20 Jan 2025 - 5:00PM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holds a computer chip mock-up during a speech at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

TikTok sell-or-ban law is upheld by US Supreme Court

High court rules that law requiring ByteDance to sell video-sharing app to non-Chinese buyer or face US ban starting Sunday is constitutional.

18 Jan 2025 - 3:22PMvideocam

Trump plans to make cryptocurrency a national priority, sources say

The US president-elect plans to release an executive order to advocate for the crypto industry’s policy priorities, according to sources.

17 Jan 2025 - 1:30PM

Nvidia CEO skips Trump’s inauguration for Lunar New Year Asia visit

Jensen Huang is expected to miss the ceremony, while Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla’s Elon Musk are attending.

17 Jan 2025 - 12:30PM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends the opening ceremony of a plant of Siliconware Precision Industries in Taiwan on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Duolingo sees a spike in TikTok refugees learning Mandarin

Language-learning apps Duolingo and Drops say they have seen an increase in US users learning Chinese.

17 Jan 2025 - 11:22AM

Language-learning app Duolingo has seen a surge in US users learning Mandarin. Photo: Shutterstock

TSMC logs record quarterly profit as AI demand surges

Stock price of the world’s largest contract chipmaker has leapt despite uncertainty posed by Donald Trump.

16 Jan 2025 - 4:30PM

US-China tech war

US blacklists Chinese AI unicorn as tech rivalry escalates

Zhipu AI is among more than two dozen China and Singapore-based companies added to the US Entity List on Wednesday.

17 Jan 2025 - 12:53PM

TikTok prepares to shut down app in US on Sunday, sources say

Shutting down TikTok in the US could make it unavailable for users in many other countries, the company has said.

16 Jan 2025 - 10:54AM

TikTok is set to be banned in US app stores on Sunday, barring a last-minute reprieve. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

US-China relations

US blacklists company that ordered TSMC chip found in Huawei processor

Sophgo was among 25 China-based companies and two Singapore-based companies added to the US restricted trade list.

16 Jan 2025 - 3:15AMvideocam

The new rules follow curbs the US placed on TSMC after discovery of its chip in Huawei’s Ascend 910B multi-chip system. Photo: Reuters

Cambricon, China’s answer to Nvidia, predicts first quarterly profit

The Chinese investors’ darling of 2024 is one of the nation’s best hopes in developing home-grown advanced graphics processors.

15 Jan 2025 - 6:30PM

US-China relations

Trending off TikTok? US users going to RedNote face challenges, analysts say

Different content regulations and lack of English support could mean short-lived American-fuelled growth for suddenly popular alternative platform.

16 Jan 2025 - 2:23AMvideocam

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China’s TikTok sellers eye Amazon and Shein as US ban looms

Cross-border merchants in China are bracing for an impending ban on TikTok in the US.

14 Jan 2025 - 9:00PM

The TikTok logo is displayed outside the social media company’s offices in Culver City, California. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS

Nvidia CEO to visit China amid antitrust probe, US AI curbs

Jensen Huang is set to tour the mainland Chinese cities of Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, before flying to Taipei later this week.

14 Jan 2025 - 2:24PM

US-China tech war

Chinese boss in American Factory approved to launch university

A new institution proposed by Fuyao Glass founder and chairman Cao Dewang has received approval from China’s Education Ministry.

13 Jan 2025 - 8:00PM

US-China tech war

China’s chip-buying binge in 2024 saw ICs outpace oil imports

Many Chinese firms stockpiled chips ahead of the planned roll-out of more expansive and stringent trade sanctions by Washington.

13 Jan 2025 - 7:00PM

The total value of China’s IC imports in 2024 was US$385 billion, up 10.4 per cent year on year. Photo: Shutterstock Images

ASML-backed Dutch university suspends classes after cyberattack

The world’s top producer of advanced chipmaking tools invests heavily in Eindhoven University of Technology to instruct future employees.

13 Jan 2025 - 9:59AM

An assembly engineer works on a DUV lithography system at ASML in Veldhoven, Netherlands. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

China’s AI disrupter DeepSeek bets on ‘young geniuses’ to take on US giants

DeepSeek prefers to hire new graduates, or those early in their AI career, in line with the company’s preference for ability over experience.

12 Jan 2025 - 9:22AM

Huawei’s Android rival scores major win as WeChat gets on board

The US-sanctioned Chinese company hopes to have 100,000 apps in its self-developed mobile operating system this year.

10 Jan 2025 - 7:00PM

Apple and Nvidia chip supplier TSMC’s sales top estimates, boosting AI in 2025

The world’s largest contract chipmaker reported a 39 per cent rise in October-December revenue to US$26.3 billion.

10 Jan 2025 - 5:57PM

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s latest quarterly results raise hopes of increased artificial intelligence chip spending in 2025. Photo: Shutterstock

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ByteDance to invest US$614 million in new China computing centre amid AI demand

15 Jan 2025 - 7:00AMvideocam

ByteDance is investing in a new data centre after creating one of China’s most popular chatbots and emerging as a major player in the domestic artificial intelligence market. Photo: Shutterstock

Tech Trends

Huawei smartphone spin-off Honor undergoes shake up after CEO’s abrupt departure

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Smartphones on display at Honor’s booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 26, 2024. AFP

Big Tech

Alibaba Cloud rolls out expanded suite of AI models, tools in overseas push

21 Jan 2025 - 7:55PM

Alibaba Cloud aims to work with 100 ecosystem partners in 2025 to develop and provide cutting-edge artificial intelligence and cloud-computing solutions for businesses worldwide. Photo: Shutterstock

Policy

Beijing puts spotlight on China’s new face of AI, DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng

21 Jan 2025 - 6:30PM

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, left, listens to DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng at a meeting in Beijing on January 20, 2025. Photo: CCTV

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Nvidia CEO concludes whirlwind Taiwan tour after key meetings

21 Jan 2025 - 10:54AM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrives for Nvidia’s end-of-year party in Taipei. Photo: AFP

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