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News articles, analyses and commentary about machines that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning and problem solving. This also covers chatbots, algorithms, consumer products and Big Data analysis that make use of AI.
China officially connected to the internet in April 1994. Today, its online influence is stronger than ever.
Services sector and overseas demand for exports may have buoyed first-quarter GDP, but daunting challenges remain for country on path to recovery.
Chinese and American presidents took opportunity to have ‘candid’ and ‘constructive’ conversation against backdrop of testing events in region.
- In a video speech at an event in Bangkok, Meng said there were ‘huge gaps’ between countries when it came to AI foundation models trained on global data
- The Asia-Pacific region only accounted for 6 per cent of Huawei’s total revenue in 2023, compared with 67 per cent for the China market
Indonesia has offered the island of Bali and the nation’s new capital Nusantara as potential locations for Microsoft’s new research facility and data centre.
Total venture-capital investment in China in the first quarter fell 30 per cent quarter on quarter to US$11.5 billion amid economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, though China still accounted for eight of the top 10 deals.
Readers discuss why worries about AI being unable to provide the human touch in healthcare are overblown, the need for greater digitisation of government and business processes, and an inspiring example of efficiency.
Regulators who want to get a grip on an emerging generation of artificially intelligent killing machines may not have much time left to do so, governments have been warned.
The world’s largest memory chip maker posted better-than-expected net income that is more than four times the company’s earnings a year earlier.
Across 16 sectors, artificial intelligence unicorns are the highest valued, at an average of US$6.76 billion, followed by financial technology firms at US$6.57 billion.
Chinese researchers detail how technology has transformed the region’s textile industry and led to record surge in exports.
Vidu, launched by Beijing-based start-up Shengshu Technology and Tsinghua University, can generate 1080p videos as long as 16 seconds.
King Yuan Electronics Co, one of the world’s largest chip testing and packaging services firms, has divested its entire stake in a subsidiary at manufacturing hub Suzhou in eastern China.
The US carmaker has passed a test of its compliance with Beijing’s data security rules thanks to a watershed decision it says could pave the way for the removal of some restrictions on the use of its cars in mainland China.
Senior Colonel Zhou Bo shares his insights on global and regional challenges, based on long experience in military diplomacy.
Rising demand for data centres is unlikely to provide relief for Hong Kong landlords and asset owners looking to convert their empty office spaces into industrial property, US asset manager PGIM Real Estate says.
Algorithm that highlights lesions on the gullet for doctors during an endoscopy is now used in hundreds of hospitals in China.
Videos of actors like Aamir Khan criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi have dominated social media, muddying the political debate and influencing voter decisions.
The city’s focus on China-made graphics processing units shows how mainland authorities are scrambling to build up computing resources, despite US export restrictions on advanced chips.
He went from washing dishes at Denny’s to making cheesesteaks with Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg – and his signature black leather jacket look has drawn comparisons to Steve Jobs
The next-generation Main Ground Combat System, equipped with artificial intelligence and laser technology, has been billed as a game changer in modern warfare.
The government said it was investigating the spread of the manipulated video ‘seemingly asking the armed forces to act against another nation’.
Sales at the South Korean firm, the world’s No 2 maker of memory, more than doubled in the March quarter, beating estimates.
China’s status as a ‘near-peer competitor’ is driving efforts to limit access to key technologies such as semiconductors and counter its global influence.
Apple is still No 1 in China’s premium segment, which consists of handsets priced over US$600, but it is losing market share to Honor and Huawei, according to IDC.
TSMC, a key supplier to Nvidia and Apple, says a new chip-manufacturing technology called ‘A16’ will enter production in the second half of 2026.
The Chinese tech giant already counts more than 100 carmakers and various automotive industry players as partners.
Marcos Jnr’s office says “no such directive exists” and Manila is working with various agencies to combat deepfakes.
SenseTime’s shares gained as much as 36 per cent after the company launched the latest iteration of its SenseNova large language model.
Launched in 2006, Baidu Baike gained popularity partly because access to Wikipedia was unreliable and eventually blocked in China.
