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Visitors look at Contemporary Amperex’s fast-charging battery at the Shanghai Auto Show on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Electric & new energy vehicles

Pure EVs regain market share in China on lithium cost, battery technology

Lithium prices are just one-ninth of the peak in 2022, allowing EV makers to win over new buyers in mainland China.

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Metaverse

Facebook owner Meta lays off more than 100 employees in Reality Labs

Electric & new energy vehicles

Digital cockpit is the key to the Russian EV buyer’s wallet, vendors say

Semiconductors

US-China trade war drives demand for Intel’s older chips

A worsening economic outlook and tariffs between the US and China have prompted customers to fall back on cheaper, older processors.

The headquarters of Intel in Santa Clara, California. Photo: Reuters
North Korea

North Korean hackers set up fake US firms to target cryptocurrency developers

Blocknovas and Softglide used malware to access cryptocurrency wallets, passwords and credentials, cybersecurity researchers say.

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Artificial intelligence

Google earnings beat estimates, says AI investments boost ad sales

Big Tech firms have continued to defend their aggressive AI investments, saying these were necessary to remain competitive.

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US-China relations

China-backed actors ‘stand out’ in threatening US infrastructure, panel hears

Beijing said to plot long-term strategy to incapacitate America’s power grid to ‘create options’ for mainland authorities and ‘sow chaos’.

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Security fencing encircles the US Capitol in Washington. American lawmakers have voiced concern about China possibly exploiting vulnerabilities in domestic infrastructure. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Tech firms thrive in cross-border Hong Kong and Shenzhen innovation hub

Location offers a competitive edge through cheaper rents, subsidies for innovation and easier access to talent, firms say.

Science

Award-winning chemist Shang Rui will leave Japan to start a lab in China

Shang will join Westlake University, where he will establish a new laboratory focused on sustainable catalysis and functional molecules.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese carmakers put brakes on self-driving hype at Shanghai show

‘Safety’ is the big buzzword as firms adjust tone amid Beijing’s closer scrutiny after a fatal crash involving a driver-assistance system.

Visitors walk in front of the Geely booth during the Shanghai auto show on April 23, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE
South Korea

DeepSeek sent data to Chinese servers without consent, South Korea probe finds

DeepSeek previously said it overlooked data protection laws when transferring input to a Beijing-based cloud service platform owned by ByteDance, the parent of TikTok.

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People watch a TV report on DeepSeek, during a news programme in Seoul, South Korea. A probe found that DeepSeek data sent to a Chinese server without consent. Photo: AP
Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong, Zhejiang to boost links in 13 key areas including AI, smart cities

City leader John Lee also calls on entrepreneurs of Ningbo descent to invest in border innovation hub.

Artificial intelligence

Tesla is testing robotaxi service with employees in Texas, California

The plan is to launch this summer a Robotaxi service that would be driverless and under remote supervision.

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TSMC

TSMC shows off new tech for stitching together bigger, faster chips

The Taiwanese chipmaking giant will begin production with its advanced A14 fabrication process in 2028.

A TSMC logo is seen at the Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix’s profit soars on AI demand boost

It marks the company’s second-highest quarterly performance and comes on the heels of record revenue and profit in the prior quarter.

A logo of SK Hynix is seen at the Korea Electronics Show in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP
Hong Kong science and tech

Is Hong Kong the key to helping mainland China’s rising tech stars go global?

Presence of mainland tech firms in Hong Kong would also improve local R&D landscape, observers say.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Hesai to quadruple lidar output to extend lead in laser range finders

The company plans to boost production to 2 million units this year from about 502,000 units in 2024, founder and CEO David Li Yifan says.

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Italy

AI struggles to predict next pope as Vatican secrecy confounds tech bots

AI tools struggled with the Vatican’s secrecy, providing mixed insights on papal contenders like Parolin and Tagle, making predictions nearly impossible.

AI tools offered mixed insights on who could replace Pope Francis. Photo: EPA-EFE
Stocks

Tencent tops Chinese mutual funds’ holdings as Hong Kong stocks gain traction

Some 1,200 mainland Chinese mutual funds held a combined 151 million Tencent shares worth US$9.5 billion at the end of the first quarter.

Semiconductors

China’s memory chip giant issues rare recruitment ad for Japan unit

The hiring notice sheds light on CXMT’s Japanese subsidiary for the first time since it was established in 2020.

US-China relations

Opinion | In AI race against US, China is racking up real-world wins

The US may hold the lead in cutting-edge AI tech but China is racking up economic wins with real-world adoption.

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The owner of a sock shop in Yiwu International Trade City uses AI to generate a product introduction video in English on February 25 in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images
Robotics

Tesla’s robot project faces ‘magnet issue’ after China’s rare earth curbs

CEO Elon Musk said ‘China wants some assurances’ that the magnets Tesla is trying to buy will not be used for military purposes.

Visitors look at Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus at its exhibition booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 5, 2024. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Intel to announce plans this week to cut over 20% of staff

This would be the company’s first major restructuring under new CEO Tan Lip-Bu.

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI would buy Google’s Chrome if court orders it to be spun off

‘You could offer a really incredible experience’ if ChatGPT was integrated into Chrome, Nick Turley says.

Science

Academic misconduct, grant fraud threaten China’s innovation push: state media

Communist Party mouthpiece says there must be greater penalties for violations that could ‘undermine the country’s strategic goals’.

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An article in a Communist Party outlet asserts that academic dishonesty, such as grant fraud and falsifying data, in China can only effectively be deterred by raising penalties. Photo: Shutterstock
John Lee

Hong Kong’s John Lee in Hangzhou to boost tech and economic ties

Cooperation agreements will cover technological innovation, housing, economic and trade partnerships, as well as youth development initiatives.

Chief Executive John Lee led a delegation to visit Zhejiang ahead of signing comprehensive cooperation agreements between Hong Kong and the province. Photo: Dickson Lee
Science

China cracks quantum code barrier. For how long will our data be safe?

By setting a new benchmark in quantum cryptology, Chinese researchers may have found new path for encryption research.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV maker Nio to join fray in right-hand-drive car markets

Company’s Firefly minicar, priced around US$16,400, will be competitive in global markets despite tariffs, president says.

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