Shen Jiaoqi, a banker living in southern China’s Guangdong province, cannot stop watching microdramas. The shows are so addictive that…
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How DeepSeek’s landmark funding secures Liang Wenfeng’s grip as China’s AI rivalry heats up
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek closed its first-ever external fundraising in an unusual and high-stakes deal that could not only…
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Semiconductor, AI talent race heats up as Taiwan tightens crackdown on alleged poaching
China’s hunt for semiconductor talent has intensified as Beijing aims to achieve artificial intelligence breakthroughs amid deepening tech rivalry with…
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China’s Nexchip files for Hong Kong listing as chip expansion race heats up
China’s third-largest chip foundry, Nexchip Semiconductor, filed for a Hong Kong listing on Tuesday as domestic wafer fabs race to…
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China eyes nationwide AI computing network as tech race with US heats up
China is making progress in unifying the country’s scattered data centres into a nationwide computing network to drive artificial intelligence…
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Alibaba to roll out ‘Super Saturdays’ event as China’s on-demand delivery market heats up
Alibaba Group Holding will roll out a programme called “Super Saturdays” over the next 100 days to lure more consumers…
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ByteDance, SenseTime unveil model updates as China’s AI race heats up
China’s artificial intelligence (AI) market sees heightened competition, as various model providers – from SenseTime to ByteDance – step up…
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China’s Zhipu eyes expansion via Belt and Road Initiative as global AI market heats up
The Belt and Road Initiative is an ongoing effort to link economies into a China-centred trade network, largely via state-backed…
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Tencent heats up AI video-generation competition in China with new open-source product
Shenzhen-based Tencent, which runs the world’s largest video-gaming business by revenue and China’s biggest social-media network, made the new model…
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Baidu to offer Ernie Bot service for free as DeepSeek heats up China’s AI market
Chinese internet search giant Baidu will make its Ernie Bot service free to use from April 1, providing wider access…
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