China’s open-weight artificial intelligence models are taking off globally, but much of the money they generate is flowing to third-party…
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Chinese users praise OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 for efficiency, even at higher cost than local rivals
OpenAI’s latest GPT-5.6 release marks a growing emphasis on cost-efficiency, a move welcomed by some users in China who continue…
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Is China ready to pay for AI? ByteDance’s Doubao loses 6 million users
ByteDance risks throwing away its lead in China’s fierce artificial intelligence consumer race by monetising too early, according to analysts,…
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China’s OpenClaw users paid to install viral AI agent. Now they spend to remove it
China’s OpenClaw craze has taken an ironic turn, with social media platforms now flooded with paid services offering to uninstall…
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China’s Baidu unveils AI-driven Wikipedia challenger in bid for international users
Chinese tech giant Baidu launched a Wikipedia challenger this week, banking on artificial intelligence to bridge information gaps for local…
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Ant’s AQ health app breaks through 100 million users amid holiday surge
Ant Group’s artificial intelligence health app AQ surpassed 100 million users during the Lunar New Year holiday, the company said,…
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China’s Unitree teases platform allowing users to control robots through smartphones
Humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics has teased what it calls the world’s first humanoid robot “app store”, a developer platform…
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AI models from China’s DeepSeek, Alibaba and the US flatter users too much, study finds
Leading artificial intelligence models from the United States and China are “highly sycophantic”, and their excessive flattery may make users…
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OpenAI lets ChatGPT users connect with Spotify, Booking.com in app
OpenAI is making it easier for ChatGPT users to connect with third-party apps within the chatbot to carry out tasks,…
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China’s Kuaishou lures overseas users with ‘NSFW’ AI companions
Kuaishou Technology, operator of China’s second-largest short video app, is developing a new international revenue stream with “not-safe-for-work” (NSFW) avatars,…
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