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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.
Baidu has made available to developers its latest artificial intelligence models, Ernie 4.5 Turbo and X1 Turbo. Photo: Shutterstock
Baidu

Baidu offers new AI models at lower cost than DeepSeek’s products

The lower cost would help developers focus on creating ‘more super interesting and useful’ AI applications, Baidu CEO Robin Li says.

Semiconductors

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

Google

Google earnings beat estimates, says AI investments boost ad sales

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Malaysia

AI-generated image of durian farm in Malaysia raises stink over land dispute

Image fuels speculation about more illegal planters in Pahang’s forests, while analysts also warn of lack of safeguards against manipulated content.

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A worker harvesting a durian that has been secured with rope at a farm in Raub in Malaysia’s Pahang state. Photo: AFP
China technology

German, Japan carmakers embrace Chinese AI as Tesla awaits Beijing’s nod on FSD

AI models developed by Chinese tech companies, including DeepSeek and Big Tech firms, have emerged as popular choices for carmakers.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek on recruitment drive as start-up remains tight-lipped on new AI model

This marks the first time DeepSeek has published product-related job openings, as it has largely focused on fundamental AI model research.

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Hong Kong

Microsoft sees hybrid offices where humans, AI agents team up for efficiency

A report found that 76 per cent of Hong Kong firms plan to use ‘digital labour’ to expand workforce capacity in the next 18 months.

Half of Hong Kong’s workforce was already using AI agents to automate their workflows and processes, according to the Microsoft report. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Electric & new energy vehicles

Intel, Chinese partners ModelBest and Black Sesame push smart car systems

The collaborations reflect demand in China, the world’s largest electric vehicle market, for more computing power in sophisticated cockpits.

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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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.

Hong Kong leader John Lee (standing second from left) at the signing ceremony with Zhejiang province officials. Photo: Handout
Tesla

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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A Tesla Model 3 vehicle drives using ‘full self-driving’ in Encinitas, California. Photo: Reuters
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.

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.

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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BrainCo product experience officer Ni Mincheng uses brain waves to control robotic arms. Photo: Dickson Lee
Semiconductors

Shanghai chip firm doubles quarterly profit as China expands supply chain role

Semiconductor design firm Montage Technology is currently one of the world’s three main suppliers of connector chips to the DRAM market.

Montage Technology’s latest input/output hub chip for cloud computing, big data and enterprise storage applications. Photo: Montage Technology
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.

Tencent

WeChat helps Chinese tourists book tables at 870,000 dining spots across Japan

The Chinese-language version of Tabelog, a popular Japanese restaurant review website, is now available as a mini program on WeChat.

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ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Flurry of Chinese AI updates come amid tightening Nvidia restrictions

Alibaba, Baidu, ByteDance and Tencent have introduced updates to AI agents and visual applications in recent days.

In Hunyuan3D-2.5, Tencent has introduced improved 3D asset generation that is ideal for applications such as video games and 3D printing. Photo: Tencent
Hong Kong science and tech

John Lee vows to support Hangzhou tech firms in expanding into Hong Kong

Chief Executive John Lee says on Hangzhou visit that he is eyeing more collaboration with Zhejiang, mainland China’s rising tech powerhouse.

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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.

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
Semiconductors

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix unseats Samsung as world’s DRAM chip leader on AI boost

SK Hynix seized 36 per cent of global DRAM sales in the March quarter to surpass Samsung, which had led the market for more than 30 years.

SK Hynix also further widened its lead in high-bandwidth memory chips, with a 70 per cent global market share in the first quarter. Photo: Shutterstock
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.

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.

Google

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.

ChatGPT’s chief says OpenAI would be interested in buying Google’s Chrome browser if a federal court orders it to be spun off. Photo: AP
ChatGPT and other generative AIs

China’s iFlytek touts reasoning model trained entirely with Huawei’s AI chips

iFlytek on Monday boasted that its Xinghuo X1 reasoning model had matched OpenAI o1 and DeepSeek R1 in overall performance.

The iFlyTek booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, March 4, 2025. Photo: Reuters
United States

Opinion | Trump can learn from Xi how to make a country and its people great again

China’s president has tackled inequity, unleashed new productive economic forces and engaged with the global community. Trump could try it.

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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.

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