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Nvidia’s stock has taken a beating amid concerns that DeepSeek’s AI breakthroughs could reduce reliance on the US semiconductor giant’s hardware. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Explainer | What DeepSeek’s success means for Nvidia and costly GPU-driven AI growth

Perceptions about Nvidia and how much its advanced chips are needed for cutting-edge AI are shifting with DeepSeek’s success, but is it warranted?

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DeepSeek

China’s DeepSeek goes quiet for Lunar New Year as AI models rattle Wall Street

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek: 7 highlights

DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough could alter China’s ‘national fate’ in US tech war

‘We should have confidence that China will eventually win the AI war with the US,’ Qihoo 360’s Zhou Hongyi said in a Weibo post.

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Artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek was spun off from Chinese hedge-fund manager High-Flyer Quant. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek was spun off from Chinese hedge-fund manager High-Flyer Quant. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

US tech stocks plunge on China AI’s unexpectedly strong showing

Unclear whether panic selling and sentiment are an overreaction or indication that Silicon Valley has underestimated Chinese tech prowess.

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Semiconductors

China’s top memory chip maker again defies US sanctions with design breakthrough

Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation is integrating a new design into chips with 294 gates, research firm finds.

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Robotics

Chinese robotics start-up pushes large cleaning robots in Hong Kong, Macau

Suzhou Intelligence Technology’s cleaning robots are used in large commercial establishments, such as shopping centres and airports.

Suzhou Intelligence Technology’s commercial-grade cleaning robot shown at an event. Photo: Suzhou Intelligence Technology
Suzhou Intelligence Technology’s commercial-grade cleaning robot shown at an event. Photo: Suzhou Intelligence Technology
Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI disrupter DeepSeek claims top spot in US App Store, dethroning ChatGPT

DeepSeek has integrated its reasoning model into the web and app versions of its chatbots for unlimited use at no cost.

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Robotics

Robot maker UBTech eyes mass production of industrial humanoids by year end

More than 60 per cent of the humanoid robots the company is planning to deliver this year will be an upcoming model, the Walker S2.

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DJI

Let 100 Silicon Valleys bloom: China’s start-up ‘godfather’ is planning next DJI

Li Zexiang, who nurtured drone maker DJI, sees his incubator as providing the seeds for a flourishing innovation environment in China.

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Songshan Lake XbotPark in Dongguan has incubated a handful of promising Chinese start-ups under the guidance of founder Li Zexiang. Photo: Handout
TikTok

TikTok-loaded smartphones in US lists for thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook

On eBay, listings could be found for as much as US$50,000, or as little as US$340, as of Friday.

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Some enterprising individuals are selling smartphones and tablets that have TikTok – and other apps from its parent company ByteDance. Photo: Shutterstock
Some enterprising individuals are selling smartphones and tablets that have TikTok – and other apps from its parent company ByteDance. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Meta Platforms to spend US$65 billion on AI infrastructure in 2025: Zuckerberg

Meta’s chief executive said the funds will be used to build a data centre ‘so large that it would cover a significant part of Manhattan’.

Artificial intelligence

ByteDance in race with US rivals to drive artificial general intelligence

The Chinese unicorn’s Seed Edge programme reflects its aggressive investment strategy, as other major tech firms push their AI initiatives.

TikTok

ByteDance board member ‘optimistic’ TikTok will find non-sale options in US

ByteDance board member William Ford says exploration of non-sale options is key to the company’s talks with the Trump administration.

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A TikTok logo is displayed at the entrance of the company’s temporary stand ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland January 18, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

Chipmaker Texas Instruments’ forecast signals semiconductor slump is persisting

The company has recorded nine straight quarters of sales decline, as much of the electronics industry remains mired in a slowdown.

Texas Instruments gets the biggest portion of its sales from manufacturers of industrial equipment and vehicles, making its projections a bellwether for much of the global economy. Photo: Shutterstock
Texas Instruments gets the biggest portion of its sales from manufacturers of industrial equipment and vehicles, making its projections a bellwether for much of the global economy. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

China poised to expand AI infrastructure to keep pace with US Stargate project

Chinese local governments, telecommunications firms and Big Tech companies have been building new AI facilities over the past few years.

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Smartphones

Samsung unveils AI-powered Galaxy S25 smartphones running only Qualcomm chips

Samsung unveiled new AI features in its latest handsets, which do not use any of the company’s Exynos processors, in a setback for its chip business.

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E-commerce

China’s super app WeChat bolsters e-commerce credentials via gift-giving feature

The feature accounted for over 80 per cent of recent sales made by live-streaming e-commerce firm East Buy on WeChat, local reports say.

Live-streaming firm East Buy’s latest sales results on WeChat bodes well for the super app’s e-commerce business. Photo: Shutterstock
Live-streaming firm East Buy’s latest sales results on WeChat bodes well for the super app’s e-commerce business. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Tencent ramps up global AI efforts with advanced Hunyuan 3D-generation system

The open-source Hunyuan3D 2.0 is expected to lower barriers to entry for using AI models across video gaming, social media and other sectors.

Artificial intelligence

China’s most popular AI app gets facelift with ByteDance’s Doubao 1.5

The closed-source model bested leading models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Alibaba in some benchmark tests.

Smartphones

Huawei smartphone spin-off Honor undergoes shake up after CEO’s abrupt departure

The latest departures reflect internal complexities within the company after its organisational overhaul to prepare for a public listing.

Smartphones on display at Honor’s booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 26, 2024. AFP
TikTok

Exclusive | Art of the TikTok deal: China softening to potential app sale, sources say

Beijing could be more open to ByteDance selling some shares to American investors to improve US relations, sources and analysts say.

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An iPhone displaying the TikTok page in Apple’s App Store in the US on January 17. Photo: EPA-EFE
An iPhone displaying the TikTok page in Apple’s App Store in the US on January 17. Photo: EPA-EFE
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba Cloud rolls out expanded suite of AI models, tools in overseas push

The company’s latest move aligns with its broader strategy to ramp up overseas investments in key markets around the world.

Artificial intelligence

Beijing puts spotlight on China’s new face of AI, DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng

Liang’s participation at Monday’s meeting with China’s premier reflects start-up DeepSeek’s growing prominence in the AI industry.

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ByteDance

ByteDance launches AI code editor overseas amid TikTok ban delay

The Chinese owner of TikTok rolled out the new software targeting overseas Chinese coders after a reprieve from the Trump administration.

ByteDance’s office in Singapore on March 6, 2024. The Singapore-based subsidiary Spring (SG) Pte is responsible for distributing the company’s new coding software Trae. Photo: Harvey Kong
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Big Tech

China’s most popular AI app gets facelift with ByteDance’s Doubao 1.5

ByteDance’s ChatGPT-like Doubao bot has emerged as the most popular AI app for Chinese consumers. Photo: Simon Song

Tech Trends

China’s DeepSeek goes quiet for Lunar New Year as AI models rattle Wall Street

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DeepSeek’s rapid rise is causing Silicon Valley to reassess business strategies in artificial intelligence. Photo: Reuters

Tech Trends

DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough could alter China’s ‘national fate’ in US tech war

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Artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek was spun off from Chinese hedge-fund manager High-Flyer Quant. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Will rise of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek tilt the balance in US-China tech war?

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A DeepSeek app is shown on a a mobile phone. The Chinese artificial intelligence chatbot has soared to the top of download charts, stunning industry insiders and analysts with its ability to match its US competitors. Photo: AFP

Tech Trends

China’s top memory chip maker again defies US sanctions with design breakthrough

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Analysts expected Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation to integrate its new Xtacking4.0 chip design in memory chips with higher layer counts. Photo: Shutterstock
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