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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.
last updated:
26 September, 2024
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China leading physics research, with US a distant rival, Nature Index shows

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Chinese institutions dominate the top 10 in Nature Index’s ranking for high-quality physics. Photo: Shutterstock

China adds ‘ghost particle’ detector to South China Sea observation network

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Chinese scientists have placed detectors in the South China Sea, as they plan to build a huge underwater observatory in a bid to observe neutrinos, and discover the origin of cosmic rays. Photo: The Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

From ‘piglet’ to powerhouse: how DeepSeek changed China’s AI narrative

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Like its logo, DeepSeek has become an industry whale in its own right, becoming impossible to ignore as it resets assumptions about what it takes to be an artificial intelligence leader. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Scientists create most stable metal for precision manufacturing

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A metal alloy has been developed by Chinese and Austrian scientists that barely expands over a vast temperature range. Photo: TU Wien

China can detect US Seawolf-class submarine with magnetic wake tracking: study

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US Seawolf-class submarines, such as the USS Connecticut, may have trouble evading the Chinese military after scientists developed a groundbreaking method to detect even the quietest underwater vessels by harnessing the magnetic fields generated by their wakes. Photo: US Navy/Abaca Press/TNS
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Donny Osmond’s ‘co-star’ in Las Vegas? Avatar of singer aged 14

In video singer, 67, posted to social media, he and an AI Osmond from 1972 converse. ‘We are going to be making history together,’ he quips.

AI: Companies

From ‘piglet’ to powerhouse: how DeepSeek changed China’s AI narrative

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DeepSeek

DeepSeek fires up AI deployments into PCs, robots and EVs amid US sanctions

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Millionaires and billionaires

Meet Anupama Nadella, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s philanthropist wife

Satya and Anupama’s fathers were in the Indian Civil Service; the couple met in college and faced visa trouble after marrying, and later lost their son, who suffered from cerebral palsy.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (right) and his wife Anupama. Photo: @SheThePeople/X
US-China relations

After Trump’s ‘opening salvo’, will he put the brakes on bigger China tariffs?

If US leader fails to make deals he seeks, he is likely to push ahead with duties – and Beijing will ‘strike back’, according to observers.

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DeepSeek

China’s Vice-Premier Zhang to attend Paris AI summit as DeepSeek stuns world

Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing will be at AI Action Summit as special representative of President Xi Jinping, Chinese foreign ministry says.

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DeepSeek

DeepSeek warns of impostor accounts as AI app’s popularity soars

The Chinese AI start-up has urged the public to be vigilant of accounts posing as its founder or selling cryptocurrencies in its name.

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DeepSeek is warning the public against fake social media accounts posing as related to the Chinese AI start-up. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

US risks ‘losing next industrial revolution’ as China races forward, panel told

A hearing by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission features warnings and advice for Washington as competition with China heats up.

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DeepSeek

DeepSeek’s AI models give boost to China’s smart glasses sector to take on Meta

The start-up’s powerful and cost-efficient models have “fundamentally reshaped the economics of AI deployment’, smart glasses maker Rokid’s founder says.

US-China relations

As US and China lead AI race, where is Europe’s answer to DeepSeek and ChatGPT?

European AI firms trail US and Chinese competitors, but open-source projects and regulation could help continent catch up, tech experts say.

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DeepSeek has boosted China’s position in its AI rivalry with the United States. Photo: AFP
Technology

Opinion | Will AI empower students or undermine learning? The choice is ours

AI’s role as a democratising force in education or a contributor to the digital divide depends on how educators use it in the classroom.

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University students take part in a class discussion using a mobile phone in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
China stock market

DeepSeek shows that ‘China eats the world’: Deutsche Bank

DeepSeek’s emergence is a ‘Sputnik moment’ not just for AI, but for China, which is ‘outcompeting the rest of the world’, bank says.

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Asean

Is Southeast Asia ready to embrace DeepSeek? Costs, security among concerns

While DeepSeek is an attractive alternative, analysts say it has ‘a long way to go’ to widespread adoption as many of its services are not as developed.

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Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg visits White House to discuss US tech leadership

Facebook co-founder has said he is optimistic Trump will help ensure US tech companies’ dominance, helping them to beat competitors abroad.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: AP
US-China relations

China’s ability to launch DeepSeek chatbot draws US panel’s scrutiny

Testimony sounds warning about China’s ability to dominate the ‘potentially world-changing technology’ of artificial general intelligence.

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The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s hearing comes amid mounting concern among American policymakers about the unexpected success of Chinese AI company DeepSeek. Photo: Zuma Press Wire/dpa
DeepSeek

DeepSeek halts top-ups as AI models rival ChatGPT’s popularity

Surging demand for the Chinese start-up’s latest AI models appears to have exceeded its server capacity.

Switzerland

Most Asia-Pacific entrepreneurs see major potential in AI: UBS

Globally, about 67 per cent of respondents said they would use AI to improve productivity, while 46 per cent would use it to cut headcount.

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Alibaba

Alibaba bolsters consumer AI team as race for top tech talent heats up

Veteran AI researcher Steven Hoi was named a vice-president at Alibaba, joining its Intelligent Information Platform unit based in Singapore.

Alibaba Group Holding’s consumer-oriented artificial intelligence products, such as chatbots, are under its Intelligent Information Platform unit. Photo: Shutterstock
China technology

DeepSeek’s growth in China surges past ByteDance’s Doubao in AI app race

DeepSeek had 22.2 million daily active users in January, surpassing Doubao’s 17 million, but it still trails the TikTok owner in monthly users.

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Chinese tech stocks get DeepSeek bump, narrow valuation gap vs ‘Magnificent Seven’

The DeepSeek-induced stock market rebound has more legs on valuation appeal, innovation ascendancy, investors say.

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ClouDr shares rise on DeepSeek integration with medical AI platform

Chinese company says DeepSeek’s AI model will enhance data mining in its platform, delivering efficiency to hospitals and pharmacies.

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ClouDr’s medical AI platform enables remote consultations and prescriptions. Photo: Shutterstock
Google

Google introduces new class of cheap AI models as cost concerns intensify

On Wednesday, Google released Gemini 2.0 Flash to the general public after previewing it to developers in December.

The Google logo is displayed on a smartphone with Google Gemini seen in the background. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Huawei

Huawei’s 2024 revenue surges 22% despite US sanctions

Last year’s US$118 billion in revenue was the second highest on record for Huawei, and represents 22 per cent year on year growth.

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South Korea

South Korea blocks Chinese AI DeepSeek from government computers

Defence and trade ministries cite concerns over data privacy following similar moves by Italy and Australia.

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Nvidia

Nvidia jumps on Super Micro saying Blackwell-based system ready

The company has been facing challenges in ramping up its supply chain to deliver on the production of its new Blackwell chip.

Attendees walk past a banner showing Nvidia branding, during the AI & Big Data Expo in London, February 5, 2025. Photo: Reuters
DeepSeek

Understanding DeepSeek’s impact on US-China relations

What does DeepSeek’s rise mean for the US-China tech rivalry? The Post delves into how DeepSeek is reshaping the competitive landscape and what this means for US-China relations.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek attracts China’s young jobseekers as AI firm ramps up recruitment

The Hangzhou-based start-up has opened spots for dozens of jobs related to research and development in artificial general intelligence.

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China technology

From ‘robot school’ to DeepSeek, how China leads the charge for tech supremacy

DeepSeek, a half-marathon of running robots, and ‘sexbot’ advancements are just the tip of the iceberg as China goes all-in on innovation that will reshape local economies.

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