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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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Chinese scientists make rare, ultra-hard, pure ‘super diamond’ in the lab

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Quantum entanglement theory first proved by Chinese woman in 1949

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Zhuang Menghan of CalArts is latest Chinese student to be murdered in the US

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The Chinese consulate in Los Angeles has urged US authorities to speed up their investigation into the murder and bring the perpetrators to justice as soon as possible. Photo: Facebook/ Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
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The Deepseek logo is seen in this illustration photo taken on January 29, 2025. Photo: Reuters
DeepSeek

Weixin is testing DeepSeek to put China’s super app on steroids

Beta users can click an ‘AI Search’ option within Weixin to access DeepSeek, in addition to Tencent’s Hunyuan foundational model.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

How DeepSeek’s AI has become a must-have feature in Chinese smart EVs

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ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Chinese sex doll maker sees jump in 2025 sales as AI improves user experience

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DeepSeek

China’s Tianjin city adopts DeepSeek as part of rush to embrace domestic AI

The northern port city is opening an AI computing centre in collaboration with the tech giant Huawei.

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DeepSeek is rapidly being embraced by Chinese officials. Photo: dpa
IPO

Chinese spatial design firm Manycore Tech files for IPO in Hong Kong

Manycore and DeepSeek are part of a group of start-ups, called ‘Six Little Dragons’, that have bolstered the tech-hub status of Hangzhou.

China jobs

Are China’s AI advancements a double-edged sword hanging over job prospects?

With China’s youth-unemployment rate an ever-present threat for young jobseekers, now many may have to adapt to an environment awash with AI automation.

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Semiconductors

TSMC considers running Intel’s US factories at Trump team’s request

Trump officials raised the idea of a deal between the two companies in recent meetings with the Taiwanese chipmaker.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co is the world’s largest contract chipmaker. Photo: Shutterstock
Elon Musk

OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk’s US$97.4 billion offer

The ChatGPT maker is not for sale, the board says, as Musk tries to block the start-up from becoming a for-profit firm.

Banking & finance

Opinion | Will Trump’s AI and energy goals burst the US credit bubble?

US policies regarding fossil fuels and technology are reshaping monetary norms as the country seeks to benchmark itself against China.

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DeepSeek

DeepSeek spurs Baidu, other AI competitors to adopt open-source strategy

Baidu on Friday said the next generation of its Ernie large language models will be open source from June 30.

DeepSeek’s open-source strategy has upended the tech industry’s view of how artificial intelligence models are developed. Photo: Shutterstock
China technology

President Xi to meet China’s tech entrepreneurs in nod to breakthroughs

Between 20 and 30 founders and chief executives of China’s largest technology companies are expected to assemble in Beijing on Monday, according to sources.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting with representatives from American business and academic communities at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 27, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

US intelligence needs overhaul to stop Beijing forcibly taking Taiwan: report

‘The side that sees first decides first, and the one that acts first will have the advantage’: retired US Army lieutenant-general writes.

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Brics

Brics summit to tackle AI governance, global health and financial reform: Brazil

Note from bloc’s chair this year reflects plan to promote equitable global governance rather than control by ‘just big corporations’.

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Technology

Editorial | Global cooperation needed to ensure safe development of AI

As US fails to sign landmark pact, it remains essential for all nations to take an inclusive, open and ethical approach to artificial intelligence.

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The French president’s special envoy Anne Bouverot (fourth from left) speaks during a plenary session of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
United States

Elon Musk urges US to ‘delete entire agencies’ from federal government

Musk offered a wide-ranging survey via a videocall to the World Governments Summit in Dubai.

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Elon Musk (left) and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11. Photo: TNS
Baidu

Baidu to offer Ernie Bot service for free as DeepSeek heats up China’s AI market

From April 1, the Ernie Bot platform will be free to use and provide access to Baidu’s Ernie large language models.

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Smartphones

Apple partners with Alibaba in AI as Chinese rivals embrace DeepSeek

DeepSeek has become the top AI choice for Chinese Android smartphone makers from Huawei to Vivo, as Alibaba scores Apple as local partner.

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DeepSeek

Ready, set, DeepSeek: how China’s economic growth suddenly became tied to AI

Tech innovation has rapidly become key to boosting labour productivity that will be necessary to sustain China’s economic momentum.

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All eyes are on whether Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s AI model will become a turning point for the sector and the economy at large. Photo: Reuters
Alibaba

Alibaba’s Joe Tsai hails DeepSeek as open-source inspiration for AI developers

‘Let’s find out what are the actual problems in the world and use AI to solve them’, Tsai says at the World Governments Summit.

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Malaysia

Malaysia’s AI push sparks 30,000 job cuts in reshaping of civil service

The move to terminate 30,000 contract staff as part of a drive to improve efficiency and integrate AI has been criticised as unfair and lacking compassion.

China-UK relations

Will warmer ties and DeepSeek success boost China-UK economic links?

First UK-China Strategic Dialogue meeting in nearly seven years could help to create climate for further investment.

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Foreign Minister Wang Yi and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy last met at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing in October. Photo: EPA-EFE
China technology

Opinion | Rethinking AI development: maximum intelligence vs useful applications

It is no longer about who has the most advanced AI model. Capital will follow revenue-generating commercialised applications.

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China technology

Letters | DeepSeek’s open-source approach embodies ancient Chinese wisdom

Readers discuss the Chinese AI company’s decision to keep its models open source, and the global reaction to its breakthrough.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek frenzy drives AI adoption by local Chinese governments

District governments in China are using DeepSeek’s models for a variety of tasks, from proofreading documents to locating lost people.

ChatGPT and other generative AIs

OpenAI to simplify product offerings, merging o3 with GPT-5

US companies face greater investor scrutiny over their massive spending after Chinese start-up DeepSeek unveiled a low-cost AI model.

OpenAI will not release o3 as a stand-alone model, CEO Sam Atlman says. Photo: AP Photo
Apple

Apple’s AI partnership with Alibaba excites Chinese iOS developers

App developers called Alibaba’s open-source Qwen models the ‘ideal’ choice, as news of the deal lifted sentiment about Apple’s China prospects.

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Chinese iOS developers are hopeful that news of a partnership between Apple and Alibaba means an imminent launch of Apple Intelligence on the mainland. Photo: Shutterstock
DeepSeek

DeepSeek fuels China’s push to cut reliance on Nvidia ecosystem

Chinese chipmakers’ rush to support DeepSeek’s popular AI models is giving a boost to the country’s efforts to cut reliance on US tech.

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China technology

Opinion | Can DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng stay true to his AI ideals?

While OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s altruistic vision has turned pragmatic, Liang, whose open-source tech is free to share, has loftier aims for now.

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