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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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Study finds that reliance on AI could harm critical thinking in young people

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According to a study involving more than 650 people in Britain, the use of artificial intelligence appeared to be linked to lower critical thinking skills. Photo: Shutterstock

‘Crimson Skyblade’ will help China build nuclear fusion reactor, scientists say

Scientists in China have announced a major advance in their quest to build a nuclear fusion reactor with the development of a device to test building materials for the facility. Photo: Xinhua

China’s scientists launch world’s most powerful wireless protocol into space

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A space version of China’s NearLink or “Xing Shan” wireless communication module for rockets is expected to reduce launch costs. Photo: Xinhua

Scientists create ‘queen of explosives’ with Chinese steamed buns

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Chinese steamed buns, known as mantou, have been used by scientists to boost the performance of the world’s strongest explosive. Photo: Shutterstock

Solar power stations in space, Chinese rice: 7 science highlights

A Long March-5 rocket is seen at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China. The much larger Long March-9, a reusable heavy-lift rocket, will be used to realise plans for the solar power station in space. Photo: Xinhua
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An Apple Store staff member attends to a customer as the new iPhone 16 series smartphones go on sale in Beijing on September 20, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Smartphones

Apple trails Huawei, Vivo in China smartphone market in 2024

iPhone shipments plummeted 25 per cent in China last quarter, pushing Apple to third place for the year amid rising competition.

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US-China relations

US executive order targets China, other alleged cyberattackers before Biden exit

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Autonomous vehicles

China ahead of US in some areas of autonomous driving, robotics, executives say

TSMC

TSMC logs record quarterly profit as AI demand surges

Stock price of the world’s largest contract chipmaker has leapt despite uncertainty posed by Donald Trump.

A TSMC facility at a science park in Tainan. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

US blacklists Chinese AI unicorn as tech rivalry escalates

Zhipu AI is among more than two dozen China and Singapore-based companies added to the US Entity List on Wednesday.

China technology

Opinion | For good or ill, AI is changing modern love

Millions of Chinese are downloading AI companions to feel connection but my time spent with one app shows even chatbots have character flaws.

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China technology

Chinese AI start-up MiniMax intensifies competition with new open-source models

The release, which includes foundational and multimodal models, comes weeks after rival DeepSeek set a new standard with its own open-source models.

An image of a man who looks like 19th century Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh generated by Minimax’s Hailuo AI. Photo: Minimax
US-China relations

US blacklists company that ordered TSMC chip found in Huawei processor

Sophgo was among 25 China-based companies and two Singapore-based companies added to the US restricted trade list.

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China technology

China’s AI aspirations boosted as public data allowed for labelling

New initiative encourages collaboration between government and enterprises to annotate and train data for large language models tailored to government use.

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Semiconductors

Cambricon, China’s answer to Nvidia, predicts first quarterly profit

The Chinese investors’ darling of 2024 is one of the nation’s best hopes in developing home-grown advanced graphics processors.

Cambricon Technologies predicted its first-ever quarterly profit. Photo: Handout
ByteDance

ByteDance to invest US$614 million in new China computing centre amid AI demand

The TikTok owner is building a site covering more than 200,000 square metres in Shanxi province as it expands aggressively in the AI sector.

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ByteDance is investing in a new data centre after creating one of China’s most popular chatbots and emerging as a major player in the domestic artificial intelligence market. Photo: Shutterstock
Social media

YouTubers sell footage to tech giants as AI video arms race heats up

OpenAI and other firms’ need for footage to train AI video generators has content creators selling them unused footage, but there are issues.

US-China relations

US bans Chinese and Russian tech in smart cars, citing national security risks

‘Targeted approach’ meant to ensure foreign adversaries’ software and hardware are kept off American roads, commerce secretary says.

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India

‘More dangerous than Covid’: outrage over call for 7-day work week in India

The comments betray a traditional mindset that equates productivity with long hours of work and are ‘removed from reality’, experts say.

Workers operate a machine at a manufacturing facility in Kanchipuram district in India. Photo: AFP
China manufacturing

China’s eagle-eyed Zhejiang has more industrial movers and shakers in its sights

Local authorities in China’s eastern manufacturing hub want to nurture what they call ‘eagle enterprises’, and the vast majority are private firms.

A worker handles a spinning machine at a textile factory in China’s Zhejiang province. Photo: Getty Images
Apple

Apple leads smartphone market in fourth quarter, overcoming China decline

iPhone shipments surged to grab 23 per cent of the market in the final quarter of 2024, as a rebounding market saw growth start to slow.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s WeRide starts third European self-driving trial in Switzerland

Company is stepping up efforts in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Japan and South Korea, CEO Tony Han says.

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Banking & finance

Top CIOs cautious on global growth amid Trump and China policy uncertainties

Global markets could see a period of ‘extended volatility’ after registering solid gains last year, Manraj Sekhon of Templeton Global says.

Global markets will move on how US-China relations evolve this year. Above, then US president Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping in June 2019. Photo: AP Photo
Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO to visit China amid antitrust probe, US AI curbs

Jensen Huang is set to tour the mainland Chinese cities of Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, before flying to Taipei later this week.

US-China tech war

Chinese tech firms face curbs on overseas expansion under Trump 2.0: UBS analyst

Chinese companies will continue international push amid slowing growth at home, but face greater risks, UBS analyst Kenneth Fong says.

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US-China tech war

Opinion | China is not only winning the tech war. It’s also rewriting the rules

As the US attempts to block China’s tech growth, the world’s second-largest economy has two points of leverage undercutting those efforts.

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Visitors touch humanoid robot hands during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai China, on July 4, 2024. Photo: AP
Britain

Starmer unveils plan to make UK an ‘AI superpower’, but critics warn of job losses

Starmer believes AI will “turbocharge” the UK’s economic growth, but critics argue that Labour’s economic mismanagement could hinder the plan’s success.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveils his Government’s AI Opportunity Action Plan, aiming to make Britain a world leader in the AI sector. Photo: dpa
Robotics

Nvidia scientist praises Chinese humanoid robot, stoking interest

Shenzhen-based Engine AI hopes to capitalise on new-found interest in its human-shaped robots by lowering prices amid intense industry competition.

United States

US limits AI chip sales to China, others, as Nvidia slams ‘sweeping overreach’

New controls go beyond China, setting quotas for about 120 countries; exports to 18 allies including Japan, UK, the Netherlands are exempt.

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US-China tech war

Chinese boss in American Factory approved to launch university

A new institution proposed by Fuyao Glass founder and chairman Cao Dewang has received approval from China’s Education Ministry.

Cao Dewang, founder and chairman of Fuyao Glass. Photo: Simon Song
Huawei

Huawei to offer AI support to Chinese aviation, steel conglomerate Fangda

The deal between Huawei and Fangda comes as the Shenzhen-based technology giant is deepening its footprint in traditional industries.

The Huawei logo on its building in Paris, France, January 9, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

The View | Why Malaysia is the Asian data centre market to watch

With its expanding digital economies and key role in communications infrastructure, Asia is seeing robust investment in data centre development.

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Fashion

Smart glasses without premium pricing? Welcome to the tech’s new era

Back in 2013, Google Glass would set you back US$1,500. Now, smart glasses are as low as US$200. Some were on display at the CES tech event.

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