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Tencent’s Honor of Kings spin-off gets green light as China approves 136 new games in January

2025-01-22 20:30:13                scmp.com

While the launch date is unclear, there is hope it will be rolled out this year as it was featured in the iPhone 16 release last September.

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

2025-01-22 19:30:34                scmp.com

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.

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

2025-01-22 18:30:12                scmp.com

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

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Huawei smartphone spin-off Honor reshuffles management in wake of CEO’s abrupt departure

2025-01-22 09:00:12                scmp.com

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

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From TikTok to RedNote: a digital migration that defies geopolitics

2025-01-22 05:30:08                scmp.com

The unexpected and spontaneous grass-roots response demonstrates the untapped potential for people-to-people diplomacy in our digital age.

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China softens stance on TikTok deal in US as Trump offers 75-day grace period, sources say

2025-01-21 21:30:07                scmp.com

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

2025-01-21 19:55:24                scmp.com

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

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

2025-01-21 18:30:19                scmp.com

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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China’s leaders put spotlight on tech self-reliance, private sector confidence

2025-01-21 17:38:50                scmp.com

At gatherings including figures from tech, Premier Li Qiang urged the industry to serve as a source of economic growth.

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ByteDance launches AI code editor based on Microsoft software as TikTok ban is delayed

2025-01-21 17:30:10                scmp.com

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

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Taiwan’s Compal, Inventec mull US expansion to counter Trump tariffs with eyes on Texas

2025-01-21 12:21:58                scmp.com

Texas is seen as a top choice for the Taiwanese laptop because of the state’s power infrastructure and proximity to Mexico.

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Nvidia CEO’s whirlwind Taiwan tour: from Lunar New Year banquets to night market visits

2025-01-21 10:54:52                scmp.com

Jensen Huang met top industry leaders, including TSMC founder Morris Chang and Foxconn chairman Liu Young-way.

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Trump signs TikTok executive order delaying app ban, threatens tariffs

2025-01-21 09:32:54                scmp.com

Trump extends deadline by 75 days, threatening tariffs on China if Beijing does not approve a deal regarding the short-video app.

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TikTok’s shutdown a ‘clever’ move to curry favour ahead of Trump inauguration, analysts say

2025-01-20 21:00:07                scmp.com

TikTok’s ‘theatrical conversion’ appeals to Trump, as the company seeks to improve its reputation and market valuation, according to analysts.

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Tech war: China creates US$8.2 billion AI investment fund amid tightened US trade controls

2025-01-20 19:00:12                scmp.com

The fund was established days after the US rolled out new chip export restrictions and placed more Chinese firms on its trade blacklist.

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China calls for overseas education ventures in push for tech advancement

2025-01-20 17:03:52                scmp.com

Overseas universities specialising in science, tech should be sought for joint projects, China says in wide-ranging 10-year education plan.

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Tech war: Nvidia CEO Huang thanks China staff for loyalty amid heightened US chip curbs

2025-01-20 17:00:27                scmp.com

The American entrepreneur touted Nvidia’s contribution to China’s modernisation on a trip to Beijing.

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Trump’s crypto meme coin draws billions in trading volume, as bitcoin dips

2025-01-20 09:58:18                scmp.com

Major exchanges like Coinbase and Binance say they intend to list Trump’s token on their platform, while Melania also unveiled a coin.

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Baicells, a Chinese firm founded by Huawei alumni, requires scrutiny: US lawmakers

2025-01-19 17:15:28                scmp.com

Baicells previously said it does not believe its base stations present security risks.

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AI-driven drug discovery aided by Greater Bay Area integration, Hong Kong-listed firm says

2025-01-19 10:30:08                scmp.com

XtalPi says AI is reducing drug discovery times to two years from four.

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Trump says he will ‘most likely’ give TikTok a 90-day extension

2025-01-19 04:03:22                scmp.com

The US president-elect will probably announce the move on Monday, he said in an interview.

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TikTok sell-or-ban law is upheld by US Supreme Court

2025-01-17 23:07:34                scmp.com

High court rules that law requiring ByteDance to sell video-sharing app to non-Chinese buyer or face US ban starting Sunday is constitutional.

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Smartphone giant Honor names Huawei veteran to lead firm as CEO George Zhao Ming resigns

2025-01-17 21:19:04                scmp.com

Honor’s leadership shuffle could add some degree of uncertainty to the company’s preparations for an initial public offering.

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JD.com launches gifting feature to compete with Alibaba, Tencent ahead of Lunar New Year

2025-01-17 18:30:07                scmp.com

The Beijing-based tech giant has jumped on the latest trend in China’s e-commerce sector: online gifting.

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TSMC’s US plant unlikely to get latest chip technology ahead of Taiwan, CEO says

2025-01-17 17:52:49                scmp.com

Apple and Nvidia chip supplier TSMC is spending US$65 billion on three giant factories in the state of Arizona.

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Alipay bears cost of system error that applied discounts to user transactions

2025-01-17 16:35:10                scmp.com

The system error applied a 20 per cent ‘government subsidy’ to an undisclosed number of transactions on Thursday, according to users.

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Trump plans to make cryptocurrency a national priority with executive order, sources say

2025-01-17 13:30:07                scmp.com

The US president-elect plans to release an executive order to advocate for the crypto industry’s policy priorities, according to sources.

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Nvidia CEO skips Trump’s inauguration for Lunar New Year Asia visit, source says

2025-01-17 12:30:07                scmp.com

Jensen Huang is expected to miss the ceremony, while Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla’s Elon Musk are attending.

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Duolingo sees a spike in TikTok refugees learning Mandarin as they move to RedNote

2025-01-17 11:22:09                scmp.com

Language-learning apps Duolingo and Drops say they have seen an increase in US users learning Chinese.

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Douyin cracks down on fake foreign accounts amid wave of ‘TikTok refugees’

2025-01-16 21:00:17                scmp.com

Some mainland Chinese users have reposted videos, pretending to be foreign users to gain more followers, according to Douyin.

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Apple trails Huawei, Vivo in China smartphone market in 2024, iPhone leads fourth quarter

2025-01-16 19:00:17                scmp.com

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

2025-01-16 17:30:09                scmp.com

Pony.ai vice-president says China’s agile policies allow fast proof of concept, as well as failure and retry, which facilitates quick iterations.

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TSMC logs record quarterly profit, sees hefty revenue growth in early 2025

2025-01-16 16:30:27                scmp.com

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

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Tech war: US adds Chinese AI unicorn Zhipu to trade blacklist before Biden’s exit

2025-01-16 15:30:07                scmp.com

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

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BitMEX fined US$100 million for violating US anti-money-laundering laws

2025-01-16 11:01:41                scmp.com

Prosecutors accuse BitMEX and its founders of failing to adopt anti-money-laundering and “know your customer” programmes.

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TikTok to shut down US operations on Sunday, barring a last-minute reprieve, sources say

2025-01-16 10:30:27                scmp.com

Shutting down TikTok in the US could make it unavailable for users in many other countries, the company has said.

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For good or ill, AI is changing modern love

2025-01-16 09:30:08                scmp.com

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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Chinese AI start-up MiniMax releases low-cost open-source models that rival top chatbots

2025-01-16 07:00:11                scmp.com

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

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US blacklists company that ordered TSMC chip found in Huawei processor

2025-01-16 02:29:35                scmp.com

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

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Chinese robotics maker UBTech aims to revolutionise Apple supplier Foxconn’s manufacturing

2025-01-15 21:00:20                scmp.com

UBTech and Foxconn have signed a ‘comprehensive long-term partnership’ to deploy more robots in the iPhone maker’s factories.

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Chinese robotics firm UBTech aims to revolutionise Apple supplier Foxconn’s manufacturing

2025-01-15 21:00:20                scmp.com

UBTech and Foxconn have signed a ‘comprehensive long-term partnership’ to deploy more robots in the iPhone maker’s factories.

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Greater Bay Area’s next-gen chipmakers find ready buyers in Chinese EV industry

2025-01-15 20:02:02                scmp.com

Guangzhou’s Nansha district is attracting companies specialising in silicon carbide semiconductors, as they look to capitalise on regional integration.

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Cambricon, China’s AI chip leader and answer to Nvidia, predicts first quarterly profit

2025-01-15 18:30:08                scmp.com

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

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Tencent, Guillemot family consider creating new venture involving certain Ubisoft assets

2025-01-15 18:16:13                scmp.com

Tencent and the Guillemot family are evaluating which assets to include in the new entity.

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Hong Kong’s talent pool can help turn Greater Bay Area into biomedical hub, experts say

2025-01-15 17:31:13                scmp.com

To advance innovation, however, the GBA needs to better integrate its medical data, panellists say.

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Meta Platforms to cut roughly 5 per cent of staff, targeting lowest performers

2025-01-15 11:40:08                scmp.com

As of September, Meta employed about 72,000 people, so a 5 per cent reduction could affect roughly 3,600 jobs.

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Elon Musk sued by US SEC over delayed Twitter stake disclosure

2025-01-15 10:38:04                scmp.com

The SEC said Musk bought more than US$500 million of Twitter shares at artificially low prices at the expense of unsuspecting investors.

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Trending off TikTok? US users going to China’s RedNote face challenges, analysts say

2025-01-15 07:01:11                scmp.com

Different content regulations and lack of English support could mean short-lived American-fuelled growth for suddenly popular alternative platform.

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

2025-01-15 07:00:17                scmp.com

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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The AI video arms race and why Google and others are paying YouTube creators for footage

2025-01-15 04:15:08                scmp.com

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