Alibaba will focus its AI capex on cloud services, while Tencent is prioritising internal demand with its spending.
CEO Pony Ma told shareholders there was the beginning of a turnaround, but that the company was ‘not yet seated’.
The State Administration for Market Regulation cleared the deal on Tuesday, but imposed five conditions.
The Chinese short-video platform’s shares jumped as much as 10 per cent amid US$20 billion valuation of spin-off, Tencent investor talks.
Tech giant’s advances in AI and semiconductors reflect Beijing’s push for tech breakthroughs and self-sufficiency amid US sanctions.
Shenzhen’s electronics hub is riding the AI boom, with curated devices like drones and robots pulling in overseas customers once more.
As global memory giants cash in on AI demand, Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei traders are grappling with plunging chip prices and losses.
A slowdown in global smartphone shipments is driving Chinese electronics suppliers to pivot towards humanoid robots.
Wingtech says it is working to restore its internal system and gain full access to Nexperia China’s data to solve the audit issues.
China is seeing a ‘transformative shift’ in the use of domestic software compared with a few years ago, says vice-minister.
Innovation and competition drive rapid advances in Chinese humanoid robots, drones, autonomous vehicles and flying cars. America is playing catch-up.
Beijing-based GPU maker turns a corner in the first quarter of 2026 after posting a US$16.5 million loss a year earlier.
The popular AI agent adopts the Chinese firm’s V4 Flash and its flagship V4 Pro models and also integrates other capabilities.
The output of the city’s robotics industry hit a record in 2025, rising 20 per cent year on year to over US$35.4 billion.
Western competitors like GoPro face shrinking footprints as strategic shifts of Chinese firms disrupt the status quo while navigating FCC-led national security bans.
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Japanese suppliers warn of photoresist strain as upstream shocks ripple through Asia’s semiconductor supply chain.
Huawei’s debut adds momentum to China’s booming smart eyewear market, which saw shipments surge 35-fold in 2025.
Amazon’s warehousing hub in Shenzhen streamlines shipping for Chinese sellers, cutting costs and delays amid rising competition and tariffs.
Amazon expands China push with smart warehouse model, aiming to retain sellers amid rising competition from Temu and Shein.
Sigenergy and Guoxia are gaining traction as investors eye a major shift to AI in the renewable energy storage sector.
Reports of a potential pullback come as domestic competitors gain ground in China, forcing Samsung to reassess where it deploys resources.
Beijing signals stronger push to embed AI in manufacturing as premier meets rising start-up founders and industry leaders.
Restructuring brings core AI teams under tighter leadership as competition in China’s model and agent space intensifies.
Cluster in Shaoguan powered by domestically developed Zhenwu chips latest evidence that China is doubling down on home-grown infrastructure.
The latest probes are part of Taiwan’s crackdown on mainland Chinese talent poaching, with 100 cases handled since 2020, according to MJIB.
ClawPro tool promises quick AI agent deployment, giving enterprises control over models, tokens and security.
Rapid growth in ‘embodied intelligence’ is beginning to translate into real orders as Chinese robotics firms scale production.
‘We are moving towards a future that is full of uncertainty, so we have to remain true to our strategy,’ rotating chairwoman Meng says.
The Atlas 350 can deliver 1.56 petaflops of FP4 computing power, a 2.8-times improvement over Nvidia’s H20 chip, an executive says.
The company plans to launch AgentArts, an agent development platform for enterprises, on April 30 for public beta testing.