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US weighs capping exports of AI chips from Nvidia and AMD to some countries
Officials are focused on Persian Gulf countries that have a growing appetite for AI data centres and the deep pockets to fund them.
15 Oct 2024 - 10:56AM
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US-sanctioned camera maker Hikvision said to be slashing jobs
13 Oct 2024 - 9:00AM
Apple opens lab in China amid fierce competition with Huawei
11 Oct 2024 - 5:00PM
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Tech War
OpenAI says it foiled suspected China-linked phishing attack
The US start-up says SweetSpecter, a suspected China-based group, posed as a ChatGPT user and sent emails to staff with malware attached.
10 Oct 2024 - 9:51AM
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The start-up says it has thwarted an attempt by a suspected China-linked group to phish its employees. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Tech War
China boosts quantum computer production with self-developed chips
Origin Quantum, a research firm added to the US trade blacklist this year, is expanding its superconducting quantum computer production.
9 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM
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Huawei to roll out home-grown mobile operating system on Tuesday
HarmonyOS Next, which Huawei touts as being entirely independently developed, no longer supports Android-based applications.
7 Oct 2024 - 5:30PM
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Tech war: China advocates use of local AI chips over those from Nvidia
AI chip users on the mainland have been informally advised to prioritise local alternatives, including those from Huawei, sources say.
7 Oct 2024 - 9:00AM
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China claims breakthrough that could clear chip-design hurdle
A Wuhan-based lab has announced a ‘milestone’ that could help China overcome restraints imposed by traditional chip-design technology.
6 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
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A state-funded lab in China has announced a breakthrough in chip-design technology. Photo: Shutterstock
WuXi AppTec, WuXi Biologics rise in Hong Kong as some operations go up for sale
The gains were made on the back of a report that said the two firms plan to sell certain overseas operations amid heightened US scrutiny.
4 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM
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Chinese start-up Numemory claims memory chip breakthrough amid US sanctions
The Wuhan-based firm recently introduced to the domestic market its 64-gigabyte NM101, a type of storage-class memory chip.
2 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM
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Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou back at the helm of firm ahead of next smartphone launch
In her latest tenure as rotating chairwoman, Meng is expected to oversee the launch of Huawei’s next flagship 5G smartphone series, the Mate 70.
1 Oct 2024 - 8:00PM
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China Telecom say AI model with 1 trillion parameters trained with Chinese chips
The state-owned telecoms operator did not reveal what chips it used for its 1 trillion-parameter model, but it has a partnership with Huawei.
30 Sep 2024 - 10:24PM
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China Telecom says its new AI model shows that the country has achieved total self-sufficiency in domestic large language model training. Photo: Bloomberg
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China is a year behind US in AI models but the gap is ‘significant’, says expert
China remains about a year behind the US in LLMs, and may have more catching up to do after OpenAI’s latest o1 model, according to experts.
28 Sep 2024 - 6:31PM
Diplomacy
Biden is blocking ‘second China shock’ with tariffs: US ambassador
Envoy also warns that more sanctions on Chinese entities may follow to stem the flow of goods that support Russia’s military.
27 Sep 2024 - 9:58AM
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Tech War
Two US executives step aside at China’s top chip gear maker amid trade tensions
Two executives with US citizenship at Chinese chip gear maker AMEC have stepped down from their positions, as trade tensions between the US and China escalate.
25 Sep 2024 - 10:47PM
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Big Tech
Huawei heats up global smartwatch market with launch of new GT 5 series
Huawei’s latest product launch reflects the US-sanctioned firm’s efforts to boost revenue, as demand for advanced smartwatches rises in 2024.
25 Sep 2024 - 6:07PM
Huawei Technologies’ new Watch GT 5 series features a slimmer design, improved battery life, TruSense health-monitoring system and women’s health tracking. Photo: Huawei
Tech War
On US visit, Dutch politician talks importance of ASML, China trade
On a visit to Washington, the Dutch economy minister underlined the importance of China as a trading partner and repeated that ASML must be allowed to ‘do business as freely as possible’.
24 Sep 2024 - 1:00PM
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Policy
New Chinese chip-making tools are nothing groundbreaking
Lithography systems promoted by China’s industry ministry show slow advances, as tools remain stuck at the mature-node level.
25 Sep 2024 - 3:27PM
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Tech Trends
Huawei to step up AI ecosystem development despite US tech sanctions
‘In 2024 and over the next five years, Huawei will invest even more into ecosystem development,’ deputy chairman Eric Xu Zhijun said.
25 Sep 2024 - 3:34PM
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Tech War
ByteDance denies reported plan to make self-designed chips
The Chinese company rejected reports that it aims to engage the world’s largest chip foundry TSMC to mass-produce advanced semiconductors.
25 Sep 2024 - 3:38PM
ByteDance says reports that it plans hire TSMC to produce self-designed chips are untrue. Photo: Shutterstock Images
China
US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than understood
Performing best in nuclear power, EVs and batteries, mainland companies will ‘likely equal or surpass Western firms within a decade or so’.
25 Sep 2024 - 3:41PM
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China’s Lenovo builds AI servers in India amid supply chain shift
While India’s tech manufacturing sector is still small compared with China, it now makes increasingly sophisticated products such as iPhones.
18 Sep 2024 - 11:08AM
China
Challenge to law forcing TikTok’s sale or US ban heard in federal court
ByteDance and several TikTok users contend the law violates their First Amendment rights; the government says the app’s Chinese ownership is a national security risk.
17 Sep 2024 - 11:00PM
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OPINION
Andrew Sheng
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For the best AI outcomes, good policy is key
25 Sep 2024 - 3:36PM
Charles Ferguson
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AI companies must pay attention to national security needs
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Andy Xie
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US-China trade war could be the death knell for advanced economies
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George Chen
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Hong Kong can’t afford to lose out on generative AI
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US warnings against China’s tech dominance smack of thief crying ‘thief’
2 Jul 2024 - 10:07AM
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Zhou Xiaoming
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EU will lose more than it gains by raising tariffs on Chinese EVs
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