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Ann Cao
Reporter, Technology
Ann Cao is a Shanghai-based technology reporter for the Post, covering technology start-ups and policies in the city and eastern China. She graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a master's degree in journalism.
Ann Cao is a Shanghai-based technology reporter for the Post, covering technology start-ups and policies in the city and eastern China. She graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a master's degree in journalism.
Areas of Expertise:
Technology, gaming, e-commerceLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Commerce officials decry “discriminatory” barriers as source says firm had hired several outside consultants to vet goods and curb counterfeits.
SCMP’s Ann Cao just finished covering her sixth WAIC in Shanghai, and is looking forward to the next one.
AI’s true commercial value will shift towards a ‘task economy’ where users pay for completed, complex tasks, says Xu Li.
Top AI summit spotlights race to embed autonomous digital workers into everyday business operations.
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The firm’s chip unit T-Head aims to lower migration barriers to Zhenwu AI computing architectures, following similar initiatives by Huawei and Moore Threads.
The firm uses near-packaged optics to bypass traditional architecture limits and scale more than 1,000 processor cards across a cluster.
Moore Threads and Hygon are capitalising on surging demand for AI computing power as they race to fill the void left by Washington’s export controls.
With artificially intelligent agents set to become our interface with the digital world, Chinese tech platforms are embedding them and launching AI-native products.
Custom silicon allows for hardware optimisation tailored to specific architectures, such as the DeepSeek-R1 model.
GLM-5.2 model developer Zhipu AI is seeking to raise HK$31.4 billion, while chipmaker Iluvatar CoreX is targeting HK$7.1 billion.
Hundreds of millions of dollars invested in high-end plants as more than 20 PCB makers disclose aggressive expansion plans.
New perception model for embodied AI surpasses dominant rival from Meta Platforms at smaller scale with less training, firm claims.
Ruling gives Chinese firm temporary relief in closely watched legal battle that could decide whether Pentagon blacklist is legitimate.
The company says 60 per cent of the fresh capital will be for commercialisation and mass production of next generation general-purpose GPUs.
Dongfang Suanxin is headed by Wei Shaojun, who is also vice-president of the China Semiconductor Industry Association.
Fears of AI hardware glut not warranted, as ‘Meta’s data centre and compute procurement will accelerate, not slow down’, SemiAnalysis says.
Firms like Tencent and Alibaba are trying to boost investor confidence in the sector, whose stock prices have recently hit alarming lows.
Alibaba notes surge in retail and business-to-business orders, Midea reports sharp revenue rise, and Gree sales get bump in major European markets.
To accelerate development and help secure foundry capacity, ByteDance is collaborating with US chipmaker Qualcomm.
Basic Semiconductor is the latest firm in the space to move forward with an IPO.
Country’s new AI agent framework aims to cut costs and enhance security to boost enterprise adoption.
The landmark deal consolidates the Big Fund as third largest owner of SMIC, China’s largest wafer foundry.
Light-based chips could take over AI model training and inference from US-made GPUs – and launch next-generation optical computing.
Executives at MWC Shanghai say next phase needs to encompass both the skies and oceans to meet skyrocketing demand for AI computing.
At the high-profile forum, Beijing expressed its willingness to work with Astana on deepening cooperation in energy and mineral resources.
First injection in over three years comes as Alibaba works on full-stack AI infrastructure, from its Qwen models to chips to cloud services.
TikTok owner’s expanding spending could benefit a few second-tier domestic chipmakers, with Iluvatar CoreX in pole position, analysts say.
Fintech giant is seen leveraging its billion-user base to launch a conversational interface that coordinates 10,000 services, with safeguards.
A decision by China’s Supreme People’s Court on Friday upheld a lower court’s injunction issued against the German company in May.
