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Iris Deng
Senior Reporter, Technology
Iris is a Senior Technology Reporter based in Shenzhen. She covers Southern China's tech and internet sectors, focusing on smartphones, robotics, the hardware supply chain, and tech giants like Apple, Huawei and Tencent. Joining in 2018, she previously covered the tech sector across Greater Bay Area and mainland China from Hong Kong.
Iris is a Senior Technology Reporter based in Shenzhen. She covers Southern China's tech and internet sectors, focusing on smartphones, robotics, the hardware supply chain, and tech giants like Apple, Huawei and Tencent. Joining in 2018, she previously covered the tech sector across Greater Bay Area and mainland China from Hong Kong.
Areas of Expertise:
China technology, smartphone, supply chainLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
For most of the world, a public beta of Siri AI will be coming out later this year for devices set to English.
Yao says he does not think ChatGPT and Claude Code will be the only super apps, as ‘new opportunities will inevitably emerge’.
As Tencent prepares a rival WeChat agent, Alibaba is moving quickly to turn Qwen from a chatbot into a digital concierge for everyday life.
Two travel agencies specialising in cross-strait travel say none of their clients have received entry-permit approvals this year.
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An AI agent would leverage the app’s ecosystem of mini-programs, payments, content and commerce for 1.4 billion users.
The university’s new chip design software is compatible with Huawei’s LogicFolding architecture introduced on Monday.
Chip advance marks big step accelerating China’s semiconductor self-reliance push and promises leaps in AI computing power.
If proven, the innovation marks a significant milestone for Huawei, which has been cut off from advanced semiconductor technology since 2019.
The Chinese tech giant’s breakthrough is a major milestone in its mission to create a self-reliant semiconductor ecosystem.
While reaffirming Beijing’s openness, the NDRC also stressed its support for home-grown AI and semiconductor industries.
Alibaba and Peking University map nation’s extensive green-energy sites – a move that could help stabilise national grid amid surge in computing-power needs.
Artificial intelligence boom is triggering a surge in demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors, report says.
Analysts expect the company’s AI marketing services base to steadily grow to reduce declines in advertising revenue and boost profits.
The integration of agentic AI with sites like Taobao and JD.com is reshaping shopping, but the bigger promise is an agent within WeChat.
Expert says large language models struggle in professional domains due to lack of industrial data and knowledge during training.
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.
