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Ant International powers new e-wallet in cash-heavy Mexico

The e-wallet may assist small businesses in the Latin American country to build credit history and secure financing, according to Clip.

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The world’s 5 largest-ever IPOs, before Elon Musk’s SpaceX listing

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China sounds alarm over AI ‘skills’ that evade guard rails and mine crypto

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Tech Trends

Amid a memory supercycle, CXMT rival UniIC pushes for mainland IPO

As markets see a global, AI-driven demand for memory, UniIC is a step closer to listing in China.

6 hours ago

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Tech

Blocked from SpaceX IPO, Chinese investors get creative to catch a ride

Proxy stocks and supply chain speculation are among options after being locked out of what could be largest listing ever.

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Tech War

Pentagon blacklist raises spectre of investment curbs for Chinese tech firms

Chinese tech giants including Alibaba and Baidu strongly reject the Pentagon’s characterisation of them as “Chinese military companies”.

9 Jun 2026 - 9:00PM

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Big Tech

Microsoft cuts hundreds of mainland cloud jobs, as China, US tighten data laws

The firm is laying off some employees at its cloud unit amid ongoing restrictions on cross-border data flows between the two countries.

9 Jun 2026 - 4:58PM

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Policy

The world faces an AI data crunch. China has a plan to beat it

The initiative is designed to anchor Beijing’s AI Plus strategy, which calls for AI to be woven into the industrial fabric of the economy.

9 Jun 2026 - 4:40PM

Tech War

China tech bets its chips on a US$577 million fund to counter US restrictions

Chip giants launch a 3.91 billion yuan private equity fund to boost the country’s ‘hard tech’ sectors amid tightening US export curbs.

9 Jun 2026 - 5:17PM

China Business

Alibaba and WuXi AppTec decline in Hong Kong after addition to US blacklist

Designation of Chinese firms fuels investor unease, with markets bracing for a potential Fed tightening and an unwinding of the AI trade.

9 Jun 2026 - 4:39PM

The Hang Seng Index fell 0.4 per cent on Tuesday. Photo: Jelly Tse

Tech

Apple debuts Siri AI at WWDC: what is China missing out on?

For most of the world, a public beta of Siri AI will be coming out later this year for devices set to English.

9 Jun 2026 - 10:45AM

Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers his last keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California, on Monday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

Big Tech

Zhipu vs MiniMax: what’s driving the widening valuation gap in Hong Kong

Zhipu’s valuation now eclipses MiniMax, but looming lock-up tests may unleash volatility in Hong Kong’s AI stocks, analysts say.

9 Jun 2026 - 8:30AM

Big Tech

China warns of security risks in relay services for foreign AI models

Security ministry cautions developers on grey-market relay platforms, raising fears of privacy breaches and illicit data trading.

8 Jun 2026 - 10:00PM

Tech

Alibaba forges Token Foundry as it hammers AI ambitions into shape

Alibaba consolidates key AI teams under CEO Eddie Wu and appoints Qwen leader Zhou Jingren as chief scientist.

8 Jun 2026 - 10:51PM

Alibaba is stepping up efforts to align its businesses around a unified AI strategy. Photo: AFP

Tech War

SpaceX IPO set to lift industry in push for space-based AI, solar power: report

The company’s expected listing may boost overall satellite industry profit as it expands into more space-based applications.

8 Jun 2026 - 9:30PM

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Tech War

Chinese start-up says its nanoimprint tech can produce optical chips without DUV

There is debate over the real value of nanoimprint lithography when it comes to volumes, yields and non-photonic chips.

8 Jun 2026 - 10:42PM

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong tech gauge welcomes MiniMax, Zhipu in AI milestone amid slump

Analysts say substantial passive inflows may follow the inclusion of MiniMax and Zhipu, though looming lock-up expiries risk diluting gains.

8 Jun 2026 - 10:13PM

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Tech War

A cloud above the clouds: US, China jockey for position in computing space race

China could be a leading player in the new technological battlefield, but the US has a substantial lead in essential tools such as reusable rockets.

23 May 2026 - 9:00AMvideocam

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Tech

Prognosis positive: how AI could help China bridge the medical resources gap

Hospitals, medical professionals and patients stand to benefit as country pushes to integrate AI into healthcare sector.

25 Apr 2026 - 11:06AMvideocam

Big Tech

As DJI duels Insta360, China sharpens global hardware edge amid US scrutiny

Western competitors like GoPro face shrinking footprints as strategic shifts of Chinese firms disrupt the status quo while navigating FCC-led national security bans.

25 Apr 2026 - 6:40AMvideocam

Blockchain

Has Hong Kong laid the groundwork to become a world-leading crypto hub?

With its regulatory clarity and superconnector edge, the city is drawing global crypto firms as it emerges as a premier Web3 hub.

21 Mar 2026 - 12:03PMvideocam

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Brian Y. S. Wong

Opinion | As AI upends humanity, we must focus on what makes us human

Brian Y. S. Wong

8 Jun 2026 - 4:30PM

Opinion | Why America’s AI firms are hedging when it comes to China

Jeffrey Wu

27 May 2026 - 5:19PM

Michael A. Santoro

Opinion | US and China must talk to manage dangers of AI contest in a nuclear age

Michael A. Santoro

20 May 2026 - 8:30PM

James David Spellman

Opinion | Quantum IPO wave is a milestone. It should also come with a warning

James David Spellman

19 May 2026 - 4:30PM

Opinion | How US tech hegemony is locking out the Global South

Zhou Xiaoming

5 May 2026 - 5:30AM

The View | Energy crisis showcases strengths of China’s data centre market

Nicholas Spiro

4 May 2026 - 4:30PM

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Chinese robots show America they have ‘got talent’

In the talent competition show America's Got Talent, that aired on Tuesday evening local time, eight Unitree G1 humanoid robots performed an elaborate dance routine alongside Wu Yufei, a Chinese dancer from Sichuan province. The performance was part of an audition for the talent competition show, with competitors vying for the grand prize of US$1 million. Photo: America's Got Talent

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What is this robot at the Met Gala?

Met Gala robot wows on the red carpet

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