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Artificial intelligence
Insert token: how China’s surging AI use is turning compute into currency
As the cost of running AI models continues to drop, the token economy is reshaping ecosystems far beyond corporate cubicles.
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Artificial intelligence
Xi Jinping warns against creating ‘new historical injustices’ in AI era
17 Jul 2026 - 4:16PM
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Semiconductors
Chinese Nvidia alternatives project massive sales as AI chip demand surges
17 Jul 2026 - 6:03PM
Artificial intelligence
BrainCo claims mind-to-robot link at China’s World AI Conference
Hangzhou-based firm says users can control robots using only their thoughts via EEG headsets, marking a leap in embodied AI tech.
17 Jul 2026 - 4:18PM
Brain-controlled robot demonstration by Chinese tech unicorn BrainCo. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence
Moonshot AI touts world’s largest open-source model as China closes gap with US
Kimi K3 is designed for long-horizon coding, knowledge work and reasoning tasks, according to a blog post by Moonshot AI.
17 Jul 2026 - 2:26PM
Artificial intelligence
Top takeaways from Xi Jinping’s opening address at the World AI Conference
The speech marks the Chinese president’s first-ever keynote address at the nation’s premier artificial intelligence summit.
17 Jul 2026 - 11:40AM
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Xi Jinping says ‘one country’ cannot monopolise AI – as it happened
President’s personal attendance seen as a sign of China’s inclusion of artificial intelligence into broader geopolitical strategy.
17 Jul 2026 - 11:12AM
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President Xi Jinping arrives at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Friday. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence
Humanoids to Huawei: what to watch as Xi attends China’s top AI event
Gathering will showcase Beijing’s push to compete across the full AI stack, from models and chips to robots, consumer devices.
17 Jul 2026 - 9:00AM
Artificial intelligence
On-device models steal the spotlight as China’s edge AI sector heats up
A growing number of tech firms are pivoting to lightweight models designed to run entirely on smartphones and laptops.
16 Jul 2026 - 9:30PM
Smartphones
China’s OnePlus exits US and European markets as smartphone memory pain deepens
The industry is staggering under a chip shortage that has dragged down shipments, forcing handset makers to recalibrate strategies.
16 Jul 2026 - 8:45PM
Artificial intelligence
As US AI costs soar, global firms pivot to China’s cheap, open-weight models
A sharp narrowing of the performance gap is prompting some developers to shift from costly American giants to budget-friendly Chinese alternatives.
16 Jul 2026 - 9:25AM
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The daily token volume of Zhipu’s GLM-5.2 has surged 50-fold on Vercel since mid-June, according to the San Francisco-based cloud platform for AI web development. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Artificial intelligence
Brain-chip milestone: China completes world’s first commercial implant
Coin-sized implant marks a breakthrough in neurotechnology, underscoring China’s bid to lead the global race against Elon Musk’s Neuralink.
15 Jul 2026 - 11:19PM
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Artificial intelligence
Sam Altman signals OpenAI price war as rivalry with Anthropic, China heats up
American AI pioneer eyes 75 per cent fee cut for flagship software to counter market gains by Claude and low-cost alternatives from Chinese providers.
15 Jul 2026 - 8:30PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s DeepSeek eyes US$70b valuation in new talks weeks after first round
Company’s fresh fundraising talks come straight off its landmark Series A, as investors scramble to back national AI champion.
15 Jul 2026 - 2:57PM
Artificial intelligence
China’s StepFun beats Apple and OpenAI to ‘world’s first AI phone’
Tencent-backed firm launches the AI-native StepX Neo smartphone, challenging US tech giants amid Apple-OpenAI legal clashes.
14 Jul 2026 - 8:30PM
Tencent Holdings-backed StepFun introduced the StepX Neo in Shanghai on Monday, which it claims to be the world's first agentic smartphone. Photo: Weibo
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Chinese AI giants, start-ups ready for the agentic web era
With artificially intelligent agents set to become our interface with the digital world, Chinese tech platforms are embedding them and launching AI-native products.
14 Jul 2026 - 3:15PM
Artificial intelligence
Will a new focus help Chinese AI labs challenge Thinking Machines Lab?
AI labs Yoolee and InfiX.ai say they aim to rival US start-up with industry-specific AI solutions, reduced costs and enhanced privacy.
14 Jul 2026 - 10:00AM
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China’s Zhipu AI defies market slump with pursuit of AGI over quick profits
Monday’s losses were seen across chip designers, semiconductor-equipment makers and materials suppliers.
13 Jul 2026 - 6:05PM
The Zhipu AI logo seen at its headquarters during a government-organised media tour in Beijing, June 25, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors
In China’s electronics hub, a memory chip crisis is hitting consumers hard
Computer vendors in Shenzhen are raising their prices, as the AI boom drives a fivefold jump in the cost of key memory products.
12 Jul 2026 - 1:00PM
China technology
How AI is changing the way China’s students select a university degree
This summer, millions of families turned to AI for advice on selecting a degree programme – a role once played by teachers, relatives and consultants.
11 Jul 2026 - 9:00PM
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Beyond Claude Code: the Chinese AI tools poised to benefit after back-door alert
As Beijing flags a security risk in Anthropic software, domestic tech firms are rapidly embracing local alternatives such as ByteDance’s Trae and Alibaba’s Qoder.
11 Jul 2026 - 3:00PM
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United States
Apple sues OpenAI for stealing trade secrets
The lawsuit also targets two ex-employees, Tang Yew Tan, now OpenAI’s chief hardware officer, and engineer Chang Liu.
11 Jul 2026 - 6:27AM
An Apple logo is seen at a store in Paris, France, in April 2025. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence
What are AI ‘world models’ and why is China becoming a top testing ground?
Increasingly, AI systems are expected to predict how environments will respond to actions before they are taken.
10 Jul 2026 - 8:30PM
Artificial intelligence
MiniMax CEO gives up salary as stock plunges 80% from peak
Yan Junjie said the company remains committed to its long-term mission despite ‘external noise’ and market fluctuations.
10 Jul 2026 - 2:28PM
Macau
Hong Kong, Macau central to China’s commercial space expansion, GalaxySpace says
The company is pushing for more collaboration between the two cities and Beijing in the commercial space sector.
10 Jul 2026 - 1:22PM
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