Tencent is in talks to become the largest shareholder of Manus, an AI startup that Meta had agreed to acquire for over $2bn before Beijing blocked the deal on national-security grounds. A consortium o…
A Chinese technology company is set to become the largest shareholder in an AI agent start-up after Beijing blocked a U.S. acquisition, signaling China's strategic push to dominate the AI sector. The …
China dropped its numeric urban job creation target for the first time in 30 years in its 15th Five-Year Plan, citing uncertainty from AI-driven labor displacement. Roughly 70 million jobs are at high…
Tencent is leading a deal to unwind Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI agent start-up Manus after Beijing ordered the reversal of the US takeover, with Tencent set to become the largest shareholder i…
China is considering restricting exports of its most advanced AI models, a move that reflects a historical pattern where challengers use openness to gain market share and then shift to protectionism o…
China has eliminated or suspended 12,200 university degree programs between 2021 and 2025, replacing many with new programs in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies as part of a nati…
Reuters reported that Beijing is considering limits on overseas access to China's most advanced AI models, prompting companies to treat model access as a business continuity and compliance control. Ag…
Beijing is considering restricting foreign access to China's top AI models, a move that could disrupt global AI processing and crypto markets reliant on affordable Chinese AI. The potential curbs, dis…
Mainland Chinese tech firms listed in Hong Kong are leveraging the city's global connectivity to refine products, forge international partnerships, and expand overseas, according to executives. Beijin…
China plans to restrict foreign access to its most advanced AI models, including open-weight systems, in a move that could fragment the global AI market and raise costs. Beijing has held talks with Al…
Apple is in early-stage talks with Chinese memory chip maker CXMT to secure DRAM supply for its devices, marking a sharp turnaround for the state-backed company that is central to Beijing's AI supply …
China is considering new restrictions limiting foreign access to its most advanced AI models, treating them as strategic national assets. The move escalates the tech cold war with the US, which has al…
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, a debate over American decline versus China's rise intensifies, but the U.S. retains strong technological, military, and economic foundations. Despite…
Chinese firms operate, finance, or hold stakes in about one third of all ports in Africa and now control the software, automation, and AI tools that run the infrastructure, according to a study by the…
Japan approved a new industrial strategy allocating 100 billion yen to rebuild its ship repair capacity, aiming to reduce dependence on China which handles 60% of global ship repairs and most of Japan…
NVIDIA is expanding its robotics hiring in China, opening roles in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen across embodied AI, simulation, deployment, and solution architecture. The company aims to develop ne…
X Square Robot Technology Co. achieved a $2.8 billion valuation after four funding rounds, including a Series C, as the Shenzhen-based company develops embodied AI systems and foundation models for re…
The United States and China are quietly aligning on the need to manage AI's most dangerous risks, despite their broader geopolitical tensions. This rare consensus could lead to a global compact addres…
China's government advisers are calling for measures to address a two-speed economy where AI and high-tech manufacturing boom while consumer spending lags, as fixed-asset investment fell 4.1% in early…
China's State Administration for Market Regulation released the first national standard for AI agent interconnection on Friday, establishing a unified identity management framework to regulate autonom…