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US presidential candidates lack consistent attitude towards TikTok as legislation that would ban the app passes the House of Representatives. Amid widening technology gap, US must reflect on why an algorithm developed in China gained prominence within the American market.
The US and China should consider how the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies and investors can be properly protected in the United States without raising unfair security concerns.
Zuckerberg compared Huang to the US pop star in an Instagram post, where they switched jackets in a ‘jersey swap’.
Current Dutch and Japanese export rules have no restrictions against local firms servicing tools that Chinese clients previously bought.
Readers discuss the current boom in AI stocks, and a large-scale cryptocurrency fraud.
The capital infusion brings Amazon’s total investment in Anthropic, whose other investors include Google, to US$4 billion.
Chinese regulators have stepped up scrutiny of online attacks targeting domestic entrepreneurs, as Beijing looks to restore private-sector confidence to revive a sluggish post-Covid economy.
Xi told the outgoing Dutch prime minister that ‘fragmenting industrial and supply chains will only lead to division and confrontation’
With China at odds with Western countries in data and cyberspace management, Beijing is trying to sway other parties to side with its vision.
Mobile payments made through 16 wallets supported by Alipay+ now account for 10 per cent of total tourist spending in Japan, unit president Douglas Feagin says.
Readers discuss plans to upgrade the government’s eHealth system, and the fine line between an independent review and advertising.
HSBC Gold Token, which will be available on the lender’s online banking and mobile app, is the first such retail product to be issued by a bank, according to HSBC, as the government pushes for more digital assets to be rolled out for public use.
The company is set to unveil iOS 18, which is expected to be the most ambitious overhaul of the iPhone’s software ever, with the new AI strategy front and centre.
ByteDance’s website listed more than 320 generative artificial intelligence-related job openings as of Tuesday, up from 307 vacancies posted a month earlier.
Mental health AI chatbots offer users sympathetic statements and, unlike therapists, are available 24/7. Their creators insist they don’t offer therapy, but healthcare professionals urge caution.
Smart technology such as autonomous parking systems and the wide availability of superfast battery charging infrastructure will drive a boom in EV sales over the next five years, according to two of the segment’s leading manufacturers.
The law, effective from March 7, aims to make it easier for people to move between competing online services.
Contemporary Amperex Technology is not worried about overcapacity, and in fact will crank up output of its more technologically advanced products, said Robin Zeng, president and chairman of the company better known as CATL.
Industry and information technology minister touts benefits of setting up R&D centres in China and teaming up with domestic firms, as inbound investments have slowed amid geopolitical tensions.
China’s biggest generative artificial intelligence (AI) developers, including Baidu and Alibaba, have upgraded their chat bots to handle super long texts of up to 10 million Chinese characters.
China’s foreign ministry confirms visits by the Dutch leader and trade minister to visit Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The ‘best looking, easiest to drive and smartest car’ will be priced below 500,000 yuan (US$69,424), CEO Lei Jun says. The company will start taking orders on Thursday.
In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we take a look at the ever-changing artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, and at what progress is being made in China as it struggles against US restrictions on hi-tech imports.
Bitcoin halving, a once-every-four year event baked into the system, will slash the reward that is the main revenue stream for miners.
Jaemark Tordecilla has created an AI tool to help investigative reporters uncover wrongdoing in Philippine government audit reports, in what could mark a sea change for journalism in the Global South.
Five-month police operation revealed numerous instances of safety threats and lapses that hackers could exploit.
Japan overtook China as the biggest private equity market in Asia-Pacific last year, becoming the only country to see an increase in deal activity, according to Bain & Company.
Tim Cook’s appearance at the China Development Forum, Beijing’s answer to the Davos summit, was the latest stop of his jam-packed trip in the world’s largest smartphone market, where Apple is struggling with declining sales.
Created by entrepreneur Marita Cheng, Aubot’s Teleport is a mobile teleconferencing robot designed to offer a more natural social experience.