China plans to embed AI in energy infrastructure to optimise power grid efficiency
With victory in the global race to build artificial intelligence capacity heavily dependent on resilient power systems, China…
A cloud above the clouds: US, China race to make space a computing platform
In 1957, the Soviet Union kicked off the Cold War’s space race, shocking the world by sending Sputnik,…
Alibaba’s Qwen family captures over 50% of global open-source downloads, report finds
Alibaba Cloud captured more than 50 per cent of global open-source model downloads as of March following the…
Moore Threads’ flagship AI chip compatible with Alibaba models in tech self-reliance push
Beijing-based Moore Threads, founded by former Nvidia executive James Zhang Jianzhong, on Thursday said the firm’s flagship AI…
China’s tech giants pursue AI, semiconductor talent in US as competition intensifies
The overseas hiring spree underscores these “big tech” firms’ growing ambitions to build up their skilled workforce in…
Alibaba’s Qwen tops 120 million orders in 6 days amid China’s AI shopping battle
Chinese consumers placed over 120 million orders on Alibaba Cloud’s flagship artificial intelligence app Qwen within six days,…
Tech war: China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026
That release was a fitting reminder to the world, especially during the peak of the Christmas holiday season,…
China’s open-source AI models rival US giants, making engagement urgent: Stanford
China’s open-source artificial intelligence models may have caught up or “even pulled ahead” of their US counterparts in…
China’s Qwen and DeepSeek edge out US AI models in Christian values benchmark
Chinese artificial intelligence models from Alibaba Cloud and DeepSeek have edged out US-developed models to feature in the…
China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after initial ChatGPT shock
Chinese government authorities sent urgent requests to various experts, including professors from Tsinghua University, to provide briefings on…
Role reversal: Meta adopts Qwen as Chinese AI becomes industry foundation
When US tech giant Meta Platforms released its flagship Llama family of artificial intelligence models in February 2023,…
Alibaba founder Jack Ma visits Ant Group campus as fintech giant ramps up AI efforts
Ma, who had relinquished his control of the fintech company and resigned from all corporate roles at Alibaba,…