Chinese artificial intelligence firm MiniMax has introduced a new large language model positioned as a cost efficient solution for real world productivity, adding fresh momentum to an increasingly competitive domestic AI landscape. The launch comes during a week marked by multiple model upgrades
OpenAI has told U.S. lawmakers that Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek may have used a technique known as model distillation to train its systems by leveraging outputs from leading American AI models, according to a memorandum reviewed by Reuters. The disclosure adds a
China’s rapid adoption of artificial intelligence has shifted attention from consumer applications toward the deeper infrastructure that allows automated systems to function reliably at scale. As AI moves into manufacturing, logistics, energy management, and financial coordination, the question is no longer whether algorithms
China is accelerating financial support for artificial intelligence driven drug developers as part of a broader national strategy to strengthen technological self reliance in critical sectors. State backed investment funds are channeling capital into biotech firms that combine advanced computing with pharmaceutical research,
Concerns over digital sovereignty are rising in Southeast Asia as artificial intelligence becomes a core layer of economic and strategic infrastructure. In Indonesia, one of the region’s largest telecom executives has warned that countries risk falling into a new form of digital colonisation
China’s artificial intelligence industry is entering a decisive moment as major technology firms prepare to unveil a new wave of flagship models, marking what many insiders see as one of the most competitive weeks for domestic AI development so far this year. With
China’s largest internet companies are stepping up investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure as competition intensifies across the global tech sector. ByteDance and Alibaba Group Holding are both preparing to expand data centre capacity and computing resources to support increasingly complex AI workloads, signalling
Open source artificial intelligence models are emerging as a growing security concern as researchers warn that thousands of systems operating outside major platform controls are vulnerable to criminal misuse. Cybersecurity specialists say computers running self hosted large language models can be quietly commandeered
A US federal jury has convicted a former Google software engineer for stealing sensitive artificial intelligence trade secrets and covertly sharing them with Chinese technology firms, underscoring growing security risks at the intersection of advanced computing and geopolitical rivalry. The defendant, a Chinese
The United States and Taiwan have moved to deepen cooperation across artificial intelligence, advanced technology, and supply chain security following high level talks that underscored Taipei’s growing role in Washington’s economic and strategic planning. Senior officials from both sides discussed coordination on AI
