China Mobile is accelerating its push to transform Hong Kong into a major global computing gateway, committing close to HK$10 billion over five years to integrate the city into China’s expanding national computing network. The initiative reflects a broader strategy to strengthen cross
Alibaba Group has introduced a new RISC V based chip through its Damo Academy research arm, signaling a strategic push to support the rapid rise of artificial intelligence agents. The launch reflects a broader shift in the computing landscape as agent driven systems
Alibaba Cloud has introduced Qwen 3.5, the latest generation of its open artificial intelligence model family, marking a significant step in China’s push to compete more aggressively in the global AI model landscape. The launch comes at a time when Chinese technology firms
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
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
China has given an early signal that it may allow select domestic technology companies to resume purchases of Nvidia’s most advanced artificial intelligence processors, easing uncertainty around access to high end computing power. Authorities have granted preliminary clearance for a small group of
Nvidia is tightening its grip on the physical backbone of the artificial intelligence economy, investing US$2 billion into AI infrastructure provider CoreWeave as demand for large scale computing capacity continues to accelerate. The investment makes Nvidia the company’s second largest shareholder and expands
Alibaba’s Qwen family of artificial intelligence models has surpassed 700 million downloads globally, marking a major milestone in the rapid adoption of open source AI systems and reinforcing China’s growing influence in the global AI ecosystem. The models, developed by Alibaba Cloud, have
Chinese technology giant ByteDance has taken a major step in advancing its artificial intelligence strategy by securing an exclusive AI cloud partnership for the upcoming Spring Festival Gala. The agreement, announced by ByteDance’s cloud computing arm Volcano Engine, places the company at the
Usage of ByteDance’s artificial intelligence models has increased more than tenfold, reflecting a sharp acceleration in adoption among Chinese enterprises. The growth highlights how quickly AI tools are moving from experimental deployments into everyday business operations. According to Tan Dai, president of ByteDance’s
