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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an extramarital affair, amid reports he was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation. Photo: AFP

‘Just personal matters’: Chinese GPU traders shrug off impact of Nvidia scandal

Prices for Nvidia graphics cards are falling in China’s biggest electronics market despite all the talk of tightening US export controls.

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Nvidia faces defining test as Jensen Huang probe adds to chip stock turbulence

9 Nov 2026 - 11:30PM

DeepSeek’s AI agent push gains speed as Harness tops 1.5 million daily users

9 Nov 2026 - 3:00PM

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits to affair; board orders investigation

In memo published on company website, he apologises to his family and colleagues.

9 Nov 2026 - 7:43PM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Photo: AFP)

Artificial intelligence

AI will soon master biology, unleashing new safety risks: Tencent AI chief

Frontier AI systems could soon be capable of accelerating drug discovery – but also creating new bioweapons and starting the next pandemic.

8 Nov 2026 - 6:29PM

China technology

China’s robotaxis aren’t perfect. But no awkward small-talk? Count me in

Road-testing China’s driverless taxis threw up some unexpected issues, but also helped me understand why they are becoming so popular.

7 Nov 2026 - 9:32PM

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China’s AI chipmakers report first profits, but will the trend continue?

Sky-high memory costs and other supply-chain difficulties lead major investment banks to pare margin forecasts.

6 Nov 2026 - 6:30PM

Beijing-based Moore Threads, one of the so-called four little dragons in China’s GPU space, recorded its first profitable quarter. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Artificial intelligence

Does the Democratic midterm victory spell the end of US AI data centre boom?

Forecasters warn that proposed project freezes in Texas and federal regulatory pushback could stall up to 30 per cent of planned US facilities.

6 Nov 2026 - 2:10PM

As political bet fails, what happens now to Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX and China ties?

Billionaire may face congressional scrutiny over SpaceX’s government contracts and Tesla’s China links, analysts say.

6 Nov 2026 - 3:35AM

Chinese chipmaker Hua Hong bets big on silicon photonics amid AI boom

China’s No 2 contract chipmaker is aggressively expanding into silicon photonics technology, as its net profits surge 147 per cent.

5 Nov 2026 - 9:27PM

Visitors visit the stand of Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor at an exhibition in Shanghai. Photo: Getty Images

China’s private sector

Open Questions | China’s appliance queen on quest for greener cooling, growth overseas

Gree Electric Appliances’ Dong Mingzhu says ‘If making money is not your only purpose, you keep asking harder questions’.

6 Nov 2026 - 4:30PM

Illustration; Lau Ka-kuen

US-China tech war

How Democratic sweep could slow AI growth in US – and help China’s ambitions

Democrats’ congressional victory fuels expectations of tighter scrutiny of AI and the data centres that power it.

5 Nov 2026 - 1:14AM

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek engineer defends push for open-source AGI despite higher risks

Some AI pioneers have warned that technology smarter than humans may escape human control.

4 Nov 2026 - 9:34PM

Tencent launches Hy4 in bid to break into AI’s top tier of open-weight models

Tech giant says the new model introduces visual reasoning and powers a comprehensive update to its workplace AI tool WorkBuddy.

4 Nov 2026 - 3:01PM

Tencent says the release marks the first time its AI line-up has become one of the strongest open-weight models available today. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

From cyclists to wild dogs: Baidu’s new AI preps robotaxis for rare road hazards

Baidu is using an AI-driven simulator to train its Apollo robotaxis to deal with hazards such as reckless cyclists running red lights.

4 Nov 2026 - 9:24PM

Baidu hosts a test-ride event for its Apollo Go autonomous driving project in Hong Kong. Photo: Karma Lo

Artificial intelligence

Why Chinese AI stars struggle to match Anthropic’s profit margin

The US giant’s massive revenue advantage highlights the struggle Chinese AI developers face despite technical gains.

3 Nov 2026 - 8:30PM

Artificial intelligence

China’s ‘Lipstick King’ hawks tokens as AI gets Singles’ Day push

Li Jiaqi helps sell 100,000 AI subscriptions in 30 minutes amid push by AI developers to promote the technology as an everyday utility.

3 Nov 2026 - 5:21PM

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China’s top EDA firm buys start-up to boost tools, back Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law

Empyrean’s purchase of Easy-Logic highlights efforts by Chinese firms to reduce reliance on Western chip-design software providers.

2 Nov 2026 - 9:30PM

Microchip development relies on EDA software, a market long dominated by Western players. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

China’s AI milestone: models generate more tokens than used in training

Average daily token calls exceed 175 trillion, government-backed report says, indicating growing demand for AI services.

2 Nov 2026 - 3:04PM

Artificial intelligence

US or China? Why Kazakhstan refuses to pick sides as it eyes AI revolution

Like other middle powers, the Central Asian nation is striving to build a new AI economy while bridging a widening US-China tech divide.

1 Nov 2026 - 2:00PM

Apple to launch iPhone AI features in China in December via Alibaba partnership

Alibaba’s flagship AI model Qwen will be integrated into Apple Intelligence, after years of speculation and regulatory uncertainty.

31 Oct 2026 - 6:02PM

Apple’s new foldable iPhone Duo models are displayed at the Apple Jing’an Store in Shanghai on October 23. Photo: Reuters

AI, fuelled by advanced chips, set to power their manufacture: industry veteran

Not only is AI driving up demand for semiconductors, it is also becoming integrated into their manufacture, corporate leaders say.

30 Oct 2026 - 8:59PM

A silicon semiconductor wafer. Photo: EPA

After brutal sell-off, what comes next for the titans of Big Tech?

Following disappointing quarterly earnings, tech giants face wide-ranging challenges, even as AI revenue builds.

30 Oct 2026 - 5:44PM

Cutthroat rivalry at home prompts Tencent to look overseas for AI growth

Tencent is stepping up data centre investment overseas, expanding its cloud footprint to serve clients from more than 150 countries and regions.

29 Oct 2026 - 3:30PM

China’s microdrama war heats up as Tencent, ByteDance fight for eyeballs

Tencent’s new short-video mini-app is rapidly winning over users with free microdramas, sparking concern among ByteDance executives.

29 Oct 2026 - 10:00AM

People gaze at their phones at a tourist site in Beijing. Photo: EPA

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