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‘AI is the key to global power status’: Inside China's race to militarise artificial intelligence

The true extent of China's military AI remains unclear, despite public displays of autonomous drones, AI-powered naval weapons and "robot dogs," experts told Euronews.

Euronews

Mainland Chinese exhibitors reportedly locked out of Computex 2026, as Taiwan entry permits stall — parties complain applications left pending or hit with last-minute documentation requests

Mainland Chinese companies among the 219 listed mainland exhibitors at Computex 2026 in Taipei have been kept off the show floor by stalled entry permits.

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US closes loophole that allowed Chinese-owned subsidiaries located outside China to buy AI chips — report claims that hundreds of thousands of advanced AI chips have been acquired through BIS blind spot

The BIS just issued a clarification that Chinese-owned subsidiaries are included in U.S. export controls, even if they're based outside of China. However, one source said that some companies have been using this loophole to acquire AI chips that estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.

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Trump's China visit to be confined to Beijing amid security concerns: Report

US President Donald Trump's upcoming China visit, scheduled from March 31 to April 2, will be limited to Beijing due to a packed schedule and security concerns. While Chinese officials initially considered a multi-city itinerary, time constraints and logistical challenges led to the decision to focus solely on the capital.

The Times of India

Meet Moya, the AI that winks, smiles and walks with 92% human-like gait — is this the uncanny valley?

A Chinese company has made an AU robot that appears to walk with 92% accuracy straight into the uncanny valley.

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‘Excellent conversation’: Donald Trump, Xi Jinping discuss trade, Taiwan, Iran & Ukraine in ‘long and thorough’ phone call

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a significant phone call, addressing trade, security, Taiwan, Iran, and the Ukraine war. Trump described the discussion as "excellent" and "thorough," highlighting potential energy and agricultural deals. Both leaders emphasized the importance of maintaining a stable and positive relationship between…

The Times of India

Jensen Huang warns TSMC needs to 'work very hard' to meet AI demand — Nvidia CEO says its demand alone may force doubling its capacity over the next decade

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says TSMC needs to work very hard to expand capacity in order to keep up with AI demand.

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Chinese companies reportedly considering sourcing H200 chips from the black market as chips held at the border — demand for Nvidia AI GPUs remain high despite political uncertainty

Days after Beijing stopped the entry of H200 chips at the border, Chinese tech companies are reportedly considering purchasing them from the black market at a higher price just to get their hands on the powerful AI GPU.

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Why TikTok Owner's AI Phone Is Making China's Apps Nervous

TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd launched its artificial intelligence-powered smartphone last week, sparking online buzz and prompting swift pushback.

Benzinga

UBTech strikes deal with China to assist at border crossings, and this isn't a dystopian nightmare at all

UBTech Walker S2, one of the first mass-produced humanoid robots, is about to start a border patrol job in China. What does this mean for humanity?

TechRadar

Can Starlink be blocked? Scary Chinese simulation shows 1,000 drones can jam satellite internet over an island as large as Taiwan

A Chinese study shows that Starlink could be totally blocked out over a large island by a swarm of drones.

TechRadar

Chinese camera company gives out gold keycaps worth up to $45,000 to top employees — more than 50 prizes given out by Insta360

Webcam brand Insta360 has gifted real gold keycaps, worth up to $45,000 each, to its most valued employees.

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Alibaba AI Crushes Rivals In Crypto Trading, Matches GPT-5 In Math

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) is accelerating efforts to unlock value across its businesses through breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and global technology expansion.

Benzinga

Alibaba Stock Surges 95% As Company Doubles Down On AI, Cloud

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) remains aggressively invested in a gamut of activities, including integrating artificial intelligence across its e-commerce ecosystem and expanding its global footprint through significant investments in Hong Kong real estate to drive value.

Benzinga

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Will Alibaba's New Chip Finally Unseat Nvidia In China?

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA) is intensifying its challenge to U.S. technology leaders with the debut of a high-performance processor designed to rival Nvidia Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) H20 graphics chip, alongside an open-source artificial intelligence agent positioned against OpenAI’s Deep Research platform.

Benzinga

What's Going On With Alibaba Stock Monday?

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) stock traded higher on Monday as its artificial intelligence endeavors continue to spur investor optimism.

Benzinga

Alibaba's AI Momentum Builds As Qwen Coder Gains Market Share

Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) led China’s public cloud services for artificial intelligence in 2024, each capturing roughly 25% of a market that expanded 55% to 19.6 billion yuan ($2.7 billion), IDC reported Monday.

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China has reportedly told its data center operators to source more than 50% of their chips from domestic manufacturers in an effort to break away from US tech

What was once a local policy now appears to be nationwide.

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14 ex-Huawei employees handed down prison sentences in China — accused face up to six years for taking 'chip-related business secrets' with them to form startup Zunpai

China’s courts take tech secret pilfering seriously, if one of its homegrown companies appears to be the victim.

Benzinga

Alibaba Intensifies Instant Delivery Fight With New Campaign

Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) is intensifying its efforts in China’s fiercely competitive instant delivery market by launching a new 100-day Super Saturdays campaign under its Taobao Shangou brand.

LiveScience

China is building a constellation of AI supercomputers in space — and just launched the first pieces

China has launched the first cluster of satellites for a planned AI supercomputer array. The first-of-its-kind array will enable scientists to perform in-orbit data processing.

Tom’s Hardware

Chinese chip giants say they don't care about U.S. tariffs — many don't sell to the U.S. anyway due to existing sanctions

Multiple publicly traded Chinese companies have notified their investors that the recently imposed tariffs from the trade war do not concern them largely because US sanctions have already prevented them from selling into the US.

Euronews

China's Concorde: What we know about the planned C949 jet that could revive supersonic air travel

Chinese media reported that the C949 would have a 50 per cent range boost over the retired Concorde and fly with a noise level like a blowing hairdryer.

LiveScience

Watch robot dog and drone locked in fierce battle — blasting fireworks at each other in future warfare demo

A viral video captured in an unknown location and widely shared on social media in China shows a robotic dog and a drone firing fireworks at each other.

Tom’s Hardware

TSMC ends contract with Singapore-based company over alleged Huawei ties

No more ties over Asced 910 guys.

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