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Tencent Challenges Alibaba's Dominance in China's AI Race
SHENZHEN: Tencent Holdings Ltd. is rapidly gaining ground in the competitive landscape of China’s artificial intelligence sector, challenging long-standing dominance held by Alibaba Group Holding Lt...
Apr 20, 2026
China Launches Nationwide AI Initiative to Transform National Literacy and Reading Programs
BEIJING: China has launched a large-scale initiative to integrate artificial intelligence into its national literacy and reading programs, aiming to leverage machine learning to standardize and enhanc...
Apr 20, 2026
Jensen Huang Warns of DeepSeek and Huawei Synergy Threatening U.S. AI Leadership
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has issued a stark warning regarding the potential synergy between Chinese AI model developer DeepSeek and Huawei’s domestic semiconductor hardware, s...
Apr 18, 2026
Tencent Cloud Launches 2026 AI Game Development Hackathon at University of Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Tencent Cloud has officially launched its 2026 AI Game Development Hackathon, an initiative aimed at fostering innovation in artificial intelligence within the interactive entertainment sec...
Apr 17, 2026
Baidu Launches ERNIE Image: A New Generative AI Model for High-Fidelity Visuals
BEIJING: Baidu has officially launched ERNIE Image, a new generative artificial intelligence model designed to produce high-fidelity visual content from text prompts. The release marks a significant e...
Apr 17, 2026
ByteDance Poaches High-Profile DeepSeek Researcher in Record-Breaking AI Talent War
BEIJING: A high-profile researcher from the artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has reportedly joined ByteDance, securing a compensation package that sets a new benchmark for talent acquisition w...
Apr 17, 2026
China Proposes New Global AI Governance Initiative to Set International Standards
BEIJING: China has formally introduced a new global AI governance initiative aimed at establishing international standards for artificial intelligence development and regulation. The proposal, detaile...
Apr 16, 2026
Alibaba Group Pivots AI Strategy Toward Commercial Integration and Cloud Ecosystem
HANGZHOU: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is fundamentally restructuring its approach to artificial intelligence, pivoting from a broad research focus toward a strategy centered on commercial integration a...
Apr 15, 2026
US-China AI Race Reaches Critical Equilibrium, Stanford HAI Report Finds
PALO ALTO, Calif.: The global race for artificial intelligence supremacy has reached a critical equilibrium as China rapidly closes the technological gap with the United States, according to the 2026 ...
Apr 14, 2026
Chinese AI Startup MiniMax Launches New Multimodal Large Language Model
BEIJING: Chinese artificial intelligence startup MiniMax has announced the launch of its latest large language model, marking a significant step in the company's effort to compete with global industry...
Apr 13, 2026