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Huawei Targets South Korea AI Market with Ascend Processors and Atlas Systems
Huawei is positioning its Ascend AI processors and Atlas systems for entry into the competitive South Korean artificial intelligence market. Market Penetration through Asia The Chinese technology gi...
Jul 1, 2026
DeepSeek Claims 85% Speed Boost as New AI Technique Improves LLM Efficiency
DeepSeek says software change speeds AI responses DeepSeek is seeking to turn software efficiency into a competitive advantage, saying a new serving framework can make its large language models respo...
Jul 1, 2026
DeepSeek Plans Major Hiring Spree After $7.4 Billion Funding Round
DeepSeek launches expansion after major funding round HANGZHOU, China — DeepSeek is moving to at least double the size of each of its departments after completing a $7.4 billion funding round, a rap...
Jun 27, 2026
Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Illicitly Copying Claude AI Capabilities
Anthropic accuses Alibaba of copying Claude Anthropic has accused Alibaba of improperly extracting capabilities from its Claude artificial intelligence system, intensifying a dispute over whether C...
Jun 24, 2026
ByteDance Targets July Launch of Upgraded Seedance AI Video Model
ByteDance prepares upgraded Seedance for studios ByteDance’s cloud unit is preparing to launch an upgraded artificial intelligence video model in early July, moving deeper into a fast-growing market...
Jun 23, 2026
China Opens STAR Market to Pre-Profit AI Firms in Push to Fund Tech Startups
China widens IPO path for AI firms China is opening a new route to public markets for money-losing artificial intelligence and other frontier technology companies, a shift aimed at steering more domes...
Jun 23, 2026
Alibaba Open-Sources LOGOS Scientific AI Model to Challenge Western Biotech Giants
Alibaba releases LOGOS for scientific research Alibaba Group has open-sourced a new artificial intelligence model designed to work across multiple branches of the natural sciences, a move that could l...
Jun 21, 2026
JD.com Reports Record Orders During 618 Shopping Festival as China E-Commerce Competition Intensifies
JD.com says 618 shoppers set record BEIJING — JD.com said its annual 618 shopping festival ended with a record number of users placing orders, a sign that China’s consumers are still responding t...
Jun 21, 2026
DeepSeek Becomes China’s Most Valuable AI Startup After $7.4 Billion Fundraise
DeepSeek draws China’s biggest AI bet DeepSeek has become China’s most valuable artificial intelligence startup after raising more than $7.4 billion in its first outside funding round, a deal that...
Jun 18, 2026
Alipay and WeChat Pay Race to Turn AI Agents Into China’s New Shopping Gateways
China’s payment giants turn to AI China’s two dominant digital payment platforms are moving beyond the wallet, racing to turn artificial intelligence agents into the next gateway for shopping, tr...
Jun 17, 2026