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US Shelves Tech Blacklist Rule Ahead of Shenzhen Trade Talks
The United States temporarily shelved a contentious technology blacklist rule just before crucial trade discussions in Shenzhen, signaling a strategic diplomatic concession to ease escalating tensions...
Nov 6, 2026
Why Chinese AI Giants Struggle to Match Anthropic's Profit Margins
Chinese AI giants Z.ai and MiniMax struggle significantly to match Anthropic’s robust profit margins despite achieving rapid technological advancements in the competitive global LLM landscape accordin...
Nov 3, 2026
Global Stock Retreat and the Cash Flow Crisis in China's AI Sector
China’s technology companies are facing a tougher test of their artificial intelligence ambitions as a global stock-market retreat exposes investor anxiety over the industry’s mounting bills: whether ...
Nov 1, 2026
Asian Nations Pivot to Practical AI Cooperation for Regional Tech Integration
Asian businesses have a practical reason to cooperate on artificial intelligence: their factories, suppliers and customers already operate across borders. Turning that commercial interdependence into ...
Oct 30, 2026
Alibaba wins Breathing Space in Washington Lobbying Battle
Alibaba has secured a preliminary injunction against a Pentagon contracting restriction that threatened its access to Washington lobbyists, gaining an important reprieve in its confrontation with the ...
Oct 28, 2026
Huawei Narrows Nvidia's Lead in China's AI Chip Market Amid Tech Restrictions
Huawei is narrowing Nvidia’s lead in China’s artificial intelligence chip market, gaining ground as restrictions on American technology push Chinese companies towards domestic suppliers. But rising sh...
Oct 26, 2026
China's Tech Giants Place $35 Billion Order for Nvidia Chips Amid US Export Controls
China’s biggest technology companies have reportedly placed orders worth more than $35 billion for a new Nvidia graphics processor, a purchasing surge that exposes both the scale of the country’s ar...
Oct 21, 2026
Japan Introduces Data Center Certification to Counter Chinese Tech Influence
Japan is introducing certification standards for data centers and cloud services to mitigate escalating risks associated with Chinese technology influence. This regulatory push signals a strategic ...
Oct 19, 2026
AI and Climate: How Tech Integration is Splitting Asia's Economic Future
Asia’s race to embrace artificial intelligence is colliding with another urgent challenge: cutting the emissions that drive climate change. The technology promises better weather warnings, more effi...
Oct 18, 2026
China Tightens Export Controls on AI, Semiconductors, and Solar Technologies
China is moving to restrict the overseas transfer of artificial intelligence, semiconductor and solar-manufacturing technologies, giving Beijing greater control over strategic expertise developed by...
Oct 17, 2026