Alibaba unveils Qwen3.8-Max model—China’s latest AI challenger to OpenAI and Anthropic
The Chinese tech giant hailed its model as its “most capable.”
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Chipmaker courted by Apple briefly becomes China’s most valuable company
CXMT is China’s biggest memory chipmaker and its debut comes amid an AI-driven demand boom that has boosted the stock price of its rivals Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix.
Chinese AI startup Moonshot unveils Kimi K3 Model—Will it challenge OpenAI and Anthropic?
The Chinese startup called its AI model the “new frontier of intelligence.”
California mayor charged with acting as illegal agent for China
Federal prosecutors expect Wang to plead guilty to charges of acting as an agent for China when she operated a Chinese community news website.
China blocks Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus
Last month, China barred the founders of the AI startup from leaving the country, as the deal was being probed on national security grounds.
Kevin Rudd to step down from US post early
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will step down as Australian ambassador to the United States at the end of March, a year earlier than expected.
Trump says he’ll allow China-Nvidia deals except for ‘most advanced’ Blackwell chips
Trump said Nvidia’s most advanced AI chips will not be sold to China, a few days after he signaled he would be willing to discuss export controls on them with Xi Jinping.
Trump administration says it reached a trade deal with China—though details remain unknown
Representatives from China and the U.S. met for a second day Sunday to discuss trade policies amid fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariff plan.
Meet the start-ups tracking clothes made by forced labour
New import bans have sent retailers scrambling to prove their supply chains are free from cotton originating from places like China’s Xinjiang region — or else risk millions in seized merchandise.
Bill Gates sees China’s rise as ‘a huge win for the world’
Yet U.S. and China currently face a lose-lose mentality in their relations, billionaire tech philanthropist says