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China’s tax agency cracks down on influencers, online merchants amid shrinking revenue

China’s tax authority on Friday published a draft regulation that would require the operators of e-commerce, short-video and social media…

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Opinion | How to combat real-world stupidity over artificial intelligence

Today, we conduct much of our life online. We buy and sell goods online. Many of us would find it…

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Walmart said to raise US$3.6 billion from sale of JD.com stake, ending 8-year partnership

JD.com’s Hong Kong-listed shares fell 10 per cent to HK$101.10 at 2.23pm local time on Wednesday, leading a broader sell-off…

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More than 600 million on mainland now use LLMs amid rapid growth in GenAI adoption: report

The tally of mainland users of commercially released LLMs shows the rapid adoption of GenAI technology in the world’s second-largest…

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Tencent super app WeChat strikes fine balance as everyday tool and public-service platform

Super app WeChat, operated by video gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings, continues to strike a delicate balancing act…

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China’s leading apps, including WeChat and Taobao, test proposed national cyber ID system

Chinese internet users can apply for a virtual ID, according to the regulation, “on a voluntary basis” to verify their…

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Key antitrust allegations against Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook in US House panel report

Apple works to create high switching costs for users, producing a lock-in effect that lets it exert monopoly power over…

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Tencent, Microsoft, Amazon pitch AI tools for video game developers at ChinaJoy expo

Citing an example, Chen said large language models – the technology underpinning GenAI services like ChatGPT – have helped shorten…

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Alibaba antitrust investigation: what is the ‘picking one from the two’ practice that triggered an official probe?

Chinese regulators have long warned about the practice, although until the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced its probe…

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Tech war: Huawei faced difficult days as global smartphone sales plunged, executive says

“My team wasn’t able to start operations,” Yu said. “As the global leader in 5G technology, we didn’t even have…

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