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China invests US$6.1 billion in data centre infrastructure amid surge in demand for AI chips

China has invested 43.5 billion yuan (US$6.1 billion) on a nationwide project to build eight computing hubs, according to a…

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China spends big on Samsung, SK Hynix chips in first half amid US sanctions fears

China significantly increased the import of South Korean chips in the first half of 2024, according to data from Samsung…

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Tech war: upcoming Huawei chip unit event stokes speculation over breakthrough

A conference scheduled next month by Huawei Technologies’ secretive chip design unit HiSilicon has fanned speculation that a sanctions-busting breakthrough…

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Huawei’s cloud services unit sees Asia-Pacific as a vast market for AI products

Huawei is already working with weather forecasters in Thailand to adopt Pangu LLM, while also collaborating with various industries such…

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Tech war: China’s SMIC reports strong revenue growth as geopolitical tensions spur local demand

China’ top chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) reported strong revenue growth in the second quarter as customers rushed…

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Intel launches new chip to power Chinese carmakers’ advanced in-vehicle AI initiatives

Intel has launched a new graphics processing unit (GPU) for cars in mainland China, as the US chip giant doubles…

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Shenzhen launches ‘one-stop shop’ to help foreign talent work at Hetao cooperation zone

The Shenzhen side of a joint cooperation zone on the border of Hong Kong and the southern tech hub has…

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Opinion | AI companies must pay attention to national security needs

While Russian, Chinese and Iranian drones are easy to destroy using existing Western systems, the costs are prohibitive. This unsustainable…

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Nvidia’s new China-ready GPUs face uncertainty as Washington signals more chip restrictions

Nvidia has not finalised the delivery time for its latest chip designed to comply with Washington’s export restrictions for China…

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Tech war: China eyes supercomputers for building LLMs amid US sanctions on advanced chips

Leveraging supercomputing technology that China has developed over the past decade could help break the stranglehold of US-led restrictions on…

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