China’s Big Tech Boosts AI Spending, Defying US Trade Restrictions
Chinese tech giants like Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu have spent a lot more on AI, defying US trade restrictions mostly on buying AI infrastructure and...
China uses AI to expose US spy radars in the South China Sea
China's PLA uses AI to find and study coordinated radar signals across the Pacific. This shows where the US military might be and improves their...
AI boom boosts Besi despite slower China markets in Q2
BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi), a Dutch company, got more new orders than expected because of higher demand for AI-related systems. This made up for slower...
Alibaba observes AI talent leaving to launch its own company in China’s unicorn boom
Zhou Chang, Alibaba's top AI expert, is leaving to start his own AI business at a time when China is investing a lot in AI...
Microsoft refuses to restrict China’s access to AI models, despite OpenAI’s decision
Despite the blocking of OpenAI's API, Microsoft Azure customers in China can still access AI models through the company's joint venture in the region. OpenAI's...
Nvidia to earn $12 billion from AI chips in China this year despite US restrictions
Nvidia expects to sell $12 billion in AI chips in China this year despite US export controls, thanks to new H20 chips designed to get...
OpenAI’s secrets were stolen by hackers, raising concerns about China’s possible involvement
Hackers got into OpenAI's internal messaging systems and stole information about AI designs from an employee forum. Although the breach did not affect the main...
X now allows AI-generated adult content
The social media network X has updated its policy to allow the sharing of AI-generated NSFW content with consent, to embrace sexual expression as a...