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China wants to challenge the U.S. in AI — here’s what Chinese giants are doing with the tech
China is looking to challenge the U.S. in artificial intelligence. China’s tech giants have launched their own AI models. Niphon | Istock | Getty Images Global attention around generative artificial intelligence has been focused on big U.S. companies like OpenAI, Alphabet‘s Google and Meta. But some of China’s giants, from Alibaba to Tencent, have launched […]
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China’s AI models lag their U.S. counterparts by 6 to 9 months, says former head of Google China
Kai-Fu Lee, chairman and chief executive officer of Sinovation Ventures, speaks during the HICOOL Global Entrepreneur Summit on September 11, 2021 in Beijing, China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese artificial intelligence models may be at least half a year behind those developed in the U.S., but Chinese […]
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Alibaba to allow payment through Tencent’s WeChat Pay for the first time on e-commerce apps
The Alibaba Group logo displayed on a mobile phone. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Chinese tech giant Alibaba on Wednesday said that its core Taobao and Tmall e-commerce platforms will now allow payment through Tencent’s WeChat app for the first time. Previously, Alibaba’s Chinese e-commerce sites only accepted limited payment options and pushed […]
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China’s first global gaming hit sells millions in a week. An early investor shares what’s next
People walk past the image of the ‘Monkey King’ character, or ‘Sun Wukong’ of Chinese action role-playing game ‘Black Myth: Wukong’, developed by Chinese video game company Game Science, during its launch day in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on August 20, 2024. Str | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING – China’s first attempt […]
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Tesla’s Optimus faces stiff humanoid competition at Beijing robot conference
Tesla displays Optimus next to two of its vehicles at the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn BEIJING — While Chinese companies last week showed off humanlike robots playing the zither or grabbing sodas, Tesla displayed its Optimus humanoid inside a clear box, motionless next to its cars. Elon […]
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Alibaba, JD.com results underscore the slowdown in Chinese consumer demand
A person seen walking next to the Alibaba’s corporate logo, in front of its office building at Chaoyang Technology Park in Beijing, China. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com‘s quarterly results from Thursday underscored the slowdown in China’s consumer market, with retailers struggling to attract value-conscious […]
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Tencent-backed Airwallex nears $500 million annualized sales, aims to get IPO-ready by 2026
Airwallex, which was most recently valued at $5.5 billion and is backed by Tencent, has been tipped as one of many prominent fintech IPO candidates. Jose Sarmento | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tencent-backed payments startup Airwallex is nearing an annual revenue run rate of $500 million and will look to get ready for an initial […]
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Chinese tech giant Tencent’s quarterly profit jumps 82% as key gaming unit accelerates
Tencent showed off its tech at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 8, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tencent beat second-quarter top and bottom line estimates as growth in its key gaming division accelerated. Here’s how Tencent did in the June quarter against LSEG consensus estimates: Revenue: 161.12 billion Chinese […]
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