US designates helium as a critical material, citing its importance for semiconductors
The U.S. designated helium as a critical material on Friday because it’s indispensable for making semiconductors that are essential to…
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Cambricon’s third quarter profit surges 148% to US$210m amid push to replace Nvidia chips
Chinese artificial intelligence chip giant Cambricon Technologies reported a 147.7 per cent surge in third-quarter profit on Friday, as the…
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang brings ‘sovereign AI’ push to Kazakhstan, shrugs off bubble fears
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is pitching the concept of “sovereign AI” in Kazakhstan – part of his global crusade urging…
How close is the Amazon to a ‘tipping point?’ Brazil’s election could help shape its future
SAO PAULO – While Brazil’s presidential candidates have not made policy of the Amazon a major campaign topic, climate scientists…
China’s humanoid robots hunt for work in South Korea as Seoul bets on physical AI
This article was first published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post. Chinese humanoid…
Chinese stocks bounce back from bear market on suspected state support
Chinese stocks rebounded on Friday after a sell-off dragged the benchmark index into a bear market, as surging trading volumes…
DeepSeek, MiniMax secure open-source licences days after new China export rules: state media
Chinese artificial intelligence model developers DeepSeek and MiniMax have completed export registration procedures and proceeded with open-source releases and overseas…
Asia-Pacific AI agent market to surge 14-fold to US$11.2 billion by 2030, Omdia says
The artificial intelligence agent software market across Asia, Australia and New Zealand is set to expand more than 14-fold by…
US Treasury proposes a rule to crack down on high-tech investments in China, other adversaries
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury Department proposed a rule Thursday to crack down on American high-tech investments such as supercomputing…
Mark Zuckerberg makes deal with Meta to help him pay California billionaire tax, if it passes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Mark Zuckerberg made a deal with Meta’s board to help him pay a proposed California tax on…