Shanghai conference sets stage for US-China face-off in heated race for AI supremacy

Shanghai conference sets stage for US-China face-off in heated race for AI supremacy

Shanghai will host its eighth annual flagship artificial intelligence (AI) conference this weekend as China ramps up competition against the US for supremacy in the fast-developing technology. The three-day World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), with the theme of “Global Solidarity in the AI Era”, will kick off on Saturday with an opening keynote from Premier…

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China Hyperscalers Commercialize AI Amid Export Restrictions but Modern GPUs Remain Limited

China Hyperscalers Commercialize AI Amid Export Restrictions but Modern GPUs Remain Limited

LONDON, July 23, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–What are the biggest cloud providers in Asia doing to meet the rising demand for AI inference? Omdia’s latest research offers an in-depth look at the evolving challenges of AI inference operations, the key trade-offs between throughput, latency, and support for diverse AI models, and the possible solutions. The report provides…

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China’s Guangxi province launches ‘AI super league’ to nurture Asean-facing start-ups

China’s Guangxi province launches ‘AI super league’ to nurture Asean-facing start-ups

The competition, titled “AI for All”, will run through September and features 17 tracks, including automobile, tourism, cross-border e-commerce, smart agriculture, and market regulation. Hosted by the Guangxi regional government, the kick-off took place simultaneously in eight cities: Guangxi’s capital Nanning, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur. “Hong Kong’s AI ecosystem…

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MiniMax, the ‘world-class’ AI start-up lauded by Jensen Huang, applies for Hong Kong IPO

MiniMax, the ‘world-class’ AI start-up lauded by Jensen Huang, applies for Hong Kong IPO

MiniMax, the artificial intelligence (AI) start-up backed by two of China’s largest technology conglomerates, has confidentially applied for a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), according to people familiar with the matter. China International Capital Corporation and UBS are the sponsors for the listing, according to the sources, who declined to be identified for discussing…

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