China has created an underwater data centre with enough computing power to support 7,000 conversations with DeepSeek per second, according to state media. A new data centre capsule was added to an existing energy efficient data processing cluster near China’s southernmost Hainan island on Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV said. The addition boosted the computing power…
Malaysia’s semiconductor industry stands to benefit from the escalating US-China tech war, as trade restrictions steer more companies to consider the Southeast Asian country as a viable alternative in the global chip supply chain, according to experts. As the US government continues to tighten trade restrictions on China, Malaysia is seeing more opportunities to develop…
WMDoll, one of China’s biggest sex doll makers, expects to record a 30 per cent jump in sales this year, as the company’s adoption of open-source generative artificial intelligence (AI) models helped improve the user experience of its products. Feedback received by WMDoll has been generally good after integrating large language models (LLMs) – the…
The Stargate Project – a venture initially led by SoftBank Group, ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Oracle and Emirati investment firm MGX – plans to plough up to US$500 billion in the US over the next four years into an advanced network of data centres, housing high-performance computing infrastructure needed for AI development initiatives. The first such…
Necessary upgrades to China’s ageing urban infrastructure could see China spend upwards of 4 trillion yuan (US$551 billion) over the next five years, while technology-focused projects such as data centres and AI-related advancements are among the future-facing industries that also hold immense potential for increased investment funds, according to the country’s top economic planner. As…
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in Hong Kong is on the rise, as enterprises look to deploy advanced computing infrastructure in their premises and in the city’s data centres, according to industry experts at a recent tech event. “We understand that businesses are eager to jump on the AI bandwagon to improve their efficiency…
The CEO of Hong Kong’s largest power supplier said electricity sales have risen because of digitalisation and electrification in the city’s economy, which has brought growth opportunities and decarbonisation challenges. “Electrification is a global trend for achieving decarbonisation in some sectors like transportation and home cooking, which has resulted in greater demand for electricity,” CLP…
Technology US tech firms warn Vietnam’s planned law to hamper data centres, social media Communist-ruled Vietnam plans to tighten data rules Published On: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:43:09 PKT HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. tech companies have warned Vietnam’s government…
China’s crowded and closed generative artificial intelligence (AI) market, in which at least 100 large language models (LLMs) are jostling for attention and revenues, is facing consolidation, according to analysts. One implication is that China’s AI start-ups will pivot to revenue-generating applications instead of pouring resources into basic research, an approach that would differentiate them…
China is set to allow foreign companies to independently run data centres and offer various telecommunications services in the country, with US electric car maker Tesla and British bank HSBC among the first set of applicants. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) initiated a pilot programme in Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan and Shenzhen on…