In eastern China, a robot that can identify and chase suspects follows police officers as they patrol the streets in a crowded commercial district, as Beijing seeks new ways to deploy advanced technology to aid police. Police in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, are reportedly using the robots, which could be equipped with suppression tools such as…
Tech operators in China have been given a deadline to rectify issues with recommendation algorithms, as authorities move to revise cybersecurity regulations in place since 2021. A three-month campaign to address “typical issues with algorithms” on online platforms was launched on Sunday, according to a notice from the Communist Party’s commission for cyberspace affairs, the…
Chinese authorities have informally advised local companies to use domestic-made artificial intelligence (AI) chips over those from Nvidia, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as alternative suppliers on the mainland look to catch up with the US tech giant. While there is no official ban on Nvidia’s China-tailored H20 graphics processing unit (GPU),…
Chinese semiconductor start-up Numemory has launched what it touts as the largest-capacity memory chip in its category designed and produced on the mainland, claiming that it is a breakthrough that bolsters the country’s technology self-sufficiency efforts amid stifling US government sanctions. Numemory, formally known as Xincun Technology (Wuhan) Co, recently introduced to the domestic market…