AI is no longer a cost-cutting solution in China

    Plus: Companies warned to prepare for Mythos Image: AI needs to augment, not replace Welcome to Computing’s weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This week we look at China’s new ruling on AI, how countries are preparing for Anthropic’s Mythos, and the ongoing dispute between Samsung workers and management in South Korea. At a…

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      China’s Alibaba launches AI model to power robots

      A man walks past the Alibaba logo displayed at its booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, China July 16, 2025. Florence Lo | Reuters Alibaba on Tuesday launched an artificial intelligence model designed to power robotics, as more tech giants push into the fast-growing field. The model, called RynnBrain, is designed…

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        Capital market reforms, investment trends in Hong Kong and Taiwan

        Hong Kong IPOs 2025: Market views, mega deals, emerging trends Hong Kong cemented its status as the world’s leading initial public offerings venue in 2025, marking a year of momentum, progress and transformation. By mid-December, the market had raised HKD274.6 billion (USD35.2 billion) from 106 new listings, with four of the world’s top 10 IPOs…

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        China hosts robots from 16 countries for 'Robot Olympics' in Beijing

          Elon Musk wants robots everywhere. China is making that a reality

          An engineer debugs robots at the factory of AgiBot, a leading robotics company specializing in embodied intelligence, on December 8, 2025 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Tang Yanjun/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) Tang Yanjun | China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images Billionaire Elon Musk has put humanoid robots in the…

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            China’s Humanoid Robot Bubble: Good News For America?

            China is warning humanoid robot companies that there are too many of them, duplicating innovation AFP via Getty Images Earlier this year, a Peter Diamandis report found about 100 companies working on humanoid robots globally. A few short months later, there are 150 just in China. In fact, the humanoid robot hype is getting so…

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            Chinese robots are coming for Elon Musk's trillion-dollar Tesla payday

            Chinese robots are coming for Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar Tesla payday

            Visitors check out an Optimus humanoid exhibited by Tesla at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China Monday, July 28, 2025. Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images Elon Musk‘s bid to become the world’s first trillionaire increasingly rests on a single proposition: that Tesla can evolve from an electric-vehicle company into a…

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            Europe Automotive Robotics Market Poised for Massive Growth as AI and EV Production Reshape Manufacturing

            Europe Automotive Robotics Market Poised for Massive Growth as AI and EV Production Reshape Manufacturing

            The European automotive sector is entering a new era—one where robots assemble cars, AI predicts failures before they happen, and smart factories set record efficiency benchmarks. According to Renub Research, the Europe Automotive Robotics market is forecasted to surge from US$ 2.95 billion in 2024 to US$ 7.37 billion by 2033, expanding at a strong…

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