China’s artificial intelligence race has no finish line. DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba and even consumer electronics firm Xiaomi have all dropped new models in recent weeks, jostling for position on leaderboards. From native AI startups to platform giants, companies across the sector face growing pressure to innovate, expand their user base and find paths to…
Japan ,Tokyo City skyline, Tokyo Tower. Prisma By Dukas | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Friday, after U.S. tech stocks lost ground and investors’ hopes of a December rate cut by the Federal Reserve faded. Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled 1.57% at the open, while the Topix index lost 0.72%. Tech conglomerate…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that the U.S. is “not far ahead” of China in the artificial intelligence race, and that the country needs a “nuanced strategy” to stay on higher ground. Huang has been walking a tense line between the two countries and has praised China’s AI models, including DeepSeek, Alibaba, and Baidu….
(Bloomberg) — Chinese tech stocks extended their rally Thursday, fueled by persistent investor enthusiasm for the country’s artificial intelligence developers. The Hang Seng Tech Index climbed 0.9%, led by gains in JD.com Inc., the e-commerce giant with ambitious AI plans, and smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. The index, which tracks Chinese technology companies listed in Hong…
People watch the first sunrise of the new year from a footbridge overlooking the city skyline in Seoul on January 1, 2024. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 notched a fresh record Thursday at 45,754.93, marking six consecutive sessions of gains. The broad based Topix also closed at a new high…
Chinese electric car company Xpeng displays its mass-market Mona M03 coupe inside a headquarters’ showroom in Guangzhou, China, on Aug. 26, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese electric car startup Xpeng is keeping up the sales momentum against its rivals, even as BYD expands on its market dominance amid a fierce price war…
Jerry O’Callaghan, former chairman of JBS SA, center, speaks with a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images I am Spriha Srivastava, CNBC International’s executive editor for digital, and I am writing to you today from…
People check out an electric SUV Xiaomi YU7 at a Xiaomi Store in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province Thursday, June 26, 2025. Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi is taking aim straight at rival Tesla with a new electric SUV. Xiaomi’s luxury YU7 SUV will start…