China’s DeepSeek said on Monday its advanced R1 artificial intelligence reasoning model was facing an outage, affecting its application programming interface (API) and web chat service.
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AI-Centric All-Optical Network for New Growth
During MWC 2025 in Barcelona, IDATE held the Green All-optical Network Forum themed “AI-Centric All-Optical Network for New Growth”. More than 200 industry leaders from the European telecom regulator …
U Mobile, China Unicom in tech tie-up to boost Malaysia-China ties
Malaysian 5G network provider U Mobile announced on Friday it has signed an MoU with China Unicom Operations Malaysia (CUMY) to develop IoT, smart mobility and sustainable technology solutions, with …
‘Green Computing’ and Woke AI are Gifts to China
Europe and Big Tech’s obsession with woke AI puts our tech firms more on the level of their Chinese counterparts, who must censor models.
Tesla is flailing in China and the rapid rise of BYD is to blame
Tesla shipments have been backsliding in China for the past five consecutive months on a year-on-year basis. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China to use AI in elder care as population ages — official
China said Sunday it will accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data in elderly and social care as it bets on new technologies to drive economic growth despite an ageing …
Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood says Web3 is on track as finance firms move in
Wood’s newer project Polkadot is focused on scaling decentralised applications, with many developers coming from China.
Chinese scientists achieve major breakthrough in perovskite solar cell technology
SHANGHAI — Chinese scientists have achieved a major advancement in the field of perovskite solar cells, potentially paving the way for their widespread industrial application.
China wants to change the world with disruptive technologies. But what are they?
At the ‘two sessions’ the National Development and Reform Commission highlighted China’s rise in scientific and tech innovations.
Crack down on corruption, deploy technology – Xi Jinping’s twin missions for China’s military
Anti-corruption message follows Beijing’s call in the annual work report for the armed forces to ‘deepen political rectification’.
US lawmakers press Chinese telecoms over ties to military, government
The leaders of a U.S. House of Representatives panel have called on top Chinese telecom companies to detail any links to the Chinese military and government, citing national security concerns posed by …
Chinese telecoms questioned by U.S. lawmakers over military ties, links to Beijing
A panel of leaders from the U.S. House of Representatives has asked Chinese telecom companies to provide details of any ties to the Chinese military and government due to national security risks from …
US to hold hearing on China’s efforts to boost semiconductor industry
The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office will hold a hearing on Tuesday into older Chinese-made “legacy” semiconductors that could heap more U.S. tariffs on chips from China that power everyday goods …
