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Jul 3, 2024

China kicks off largest AI conference in Shanghai as tech rivalry with the US heats up

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai will feature innovations that could help China narrow the gap with the United States in the technology’s development.

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Jul 3, 2024

Alibaba’s online flea market draws moonlighters seeking side income in brutal job market

Xianyu, also known as Idle Fish, has launched a new feature allowing users to hire themselves out for part-time jobs.

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Jul 3, 2024

Huawei Technologies sells Aito electric vehicle trademark to partner for US$350 million

Huawei is selling the trademark of EV brand Aito to its Chinese carmaking partner Seres, as it moves to enhance its role as a systems and know-how supplier.

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Jul 3, 2024

Apple poised to get OpenAI board observer role as part of AI pact

Apple will get an observer role on OpenAI’s board as part of a landmark agreement announced last month, further tightening ties between the once-unlikely partners.

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Jul 3, 2024

Tech war: US revoked 8 licences for exporting goods to China’s Huawei in 2024

The Biden administration is taking to new measures to thwart Huawei, which has started to rebound despite US sanctions.

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Jul 2, 2024

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group spins off database firm OceanBase, giving Alibaba affiliates a stake

A shareholder restructuring for OceanBase, which develops the database tech behind Alipay, gives 35 companies a stake, paving the way to a possible public listing

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Jul 2, 2024

Tencent boosts AI training efficiency without Nvidia’s most advanced chips

Tencent said its focus on speeding up network communications to access idling GPU capacity resulted in a 20 per cent improvement in LLM training.

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Jul 2, 2024

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com pursues budget-minded consumers in slow economy

JD.com is said to be taking full control over the operation, logistics and after-sales services of its Jingxi low-price shopping platform.

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Jul 2, 2024

‘Google is broken’: how search giant’s algorithm and spam filter changes cost livelihoods

Google’s update earlier this year to get rid of low-quality content has caused massive drops in traffic at various online businesses.

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Jul 2, 2024

EU accuses Facebook owner Meta of breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option

The company could face fines worth 10 per cent of its annual global revenues for breaching the Digital Markets Act.

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