China Economic ReviewThe war in Iran continues and its impact is growing. It has the potential to push the world, as well as individual regions and countries into troubled waters, and that was indicated most clearly in terms of China by the unusual move on Wednesday of announcing that Foreign Minister Wang Yi had urged Iran to […]
The dominance of China’s open-source AI is creating a “self-reinforcing competitive advantage”, allowing it to challenge US rivals despite restricted access to advanced AI chips, reports Reuters citing a US congressional advisory body. Driven by their cheaper cost, Chinese large language models from firms including Alibaba, Moonshot and MiniMax now dominate worldwide usage rankings on platforms like […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents will reshape the global white-collar economy, potentially bringing in nearly $50 trillion in commercial value a year, as they evolve from personal assistants into autonomous virtual employees, reports Caixin, citing Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai. Speaking at the Siemens Real Meets Digital conference on Monday, Tsai said that large language models are transitioning […]
Tencent is rolling out a “ClawBot” plug-in for WeChat, reports the South China Morning Post. The move will allow WeChat’s more than 1 billion monthly active users to command their OpenClaw AI agents directly through the app, which is deeply embedded in daily life in China. In recent weeks, almost every Chinese tech giant has announced new […]
Chinese online shopping site AliExpress said it was improving controls to comply with European Union regulations, reports Reuters. This comes as European lawmakers grilled executives over sales of dangerous and counterfeit products in the bloc. The EU has ramped up scrutiny of fast-growing online platforms like AliExpress, Temu, and Shein which ship cheap products made in […]