Alibaba revamps flagship AI app Quark for enhanced user experience
(Xinhua) Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Thursday released a new version of its Quark application, a comprehensive AI assistant powered by Alibaba's Qwen-based advanced reasoning model.
Open-source chip design spurring on AI
(China Daily) Open-source chip design architecture RISC-V is gaining in popularity in China, experts said, as domestic tech companies such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd work to sharpen their technological strengths in semiconductors amid the rapidly evolving era of artificial intelligence.
China issues pricing guideline for brain-computer interface services
(Xinhua) China's National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) has released a pricing guideline for neural system care services, specifying brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) as an independent category.
Chinese scientists conduct detection experiment on Antarctic ice cap
(Xinhua) Chinese scientists have successfully conducted an ice-cap detection experiment in Antarctica using a domestically developed ultra-wideband hyperspectral microwave radiometer, as reported by China's 41st Antarctic expedition team.
Alibaba releases AI model that reads emotions to take on OpenAI
(China Daily) Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has released a new artificial intelligence model that it says can read emotions, in an apparent bid to outpace OpenAI’s latest model.
China evolving into AI 'super market' driven by scale, innovation
(Xinhua) The topic of artificial intelligence (AI) has stood out at meetings and press conferences during China's annual two sessions, painting a broader picture: China is rapidly evolving into an AI "super market," with the application of frontier technology woven into the fabric of a wide range of
Chinese smaller generative AI tool exhibits robust abilities at much lower cost
(Xinhua) A Chinese open-source AI model is shown to rival top-tier global competitors such as DeepSeek R1, despite its smaller size, representing another step forward in balancing performance and efficiency in AI application.
LLM price war may lead to 'catfish effect'
(China Daily) As large language model prices continue to decline, evolving market dynamics and intensified price competition will determine which players thrive in the coming years, said industry experts.
"Low pricing doesn't mean losses.
DeepSeek's success an opportunity for global AI cooperation
(China Daily) Technology has been my beat for more than a decade now — part of my job as a business journalist is to keep a close eye on the latest trends and developments in China's ever-changing high-tech sector.