The founder of artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepSeek, touted as 2025's "biggest dark horse" in the open-source large language model (LLM) arena, emerged as the industry's new face in China at a symposium hosted by Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Monday.

Beijing calls for progress on key technologies to improve the country's emergency responses China is looking to create a powerful communication network based on cutting-edge technologies to improve the country's emergency responses,

TikTok owner ByteDance on Wednesday released an update to its flagship AI model as a global race intensified to create AI models capable of tackling complex problems.

TikTok parent ByteDance has launched an updated version of Doubao, China's most popular consumer-facing artificial intelligence (AI) app, as the tech giant accelerates AI development despite US export restrictions on advanced chips.

In 2023, smartphones-to-silicon conglomerate Huawei quietly released its flagship Mate 60 Pro handset. The launch, while muted, was worth celebrating in the People’s Republic: the device featured a made-in-China chip that had previously seemed out of reach amid crippling U.

Analysts have said this change is intended to prevent China from accessing AI chips through third countries ... several rounds of semiconductor export restrictions targeting Beijing. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made self-sufficiency a major pillar ...

But the AI revolution has only just begun. Today’s most powerful AI models, often referred to as “frontier AI,” can handle and generate images, audio, video, and computer code, in addition to natural language.

At a shopping mall in Beijing, Zhang Yachun murmurs quietly to her closest confidant, a fluffy AI-powered robot whose soothing chirps remind her that she is not alone.

Held by Beijing Normal University and UNESCO arms, the seminar opened in Beijing on Jan 14, aiming to tackle the intersection between education policy, planning and the transformative role of artificial intelligence in shaping global education systems.

Beijing's half-marathon will see humans racing alongside humanoid robots as China pushes to dominate global robotics.

The new rules limit the sale of advanced U.S. AI technology to all nations except close U.S. allies, in an attempt to constrain China.

Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon began on November 10, 2024. The "Tiangong" robot, serving as a "closing rabbit" (a pacer who encourages and motivates runners to keep going), crossed the finish line alongside participants.