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A foreigner uses an Alipay code on his mobile phone to buy coffee in Shanghai in April 2024. [CHINA DAILY] As China continues to refine its digital payment service systems, foreign visitors are experiencing unprecedented ease in making cashless transactions across the country. From seamless QR code transactions to cross-border digital wallet integration, the country’s…
NEW YORK — Microsoft said on Wednesday that it has created a new state of matter in its quest to make a powerful machine, called a quantum computer, that could accelerate the development of everything from batteries to medicines to artificial intelligence. Microsoft’s scientists said they had built what is known as a “topological qubit”…
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group, announced the launch of its first data center in Mexico on Wednesday, as the company aims to expand its reach in the global cloud market. The new digital infrastructure will provide cloud computing services to businesses and developers across Latin America, underscoring Alibaba…
SHENZHEN — Chinese all-in-one social media app Weixin, operated by tech powerhouse Tencent, has officially begun a gray-box test to integrate the DeepSeek-R1 model into its search function, the company announced on Feb 16. Tencent stated that users selected for the test can access the DeepSeek-R1 model for free through the Weixin AI search function.…
TAIPEI — The application of artificial intelligence (AI) among Taiwan enterprises is still in a “budding stage”, according to a report on the transformation of Taiwan enterprises and their requirements. Released on Monday by PwC Taiwan, the report shows that the region has not yet widely adopted AI application, with only about 8 percent of…
The DeepSeek logo is seen in this illustration taken Jan 27, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] WeChat, China’s leading social media platform, is conducting small-scale tests to integrate DeepSeek’s R1 large model, joining a group of Chinese tech and auto giants in embracing DeepSeek for greater artificial intelligence capability. Tencent, WeChat’s owner, confirmed to China Daily on Sunday…
A groundbreaking study led by Chinese scientists has uncovered divergent drought survival strategies in Eurasian and North American grasslands, offering critical insights for ecosystem management amid climate change. The research, titled “Contrasting Drought Sensitivity of Eurasian and North American Grasslands”, was published in Nature on Jan 29, 2025. It was conducted by Professor Yu Qiang…
Samsung Electronics unveils its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S25 series, in China. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is doubling down on the fast-growing artificial intelligence-powered smartphone sector in China, as the South Korean technology enterprise aims to capture a bigger slice of the pie in the world’s largest smartphone market. The…
Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc announced on Sunday night that it will integrate DeepSeek’s large language model into its search engine and proprietary Ernie model, as part of broader push to diversify users’ search experience. The company also revealed plans to launch its next-generation AI model, Ernie 4.5, in the coming months. This new version…
Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd’s Qwen model offers a low-cost DeepSeek alternative as US computer scientists have successfully developed a new reasoning model that has been trained for less than $50 with the help of Alibaba’s open-source technology. Several researchers from Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley have trained their AI…