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China's Zhongji Innolight, a manufacturer of optical transceivers, ‌will launch a Hong Kong listing on Wednesday and ‌is seeking to raise at least $8 billion, according to three sources with direct knowledge ​of the matter. Zhongji Innolight did not immediately respond to a request for comment ⁠from Reuters. The deal will be Hong Kong's largest share sale in nearly seven years since Alibaba Group's $12.9 billion listing in 2019.

Chinese authorities are considering tightening export controls on AI and semiconductor technologies, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The step ‌reflects Beijing's push to keep domestic AI at home and show ‌that China, like the U.S., now sees advanced AI as a critical national asset requiring controls. Earlier ​this month, Reuters had exclusively reported that Chinese authorities had earlier held meetings with top tech firms about potentially restricting overseas access to China's most advanced AI models, including those yet to be released.

Chinese regulators are considering tightening export controls on artificial intelligence and semiconductor technologies, as the US-China rivalry...

Ant International, an overseas affiliate of the Jack Ma-founded ‌Chinese fintech firm Ant Group, has raised $1.2 ‌billion in its latest equity fundraising as it seeks ​to expand. Affiliates Ant Group and Alibaba Group participated in the private funding round, the company said on Tuesday, without disclosing the size of their ‌commitment. Ant International plans ⁠to accelerate its expansion in the merchant payment business, account management and other ⁠financial services for enterprises globally.

A chip-stock rebound lost steam Monday as artificial-intelligence anxieties and Mideast tensions weighed on markets. Major U.S. stock indexes edged lower, with the Dow industrials leading losses. The Dow dropped 0.6%, or 307 points, while the S&P 500 fell 0.2%.

There are only two AI leaders that matter in the fight for coding supremacy right now, and neither is backing down from the other. Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 remains the benchmark every Chinese lab measures itself against, and two different companies made that exact comparison within three days. ...

U.S. stocks were slightly lower in cautious trading, as chip shares bounced back from last week’s bruising selloff and investors shrugged off a new Chinese AI model.

STOCKS Investors are kicking off the trading week with AI bubble anxieties seemingly in the rearview mirror, pushing chip stocks higher and powering a nearly 1% advance in the Nasdaq composite. The gains come despite Alibaba previewing its new artificial-intelligence model-the second time in a week that China has flexed its advances in AI.

Any hopes the U.S. held for building an impregnable lead in the technology were dashed by the progress seen at a convention in Shanghai.

(Bloomberg) -- Crowds rushed to an obscure corner of China’s premier tech summit, moving past monumental booths from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. to catch a glimpse of the hottest name in domestic AI.Most Read from BloombergUS Strikes Iran in Escalating Campaign After Troops KilledThousands of Trucks Haul Iraq’s Oil Through Syria in Sign of Hormuz LegacyUS Strikes Iran to ‘Punish’ It for Attack That Killed 2 TroopsTrump Silent So Far on Iran Plans as US Death Toll Hits 17

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.5%, and the actively tra

Alibaba shares climbed in Hong Kong today after the company previewed a new large-language model that it says is second only to Anthropic’s Fable 5—the second time in a week that China has flexed its AI strength. Generally, the more parameters an AI model has, the more capable and powerful it is. Markets generally took the announcement in stride, with U.S. chipmakers rising in premarket trading—a sharp reversal from Friday when Beijing-based Moonshot AI unveiled its Kimi K3 model, with 2.8 trillion parameters.

The benchmark US stock measures were pointing higher before the opening bell Monday as investors awa

Alibaba’s AliExpress received the largest penalty EU officials have handed a company so far under the bloc’s Digital Services Act.

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 20 (Reuters) - Alibaba's AliExpress was hit with a record €550 million ($629 million) fine from the European Union on Monday for failing to tackle sales of illegal,

Alibaba Group previewed its new artificial-intelligence model in the latest sign that China is fast closing the gap with the U.S. for global technological dominance.

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Prosecutors have declined to charge businesses in a number of recent cases—despite believing that senior employees were involved in wrongdoing.

(Bloomberg) -- President Xi Jinping hailed China’s progress in developing low-cost artificial intelligence, pressing his personal imprint on the country’s rapidly expanding global influence to call for a more open technological order.Most Read from BloombergThailand Scraps Plan to End Visa-Free Entry for Indian TouristsBeckham’s IM8 Gets $1 Billion From General Catalyst for GrowthGoogle Gemini Launch Delayed as Tech Falls Short of Internal GoalsCIA Says AI Drones Give Russian Troops Only 30 Minu

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Apple’s artificial-intelligence system has secured government approval in China, clearing a major roadblock for the iPhone maker to introduce the service in the world’s largest smartphone market.

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China's cyberspace ‌regulator said on Wednesday ‌that Apple's on-device generative AI service "Apple Intelligence" ​has been registered for use on iPhones in the country. Apple's intelligence services will incorporate capabilities from Baidu ‌and Alibaba's AI ⁠models, according to a source, who declined to be ⁠named. Apple did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

(Bloomberg) -- China will promote the sharing of artificial intelligence advances while fighting attempts to monopolize the technology, an influential state newspaper wrote, setting the tone for President Xi Jinping’s keynote remarks at the country’s premier tech summit. Most Read from BloombergUS Hits Iran With Strikes, Blockade as Trump Plans Hormuz ChargeThailand Scraps Plan to End Visa-Free Entry for Indian TouristsTrump Drops 20% Fee for Hormuz Cargo After Gulf Pressure‘We Faltered’: IBM Pl

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Dongfang Suanxin introduced its self-designed AI chip using a fully domestic supply chain to bypass restrictions on high-end technology.