Chinese technology titans Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings are investing billions into generative artificial intelligence. They are competing to build the dominant AI-powered digital gateway, aiming to influence how the country’s 1.4 billion people shop, work, and communicate. Credit: MACAO NEWS The internet’s gateway has evolved from early web portals to search engines and then to "super apps" dominating Chinese online life. The industry now anticipates a new evolu

Samsung Electronics and its labour union have extended negotiations in an effort to prevent the largest strike in the tech giant's history. Concerns persist that a walkout by more than 45,000 workers could significantly impact South Korea's economy and disrupt global supply chains. Credit: SAMSUNG An 18-day strike is threatened to commence, coinciding with an acute global shortage of memory chips. These chips are vital components for AI data centres, smartphones, and laptops,

Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng has commenced mass production of its inaugural robotaxi model at its Guangzhou headquarters. The organisation aims for fully driverless operations by early 2027. Credit: XPENG The new robotaxi is built on Xpeng’s GX platform. It represents China’s first “production-ready, pre-assembled robotaxi model developed entirely with in-house technologies,” the company stated. Credit: XPENG Xpeng plans to begin pilot robotaxi operations in the secon