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Wednesday 13 August 2025
China's chip equipment spending surges in 1H25, defying global downturn
China's semiconductor industry posted CNY455 billion (approx. US$63.3 billion) in total investment during the first half of 2025, down 9.8% from a year earlier, according to a new...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Micron reportedly trims China workforce, focusing on R&D and support functions
Micron Technology has reportedly launched a new round of layoffs in its China operations, starting August 11, 2025, affecting embedded research and development, testing, and technical...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Tesla China shipments fall again as competition heats up
Shipments from Tesla Inc.'s Shanghai factory slipped back into decline on intense competition in China and global trade uncertainties.
Sunday 3 August 2025
Ex-Cambricon chip architect takes major step at new venture with major angel backing

Former Cambricon Technologies CTO Liang Jun has taken a significant leap with his new venture. On July 30, Shanghai Fangqing Technology...

Friday 1 August 2025
Huawei's shadow fab (4): China's homegrown 'twin' exposure tool challengers
As the global semiconductor arms race intensifies, China's homegrown players are racing to localize critical chipmaking tools. One standout is Shanghai Yuliangsheng Technology Co.,...
Thursday 31 July 2025
China launches AI governance plan to counter Trump's strategy
Just days after US President Donald Trump unveiled "America's AI Action Plan," aimed at boosting the country's global leadership in artificial intelligence, China unveiled its own...
Wednesday 30 July 2025
China's humanoid robots evolve from showpieces to service staff
Humanoid robots dominated the spotlight at this week's World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai. According to Chinese outlets TMTPost and Chinastarmarket.cn,...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Shanghai issues first L4 robotaxi permits in push for autonomous commercialization

Shanghai has issued its first demonstration licenses for Level 4 autonomous vehicles, allowing eight companies to operate fare-based...

Monday 28 July 2025
Geoffrey Hinton’s first China visit: Can AI grow up without turning on us?
The 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) was held in Shanghai from July 26 to July 29, 2025. Geoffrey Hinton, the 78-year-old AI pioneer, who won both the 2018 Turing...
Monday 28 July 2025
Huawei debuts Nvidia's supernode rival at WAIC 2025 as local firms display advanced intelligent computing solutions
The 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) opened on July 26 at the Shanghai Expo Center, highlighting the latest advancements in intelligent computing. Among the many...
Thursday 24 July 2025
AWS shutters Shanghai AI lab, following Microsoft and IBM exits
AWS has confirmed that its last overseas research institute, located in Shanghai, has officially disbanded, stating that this organizational adjustment aligns with the company's future...
Thursday 17 July 2025
China accelerates RISC-V localization with new Shanghai research hub

China is ramping up its RISC-V ambitions with the launch of the Shanghai Open Source Computing Research Institute, unveiled at the 5th...

Monday 14 July 2025
Huawei's 'Little HiSilicon' launches all-out chip blitz: from RISC-V MCUs to AI edge SoCs
HiSilicon (Shanghai) Technologies — Huawei's application-specific chip design arm known as "Little HiSilicon" — has launched a broad lineup of self-developed chips spanning...
Friday 11 July 2025
IBM's business in China remains strong and commits to continued growth for next 40 years
As the US-China trade war intensifies, American businesses in China become increasingly uncomfortable. IBM announced massive layoffs in China and closed its Beijing R&D center,...
Friday 11 July 2025
NXP plots wafer shift to China as new CEO joins push for local supply chain
Kurt Sievers, the CEO of Dutch semiconductor giant NXP Semiconductors, who is set to officially step down at the end of October 2025, recently visited Shanghai and met with the mayor...