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Friday 24 April 2026
Commentary: DeepSeek rethinks funding strategy under talent drain and AI race
The trajectory of DeepSeek has drawn scrutiny, but its latest move marks a clear inflection point. According to a report by The Information, the company is seeking external...
Friday 24 April 2026
OpenClaw's growing pains: innovation outpaces enterprise security
OpenClaw's meteoric rise from a niche hacker project to a globally adopted AI agent platform has created a widening gap between its innovative capabilities and the security demands...
Thursday 23 April 2026
Tencent, Alibaba circle DeepSeek in US$20 billion AI deal talks
Chinese tech giants Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group are reportedly in talks to invest in AI startup DeepSeek, as the company seeks fresh funding that could value it at more than...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Enflame tests IPO path with fast growth, Tencent reliance, and rising losses
Enflame is moving closer to a STAR Market listing, highlighting a central tension in China's AI chip sector: strong demand and rapid revenue growth have yet to translate into a sustainable...
Tuesday 7 April 2026
China AI platforms compete for developer access via OpenClaw mirror
Open-source AI agent project OpenClaw, colloquially referred to as "raising lobsters," is gaining momentum in China. The launch of its official China mirror on April...
Wednesday 1 April 2026
China LLM usage tops US for fourth week as OpenClaw drives token surge
Global large model competition is entering a new phase, with usage data pointing to a shift toward AI agents and a rising “token economy” reshaping pricing, infrastructure...
Sunday 29 March 2026
AI race turns into real-time elimination game as advantages fade within months
The global AI is entering a new phase where competitive advantages are increasingly short-lived, often eroding within months or even weeks. Across models, products, and platforms,...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
OpenClaw lands in WeChat, signaling a new era of AI agents in messaging
Tencent has officially launched ClawBot, a plugin that integrates the popular open-source AI agent framework OpenClaw into its flagship messaging platform, WeChat, marking a significant...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
The chip gap: How Alibaba is pulling away from Tencent in China's AI arms race
Alibaba Group has been quietly building something big. Over recent years, it has pushed steadily into in-house chip development — moving from design and research all the way...
Friday 20 March 2026
Tencent leverages WeChat ecosystem to lead AI agent race in China
Tencent's rapid rollout of agentic AI across WeChat could reshape the competitive dynamics of Chinese AI, with potential implications for global markets given WeChat's 1.4 billion...
Thursday 19 March 2026
Tencent to double AI spending on 13% revenue growth as chip curbs reshape capex
Tencent is preparing a sharp escalation in artificial intelligence investment, with plans to more than double spending to over CNY36 billion (US$5.2 billion) in 2026, even as chip...
Thursday 19 March 2026
Column: OpenClaw ignites China's AI agent land grab
OpenClaw's "lobster-raising" wave is moving from developers into China's internet and software sectors at speed in early 2026. Unlike earlier large-model races centred on parameters...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Tencent joins OpenClaw as sponsor after copy dispute, aligns with OpenAI and Baidu

OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger accused Tencent of copying a GitHub open-source project without providing support, prompting Tencent...

Wednesday 11 March 2026
Commentary: Tencent quietly builds WeChat AI agent to reclaim China's super-app lead

Tencent is reportedly developing an AI agent for its flagship messaging platform WeChat, a move that could reshape how users interact...

Wednesday 11 March 2026
OpenClaw AI agents pull 13 tech companies into China's cloud and device ecosystem
China's technology sector is embracing a new trend known as "raising the lobster," developer slang for deploying and operating the open-source AI agent platform OpenClaw. What began...