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Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent execs among Big Tech members on new China AI standards committee

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Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent execs among Big Tech members on new China AI standards committee

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Friday announced the establishment of an “artificial intelligence (AI) standardisation technology committee” that includes executives from tech giants Baidu, Alibaba Group Holding, Tencent Holdings and Huawei Technologies. The committee will be responsible for “making and revising” standards for different AI vertical markets, including assessment and testing, … Read more

China industry bodies urge ‘caution’ in buying US chips in reprisal to Biden sanctions

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China industry bodies urge ‘caution’ in buying US chips in reprisal to Biden sanctions

The four bodies – the Internet Society of China, the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the China Semiconductor Industry Association and the China Association of Communication Enterprises – on Tuesday issued statements within minutes of each other, urging their members to be “cautious” about buying chips from American suppliers, following the Biden administration’s fresh sanctions. … Read more

China iPhone users urged to turn off FaceTime app to stop scammers

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China iPhone users urged to turn off FaceTime app to stop scammers

Police in at least two Chinese cities have called for residents to turn off the FaceTime app on their iPhones to block scams. In an article published on social media on Tuesday, police in Beijing said some scammers used FaceTime to steal money. In May, a man in Hangzhou, in eastern Zhejiang province, received a … Read more

China approves 128 titles in October, including hit Korean game Goddess of Victory: Nikke

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China approves 128 titles in October, including hit Korean game Goddess of Victory: Nikke

China has given the nod to 128 Chinese and foreign video games for domestic release in October, a batch that includes the highly anticipated Goddess of Victory: Nikke, backed by Tencent Holdings, as excitement in the country’s gaming industry continues following the release of Black Myth: Wukong. The National Press and Publication Administration, the agency … Read more

Huawei to step up AI ecosystem development across industries despite US tech sanctions

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Huawei to step up AI ecosystem development across industries despite US tech sanctions

“Huawei has years of experience with its own intelligent transformation, and we’ve been helping a wide range of industries go intelligent, too,” Xu said in his keynote speech at Thursday’s opening of the Huawei Connect 2024 event, which runs until Saturday in Shanghai. The 57-year-old Xu is set to complete a six-month stint as the … Read more

China approves 117 video games in August, the most in 2024, amid Black Myth: Wukong mania

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China approves 117 video games in August, the most in 2024, amid Black Myth: Wukong mania

The NPPA has licensed a total of 850 domestic titles in the first eight months of this year, compared with 609 in the same period in 2023. A screenshot from Tencent Holdings’ action game Yirenzhixia. Photo: qq.com The large number of titles approved in August reflects the significant recovery in China’s video gaming market since … Read more