Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei: US tech is great, but we have to build our own

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei: US tech is great, but we have to build our own

Huawei Technologies founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said he appreciates the “openness and inclusivity” of the US tech community, and yet the Chinese company “had no choice” but to build its own tools because of US sanctions. Ren, 80, said Huawei needs to learn from the receptive culture of the US, which has allowed the … Read more

Huawei releases HarmonyOS 5.0 in beta as it pushes adoption of its Android alternative

Huawei releases HarmonyOS 5.0 in beta as it pushes adoption of its Android alternative

Huawei Technologies has launched HarmonyOS 5.0 with an eye on boosting adoption of its mobile operating system after a year of strong growth in the Chinese smartphone market owing to a breakthrough mobile processor. The latest version of HarmonyOS – which was referred to as HarmonyOS Next during a testing period that saw the OS … Read more

Huawei enters new partnership to drive increased AI adoption in China’s heavy industries

Huawei enters new partnership to drive increased AI adoption in China’s heavy industries

Huawei Technologies has entered into a partnership with Sichuan Zigong Conveying Machine Group Co (ZGCMC) to expand the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in heavy industries such as mining, bulk material transport and equipment manufacturing. The three-year pact between the two firms will involve the “deep integration” of large language models – the technology underpinning … Read more

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei seen with disgraced pianist Li Yundi, sparking speculation on Chinese social media

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei seen with disgraced pianist Li Yundi, sparking speculation on Chinese social media

Ren, 79, accompanied Li on a tour of the European-themed campus – the Shenzhen-based company’s research and development base – according to photos and videos circulating on various Chinese social media platforms. Both wore casual attire during their visit. The photos and videos sparked discussion on Chinese social media, as netizens were puzzled about Ren’s … Read more

Chinese tech hub Shenzhen to expedite adoption of apps built on Huawei’s HarmonyOS across various industries in 2024

Chinese tech hub Shenzhen to expedite adoption of apps built on Huawei’s HarmonyOS across various industries in 2024

The Shenzhen municipal government intends to boost the number of its native apps built on HarmonyOS and push for their adoption across several major sectors, according to a 2024 action plan published on Sunday by the city’s Industry and Information Technology Bureau. Under that initiative, HarmonyOS-based apps would be adopted in sectors that include government … Read more