Wei Sheng
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Inspur unveils GPT-3 equivalent for Chinese language ·
The Yuan language model is trained with 245.7 billion parameters, where as GPT-3 contains 175 billion parameters. → Read More
State investors place their bets as rivals close in on Didi ·
Venture capitalists are bullish that upstarts can catch up with longstanding leader Didi in China’s ride-hailing industry. → Read More
David Aikman: Chinese startups are now born global ·
One of the biggest trends in China's tech industry in recent years is that "Chinese entrepreneurs and startups are being born global," said David Aikman. → Read More
Emerge 2021 | Regulation the biggest challenge for Chinese investors eyeing overseas ·
Chinese companies’ overseas investment activities are facing increasing regulatory pressure, especially in high-tech industries like semiconductors and sectors concerning privacy like social media. → Read More
Why Chinese tech giants are becoming very generous ·
Under intensifying regulatory pressure, Chinese tech giants are scrambling to show their willingness to operate and invest in compliance with the state’s broad goal of “common prosperity.” → Read More
China's chip industry is embracing RISC-V ·
RISC-V was long considered a “hobbyist architecture.” Now, China’s semiconductor industry is taking it seriously. → Read More
Here’s why ByteDance rages against Tencent over link blocking·
The high-profile complaint from ByteDance came as Chinese regulators crack down on tech companies’ anti-competitive behavior. → Read More
China's tech giants are planning an investment spree ·
China's big tech vow to up tech investment to keep up with post-pandemic trends—including changing government priorities and a wave of new regulation. → Read More
Huawei HarmonyOS on phones in bid to break from Android ·
Huawei has long relied on the Android system, but it lost access to key services thanks to US sanctions in 2019. The new operating system HarmonyOS is now being used on Huawei phones for the first time. → Read More
China hopes for post-Moore ‘fresh start’ for semiconductors ·
Over the past month, the concept of the post-Moore era has been a hot topic for China's government and the chip industry. → Read More
Xiaomi says US court has revoked investment ban ·
The verdict means that Xiaomi has finally shaken off a geopolitical burden that weighed down its shares since earlier this year. → Read More
ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming to step down ·
Zhang will move to focus on long-term strategy and social responsibility of ByteDance. Co-founder Liang Rubo will take his place. → Read More
TikTok moves off Alibaba Cloud: report ·
ByteDance is moving away from Alibaba Cloud for overseas markets as it faces mounting pressure about data security in international markets. → Read More
TechNode launches the ‘Techlash Tracker’ ·
TechNode is launching the Techlash Tracker, a database of major regulatory moves involving big tech in China. → Read More
Taiwan bans recruiters from sending chip talent to China ·
As China’s semiconductor industry races to catch up with international standards, chip talent is one of its highest hurdles. → Read More
Regulators summon fintech firms ·
Four Chinese government agencies including the country’s central bank and top securities regulator on Thursday summoned the fintech branches of 13 Chinese → Read More
China spends more importing semiconductors than oil ·
China spends on importing semiconductors than it does on oil, and it hopes to make more at home. But a 70% ‘goal’ is probably a myth. → Read More
Huawei sees largest quarterly revenue dip since US sanctions ·
Huawei said its revenue for the first quarter dropped 16.5% year on year, in the company’s largest quarterly revenue decline on record. → Read More
Japan scrutinizes Tencent stake in Rakuten ·
Chinese tech companies’ overseas investment activity, including the 3.4% stake Tencent bought from Rakuten, is facing increasing scrutiny. → Read More
What is ‘forced exclusivity’? And why did it get Alibaba fined? ·
Alibaba was hit with a $2.8 billion fine for anti-competitive practices including "forced exclusivity." What is it, and why did the platform use it? → Read More