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China's cloud push is coming at a big environmental cost — and it's affecting Microsoft and others too

Some Chinese cloud companies are investing heavily in renewables, but the story isn’t the same across the industry.

TechRadar

China's businesses are 'noticeably ahead' of the rest of the world when it comes to adopting AI—and preparing for the inevitable regulations

A survey from SAS finds that 80% of Chinese business leaders are already using GenAI in their organization's operations.

Fortune

Baidu Driverless Car Incident Highlights Autonomous Driving Challenges

Incident involving Baidu's driverless car in Wuhan sparks discussions on challenges faced by autonomous driving technology.

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Chinese developers scramble as OpenAI blocks access in China

US firm’s move, amid Beijing-Washington tensions, sparks rush to lure users to homegrown models

The Guardian - UK

Tencent boosts 100,000 GPU-capable AI clusters with network optimization — Xingmai 2.0 increases communication efficiency by 60% and LLM training efficiency by 20%

Tencent strengthens its AI prowess by speeding up network speed.

Tom’s Hardware

China's AI model glut is a 'significant waste of resources' due to scarce real-world applications for 100+ LLMs says Baidu CEO

Industry experts expect China's over 100 publicly-available LLMs to be pared down to just five in the next few years.

Tom’s Hardware

How an ‘always-on’ work culture can create a vicious cycle that damages workers and employers

The glamorisation of high-pressure work environments, like the infamous “996” culture (where staff work from 9am until 9pm six days a week), often portrays relentless dedication and long hours as key to career success.

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Local Chinese firms rush to fill the AI void after OpenAI abandons China market — Tencent, Baidu, and Alibaba sweeten LLM offers

OpenAI announced that it China, including Hong Kong, will no longer have access to its API by next week. Home-grown LLMs are now taking steps to woo customers their way.

Tom’s Hardware

China’s AI companies are reportedly rationing the use of their services because they don’t have enough chips

Blame the U.S. and its export controls blocking AI chip sales to China.

Fortune

3 Top AI Stocks to Buy for Long-Term Upside

AI stocks are hot, but separating winners from the hype is crucial. Discover three AI stocks with solid fundamentals and significant growth potential.

Barchart

Tesla-Baidu Deal Brings Giant Closer To Launching Full-Self Driving Technology In China

The deal between Tesla and Baidu brings Elon Musk's company closer to rolling out full FSD in China.

International Business Times

What Toyota, Subaru And Mazda Aren’t Telling Us About Their Future Powertrains

Toyota, Subaru and Mazda want to plonk ICE engines running on synthetic fuels into cars built natively for EV powertrains.

InsideEVs

The race to lead China's AI sector heats up as ByteDance, Alibaba and Baidu offer their models at rock-bottom prices

China's AI providers are slashing prices after TikTok-owned ByteDance unveiled new AI models that it claimed cost 99% less than the competition.

Fortune

China firms' AI breakthrough can meld GPUs from different brands into one training cluster — Baidu says new tech fuses thousands of GPUs together to help sidestep shortages

Baidu developed a system that will let it use GPUs from different brands and use it as a unified computing cluster for training LLMs.

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Baidu Considers Using Tesla's Robotaxi Tech In China

Baidu says that it may consider a partnership with Tesla to utilize tech from its upcoming robotaxi product in the Chinese market.

Fortune

The one key difference between the U.S. and China in the AI arms race

The U.S. seems determined to keep its lead even at the risk of other hazards.

Top News

Baidu PR Executive Apologizes For Overwork Culture Comments

Baidu executive apologizes for promoting overwork, sparking backlash in China. Incident reflects broader discussions on work culture and employee well-being.

The Guardian - UK

Chinese PR boss says sorry after glorifying work-till-you-drop culture

In a crisis of her own making, Qu Jing also threatened Baidu staff who dared to question her management style

InsideEVs

We Tried A Tesla 'Full-Self-Driving' Competitor From China. It's Better Than You Think

Just like Tesla, the JiYue 01 uses a camera-based, vision-only design for its autonomous driving. It is one of several competitors to FSD available in China.

International Business Times

Global Car Giants Seek Tech Allies In China's Cutthroat EV Market

Struggling foreign automakers in China are looking for help from local tech giants to try to stay competitive in the world's biggest electric car market, where shiny smart screens, assisted driving and sophisticated map technology are in high demand.

TechRadar

Thousands of employees are quitting China's Big Tech giants and going their own way

Chinese tech workers are leaving (or being laid off from) Big Tech firms and starting their own businesses.

InsideEVs

'Hardcore' New Tesla Layoffs Leave You Wondering What Tesla Even Is Anymore

Today on Critical Materials: Tesla has more layoffs, FSD gets tentative approval in China, and feds mandate emergency braking tech by 2029.

TechRadar

Over a billion users could be at risk from keyboard logging app security flaw

Most Chinese mobile manufacturers used vulnerable keyboards which relayed keystrokes in plain text.

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