Baidu CEO warns against rush to AI
The CEO of Baidu, one of the top AI companies in China, issued a warning on Wednesday, stating that the country’s haste…
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China’s slowing economy will affect Nigeria – IMF
The International Monetary Fund has revealed that Nigeria’s economic situation is expected to be impacted by China’s slowing growth. The Punch reported…
Canada bans WeChat on govt devices
Canada on Monday prohibited the use of the Russian antivirus programme Kaspersky and the Chinese messaging software WeChat on mobile devices provided…
Chinese political, finance commentators to use real names on Weibo
The CEO of China’s Weibo acknowledged on Friday that the country may start compelling online commentators on politics and finance to reveal…
Apple missing as China lists mobile app stores that comply with new rule
China has released the names of the first batch of mobile app stores that have concluded providing business information to authorities. According…
China to draft working standard for metaverse
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information technologies announced that it will create a working group to define standards for the metaverse.…
China’s Ant Group launches AI finance model
Ant Group on Friday, revealed a finance-specific artificial intelligence model, and testing of consumer and business apps for the product has already…
Chinese IT giant Tencent launches AI model
Tencent Holdings said on Thursday companies could now use its large language artificial intelligence model “Hunyuan”. The Chinese tech giant and owner…
China bans govt employees from iPhones at work
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that China has instructed its government officials to stop using Apple iPhones and other foreign-branded…
China bans iPhone use at central government offices
China has ordered officials at central government officials to refrain from using Apple iPhones and other foreign-branded smartphones for work, The Wall…
Meta links China with “Spamouflage” operation
Facebook’s parent company, Meta on Tuesday announced that it had discovered connections between members of the Chinese law enforcement community and the…
China’s Evergrande files for bankruptcy in US
Amid growing apprehension over China’s deepening property crisis and a weakening economy, embattled developer, China Evergrande Group has filed for bankruptcy protection…