Malaysia reins in data centre growth, complicating China's AI chip accessThe Southeast Asian country has drawn in data centre investments from US technology giants like Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet's Google and th...
12 Sep, 2025, 08.21 AM IST
How TikTok's parent, ByteDance, became an AI powerhouseByteDance is also using the data as the linchpin of a growing business in artificial intelligence. The company has invested billions of dol...
11 Apr, 2025, 03.44 PM IST
Today's bluds, tomorrow’s opps: How public diplomacy is reshaping global affairsThe evolving dynamics in global geopolitics are leading to shifting alliances, with countries reassessing their relations and military stra...
08 Mar, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
Nvidia's H20 chip orders jump as Chinese firms adopt DeepSeek's AI models, sources sayTencent, Alibaba and ByteDance have "significantly increased" orders of the H20 - a chip specific to China due to U.S. export controls - si...
25 Feb, 2025, 07.53 AM IST
Chinese tech investors struggle for a toehold in Silicon ValleyWith China's economy in a lasting slump, investors and entrepreneurs are seeking the next China. They feel unwelcome by their government, w...
07 Sep, 2024, 07.00 PM IST
Can China tech find a home in Silicon Valley?Chinese tech professionals are moving to Silicon Valley for opportunities they don't believe are available in China anymore. They're part o...
29 Aug, 2024, 03.02 PM IST
US, UK export controls hit China's access to Arm's chip designs: reportThe British chip tech firm concluded that the US and UK would not approve the sale of its latest Neoverse V series because the performance ...
14 Dec, 2022, 06.22 PM IST
US examining Alibaba's cloud unit for national security risksThe focus of the probe is on how the company stores US clients' data, including personal information and intellectual property, and whether...
19 Jan, 2022, 08.28 AM IST
US is said to examine Alibaba's cloud unit for national security risksThe focus of the probe is on how Alibaba's cloud unit stores US clients' data, including personal information and intellectual property, an...
18 Jan, 2022, 04.58 PM IST
Why Jack Ma can never go back to being Jack Ma againThe narrow view about Chinese magnate Jack Ma’s disappearance is that it concerns Ma and the $600 bn Alibaba empire he manages. The broader...
08 Jan, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
US considering adding Alibaba, Tencent to China investment ban: SourcesTargeting Asia's two most valuable companies would be U.S. President Donald Trump's most dramatic step yet in a recent raft of measures unl...
07 Jan, 2021, 04.26 PM IST
Trump signs order banning transactions with 8 Chinese apps including AlipayThe move, first reported by Reuters, is aimed at curbing the threat to Americans posed by Chinese software applications, which have large u...
06 Jan, 2021, 10.37 AM IST
China's mobile and digital dominance runs deep into Indian economyIn business-to-business supplies, China is perhaps the most important trading partner for India today.
16 Feb, 2020, 08.43 PM IST
Peter Thiel missed out on China. Now he’s betting on patriotismA persistent view Thiel has held is that China doesn’t make it easy for foreigners to buy a stake in the country’s prosperity.
02 Aug, 2019, 11.43 AM IST
India-China witnessed roller-coaster relationship in 2017The Doklam standoff began on June 16 after the People's Liberation Army began building a road in area claimed by Bhutan.
31 Dec, 2017, 12.26 PM IST
Anti-China policy not good, says ex-NSA Shiv Shankar MenonThe report mooted greater Chinese participation in India’s e-commerce sector and common Sino-Indian position on US-led Trans Pacific Partne...
08 Jul, 2016, 08.06 AM IST
Why Alibaba's Jack Ma and Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma are best friends nowAlibaba is now working closely with Noida-based Paytm in helping the latter build scale, fraud detection systems and fulfillment systems.
09 Sep, 2015, 01.40 PM IST