He, head of Huawei's secretive semiconductor business, reappeared after a 2019 hiatus. At a Shanghai symposium, she introduced the "Tau (τ) Scaling Law," which Huawei claims could reach 1.4nm transistor densities by 2031 without EUV lithography, challenging traditional scaling methods.
Huawei is considering deploying its new Ascend AI chips in its cloud and AI services across Latin America, according to Mark Chen, president of Huawei Cloud Latin America. This move could increase Chinese hardware presence in a region traditionally served by US suppliers.
Huawei launched HarmonyOS 7, introducing an "agent-friendly" architecture and an enhanced AI voice assistant. This move signals Huawei's entry into the "agent era," intensifying competition with Apple, especially in mainland China where Apple's latest AI features are restricted.
Empyrean Technology, a Chinese EDA provider, has backed a new chipmaking method using "true-3D" stacking, compatible with Huawei's LogicFolding architecture. This approach, presented as an alternative to Moore's Law, aims to bypass US sanctions on advanced lithography equipment by compressing signal travel time instead of shrinking transistors.
Chinese researchers, led by Huawei and multiple institutes, successfully conducted full-parameter post-training on a 1.6 trillion-parameter AI model using over 1,000 Huawei chips, enhancing China's AI self-reliance.
Tencent is integrating WeChat with smartphone AI assistants from major Chinese phone makers like Huawei and Xiaomi. This move aims to keep its 1.4 billion users engaged by allowing voice commands for messaging and calls within the app, reversing past restrictions.
TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei stated the company is "not afraid" of competition from China, citing its manufacturing leadership. He reassured investors about TSMC's Nanjing plant and dismissed asset risks amid China's push for semiconductor self-sufficiency.
Huawei introduces Tau Scaling Law, prioritizing system speed over transistor size to circumvent US tech restrictions, potentially redefining China's tech advancement strategy.
Huawei presents Tau Scaling Law, a new framework for chip development, focusing on reducing delays across devices and systems as Moore's Law weakens and US sanctions restrict access to advanced chipmaking tools.
Huawei introduces Tau Scaling Law, aiming to achieve 1.4nm chip tech by 2031, potentially reducing US export control leverage as China gains self-sufficiency in semiconductors.
Huawei has introduced a new Tau (τ) Scaling Law and LogicFolding architecture, aiming to achieve chip transistor density equivalent to 1.4nm processes by 2031. This move is a significant step towards China's self-reliant semiconductor ecosystem, with new Kirin chips set to adopt the technology later this year.
Huawei has been using a new scaling law, dubbed "Her's Law," to design and mass produce 381 chips over the past six years. The law replaces traditional geometric miniaturization with time scaling and enables the new LogicFolding architecture, boosting transistor density.
Alibaba and Tencent are increasing capital expenditure on AI, focusing on Chinese-made chips to alleviate supply chain issues, with Alibaba targeting cloud services and Tencent prioritizing internal demand.
Huawei Technologies’ little-known chip research lab has been thrust into the national spotlight as Beijing flexes its technology muscles ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China later this week. The Chip Fundamental Technology Research Laboratory was featured for the first time on national television on Friday, when Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei hosted Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang at the firm’s Lianqiu Lake campus in Shanghai, according to footage aired on China Central...
The release of DeepSeek’s latest large language model, V4, has been followed by a wave of adoption among domestic semiconductor manufacturers and artificial intelligence chipmakers, with firms racing to support the model on local hardware platforms. The shift comes amid rising geopolitical tensions over advanced semiconductors. Here are some of the key players enabling the model’s deployment on domestic hardware. Huawei Huawei Technologies was among the first to act, with the V4 fully adapted to...
China and the United States are taking divergent paths to developing artificial intelligence (AI), putting their technology ecosystems increasingly at odds. This divergence was on show on April 24 when start-up DeepSeek launched its next-generation V4 AI models that were optimised for use with the Ascend chips and associated software tools of tech giant Huawei Technologies. China has for years been pursuing technological self-reliance, a policy reiterated by the Communist Party’s Politburo at...
In China, computing facilities have emerged as a new form of infrastructure over the past two years, sparking an arms race among cities and technology companies to build 10,000-card computing clusters. These clusters – which link 10,000 or more artificial intelligence accelerator chips – enable faster iteration of AI capabilities and significantly reduce model training times. Domestic champions, from tech giants such as Huawei Technologies and Alibaba Group Holding to graphics processing unit...
China's technology vice-minister Ke Jixin says domestic software and operating systems have seen a transformative shift in user experience, with HarmonyOS running on over 55 million smartphones as of end-March 2026. HarmonyOS surpassed Apple iOS in China in late 2024 and was second-largest OS behind Android in early 2025, but slipped to third place in Q4 2025 with 16% market share as iOS captured 22%.
The potential emergence of a new DeepSeek spokesman has sparked intrigue as speculation over the whereabouts of founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng continues, more than a year after his last public appearance. While the Hangzhou start-up’s latest V4 model did not make the same waves as its breakout moment a year earlier, the much-anticipated release still grabbed headlines through a collaboration with domestic tech giant Huawei Technologies and its remarkably low prices. For the traditionally...
OpenClaw has adopted DeepSeek's V4 Flash as the default model for its AI agent, expanding its catalogue to include V4 Flash and V4 Pro models. The update also integrated Google Meet and optimized multi-step task consistency. DeepSeek's V4 models support mainstream agent tools including Anthropic's Claude Code, OpenClaw, and Tencent's CodeBuddy. The release gained global attention due to Huawei's announcement of full support from its Ascend chips and supernode systems.
Huawei Technologies’ newest Ascend 950PR and 950DT chips enjoyed “day zero” adaptation to DeepSeek’s latest V4 model, the Shenzhen-based tech giant said in a livestream on Friday, just hours after the model’s release. The hardware-software collaboration between the two Chinese firms underscores the progress China has made in tech self-reliance, a top national priority for Beijing amid US efforts to block its access to advanced semiconductor chips and chipmaking equipment. During the livestream...
Huawei announced it will invest 18 billion yuan in autonomous driving R&D in 2026, claiming it will exceed the combined investment of all other major autonomous driving solution providers. The Shenzhen-based tech giant's Qiankun ADS platform has surpassed 10 billion kilometres of autonomous driving and is installed in over 50 vehicle models, with 1.7 million vehicles delivered to Chinese customers.
Huawei has unveiled new AI-powered smart glasses priced at 2,499 yuan (US$367), weighing just 35.5 grams and featuring voice interaction, live streaming, first-person video calls, food calorie estimation and QR code payments. Powered by Huawei's self-developed chip, the glasses mark a renewed push in the company's smart eyewear line-up, which previously offered more basic functions like translation. Huawei joins a growing list of tech giants competing with Meta's dominant Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses, which hold 85% market share with 7.4 million units shipped in 2025.
Honor unexpectedly won the second Beijing humanoid half-marathon with its Lightning model finishing in 50:26, beating competitors Unitree and X-Humanoid. The Huawei spin-off, which only entered robotics last year, credited its success to structural durability, self-developed electric motors and liquid cooling systems adapted from smartphone tech. Alibaba's mapping unit Amap also debuted a quadruped robot called Tutu, as Beijing seeks to drive growth in the robotics sector.
