The success of Seedance — hailed as another ‘breakthrough’ by Chinese media — is in line with Beijing’s lofty ambitions to position itself as a global leader in artificial intelligence

Many countries have refused to back a pledge with principles including human responsibility over AI-powered weapons and encouraging clear chains of command and control

The review marks yet another delay for Nvidia, which is hoping to return to China’s $50 billion-a-year AI market after a recent Beijing ban on its chips

The plan comes at a time when Elon Musk-led SpaceX expects to use funds from its planned $25 billion blockbuster IPO this year to develop orbital AI data centres

Regulatory approvals were granted during Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang's visit to China this week

Behind the increasing scepticism of the app’s American users have been a range of issues that started almost as soon as TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, sealed a deal for its US spin-off

A top Taiwan official said the deal would encourage US investment in the island and help 'the extension and expansion' of its technology industry

Underutilisation of renewables is spurring China to switch its focus from rapidly building renewable plants to making sure more of their power gets into the grid

Analysts say Beijing's restrictions on the H200 could be aimed at exerting leverage on Washington in the run-up to US President Donald Trump's April visit to China

MiniMax is the second of China's so-called 'AI tigers' to go public, the first being Zhipu AI which made its market debut on Thursday, and also saw solid gains on Friday

The strict payment requirements underscore the delicate balancing act Nvidia faces as it attempts to capitalise on surging Chinese demand while navigating regulatory uncertainty with both Beijing and Washington

Beijing could use the review to influence the transaction, including, in an extreme case, trying to force the parties to abandon the deal, according to a report by the Financial Times