Technology
Pony.ai co-founder and CEO James Peng thinks his company has found the right strategy to profitably scale its integrated autonomous mobility technologies, from cities in China to testbed Singapore and the world. Lianhe Zaobao’s senior business writer Lee Kuo Ai speaks to him to find out more.
Lee Kuo Ai
30 Oct 2026
Technology
The real threat of AI: Human error and the loss of critical thought
Fears of AI taking over reflect media hype rather than reality, as the recent OpenAI and Google “cyberattacks” were just automated programmes exploiting human code errors. Chinese commentator Jun Ma analyses the deeper threat from AI.
Jun Ma
26 Oct 2026
Technology
China’s AI battle moves from chatbots to agents
China’s tech giants Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance are racing to turn AI agents into the next essential workplace tool, moving beyond chatbots to software that can independently carry out complex tasks. But as they vie to reshape how businesses operate, questions remain over adoption, profitability and whether these agents can deliver measurable value.
Caixin Global
16 Oct 2026
Technology
Southeast Asia’s mixed AI stacks: Pragmatic but not risk-free
Regional initiatives such as Singapore’s SEA-LION and Indonesia’s Sahabat-AI show that Southeast Asia can combine technologies from American, Chinese and regional sources. But mixed AI stacks do not automatically reduce dependence. ISEAS academic Zenobia Chan tells us more.
Zenobia Chan
08 Oct 2026
Technology
[Big read] When tech listens to life: Material scientist Chen Xiaodong’s vision for the future
Materials scientist Chen Xiaodong is developing flexible electronics that can read signals from plants and sense the human body. For him, the future of technology lies not in making machines more powerful, but more attuned to life. Lianhe Zaobao senior writer Wang Hwee Wen finds out more.
Wang Hwee Wen
08 Oct 2026
Technology
Apple’s foldable bet isn’t the screen — it’s the AI
Apple may not have built the world’s best foldable with the iPhone Duo, but its entry into the field is more about gaining inroads into the larger battlefield of agentic AI capabilities, intensely contested by Chinese smartphone makers. Chinese commentator Ni Tao explains.
Ni Tao
06 Oct 2026
Technology
China’s second Belt and Road may be built on AI
Al lies at the heart of China’s second Belt and Road. The Global South provides users, workloads, scale and revenues that flow through the Chinese AI stack and help finance its next climb up the technology ladder. Researcher Hao Nan explains.
Hao Nan
05 Oct 2026
Technology
Is an AI slowdown for the good of man or business?
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants the AI industry to slow down. Is the call for stricter regulation purely about existential safety, or does it also protect incumbent market power? Academic Ruay-Shiung Chang analyses the issue.
Ruay-Shiung Chang
28 Sep 2026
Technology
Why China doubts US calls to pause AI
Sentiment among Chinese AI companies that they cannot be sure if American companies are slowing down shows that in AI pacing, credibility is key. Before restraint can become reciprocal, it has to become observable, says Chinese researcher Sun Chenghao.
Sun Chenghao
25 Sep 2026
Technology
AI is not the same as nuclear weapons. Can the US and China cooperate?
Unlike nuclear weapons, AI is deeply embedded in economic competition and driven largely by private firms, making it harder for Washington and Beijing to slow its development or verify limits. Cooperation may instead focus on reducing risks, says US academic Sarah Kreps.
Sarah Kreps
24 Sep 2026
Technology
How US curbs could split the robot world
US restrictions on foreign-made advanced robotic devices are unlikely to hurt China in the long term, but a greater concern is the fragmentation of the global robotics industry into competing technological ecosystems, say researcher Songruowen Ma and analyst Tony Zhao.
Songruowen Ma, Tony Zhao
22 Sep 2026
