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    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
      US chip curbs stymie efforts by China surveillance group to diversify

      Hong Kong-based AI company SenseTime faces ‘end of the road’ for data centre ambitions

      SenseTime logo and Xu Li, cofounder
    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      SenseTime shares fall almost 50% after lock-up expires

      China’s most valuable AI company has been blacklisted by Washington over its facial recognition technology

      A picture of a Sensetime logo on a building
    • Saturday, 22 January, 2022
      News in-depth
      China’s SenseTime ponders future after US blacklisting

      Xu Li has pulled off an IPO despite accusations facial recognition company enables human rights abuses

      Xu Li, co-founder and chief executive officer of SenseTime Group
    • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
      SenseTime shares jump more than 20% on delayed Hong Kong IPO

      China’s biggest AI company had been forced to postpone listing after US put it on investment blacklist

      The headquarters of SenseTime
    • Monday, 20 December, 2021
      Lex
      SenseTime: state support for AI listing sends mixed message Premium content

      Investors are right to be wary of a company facing headwinds at home and in the US

      SenseTime has developed a pedestrian and vehicle recognition system
    • Monday, 20 December, 2021
      SenseTime’s IPO rescued by Chinese state-backed funds

      Beijing helps to relaunch listing of controversial artificial intelligence company after US blacklisting

      SenseTime’s listing is expected to be one of Hong Kong’s biggest in months
    • Monday, 13 December, 2021
      #techFT
      Open source can be open door for hackers

      SenseTime postpones IPO, gig economy algo problems, Panasonic’s Sound Slayers

      A computer screen with a warning sign on it
    • Monday, 13 December, 2021
      SenseTime postpones Hong Kong IPO after US blacklisting

      Chinese artificial intelligence company accused of enabling human rights abuses in Xinjiang

      SenseTime’s headquarters
    • Friday, 10 December, 2021
      #techFT
      The tale of the tech ticker tape

      Netflix’s F1 hit, Hermès and fake NFTs, Crypto Christmas jumper

      BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti outside Nasdaq’s exchange
    • Friday, 10 December, 2021
      US blacklists SenseTime in blow to its IPO plans

      Chinese company that specialises in facial recognition software was expected to price Hong Kong offering on Friday

      A SenseTime logo
    • Friday, 10 December, 2021
      Lex
      SenseTime: US blacklist threatens to stunt growth of China’s biggest AI company Premium content

      International investors may be reluctant to associate with a start-up embroiled in geopolitical controversy

      SenseTime logo
    • Thursday, 9 December, 2021
      US to blacklist Chinese AI company SenseTime over Xinjiang ahead of IPO

      Facial recognition software specialist targeted for allegedly enabling human rights abuses

      A woman passes SenseTime artificial intelligence technology in Shenzhen
    • Monday, 6 December, 2021
      SenseTime seeks up to $17bn valuation in Hong Kong IPO

      Chinese AI group’s downsized share offer comes as Beijing seeks to rein in sector

      SenseTime logo
    • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
      Artificial intelligence
      World’s first ‘AI casino’ delayed by technical hitches

      Artificial intelligence leader SenseTime has run into problems with flagship Singapore project

      SenseTime’s logo on an image of Genting’s Resorts World Sentosa
    • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
      Artificial intelligence
      Can SenseTime become a Chinese AI champion?

      Start-up is close to an IPO but remains heavily dependent on Beijing’s support

    • Saturday, 28 August, 2021
      Artificial intelligence
      SenseTime heads for IPO on Hong Kong exchange

      Listing could value Chinese artificial intelligence champion as high as $12bn

    • Tuesday, 28 July, 2020
      Artificial intelligence
      US blacklisting fails to derail ambitions of Chinese AI start-ups

      After a brief stumble Megvii and SenseTime are raising money and winning overseas contracts

      Megvii is reportedly in talks with new investors to raise funds after postponing a Hong Kong IPO earlier this year
    • Tuesday, 8 October, 2019
      Artificial intelligence
      China’s leading AI start-ups hit by US blacklisting

      SenseTime, Megvii, Yitu and iFlytek all targeted by commerce department

      A screen shows a demonstration of SenseTime Group Ltd.'s SenseVideo pedestrian and vehicle recognition system at the company's showroom in Beijing, China, on Friday, June 15, 2018. SenseTime's image-identifying algorithms have made it the world's most valuable AI startup and an early leader in China, where it's won contracts with the country's top phonemakers, largest telecommunications company, and biggest retailer. Photographer: Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg
    • Tuesday, 8 October, 2019
      US-China trade dispute
      US blacklists 28 Chinese entities in trade war escalation 

      China criticises inclusion of the groups as interference in its affairs

      Hikvision's headquarters in Hangzhou, China. The company is one of 28 Chinese entities facing restriction on American imports.
    • Monday, 15 April, 2019
      Artificial intelligence
      China’s SenseTime sells out of Xinjiang security joint venture 

      Facial recognition group’s move follows scrutiny of treatment of Uighur people

      Xu Li, chief executive officer of SenseTime Group Ltd., is identified by the company's facial recognition system on a screen as he poses for a photograph at SenseTime's showroom in Beijing, China, on Friday, June 15, 2018. SenseTime's image-identifying algorithms have made it the world's most valuable AI startup and an early leader in China, where it's won contracts with the country's top phonemakers, largest telecommunications company, and biggest retailer. Photographer: Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 25 January, 2018
      News in-depthTechnology sector
      China’s facial recognition start-ups gain edge over rivals

      SenseTime looks abroad, building on its large and growing business with government

      Visitors experience facial recognition technology at Face++ booth during the China Public Security Expo in Shenzhen, China October 30, 2017. Picture taken October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
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