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Zhipu AI expands further: new technology subsidiary established in China
Zhipu AI, one of the leaders of China's AI market, has opened a new division for software development and data processing in the city of Nanchong.
Robots in a Data Trap: Why Backflip Videos Are Only the Beginning
While videos of dancing humanoids take over social media, the industry is running into a harsh reality: a shortage of high-quality data for training machines in the physical world.
The Death of Icons: Why 80% of Mobile Apps Will Soon No Longer Be Needed
The future of operating systems is being built around intents, not buttons. The OpenClaw project and new strategies from Apple and Google are changing the rules of the game, turning apps into simple data channels for AI.
Investment fund launched in Guangzhou to develop the semiconductor industry
Chinese state funds and banks have formed a 1 billion yuan partnership to finance chip development and high-tech innovation in the Guangzhou region.
Alibaba Cloud increased its market share to 36% thanks to AI
Cloud giant Alibaba is strengthening its position in China. Rising demand for AI infrastructure has secured the company’s leadership and nine quarters of record revenue.
SMIC: AI memory boom creates smartphone chip shortage
High demand for AI memory is crowding out low-cost components, driving up electronics prices and causing shortages of parts for mid-range smartphones.
Chinese market: AI applications sector grows despite broad decline
China's stock market opened lower, but shares of companies in the applied AI sector continue a strong rally, drawing the attention of major institutional investors.
Alibaba Cloud invests in smart robot developer X-Variable
Alibaba's cloud unit has acquired a stake in young startup X-Variable Robotics, expanding its presence in the intelligent automation and AI sector.
Amazon to create marketplace for selling publishers' content to AI developers
# Amazon Creates Marketplace for Legal Licensing of Publisher Content to AI Developers Amazon is preparing to strike a serious blow against one of the most pressing problems in the artificial…
AXERA: First AI chip developer for edge computing goes public on Hong Kong stock exchange
# AXERA: Who Controls Smart Devices at the Network Edge On February 10, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange witnessed an event that rarely makes Western media headlines, but carries strategic significance…
Qiongche Intelligence raised hundreds of millions of yuan to develop a "brain" for robots
# Qiongche Intelligence Raises Hundreds of Millions of Yuan to Create a "Brain" for Robots Chinese company Qiongche Intelligence has closed its Series A funding round, raising several hundred million…
Lingxi Photonics raised millions to develop optical engines for AI clusters
# Optical Engines Instead of Copper Cables: How a Chinese Startup Solves a Critical Problem for AI Data Centers When you turn on a Netflix movie, video content is transmitted through the network at…
Brain for Robots: Noematrix Raised Hundreds of Millions of Yuan for Embodied AI
# Brain for Robots: How Chinese Startup Noematrix Is Changing the Future of Automation When a machine picks up a box of medicine and places it in a bag, it looks simple.
Top AI News: Meta, Electric Cars, and Oil
The world of technology and finance continues to be filled with events that impact various industries.
EU launches NanoIC: pilot production line for next-generation chips
The European Union is making a serious commitment to strengthen its position in the global semiconductor industry.
EU accuses Meta of restricting WhatsApp access for AI competitors
The European Commission has made a high-profile statement, accusing Meta of violating European Union antitrust legislation.
Visual China invests in a fund for large language model development
Visual China announced plans to invest in a fund specializing in the development of large language models (LLM) and other advanced artificial intelligence technologies.
Tea Millions from Qianwen: The Story of Alibaba's AI Experiment
February 6 became a day of unexpected frenzy for tea brand owners connected to Alibaba's instant purchase system.
Tencent Opens Source Code for Key AI Infra Hunyuan Technologies
The Tencent Hunyuan AI Infra team has taken an important step in advancing artificial intelligence infrastructure by introducing HPC-Ops, a library of key operators for high-performance…
SenseTime and Dongfeng Auto to present generative autopilot by 2026
Chinese technology giants continue to surprise with their developments in artificial intelligence. SenseTime Jueying, a division of the well-known company SenseTime specializing in autonomous driving…
TotalEnergies will supply Google with energy for data centers in Texas
TotalEnergies and Google have announced the conclusion of a long-term agreement that will provide Google's data centers in the state of Texas with renewable energy.
Betting on AI audio: Former Baichuan co-founder creates AI hosts
Jiao Ke, former co-founder of Baichuan Intelligence, is making a bold bet on the future of audio content.
Australian AI startup Firmus raised $10 billion from Blackstone
Australian startup Firmus Technologies, specializing in creating infrastructure for artificial intelligence, has announced securing impressive financing of 10 billion US dollars.
Kimi K2.5 leads in OpenRouter rankings, outpacing Gemini and Claude
The Chinese artificial intelligence market continues to impress. The latest breakthrough is the Kimi K2.5 model, developed in China and demonstrating impressive results on the OpenRouter platform.
Baidu Intelligent Cloud leads the AI-cloud market for embodied intelligence in China
Baidu Intelligent Cloud strengthens its position in the rapidly growing AI-cloud market for embodied intelligence in China.
Alibaba is preparing to release a new Qwen 3.5 model
In the world of artificial intelligence, major changes are coming: according to 36氪, Alibaba is preparing to release a new version of its foundational model Qwen, named Qwen 3.5.
Univer: ex-head of Feishu spreadsheet development creates AI-tables for agents
Electronic spreadsheets, which have long remained the domain of manual labor, are experiencing a renaissance thanks to artificial intelligence.
Baidu Smart Cloud simplifies Agent application deployment with OpenClaw
Baidu Smart Cloud has announced the launch of OpenClaw Express, a solution designed to significantly simplify the process of deploying Agent applications.
Samsung to begin HBM4 production for Nvidia Vera Rubin platform
Samsung Electronics is preparing for an important step in the development of high-performance memory technologies: the company plans to begin mass production of HBM4 in the third week of the current…
Growth in demand for AI chips: Nitto Boseki to raise fiberglass prices
The explosive growth in demand for AI-chips has led to unexpected consequences in the materials market: there is a shortage of T-type fiberglass, a critical component in the production of printed…