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Tuesday 12 May 2026
China AI model boom pulls smartphone supply chain into ecosystem battle

China's generative AI sector is seeing another wave of aggressive fundraising, with leading large language model (LLM) developers rapidly...

Tuesday 12 May 2026
Kuaishou targets US$20B Kling AI spin-off to tap video generation demand
Kuaishou is holding talks with potential investors to spin off its Kling AI video unit in a pre-IPO funding round valuing it at US$20 billion, according to The Information...
Tuesday 12 May 2026
China NEV retail penetration tops 60% in April as oil prices dent gasoline car demand
China's retail penetration rate for new-energy vehicles, including battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, reached 61.4% in April, the highest on record and the first time it...
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Exclusive: China reportedly tightens solar equipment export reviews ahead of Trump's visit
China has stepped up export scrutiny of solar photovoltaic equipment, extending controls beyond heterojunction tools to most key production equipment and supply-chain sources, sources...
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Nvidia's copper-to-fiber AI shift boosts China's optical plays
Nvidia is deepening its partnership with US fiber-optics maker Corning, with plans to replace copper cable connections with optical fiber in next-generation rack-scale AI systems....
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Commentary: Trump-Xi summit may offer China a pause, not a truce

Ahead of the expected Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, the US and China are first holding preparatory talks in South Korea, placing trade, technology,...

Tuesday 12 May 2026
GaN patent fight between China and Europe extends beyond courtroom

As the global patent battle over gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors intensifies, a recent ruling by the US International Trade Commission...

Monday 11 May 2026
China's cybersecurity AI charges ahead despite US model lockout
AI is upending the world of cybersecurity, as more capable models and agentic capabilities bring about new ways to exploit vulnerabilities, along with new ways to discover and patch...
Monday 11 May 2026
DeepSeek's US$7bn funding bid puts China's AI race on notice
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is seeking to raise as much as CNY50 billion (US$7.35 billion) in its first external funding round. The deal could value the company at more than CNY350...
Monday 11 May 2026
Analysis: Forget the hardware race — Unitree wants to own the robot platform
When Unitree Robotics added "Mantis Boxing", Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do and even "Kamehameha" moves to its humanoid robot application store, the immediate reaction from many observers...
Monday 11 May 2026
Samsung reportedly offers above-law severance in China while monitor sales linger
Samsung Electronics is offering severance packages above China's statutory requirements while restructuring parts of its consumer electronics business in the country, signalling a...
Monday 11 May 2026
Alibaba's Qwen could push AI agents into the heart of e-commerce
Alibaba Group is preparing to more deeply integrate its artificial intelligence platform, Qwen, into its vast online shopping ecosystem, a move that could fundamentally reshape how...
Monday 11 May 2026
Chinese semiconductor suppliers expand SEA presence at SEMICON SEA 2026
At SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, China's semiconductor equipment makers are steadily "infiltrating" the Southeast Asian market, extending from back-end packaging and...
Monday 11 May 2026
Unitree brings App Store ecosystem to humanoid robots

Unitree Robotics has launched what it calls the world's first humanoid robot motion App Store, allowing users to download and install...

Saturday 9 May 2026
China's robots move from half-marathon to triathlon
Chinese robots, which recently demonstrated their ability to complete a half-marathon, are now entering a new stage of competition. The focus is shifting from flat-ground endurance...