Technology
The decision by Chinese authorities to block a major acquisition involving Meta and AI startup Manus has raised concerns among global investors about the growing risks in cross-border technology deals linked to China. The move by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to stop the multi-billion-dollar......
Time has named three Chinese companies among the world’s ten most influential artificial intelligence firms in its first TIME100 Companies: Industry Leaders ranking focused on AI. The list places ByteDance, Alibaba, and Zhipu AI alongside seven Western counterparts, signaling a shift in how China’s......
Chinese solar manufacturers Longi and Trina Solar have reported consecutive breakthroughs in silicon solar cell efficiency, both exceeding the 28 percent threshold in independently verified results. The rapid sequence of announcements highlights intensifying competition in the photovoltaic sector as......
China is advancing a large-scale effort to build an orbital computing network powered by artificial intelligence, while expanding its military presence in space. The dual-track strategy combines commercial innovation with strategic ambitions that analysts say could challenge existing space leadership......
DeepSeek has cut the cost of its API services by up to 90 percent, intensifying price competition across the global artificial intelligence industry. The move follows the release of its latest large language model, V4, and includes a 75 percent promotional discount on its flagship V4 Pro model through......
An American content creator is drawing international attention to China’s rapidly evolving automotive sector by offering guided tours of vehicles rarely accessible to U.S. consumers. At the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, YouTuber Ethan Robertson has been leading groups of foreign......
Chinese technology company DeepSeek has announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence model, reinforcing its ambitions in the rapidly evolving global AI sector. The firm, which gained international attention in early 2025 after unveiling a highly competitive chatbot system, said its latest model......
China’s national artificial intelligence computing capacity has reached 1,882 exaflops, according to figures released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The number is more than 6,000 times higher than the country’s reported performance in global supercomputing rankings,......
Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has unveiled preview versions of its V4 models, marking its most ambitious release since early 2025. The new models are open source and aim to rival leading proprietary systems at a significantly lower cost. The launch introduces two variants designed......
Tencent and Alibaba are in talks to invest in AI startup DeepSeek at a valuation exceeding $20 billion, marking a sharp increase from earlier expectations and signaling rising competition for strategic positions in China’s AI sector. The discussions would represent the first external funding round......
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited has introduced its third generation Shenxing lithium iron phosphate battery, claiming charging speeds that surpass current market benchmarks. The announcement was made during the company’s Super Tech Day 2026 event in Beijing, positioning the new technology......
Moonshot AI has launched Kimi K2.6, an open-weight model designed to compete directly with leading systems developed by OpenAI and Anthropic. The Beijing-based firm made the model weights freely available on Hugging Face, positioning the release as a challenge to proprietary approaches that dominate......
Humanoid robots demonstrated remarkable technological progress by outperforming human runners during a half-marathon held in Beijing, highlighting the rapid evolution of robotics and artificial intelligence. The event, which featured both human participants and robotic competitors running on parallel......
