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DeepSeek has opened a developer preview of DeepSeek Harness, an open-source agent harness positioned against Anthropic’s Claude Cowork. The project provides a web interface for running AI agents and uses a plugin-based structure for adding capabilities. The project, also known as dsh, is powered by DeepSeek’s Cordis architecture and can be launched with npx @deepseek-ai/dsh […]
HongShan, the China-focused venture capital firm formerly known in English as Sequoia China, has invested in ZXMOTO, the Chongqing-based motorcycle maker founded by Zhang Xue. The two sides will work together to develop world-class products and compete on international racing circuits. ZXMOTO focuses on high-performance motorcycles and entered the World Supersport class of the FIM […]
DJI has launched the Osmo 360 II, an 8K 360-degree camera, in China with a starting price of RMB3,299. The camera uses a 1-inch panoramic imaging sensor and offers 14.5 stops of dynamic range. It supports native 8K/60fps panoramic video, AI Super Night Scene 2.0, subject tracking, NFC one-tap pairing and AI-assisted editing, while offering […]
Lovable, a Stockholm-based software creation platform, has raised $400 million in Series C funding at a $13.3 billion valuation. The round was led by Menlo Ventures and co-led by EQT’s Scaleup Europe Fund. New investors include Tencent, Balderton Capital, Carmignac, Kaszek Ventures, LTS Growth, World Innovation Lab and Regent. Lovable provides tools that allow users […]
Honor has launched its Robot Phone, a smartphone equipped with a four-degree-of-freedom titanium gimbal and a system-level AI agent architecture. The phone measures about 9.59 millimeters thick, weighs 248 grams and includes a 7,060mAh battery and a 6.31-inch display. The 12GB+512GB version is priced at 9,999 yuan, while the 16GB+1TB version costs 12,999 yuan. Pre-orders […]
Alibaba Cloud has launched Qwen AI Arena, a challenge and evaluation platform for AI agents. The platform creates tasks based on real business scenarios and provides developers with models, runtime environments and evaluation tools to submit and test agent solutions. Its first challenge focuses on cross-border e-commerce. Participants must generate product listings for the US, […]
Honor has scheduled the China launch of its Robot Phone for Aug. 12. The device combines a smartphone with a motorized gimbal camera and AI-assisted subject tracking. Honor has also highlighted an imaging collaboration with ARRI. Pricing, sales channels and broader availability were not disclosed in the announcement. [IT Home, in Chinese]
DeepSeek is recruiting for an IDC data-center team in Beijing, Hangzhou and Ulanqab, with roles covering data-center planning, construction, testing and operations. The listings indicate that the company is expanding its infrastructure efforts beyond model research and software development. The job descriptions seek candidates in electrical engineering, HVAC, automation, energy, communications, computer science, environmental engineering […]
The competition around large AI models is moving beyond models and chips and increasingly into data center infrastructure. Over the past few years, tech giants around the world have continued to ramp up AI computing capacity, with GPU purchases and server expansions becoming almost standard practice. But as demand for computing power continues to surge, […]
Alibaba Cloud plans to more than double its global capacity for modular data centers in 2026, as demand for AI computing infrastructure continues to grow. The cloud-computing arm of Alibaba Group said its modular approach can support the deployment of large AI data centers in about 100 days. The company said the standardized design can […]
ByteDance’s Doubao has begun applying an independent fee structure to hotel bookings made through its channel on Douyin’s local-services platform. The combined charge is about 12%, including an 11.4% software service fee and a 0.6% payment fee. The policy took effect on Aug. 10. The fee is applied to hotel orders completed through the channel. […]
Chinese manufacturers accounted for more than 97% of global humanoid robot shipments in the first half of 2026, with total global shipments reaching about 19,100 units, up from roughly 5,100 units in the same period last year. AgiBot shipped about 8,400 units, or 44% of the global total, while Unitree shipped about 5,900 units. Industrial […]
In 2026, Unitree Robotics once again put itself at the center of the robotics industry’s conversation. Last month, Unitree founder and CEO Wang Xingxing appeared alongside the company’s GD01 manned mech on the cover of TIME magazine. In the image, the nearly 2.7-meter-tall GD01 takes up almost the entire frame, while Wang stands to its […]
Unitree opened online subscription for its IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market on Aug. 10. Chinese media have described the offering as the country’s first IPO by a humanoid robot maker. The deal has attracted attention because of its relatively small public float and Unitree’s position in China’s humanoid robotics sector. Brokerage estimates […]
Tencent’s WorkBuddy has reportedly become one of the company’s highest-priority AI applications, with the company increasing advertising, computing and organizational resources for the product. The campaign has included outdoor advertising in Beijing and Shenzhen and promotional placements across major mobile apps. WorkBuddy is a desktop AI office agent that can break down instructions into multiple […]
Former ByteDance robotics team head Kong Tao has reportedly joined Xiaomi, where he now leads a team developing foundation models for robots. Several people familiar with the matter said Kong joined Xiaomi in 2025 and brought a number of former ByteDance colleagues with him. Xiaomi’s robotics division is said to have about 200 employees, while […]
Alibaba’s Qwen app has added scheduled tasks, an office assistant, voice calls, a research mode and an agent marketplace, while adding support for the Qwen3.8-Max flagship model. The scheduled-task feature can handle recurring work such as compiling industry news and sorting emails. The office assistant can connect to notes, calendars and email, operate browsers, process […]
Unitree Robotics has priced its Shanghai STAR Market IPO at RMB150.80 per share, with 40.45 million shares to be issued. The final strategic-placement list allocated 933,900 shares worth about RMB141 million to Hangzhou DeepSeek AI Basic Technology Research, the developer of DeepSeek. The allocation is subject to a 36-month lockup. Unitree said strategic investors were […]
Xpeng said its G9L SUV has undergone road testing across 26 countries and regions, covering more than 6.74 million kilometers since the project began three years ago. The company said the testing included complex road conditions and extreme environments. The G9L is positioned as a global five-seat flagship SUV and is expected to launch soon, […]
PokeBot, a Chinese embodied-AI startup, has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in a pre-A round led by Shunwei Capital and Matrix Partners. The months-old company is developing household robots for tasks including clothes folding and cooking. A demonstration showed one of its robots autonomously cooking mapo tofu in nine minutes. [TechNode reporting]
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