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MiniMax Revenue Soars 283% but Misses Forecast Amid AI Competition ai-technology
MiniMax, a Chinese AI company, announced a remarkable 283% increase in its revenue for the first half of the year, reaching US$116.6 million, primarily due to a staggering 703%…
DeepSeek nears pre-IPO funding round as 2027 market debut takes shape: sources ai-technology
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, is on the verge of a pre-IPO funding round that may elevate its valuation to US$74 billion, paving the way for a 2027 listing on the Shanghai Star…
Dell Workstations with Nvidia GPUs and AI Aim to Transform Design Visualization ai-technology
Dell Technologies has incorporated Nvidia's Blackwell generation RTX PRO GPUs along with AI-driven visualization technologies into its Dell Pro Max and Dell Pro Precision…
Australia Bans AI-Generated Songs from Music Charts ai-technology
Australia has announced that songs predominantly created with the help of artificial intelligence will be excluded from its music charts. This decision marks a significant step in…
DeepSeek drives record 62% open-weight model share on Vercel ai-technology
On Saturday, open-weight AI models reached a record 62% share of token volume on Vercel's AI Gateway, a US web development platform, according to CEO Guillermo Rauch. This surge…
Top Architecture Studios Embrace AI for Design and Administration ai-technology
A Dezeen survey reveals that 25 of 26 leading architecture studios worldwide are actively encouraging the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in their practices, with applications…
China's S4000 Airborne Wind Energy System Achieves World-First Flight to 4,000m ai-technology
China has made significant strides in airborne wind energy with the successful flight of the S4000 prototype, reaching an altitude of 4,000 meters. This achievement was made…
Xiaomi Unveils Xring O3 3nm AI Chip for Smartphones Amid Profit Slump ai-technology
Xiaomi has introduced its flagship Xring O3 3-nanometre AI processor for smartphones, set to launch in September with the Xiaomi 18 Fold. Additionally, the company revealed the…
Australia Bans AI-Generated Songs from Music Charts ai-technology
Beginning this week, songs that are primarily or entirely produced by AI will no longer be allowed on Australia’s music charts, as they must now be 'substantially human made.' The…
Chinese AI Studio Cuts Short-Drama Crews to One ai-technology
An AI studio in China is innovating by creating systems capable of scripting, storyboarding, generating, and revising short dramas at remarkable speeds, thus diminishing the…
AI Designs Novel Viruses: Medical Promise and Biosecurity Risks ai-technology
On August 6, the journal Science published findings revealing that researchers have harnessed artificial intelligence to create viruses that do not exist in the natural world. The…
Four Years of Failed Job Applications: Woman Sues AI Recruiting Firm Eightfold AI ai-technology
Erin Kistler, a product manager with nearly 20 years of experience, has filed a class-action lawsuit against Eightfold AI, a Silicon Valley-based recruiting software company.…
Apple Music's 'Made With AI' Label: Algorithmic Provenance for the Streaming Era ai-technology
By the close of 2026, Apple Music plans to introduce 'Made With AI' labels on tracks, lyrics, artwork, and videos to promote clarity regarding generative AI applications. This…
Xpeng's Robotics Unit Dogotix Raises US$900M to Challenge Tesla in Embodied AI ai-technology
On Monday, Xpeng, a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, revealed that its robotics division, Dogotix, has successfully secured US$900 million in a funding round, valuing the…
Malaysia's Data Centre Rules Aim to Green the Sector, Not Slam the Door ai-technology
While the United States faces a backlash against the establishment of data centres, Malaysia is proactively creating efficiency standards to support a sustainable technology…
Ulanqab's AI Data Center: From Livestock to Computing Power ai-technology
Ulanqab, a city in Inner Mongolia known for its livestock and potato farming, has transformed into a hub for AI computing. The city's cool climate and cheap wind power have…
AI Disrupts China's Short-Drama Industry, Cutting Costs and Crews ai-technology
The short-drama sector in China, recognized for its swift production and distribution, is undergoing a significant change due to artificial intelligence. Tools powered by AI are…
Digital Resurrection: The Philosophy of AI Bringing Back the Dead ai-technology
The use of artificial intelligence to replicate the likeness of those who have passed away prompts significant discussions about memory, identity, and the ethics surrounding…
China's Consumer Platforms Quietly Build In-House AI Models ai-technology
While big names in Chinese AI like DeepSeek, Z.ai (Zhipu AI), Moonshot AI, and MiniMax are catching global attention, a quieter trend is emerging among local tech firms creating…
Alibaba to Issue HK$80 Billion in New Shares for AI Expansion ai-technology
Alibaba Group Holding announced on Sunday that it will issue HK$80 billion (US$10.2 billion) worth of new shares, with all proceeds dedicated to advancing its artificial…
Nvidia warns of AI server price hikes over 15% amid memory chip costs ai-technology
Nvidia has alerted several of its key clients that server prices incorporating its AI chips will increase by over 15% in numerous instances, primarily due to the escalating costs…
US-China AI Race: The Critical Resource Behind the Tech Battle ai-technology
The global AI race between the United States and China has expanded beyond chips and algorithms to a more fundamental resource, as revealed by US Interior Secretary Douglas…
China's AI and Chip Firms Lead in Talent Rewards with Stock Grants ai-technology
In response to fierce domestic rivalry and the ongoing US-China technology competition, Chinese AI and semiconductor firms are initiating extensive stock grant initiatives to…
Moderna and Merck's Personalized Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Late-Stage Melanoma Trial ai-technology
In a recent advanced clinical trial involving 1,137 patients with surgically excised advanced melanoma, the personalized cancer vaccine intismeran from Moderna and Merck, when…
OpenAI-backed legal tech firm Harvey pivots to Chinese Kimi K3 open-weight model ai-technology
On Thursday, Harvey, a legal tech company located in San Francisco and supported by OpenAI, Sequoia Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz, revealed its latest model, Harvey Tenet,…
China's Telecom Giants Bet on 'Token Factories' as AI Drives Revenue Growth ai-technology
China's major state-owned telecommunications companies—China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom—are adapting their growth approaches to focus on artificial intelligence,…
Alibaba AI Cloud Growth Accelerates, Margin Expansion Signals Faster Payoff ai-technology
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has indicated that its substantial investment in artificial intelligence is starting to yield results, as the company progresses through a US$56 billion…
China's Geely Gets First Private Satellite IoT Trial Approval ai-technology
Zhejiang Geespace Technology, part of Geely, a leading electric vehicle manufacturer, has just received a two-year trial approval for satellite Internet of Things (IoT) services…
Chaos: AI Transforms Architectural Visualisation into Storytelling Tool ai-technology
Chaos, a software firm, asserts that advancements in AI tools, rendering technology, and evolving client expectations are reshaping architectural visualization into a dynamic…
Majority of Americans Anxious About AI, Pew Survey Finds ai-technology
A survey by the Pew Research Center, carried out from June 22-28, 2026, involving 3,488 adults in the U.S., indicates that 52% of Americans are more worried than enthusiastic…
Google DeepMind's Backstory AI Tool Aids Fact-Checkers in Verifying Images ai-technology
Backstory, an AI tool developed by Google DeepMind, assists fact-checkers in verifying images, particularly those generated by AI. Utilizing Google's Gemini models, it automates…
MIT Engineers Bacteria into Living Transistors for Plant Self-Defense ai-technology
At MIT, scientists have modified bacteria to function as communicators, enabling plants to detect environmental factors such as drought or pest infestations. The research,…
Chinese AI Firms Struggle with Chip Shortage as Inference Demand Surges ai-technology
Chinese artificial intelligence firms are encountering significant computing limitations as they shift from developing models to large-scale implementation. Domestic chips are…
Alibaba's AI Cloud Revenue Surges 45% in June Quarter ai-technology
In the second quarter, Alibaba Group Holding showcased robust growth in its AI and cloud sector, recording a remarkable 45% increase in revenue, amounting to 48.4 billion yuan—its…
China's Supernodes Go Mainstream as AI Model Sizes Grow ai-technology
At last month's World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, supernodes—assemblies of dozens or hundreds of computer chips and associated hardware—were prominently…
BitMEX Co-Founder Arthur Hayes Takes CEO Role at Flop Labs ai-technology
On August 18, Arthur Hayes, who co-founded BitMEX, revealed his return as CEO of Flop Labs, a startup dedicated to blockchain infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. Flop Labs…
Shanghai plans 100% blockchain adoption by 2030 in digital economy bid ai-technology
On Wednesday, the municipal government of Shanghai unveiled a new five-year strategy for 'digital Shanghai,' aiming for complete blockchain integration in key sectors by 2030.…
51World unveils AperEgo headset to capture real-world data for embodied AI robots ai-technology
Beijing-based tech company 51World unveiled a new suite of data-collection devices and platforms on Tuesday in Shenzhen, aiming to address the shortage of high-quality training…
From Viral Stunts to Real-World Returns: China's Robotics Industry at a Critical Juncture ai-technology
At the World Robot Conference (WRC) on Wednesday, humanoid robots captivated attendees with their table tennis and drumming skills. Despite the impressive displays, industry…
Anthropic Adds Invisible Watermark to Claude Text: AI Transparency and the Stigma of Machine Writing ai-technology
Anthropic has introduced an imperceptible watermark within the text generated by its language model, Claude, allowing AI detection systems to recognize passages created by AI.…

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