Tag: China
Manus hunts a $4B valuation as it rebuilds without Meta
The agent startup is in talks to raise $500M after Beijing blocked its $2B sale to Meta.
Huawei pulls Ascend 960DT launch forward to early 2027
Huawei has moved its next-generation Ascend AI chip up by two quarters as it tries to close the…
Trump and Beijing both push back on Amodei’s slowdown plan
The White House says labs that fear their own models should brake themselves, while China's foreign ministry calls…
Inceptio passes 1B autonomous kilometers on China’s highways
The trucking AI firm claims 90 percent of China's autonomous freight market.
China sets a sixfold AI compute goal in its latest five-year plan
Beijing wants 9,800 eflops of intelligent computing capacity by 2030, up from 1,590 in 2025.
China sells AI compute by the token to consumers and businesses
Banks, carriers and a district government are packaging AI compute as rewards, subscriptions and even loan collateral.
China’s state TV outlet sets conditions for US AI safety talks
Chinese state media sets conditions for US-China AI safety talks in an attack on Anthropic.
DiDi opens fully driverless R2 rides in two Chinese cities
DiDi's driverless R2 robotaxi starts carrying passengers in Beijing and Guangzhou.
Moonshot AI targets Hong Kong listing after open-weight model tops Western rivals
Moonshot AI targets a $30 billion Hong Kong IPO within six months after its Kimi K3 model matched…
DeepSeek mulls new funding round and prepares for IPO
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is weighing additional fundraising weeks after closing a $7 billion round, while also preparing…
Chinese Open Weight AI Model Matches Top US Cybersecurity Tool
Chinese AI startup Zhipu AI has released GLM 5.2, an open weight model that security researchers say matches…
Beijing Blocks Meta’s Manus Grab: The ‘Singapore Wash’ Strategy Hits a Wall
China's move to block Meta's takeover of Manus signals the death of the 'Singapore washing' escape route for…