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Tencent has integrated its Hy3 large language model into the international edition of WorkBuddy, marking the model’s first rollout in the global version of the AI workspace. Users worldwide can access Hy3 at no cost through Aug. 31, 2026, Pacific Time, under a limited-time offer.

Xiaomi has open-sourced its embodied-AI foundation model Xiaomi-Robotics-1, the company’s technology account announced on Aug. 5. The release covers the full process from real-robot post-training to model deployment and includes code for related benchmark evaluations. Xiaomi-Robo

Chinese commercial rocket company Beijing Interstellar Glory, also known as i-Space, has completed the first tranche of a Series E funding round worth nearly RMB1 billion. The investors are mainly bank-affiliated asset-management institutions, while the broader round remains unde

DeepSeek has reportedly reopened talks for a second funding round targeting RMB50 billion, potentially valuing the Chinese AI company at about RMB500 billion before the financing. The talks could lead to an agreement in late August, but the terms and timing have not been finalize

Chinese optical-module makers have responded to a report that the US Federal Communications Commission is drafting restrictions on imports of new Chinese data-center components, including optical transceivers. Zhongji Innolight said no relevant FCC document had been issued, while

Kaiwang Data (our translation of 恺望数据), a Chinese provider of data infrastructure for embodied AI, has completed a strategic funding round of more than RMB100 million. The round was jointly led by the Beijing E-Town Industrial Upgrade Fund, Huafang Capital and Skyline Capital (ou

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China’s Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (AMEC) for possible use at their Chinese factories, three people familiar with the matter said. The reported evaluations come as the South Korean memory-chi

ByteDance has launched SeedRealtime, a native audio-video full-duplex model that can continuously process audio, video and text streams while listening and responding in real time. The model is designed to support interactions in which it can watch, listen and speak simultaneousl

Huawei is set to launch a new 18-inch foldable MateBook Fold laptop on Aug. 5. The HarmonyOS device will be 7.3 millimeters thick when unfolded and will add stylus support to the MateBook Fold line. The flagship model uses a dual-layer OLED display with LTPO adaptive refresh, 3.

DeepSeek V4 Flash ranked first in OpenRouter’s weekly model-usage ranking for July 27 to Aug. 2, with 7.22 trillion tokens processed on the multi-model aggregation platform. On Aug. 1, the model processed 8 trillion tokens on OpenCode, including 5 trillion tokens consumed through

Moonshot AI, the Chinese developer of the Kimi chatbot, has reportedly opened a G-round pre-IPO financing at a valuation of $50 billion. A person familiar with the deal said investor interest intensified after Kimi K3 launched, with institutions registering intended commitments.

As AI customers increasingly shift to more advanced 3nm and 2nm process technologies in pursuit of higher performance and lower power consumption, the surge in demand has prompted the world’s largest semiconductor foundry to adjust its production capacity plans. According to Taiw

Huawei is set to launch a new 18-inch foldable MateBook Fold laptop on Aug. 5. The HarmonyOS device will be 7.3 millimeters thick when unfolded and will add stylus support to the MateBook Fold line. The flagship model uses a dual-layer OLED display with LTPO adaptive refresh, 3.