As AI data centers demand ever-faster memory, storage chips are emerging as the bottleneck that decides how efficiently computing power gets used. Chinese investors poured 1.93 billion yuan into the sector in a single day as DDR5, HBM and 3D NAND upgrades reshape the industry.
Inside Alibaba, a small AI-native team built Qoder, a coding assistant that writes and reviews software. The project hints at how Chinese tech giants are reorganizing around AI agents.
AMD has agreed to buy World Labs, the world-model startup co-founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, in an $8.2 billion all-stock deal. The purchase, coming weeks after Nvidia bought Hugging Face, has unsettled Chinese robotics and embodied AI founders.
China's top internet regulator launched a two-month campaign against fabricated short-video personas, targeting fake delivery riders, invented credentials and AI-driven impersonation of public figures.
China will enforce a new national metrology standard for smart glasses acoustics from October 2, giving the fast-growing wearable category a shared technical yardstick for calls, music and voice control.
A Chinese tactile-sensor maker has booked 100,000 orders for robot skin while starting to sell the touch data behind it. Whether that data works across different robots will decide if the full-stack bet pays off.
BYD has teased the interior of its second-generation Seagull, adding a massage seat, a 94-litre front trunk and more storage to a car that starts near the bottom of China's price ladder.
DeepSeek released a preview of Harness v0.2, its first desktop app for macOS and Windows, bundling everyday office and coding tools with a plug-in system. It signals China's AI labs are racing to turn chatbots into full personal assistants.
Chinese livestream retailer Dongfang Zhenxuan will give buyers of its 'liuliu stool' double their money back without asking for returns, after consumer complaints and days of public pressure from internet celebrity Luo Yonghao.
Microsoft's annual Windows 11 26H2 update has arrived with at least three documented flaws, including silent USB audio devices and failed enterprise logins. The company says the same issues already affect older builds, so skipping the release won't protect users.
OpenAI launched GPT-6.1 Sol, an upgraded model that nears the performance of its top-tier Astra system while costing about one-fifth as much. The company also unveiled an always-on autonomous agent called Dots.
NIO is selling a 30 percent stake in its charging and battery-swap unit to Geely, which pays with cash and its own charging subsidiary. The two rivals will fully link their charging networks across China.
SpaceX's 14th Starship test flight put the upper stage into Earth orbit for the first time, deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites. The booster splashed down as planned, though one engine failed and the ship's landing was cut short.
Chinese electric-vehicle maker Xpeng is restructuring its product leadership after founder He Xiaopeng admitted the company long lacked a clear product owner. The shift, led by veteran executive Wang Fengying, marks a move from pure engineering toward user-driven design.
A Chinese scientist leading the Tianwen-3 Mars mission says a new full-Mars geological map, due by late 2028, will propose a Chinese scheme for dividing Martian geological eras. Findings from the Zhurong rover will feed into it.
Chinese firms now own nine of the world's ten biggest overseas short-drama apps, and AI-generated animated episodes fill over 90% of their catalogs. Analysts warn the boom mirrors the Korean webtoon playbook, which later ran into trouble.
Guangzhou-based chipmaker CanSemi priced its Shenzhen IPO, and 358,848 lottery numbers won the right to buy shares — a window into how Chinese retail investors chase semiconductor listings. Winners must fund their accounts by September 29 or forfeit.
China's liquid-cooling suppliers for AI data centers report orders booked into 2027 and revenue growth above 400 percent as demand for artificial-intelligence computing surges. Companies are racing to expand factories, but analysts warn the crowded field could soon face overcapacity.
Four new high-speed rail lines opened across China on September 28, linking northern, northwestern, central and northeastern regions ahead of the National Day holiday. The additions tighten the country's 'eight vertical, eight horizontal' rail grid and push several cities into the high-speed era for the first time.
The world's first compact fusion energy experiment, BEST, has received its first batch of specialized coil housings, a key step toward building a working 'artificial sun' that could one day provide near-limitless clean power.
China has started building its first dedicated commercial satellite for space breeding, ending the practice of hitching rides for seeds. The lab aims to speed up crop development by exposing seeds to cosmic radiation and microgravity.
Seres and Huawei's AITO brand says its new M8 SUV will ship with an L3-ready autonomous driving architecture and Huawei's ADS 5 system as standard. Pre-sales open September 30, with the brand stressing it remains part of the HIMA alliance.
Newly published patent filings reveal Tesla is developing a retractable, multi-segment active rear wing for its next-generation Roadster, which debuts October 1 in Texas. The design aims to keep the electric supercar glued to the road at high speed while cutting drag on straights.
Chinese cities and industrial parks are courting AI filmmakers as production costs collapse, with some AI short dramas now costing just a few hundred yuan per minute. Shenzhen-based creator Zhu Zhili says the offers keep coming.
By pairing the FAST radio telescope with a US dark-energy survey, an international team found that galaxies are not running out of star-forming gas — they are losing the ability to turn it into stars.
OpenCode has made its $60 credit for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash permanent, a move that lowers the cost of AI coding for developers worldwide. The promotion, originally temporary, now locks in a key price advantage for the Chinese model.
Nio has opened its westernmost battery-swap station in Khorgos, completing a 3,605-kilometre corridor of 33 stations across China. The route lets drivers swap depleted batteries for fresh ones, reaching every provincial-level region without long charging stops.
Infinix, the gaming-focused brand of Shenzhen-based Transsion, has launched two GT NX accessories: a controller with the world's first pixel-precision touchpad for shooters and a dock with built-in thermoelectric cooling. The launch signals a push by China's low-profile phone giants into high-margin mobile gaming gear.
The free and open-source Android app store F-Droid has released version 2.0, rebuilding its interface around three simple areas: Discover, Search, and My Apps. The update also improves app discovery and management for privacy-conscious users worldwide.
A Chinese-led research team says it has fixed the durability flaw in ferroelectric memory, pushing devices past 10 billion read-write cycles. The advance could bring faster, power-sipping storage closer to everyday chips.
Kim Hyung-tae, CEO of South Korean game studio Shift Up, says the company once had only about three months of payroll left while developing its hit console title Stellar Blade, as investors repeatedly doubted the project could recoup its costs.
Tesla has released another teaser for its second-generation Roadster, showing only a front LED light strip. The electric supercar is set to be fully unveiled on October 2, Beijing time.
At Hangzhou's Global Digital Trade Expo, Unitree founder Wang Xingxing argued that humanoid robots still lack the precision for real work, and predicted a coming 'ChatGPT moment' for embodied AI once they can handle unfamiliar spaces.
BYD unveils design sketches for its second-generation Dolphin model, featuring a revolutionary interior layout with relocated controls and innovative storage options.
British vehicle inspection data reveals electric vehicles perform better than gasoline cars after 90,000 miles, though with higher tire wear concerns.
Shenzhen mini PC maker MINISFORUM has launched a pared-down SE version of its MS-01 workstation, swapping premium 10-gigabit networking and modern memory for a lower price. The move shows how China's compact PC brands are now competing on choice, not just value.
New analysis of 47.4 million UK vehicle inspections reveals Chinese electric cars are more reliable than gasoline cars after 90,000 miles, challenging global perceptions of EV durability.
China unveils world's largest embodied intelligence theme park featuring over 300 robots across diverse interactive scenarios, marking a milestone in human-robot collaboration.
Rockstar Games launches a limited edition $400 collectible box for GTA6 without the actual game, featuring exclusive merchandise and memorabilia.
Huawei's HarmonyOS ecosystem grows with specialized apps and automotive integration, marking its expansion beyond smartphones into broader consumer electronics and smart mobility.
Intel's upcoming LGA1954 socket components have surfaced online, signaling preparation for the Nova Lake-S processor series as part of Intel's desktop platform evolution.
Samsung's Bespoke AI refrigerators stop working after firmware updates, forcing users to discard food amid limited repair options during holidays.
Nearly eight years after Chinese startup Smartisan unveiled its ridiculed TNT workstation, former executive Li Nan says the device was simply ahead of its time. As AI agents now handle complex computer tasks from spoken instructions, the once-dismissed concept is winning quiet vindication.
Chinese smartphone manufacturer vivo launches its latest flagship models featuring new MediaTek chips, continuing China's innovation in mobile technology.
Tencent has rolled out a new invite-only test build of WeChat for Huawei's HarmonyOS, letting users fold cluttering service accounts into a tidier view. The steady stream of updates signals how China's biggest super-app keeps deepening its roots in the homegrown operating system.
China successfully deployed another batch of low-earth orbit satellites, continuing its ambitious space-based internet project with the launch of 26 satellite groups.
Developed by COMAC, the C919 narrow-body jet is expanding from its first commercial routes into a growing fleet. Here is what makes China's flagship passenger plane tick — and what it is like to fly on one.
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