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Huawei HDC 2026 Set for June 12–14: HarmonyOS 7 Officially Confirmed
Huawei's annual developer conference returns June 12–14, with HarmonyOS 7 officially confirmed after months of speculation.
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CATL-Backed SENASIC Passes Hong Kong Hearing, Becomes China’s Largest Auto Wireless SoC Company
CATL-backed SENASIC passes Hong Kong hearing, becoming China's largest auto wireless SoC company with CATL's rare three-round consecutive investment signaling major EV battery giants' push into automotive sensing chips.
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DeepSeek Reportedly Raising 50 Billion RMB, Expanding Globally
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is reportedly raising 50 billion RMB in new funding, with R&D centers already established in Silicon Valley, London, and Singapore.
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Alibaba to merge Qwen AI with Taobao in push for new AI-powered shopping
Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Your support helps TechNode continue to provide credible, on-the-ground journalism and industry insights about the Chinese tech industry. Alibaba Group is preparing to roll out a major integration between its AI platform Qwen and e-commerce marketplaces Taobao and Tmall, as the Chinese tech giant pushes to transform online shopping through AI. The move is designed to replace traditional keyword-based searches with a conversational shopping experience, allowing consumers to browse products, compare prices and complete purchases by chatting directly with an AI assistant inside the Qwen app. The app will connect users to more than four billion products across Taobao and Tmall’s marketplaces. Alibaba is also equipping the platform with a dedicated skills library that can handle tasks including logistics tracking and after-sales support. The company plans to leverage users’ past orders and shopping preferences to generate personalized recommendations, deepening the role of AI in consumer purchasing decisions.
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Kimi and Step Intelligence Both Announce New Funding Rounds
Chinese AI startups Kimi (Moonshot AI) and Step Intelligence have both announced new financing rounds, highlighting continued strong investor interest in China's AI sector.
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SynapX Launches SYNData: Multimodal Data Collection System for Embodied AI Era
SynapX has released SYNData, a multimodal data collection system for dexterous manipulation. The system covers ego vision, EMG signals, and exoskeleton data gloves, enabling scalable collection of human manipulation data for robot learning.
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Rongxin Zhiyuan Raises Tens of Millions: GPU-Centric AGC Architecture Redefines AI Infrastructure
Beijing Rongxin Zhiyuan has raised a tens-of-millions-yuan angel round to build its GPU-centric AGC computing architecture. The architecture boosts GPU density from 2:1 to 32:1 versus CPU, and enables hot-swappable GPU fault tolerance with 1-minute recovery.
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Neolix, TELD Launch ‘Power Island’ to Build AV Charging Infrastructure
Neolix and TELD unveil the world's first autonomous vehicle charging hub, marking Neolix's strategic shift from vehicle manufacturer to mobility service provider. The partnership targets 100 cities globally within three years.
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Xiaoyubot Raises New Round, Backed by Xiaomi, Didi, BAIC
Xiaoyubot, China's leading industrial embodied AI company, has secured a new multi-hundred-million yuan funding round. Five major industrial capitals — Xiaomi, Didi, BAIC, Fosun, and CCDC — participated, with Lei Wanqiang investing for the fourth consecutive round.
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Volvo to Adopt Geely’s Qianli HaoHan G-ASD Autonomous Driving Solution, Launching 2027
Volvo Cars plans to integrate Geely's self-developed Qianli HaoHan G-ASD autonomous driving system, co-developed with Stepfun. The L2-L4 capable solution is expected to debut on Volvo vehicles in early 2027.
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China orders major tech platforms to tighten algorithm rules
Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Your support helps TechNode continue to provide credible, on-the-ground journalism and industry insights about the Chinese tech industry. China’s cyberspace regulator said on Thursday that a nationwide campaign targeting problematic recommendation algorithms used by lifestyle service platforms has yielded initial results, as major companies including Meituan, Taobao, JD.com, Didi, Trip.com and Qunar pledged new compliance measures. According to the Cyberspace Administration of China, 14 major platforms have implemented 63 optimization measures and made 139 commitments related to algorithm governance under the country’s trial negative list framework for lifestyle service platforms. Qunar said it had formed a dedicated task force to improve price transparency, curb algorithm-driven price discrimination against repeat users, strengthen user consent mechanisms for personalized recommendations and establish clearer feedback and record-keeping systems.
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DeepSeek Reportedly Raising $7.3B at $51.5B Valuation; V4.1 Debuts in June
DeepSeek is in talks to raise its first-ever external round of up to 50 billion RMB, with founder Liang Wenfeng contributing 20 billion RMB personally. The deal would mark the largest single financing in China AI startup history.