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CXMT sets July 16 subscription date for STAR Market IPO
Chinese memory chip manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies has initiated its STAR Market IPO process to raise 29.5 billion RMB.
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Xiaomi opens reservations for SkyNomad SUV series
Xiaomi's electric vehicle division has begun taking reservations for its new SkyNomad smart SUV series, which features a highly configurable cabin layout.
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DJI launches first VTOL fixed-wing cargo drone EV50, says it set Everest altitude record
DJI has introduced the EV50, its first vertical takeoff and landing fixed-wing cargo drone, which reportedly set an altitude record during a scientific expedition on Mount Everest.
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Insta360 unveils vision for AI-powered Cameraman robot on 11th anniversary
Insta360 has announced its vision for CameraMan, an AI agent concept designed for autonomous filming and photography.
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Porsche’s first-half deliveries fall 16%, China sales plunge nearly one-third
Porsche reported a sixteen percent decline in global vehicle deliveries for the first half of 2026, driven by market pressures in China and the expiration of US electric vehicle tax credits.
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Apple’s iPhone Ultra initial China inventory estimated at around one million units
Apple has reportedly initiated mass production of its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Ultra, with initial inventory for the Chinese market estimated at approximately one million units.
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DJI launches AP100 parachute system for Matrice 400 enterprise drone
DJI has introduced the AP100 Parachute, its first safety parachute system designed specifically for the Matrice 400 enterprise drone.
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Xiaomi announces new vehicle brand SkyNomad
Xiaomi's electric vehicle division has announced SkyNomad, a new vehicle series starting with a range-extended full-size SUV designed for families and outdoor travel.
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DeepSeek begins in-house AI chip development to cut reliance on NVIDIA, sources say
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has initiated an in-house chip development project focused on optimizing inference workloads and reducing reliance on Nvidia hardware.
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Counterpoint: China’s 618 smartphone sales fall 13% year-on-year
Smartphone sales in China during the annual 618 shopping festival declined by 13 percent year-over-year as major brands increased prices to cover rising memory costs.
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Tencent launches Hunyuan Hy3, integrates model across multiple products
Tencent has released Hunyuan Hy3, a Mixture of Experts reasoning model featuring 295 billion parameters and a 256K context window, which has been integrated across several of its products.
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UBTECH says full-size humanoid robots typically run for only two to four hours amid U1 battery criticism
Robotics manufacturer UBTECH defended its new U1 humanoid robot against criticism over its two-to-four-hour battery life, stating that such operating times are standard for full-size humanoid robots.
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Huawei Mate 90 series reportedly to feature new Kirin 2026 chip based on Tao (τ) Law
Huawei plans to equip its upcoming Mate 90 smartphone series with a new Kirin processor developed under its proprietary "Tao Law" semiconductor framework.
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ByteDance’s Doubao and Alibaba’s Qwen to shut down AI agent features on July 15
ByteDance and Alibaba have announced they will discontinue their user-created AI agent features on their respective platforms, Doubao and Qwen, starting July 15.
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How a small Portuguese university city is building hard-tech startups
An exploration of Coimbra, Portugal, highlights how the city is leveraging university research and applied R&D to foster early-stage hard-tech startups.
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Hit party game Party Animals heads to mobile, bringing furry chaos to smartphones
Recreate Games has announced the development of a mobile version of its popular multiplayer game Party Animals.
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Kuaishou’s Kling AI raises nearly $3 billion in funding
Kuaishou's AI video generation unit, Kling AI, has secured nearly $3 billion in external funding, valuing the business at an estimated $18 billion.
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Tencent joins reported $3 billion funding round for Kuaishou’s Kling AI
Tencent is reportedly participating in a three billion dollar funding round for Kuaishou's Kling AI, which could value the video generation platform at eighteen billion dollars.
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Tencent launches Ubisoft-licensed Just Dance: Party on mobile platforms with AI body tracking
Tencent has released a mobile version of Ubisoft's Just Dance that utilizes proprietary artificial intelligence skeletal tracking to capture full-body movement via a smartphone camera.
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Xiaohongshu reportedly launches internal Darwin project to develop new products
Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu has reportedly initiated an internal startup incubator called Darwin to develop new products beyond its core application.
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Xiaomi launches crowdfunding for its first smart storage device
Xiaomi has initiated a crowdfunding campaign for its first home smart storage device, featuring a quad-core processor and up to sixteen terabytes of capacity.
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UBTECH unveils consumer humanoid robot U1, says orders secure 11,000 ahead of first deliveries
Chinese robotics firm UBTECH has introduced its first full-sized consumer humanoid robot, the U1 Series, securing over eleven thousand pre-orders ahead of its initial deliveries.
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Paper Games cancels Love and Deepspace’s new male lead Ao Yin after player backlash
Game developer Paper Games has canceled the introduction of a new character in its romance game Love and Deepspace following negative feedback from players.
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NVIDIA expands robotics hiring in China, opens roles in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen
NVIDIA is expanding its robotics and embodied artificial intelligence engineering teams by launching a major recruitment drive across several cities in China.
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