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JD.com Reports Record Orders During 618 Shopping Festival as China E-Commerce Competition Intensifies
JD.com says 618 shoppers set record BEIJING — JD.com said its annual 618 shopping festival ended with a record number of users placing orders, a sign that China’s consumers are still responding to he...
Jun 21, 2026
DeepSeek Becomes China’s Most Valuable AI Startup After $7.4 Billion Fundraise
DeepSeek draws China’s biggest AI bet DeepSeek has become China’s most valuable artificial intelligence startup after raising more than $7.4 billion in its first outside funding round, a deal that val...
Jun 18, 2026
Alipay and WeChat Pay Race to Turn AI Agents Into China’s New Shopping Gateways
China’s payment giants turn to AI China’s two dominant digital payment platforms are moving beyond the wallet, racing to turn artificial intelligence agents into the next gateway for shopping, transp...
Jun 17, 2026
ByteDance Eyes Massive AI Chip Deal as China Pushes Domestic Semiconductor Drive
ByteDance weighs major domestic AI chip order ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, is in talks to buy at least 50,000 artificial intelligence chips from Shanghai-based Iluvatar CoreX as it races to...
Jun 15, 2026
Nvidia Courts China With Vera AI CPU as U.S. Chip Curbs Reshape Market
Nvidia pushes Vera into China Nvidia is making a renewed push into China’s artificial intelligence market, pitching its new Vera central processing unit to Chinese customers as U.S. export controls co...
Jun 15, 2026
AI PowerHouse Establishes Major R&D Hub in Qingdao, Boosting Regional Tech Ecosystem
A major artificial intelligence enterprise has been established by Qingdao company TGOOD Electric Co Ltd, signaling increased technological investment in the coastal city. The expansion positions TGO...
Jun 10, 2026
Floatboat Unveils Proactive Agent OS: AI That Acts Directly From Your Calendar
Floatboat unveiled its "Proactive Agent OS," an operating system designed to operate directly from users' existing calendars, fundamentally shifting how digital assistants manage complex scheduling an...
Jun 9, 2026
DeepSeek Hits 541M Monthly Visits as Baidu AI Suite Sees Strategic Resurgence
DeepSeek achieved 541 million monthly website visits in May, signaling significant traction amid a notable resurgence in Baidu's artificial intelligence product suite. The data indicates that the Chi...
Jun 9, 2026
Huawei Cloud: Tdch Giant Positions Itself as the Indispensable Backbone for AI Advancement
Huawei Cloud asserts public cloud infrastructure is indispensable for the advancement and deployment of artificial intelligence across various industries. Cloud Infrastructure as AI's Crucial Enabler...
Jun 8, 2026
Shenzhen Longgang Targets 2026 as Dedicated 'AI Power District'
Shenzhen Longgang, China's premier industrial district, is aggressively repositioning itself as a dedicated "AI Power District" by 2026. Strategic Ambition for AI Dominance The municipal government ...
Jun 7, 2026