Energy, Robotics & General Tech
FCC Bans Huawei HiSilicon Chips, Forcing Major Supply Chain Overhaul
The FCC has issued a sweeping new rule effectively banning products utilizing Huawei's HiSilicon chips, significantly tightening restrictions on Chinese technology within U.S. telecommunications infra...
Jul 1, 2026
UBTech Unveils Mass-Producible, Ultra-Bio-Mimetic Humanoid Robots
UBTech has introduced ultra-bio-mimetic humanoid robots capable of mass production, signaling a major acceleration in advanced robotics deployment. The company's new line of robots integrates highly ...
Jul 1, 2026
China Extends 60-Day Payment Cap to EV and Battery Suppliers Amid Clean-Tech Crackdown
Beijing widens pressure on clean-tech supply chains China is moving to impose tighter discipline on payment practices in its electric-vehicle and energy-storage battery industries, extending a campaig...
Jul 1, 2026
China Launches AI Supply Chain Base in Xiamen to Strengthen Global Logistics Security
Xiamen moves to secure AI-era trade China has launched a national artificial intelligence supply chain base in the southeastern port city of Xiamen, underscoring how governments and companies are raci...
Jun 28, 2026
XPeng Overhauls Robotics Unit as IRON Humanoid Robot Moves Toward Mass Production
XPeng puts founder in charge as robot push moves toward production XPeng is reorganizing its robotics operation and putting more of the company’s leadership muscle behind humanoid robots, the latest...
Jun 27, 2026
BYD Plans Humanoid Robots to Help Sell Electric Cars in Showrooms
BYD looks beyond the showroom floor SHENZHEN, China — BYD wants its next car salesman to be made of metal. Stella Li, the Chinese automaker’s executive vice president, said the company is developi...
Jun 25, 2026
Hua Hong Grace Expands China Chipmaking Push With 40nm Process, Wuxi Fab Ramp
Hua Hong Grace pushes deeper into mature-node chipmaking SHANGHAI — Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor is gaining ground in China’s specialty foundry market as a new 40-nanometer ultra-low-power process...
Jun 25, 2026
China’s LineShine Supercomputer Tops TOP500 Ranking, Ushering in New Exascale Era
China’s LineShine takes the top spot A new Chinese supercomputer has vaulted to the top of the global ranking of the world’s fastest machines, marking China’s return to No. 1 and widening the sm...
Jun 24, 2026
Kunlunxing Raises Billions as China’s Embodied AI Robotics Race Heats Up
Kunlunxing raises war chest Chinese robotics startup Kunlunxing has raised several billion yuan in three funding rounds less than three months after it was incorporated, underscoring the speed with wh...
Jun 23, 2026
China Targets 10,000 Humanoid Robots in Commercial Use by End of 2026
China pushes humanoid robots from demos to real work China wants to put more than 10,000 humanoid robots into commercial use by the end of 2026, a national goal aimed at moving the machines from stage...
Jun 23, 2026