🎙 The CTR Podcast — 17 September 2026
Your audio digest of China technology news. Today's podcast covers 6 stories.
Latest News
- BEYOND Expo is upgrading to become Asia’s premier tech festival in Macao in 2027. The event will focus on high-level engagement across AI, advanced manufacturing, and sustainable digital infrastructure, aiming to create actionable investment pipelines in the Asia-Pacific region.
Read the original story at BEYOND Expo Upgrades to Asia's Most Dynamic Tech Festival in Macao 2027 - DeepCybo released PhysBrain 1.5, an open physical foundation model that demonstrates superior performance in complex simulations. This pre-trained framework allows researchers to model diverse physical phenomena, generalizing fundamental physical laws across engineering and robotics.
Read the original story at DeepCybo Unveils PhysBrain 1.5: An Open Physical Foundation Model for Complex Simulation - CXMT achieved a near 25% yield rate using YMTC’s XStacking Hybrid Bond technology in High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) production. This breakthrough validates the complex hybrid bonding process for scalable, high-density memory required by AI workloads.
Read the original story at CXMT Achieves Near 25% HBM Yield with YMTC's XStacking Hybrid Bond Technology - Tencent launched the DeepSeek Harness Plugin for its WeKnora framework, simplifying the deployment of advanced DeepSeek LLMs. This integration lowers the barrier for enterprises to utilize high-performance models within Tencent’s open-source AI ecosystem.
Read the original story at Tencent Launches DeepSeek Harness Plugin for WeKnora, Streamlining LLM Deployment - Rogbid introduced ZenRing, a discreet smart ring designed for advanced health tracking. It integrates comprehensive physiological monitoring with minimalist design, utilizing haptic alerts and touch controls as a low-profile wellness instrument.
Read the original story at Rogbid Launches ZenRing: A Discreet Smart Ring for Advanced Health Tracking - Huawei unveiled the Ascend 960 SuperPoD, leveraging NPO technology to redefine AI infrastructure performance. This development strengthens China's domestic computing stack, enabling massive scale-out for frontier AI workloads.
Read the original story at Huawei Unveils Ascend 960 SuperPoD to Redefine AI Infrastructure Performance