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🎙 The CTR Podcast — 11 October 2026
Your audio digest of China technology news. Today's podcast covers 8 stories.
Latest News
- Sumitomo Bakelite is increasing chip packaging material output in China to meet the high demand from the global AI boom, addressing bottlenecks for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
Read the original story at Sumitomo Bakelite Boosts Chip Packaging Output in China to Fuel AI Boom - Westlake Robotics' WR1 humanoid demonstrated complex manipulation by folding trousers, showcasing a significant advance toward general-purpose robots capable of nuanced tasks.
Read the original story at Westlake Robotics' WR1 Humanoid Masters More Complex Tasks - DeepSeek Harness v0.2.1-alpha.2 enhances developer workflows with improved reasoning and translation, while integrating Git tools to streamline MLOps pipelines.
Read the original story at DeepSeek Harness v0.2.1-alpha.2 Boosts AI Workflows with Advanced Reasoning and Git Integration - China is tightening auto regulations, requiring manufacturers to provide more detailed safety and testing evidence for new models rather than prioritizing rapid market launches.
Read the original story at China Tightens Auto Regulations: Safety and Testing Take Priority Over Speed - Early benchmarks for the Xiaomi 18 Pro series suggest aggressive high-end positioning, offering initial data on chipset performance ahead of official product releases.
Read the original story at Xiaomi 18 Pro Benchmarks Leak: Early Insights into Flagship Performance - Apple CEO Tim Cook visited China amid pressure regarding iPhone consumer appetite, underscoring Apple's reliance on the key but competitive Chinese market.
Read the original story at Tim Cook's High-Stakes China Visit Amid iPhone Market Pressures - Ant Group launched LingGuang 2.0, a personal AI agent featuring long-term memory to provide persistent and highly personalized assistance beyond basic chatbots.
Read the original story at Ant Group Launches LingGuang 2.0: A Personal AI Agent with Long-Term Memory - Tencent’s open-source WeKnora project moves beyond simple document retrieval by enabling language models to execute complex, multi-step actions using external tools.
Read the original story at From Document Retrieval to Autonomous Action: Understanding AI Agent WeKnora