6 h. ago Tesla upgrades Model 3 and Model Y in China, hikes price for long

Tesla upgrades Model 3 and Model Y in China, hikes price for long-range sedan  Teslarati

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35 h. ago Drifting From the West’s Orbit, Russians Find a New Role Model in China

Drifting From the West’s Orbit, Russians Find a New Role Model in China  The New York Times

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4 d. ago This Is China’s Answer to the Tesla Model Y, and It Might Remind You of a Certain Porsche EV

This Is China’s Answer to the Tesla Model Y, and It Might Remind You of a Certain Porsche EV  Autoweek

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4 d. ago Digital embryo gives China a powerful tool to decode the secret of life: scientists

Scientists in China have developed the world’s first 3D model of early mouse embryos, revealing how life forms in its initial stages at single-cell resolution. The team said this was a first step towards a deeper understanding of how diseases such as congenital heart defects develop, while providing insights into organ regeneration and cancer treatment. “Early organogenesis is a crucial stage in embryonic development, characterised by extensive cell fate specification to initiate organ formation...

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4 d. ago Digital embryo gives China a powerful tool to decode secret of life: scientists

Scientists in China have developed the world’s first 3D model of early mouse embryos, revealing how life forms in its initial stages at single-cell resolution. The team said this was a first step towards a deeper understanding of how diseases such as congenital heart defects develop, while providing insights into organ regeneration and cancer treatment. “Early organogenesis is a crucial stage in embryonic development, characterised by extensive cell fate specification to initiate organ formation...

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4 d. ago Economists call for structural reforms to shift China’s focus to consumption

While eye-catching technological breakthroughs – led by the DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) model – have boosted confidence in China amid intensifying rivalry with the United States, economists at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin have called for structural reforms to make China a consumption-driven economy. “We can talk about technological supremacy, like AI and all these, but China is never going to be a rich country unless it becomes a big consumer country,” Jin Keyu, a...

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6 d. ago 'Boundaryless education' model boosts graduate employment for university in Beijing

'Boundaryless education' model boosts graduate employment for university in Beijing  China Daily

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1 week ago Taiwan model dies after ‘milk injection’ for insomnia by ‘Godfather of Liposuction’

A Taiwanese car show model has tragically died after receiving a so-called “milk injection” – the anaesthetic propofol – from the renowned “Godfather of Liposuction” in an attempt to treat chronic insomnia, triggering widespread outrage and sorrow across social media. Cai Yuxin, in her 30s, boasted over 32,000 followers on Facebook. A beloved figure at car shows, she was affectionately compared to Lin Chi-ling, a famous Taiwanese actress, thanks to her striking looks and impressive height of 5...

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1 week ago World’s most valuable toymaker loses glow in People’s Daily warning

The world’s most valuable toymaker is losing some of its appeal after the mouthpiece newspaper of the Communist Party of China poured cold water on its business model and warned against the addictiveness of its wildly popular collectibles. Pop Mart International Group’s shares plunged as much as 6.6 per cent on Friday in Hong Kong after the People’s Daily newspaper ran a commentary that railed against the “wilful consumerism” of so-called blind boxes. The stock has fallen 11 per cent in two...

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1 week ago China’s MiniMax debuts M1 AI model that it says costs 200x less to train than OpenAI’s GPT

China’s MiniMax debuts M1 AI model that it says costs 200x less to train than OpenAI’s GPT-4  Fortune

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2 w. ago Apple Intelligence will launch in China with Alibaba’s new AI model

Apple Intelligence will launch in China with Alibaba’s new AI model  Boy Genius Report

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2 w. ago Apple’s AI Partner in China has released its latest artificial intelligence model Qwen3 that is compatible with Apple's MLX architecture

Apple’s AI Partner in China has released its latest artificial intelligence model Qwen3 that is compatible with Apple's MLX architecture  patentlyapple.com

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2 w. ago Tesla Model 3 delivery wait times see rare increase in China

Tesla Model 3 delivery wait times see rare increase in China  CnEVPost

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2 w. ago Chinese EVs: Xiaomi accelerates launch of Tesla Model Y rival YU7

Chinese smartphone and car maker Xiaomi has moved up the launch of its latest electric vehicle (EV) model amid strong consumer interest in the SUV, which is seen as a potential challenger to the dominance of Tesla’s Model Y. Sales of the YU7, the Beijing-based company’s second production model, would start at the end of this month instead of in July as previously planned, founder and CEO Lei Jun said in a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo on Monday. “We are making the preparations, and...

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2 w. ago A window to China's future: Inside Beijing Dongzhimen Middle School's holistic education model

A window to China's future: Inside Beijing Dongzhimen Middle School's holistic education model  Tehran Times

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2 w. ago China’s AI race heats up as SenseTime, ByteDance unveil model updates

China’s artificial intelligence (AI) market sees heightened competition, as various model providers – from SenseTime to ByteDance – step up efforts to enhance their services. Hong Kong-listed SenseTime has upgraded its Cantonese-speaking chatbot, Sensechat, with a comprehensive set of new features that include real-time audio and video-interaction capabilities, according to the company’s announcement on Thursday. Other enhancements include visual reasoning capabilities, which allow Sensechat to...

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3 w. ago How BYD and Chinese peers are transforming Europe’s small EV market

Some of the world’s biggest carmakers are squaring off for a titanic battle over small cars in Europe, as native stalwarts like Volkswagen and Renault fight to maintain their hold on the market against an influx of cheap electric vehicles (EVs) from BYD and its Chinese peers. Last month, BYD, which surpassed Tesla last year as the world’s largest EV maker, launched its Dolphin Surf compact hatchback in Europe. The company’s most affordable model, known in China as the Seagull, is priced from...

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3 w. ago Beijing academy introduces ‘RoboBrain’ AI model to power humanoid robots in China

Beijing academy introduces ‘RoboBrain’ AI model to power humanoid robots in China  Tech Edition

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3 w. ago Beijing academy unveils ‘RoboBrain’ AI model for China’s humanoids

The Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI), a non-profit research laboratory in China, launched on Friday a series of new open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models designed to be the “brain” of robots, as the country rushes to build smarter machines. The use of powerful AI models in China’s booming robotics industry could accelerate the development and adoption of humanoids, as the sector addresses challenges such as limited model capabilities and a lack of training data,...

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4 w. ago Tesla's Model 3, Model Y make list of China's campaign to boost rural EV sales

Tesla's Model 3, Model Y make list of China's campaign to boost rural EV sales  Reuters

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