15 h. ago China’s Xiaomi says returns from AI investments ‘far exceed expectations’

Chinese tech firm Xiaomi reaped returns from its artificial intelligence spending in 2025 that “far exceeded expectations”, the company’s president Lu Weibing said in a recorded video posted on Chinese social media platform Douyin. Lu said the Beijing-based company was pivoting to embodied AI after heavy investment in general AI over the past few quarters. The Beijing-based company’s efforts to apply AI in electric vehicles (EVs) and robotics are similar to Elon Musk’s plan of using the advanced...

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64 h. ago China's Tsinghua University sets up research institute in latest push for robotics talent

China's Tsinghua University sets up research institute in latest push for robotics talent  Yahoo

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2 d. ago Tsinghua University unveils institute to advance robotics research

Tsinghua University unveils institute to advance robotics research  Tech in Asia

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3 d. ago Tsinghua University sets up research institute in push for robotics talent

China’s Tsinghua University has set up a new cross-disciplinary institute to undertake robotics research, the latest sign of increased academic support from its top universities as the country doubles down on the embodied intelligence competition with the US. The Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics will integrate resources from Tsinghua’s different schools, including automation, mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and computer science. Embodied intelligence is a field of...

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5 d. ago Tsinghua University Issues AI Academic Rules, Restricts Misuse | Startup Story

Tsinghua University Issues AI Academic Rules, Restricts Misuse | Startup Story  Startup Story

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8 d. ago Tsinghua University issues AI academic rules, restricts misuse

Tsinghua University issues AI academic rules, restricts misuse  Tech in Asia

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2 w. ago Robot finals in Beijing showcase advances in embodied intelligence

Robot finals in Beijing showcase advances in embodied intelligence  news.cgtn.com

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3 w. ago Hong Kong IPO market to extend hot streak in 2026, CICC says

China International Capital Corporation (CICC) forecasts that Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) market will remain vibrant through 2026, fuelled by listings from high-end manufacturing and technology firms, even as the bull run in the A-share market draws some issuers back to the mainland. “We believe the heat in Hong Kong’s IPO market will continue next year, particularly in sectors aligned with national priorities such as robotics and advanced manufacturing,” Shi Qi, deputy head of...

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3 w. ago Half of China’s raw building materials could be recycled by mid

Recycling sand and gravel aggregates from construction and demolition waste could meet half of China’s demand for the materials essential for building skyscrapers, roads and railways by 2050, a Chinese-led study has found. By embracing a circular economy strategy, some provinces could achieve aggregate recycling rates as high as 65 per cent, the team led by researchers from Tsinghua University found. This could significantly ease China’s annual aggregate demand, which is projected to halve by...

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