2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (812+ words) For many Chinese investors, Kazakhstan and Central Asia have long been associated with natural resources—oil, gas, mining and commodities. Zhanbolat Kakishev, Chief Product Officer of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), believes that perception is beginning to change. “Traditionally,…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (661+ words) Kazakhstan’s venture capital ecosystem is still young, but Askar Bilisbekov, CEO and board member of Alem Capital Management, sees room for growth through more institutional capital, stronger international links and deeper ties with China. “We’re still building our ecosystem,” Bilisbekov…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (408+ words) The first time many people saw a humanoid robot, it was probably doing something impressive: dancing, flipping, or performing a carefully rehearsed routine. The industry’s biggest challenge now lies in turning those impressive demonstrations into robots that can perform useful…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (98+ words) Embodied AI startup PHYMI raises nearly US$100 million in seed funding TechNode PHYMI, an embodied AI startup founded by former DeepRoute.ai executive Liu Nianqiu, has raised nearly US$100 million in seed funding. IDG Capital led the round, with participation…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (115+ words) DeepSeek formally launches V4.1 Flash, routes V4 Pro requests to Flash TechNode DeepSeek on Sept. 10 formally released its V4.1 Flash model and introduced new Flash-series pricing, according to a notification sent to API users. DeepSeek said that V4.1 Flash had surpassed V4 Pro in performance,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (128+ words) Alibaba puts 1688 and Alibaba.com under unified management TechNode Alibaba has begun integrating its domestic wholesale platform 1688 with cross-border marketplace Alibaba.com and placed both businesses under Kuo Zhang, an Alibaba vice president and president of Alibaba.com, according to…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (119+ words) Former OpenAI researcher Yonglong Tian named Tencent Hunyuan multimodal head TechNode Former OpenAI researcher Yonglong Tian has been named head of multimodal models for Tencent’s Hunyuan team, according to a report. He has joined Tencent’s CEO and President Office and…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (903+ words) At an SCMP Live panel in Astana, representatives of AIX, HKEX, Alem Capital Management and Gobi Partners discussed how Central Asian companies could connect with international capital, and what a more diversified route beyond traditional resource and trade links might…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (136+ words) Douyin overtakes WeChat in average time spent per user for the first time TechNode Douyin surpassed WeChat in average time spent per user in July, becoming China’s leading app by that measure for the first time, according to a Nomura…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (696+ words) What does a humanoid robot boom actually look like? In China, it is taking shape not only in capital investment and production, but in the growing range of places where robots are being put to use. The correction, however, has…...