4+ day, 8+ 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…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (147+ words) Chinese panel makers forecast to take 65.2% of automotive display shipments in H2 TechNode China-based panel makers are expected to supply 65.2% of global automotive-display shipments in the second half of 2026, up from 59% in the first half. Their share has more than doubled…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (131+ words) Kuaishou’s Kling AI brings in China AI fund with RMB1.4 billion investment TechNode Kuaishou’s Kling AI unit Beijing Kling Technology has signed agreements to bring in the China Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund and Charoen Pokphand Robot as new investors. The…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (125+ words) AI chipmaker Enflame sets Sept. 2 IPO subscription date TechNode Enflame Technology, a Chinese developer of AI chips and related computing systems, will open online and offline subscriptions for its Shanghai STAR Market IPO on Sept. 2. The company plans to issue…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (99+ words) Chinese humanoid robot team wins first weightlifting title after lifting 16kg TechNode A robot from the Beijing Humanoid–HUST team won the first humanoid robot weightlifting title after lifting 16 kilograms, according to a competition report. The robot started with a 15-kilogram…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (103+ words) Alibaba raises HK$80 billion through a share placement to fund AI infrastructure TechNode Alibaba has priced a placement of 710 million new Hong Kong-listed shares at HK$112.70 each, raising HK$80 billion (US$10.21 billion). The transaction is expected to close on Aug....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (101+ words) ENGINEAI says general-purpose humanoid robot costs have fallen below RMB100,000 TechNode ENGINEAI, the Shenzhen-based humanoid robot maker, says the cost of a general-purpose humanoid robot capable of performing practical tasks has fallen below RMB100,000 per unit. CEO Zhao Tongyang said comparable robots…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (601+ words) On Wednesday, Unitree Robotics debuted on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange under the ticker 688836.SH. On the same day, the 2026 World Robot Conference opened in Beijing. The timing was symbolic: humanoid robots are moving beyond labs and…...