China’s AI surge — real threat or hype?
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China’s humanoid robots go from viral stumbles to kung fu flips in one year
Robots taking part in a martial arts performance at the 2026 Spring Festival Gala in Beijing, China on…
Hims & Hers Health to acquire Australia’s Eucalyptus for up to $1.15 billion
Hims & Hers Health said on Thursday it will acquire Australian digital health company Eucalyptus in a deal…
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei don’t hold hands at India AI summit
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) takes a group photo with AI company leaders including OpenAI CEO Sam…
Nvidia is partnering with major Indian VC firms in search for the country’s next AI start-ups
Nvidia H100 chips inside a server room at the Yotta Data Services Pvt. data center, in Navi Mumbai,…
Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 as China’s chatbot race shifts to AI agents
Qwen3 is Alibaba’s latest large language model, which it says combines traditional LLM capabilities with “advanced, dynamic reasoning.”…
SpaceX launches 12th long-duration crew to International Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to…
Can hyperscalers justify their huge AI capex?
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China’s Baidu adds OpenClaw AI into search app for 700 million users
Chinese tech company Baidu, best known for its search engine, also operates cloud, mapping and other internet-based services.…
Zhipu leads rally in Chinese AI stocks, surging 30%, as a wave of new releases hits market
Information on Zhipu’s AI service on the web, dubbed Z.ai, arranged on a computer in Shanghai, Jan. 7,…
Musk’s xAI loses second co-founder in two days as Jimmy Ba departs
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature…
Taiwan pushes back against Washington’s 40% chip supply relocation goal
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s logo is seen in the background beside a printed circuit board. Sopa Images |…