Zhou Hongyi and the Cybersecurity Frontier

A Defender in the Digital Age In China’s rapidly evolving tech ecosystem, few figures embody the intersection of entrepreneurship and national security as much as Zhou Hongyi, the outspoken founder of Qihoo 360. Known for his red jacket, candid interviews, and fierce competitiveness,

Developer gets prison time for sabotaging former employer’s network with a ‘kill switch’

A former software developer has been sentenced to four years in prison for sabotaging his former employer’s network after leaving the company. Davis Lu, 55, was convicted of installing a “kill switch” on the network of his former employer by planting malicious code designed to

Ant Group’s LingGuang Becomes A Breakout AI Hit As Users Create Millions Of Flash Apps In Just Two Weeks

Ant Group’s newest artificial intelligence platform, LingGuang, has surged in popularity at an astonishing pace. In only two weeks since its launch, the multimodal AI assistant has already helped users build more than 3.3 million flash apps. This explosion in activity shows how

Xiaomi Brings In Former Tesla Engineer To Strengthen Its Robotics Development

Xiaomi has taken a major step forward in its robotics ambitions by hiring Zach Lu Zeyu, a former senior engineer from Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot team. As global competition in robotics continues to accelerate, top companies are racing to attract engineers with rare

ByteDance Powered AI Phone Creates Online Frenzy As Consumers Rush To Try The New Agentic Assistant

A new wave of excitement swept across China’s tech community as the first smartphone featuring ByteDance’s advanced AI assistant sold out on its launch day. The device, created through a collaboration between ByteDance and ZTE, is being seen as a major step toward

China Warns of Robot Overcrowding as Economic Planners Caution Against an Investment Bubble

China’s humanoid robot industry is expanding at an astonishing pace, fueled by large investments, rising public interest, and strong government support. But this rapid growth has now prompted a warning from the country’s top economic planning agency. The National Development and Reform Commission

Experts Doubt China Will Lift Bitcoin Mining Ban Despite Rising Activity and Surplus Energy

A small increase in bitcoin mining activity in China has reignited debate over whether Beijing should reconsider its strict ban on the industry. Recent data shows that China’s share of global bitcoin hash rate has inched up, leading some scholars and analysts to

Will Power Banks Be Banned on Flights? China’s New Draft Rules Raise Concerns

A fresh set of proposed regulations in China has created a wave of concern among both manufacturers and everyday travellers. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released a draft outlining new requirements for portable power banks, raising important questions about whether

China’s Rising Robotics Stars Join National Committee to Shape Future Industry Standards

China has taken another major step in defining the future of humanoid robotics by appointing two of its most influential young innovators to a high-level national committee. Wang Xingxing, the founder of Unitree Robotics, and Peng Zhihui, co-founder of AgiBot, were officially selected

Biotech Labs Advance Drug Discovery Through Automated Research Platforms

China’s biotechnology sector is entering a new phase of scientific acceleration as research laboratories expand their use of automated platforms for drug discovery. These systems combine robotics, artificial intelligence, high-throughput screening, and advanced data analysis tools to reduce the time required to identify