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Started in 2007 by Dr. Lu Gang, China-based TechNode is at the center of a unique worldwide tech ecosystem of startups, venture capital firms, industry resources, and corporate partners. We provide daily and weekly updates on the latest happenings and events in the Chinese tech space through articles, videos, podcasts, newsletters, and more.
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Alibaba founder Jack Ma said the company faces being overtaken as “expected” in a rare internal memo on Tuesday, at a time when the Taobao maker celebrated its 25th anniversary. “There is no company that can remain No.1 forever in any field, with competition is the only way to make yourself stronger and the industry ..read more
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On the same day Apple launched the iPhone 16 series, Huawei unveiled its highly anticipated triple-fold smartphone Mate XT. The industry’s first mass-produced triple-fold device, it starts at 19,999 RMB ($2,810), making it the most expensive phone in Huawei’s history. At the launch event, Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, stated that the ..read more
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Xpeng Motors has told suppliers it is stepping up production plans for its first electric vehicle model under the budget brand MONA, calling for support to ensure supply chain security after witnessing a significant upswing in order volume for the M03 sedan. That’s according to a letter first revealed by Sun Shaojun, founder of consumer ..read more
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”Huawei ADS is the most powerful and safest intelligent driving system, bar none,“ said Huawei's Richard Yu ..read more
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Note: The article was first published on Automobility Ltd written by Bill Russo, Benjamin Fan and Lorenzo Song. Opening Comments from Bill Russo: In early 2009, shortly after resigning from my position as head of Chrysler’s business in North East Asia, I founded an Asia-based consultancy called Synergistics Limited. It was my way of staying close to ..read more
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Kuaishou, China’s second-largest short video platform, has launched a campaign with nine well-known film directors to produce nine short films of around three minutes in length using the Kling model, the company’s text-to-video model that is freely available for the public to use. The program explores “co-creation” between humans and AI in the film and ..read more
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Samsung is partnering with its foundry rival TSMC to jointly develop the bufferless HBM4, a next-generation AI chip, Dan Kochpatcharin, head of Ecosystem and Alliance Management at TSMC, said during the Semicon Taiwan 2024 forum last week. High-bandwidth memory (HBM) is crucial for AI due to its superior processing speed compared to traditional DRAM (dynamic ..read more
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Meituan officially brought its food delivery service to Saudi Arabia under the name KeeTa on Monday, beginning its expansion outside China as domestic growth slowed. For newly registered users, KeeTa sends a 50% off voucher and free delivery coupon that can only be deemed on Monday, the standalone app showed. KeeTa is expected to compete ..read more
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Apple announced at its iPhone 16 series launch event that Apple Intelligence will begin beta testing next month along with its iOS 18.1 system, initially limited to an English language version available to users in the US. Next year, Apple promises to release versions of Apple Intelligence in Chinese, French, Japanese, and Spanish. “Once Apple ..read more
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BYD on Monday introduced a redesigned version of its popular sedan the Han, touting the leading performance of its new DiPilot 300 advanced driver assistance system as the launch of Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) software approaches in China. The top-end versions of the mainstream luxury sedan are priced at RMB 235,800 and RMB 225,800 ..read more