China showcased a brain-controlled robot and the world's first AI agent smartphone at WAIC 2026, advancing brain-computer interface and AI technologies.

Apple Intelligence gains China AI approval via Alibaba Qwen and Baidu, clearing regulatory path for generative AI features on iPhone in China.

MiniMax raises $2B in 7x oversubscribed round, fueling Chinese consumer AI expansion amid chip constraints and geopolitical tensions.

China wins first round of physical AI race with 85% of global humanoid robot installations, as U.S. lags; Oren Etzioni analysis reveals deep structural gap.

Chinese AI models claimed eight of ten spots on OpenRouter's weekly usage rankings, with DeepSeek leading at 6.92 trillion tokens as global developers increasingly favor cost-effective Chinese alternatives.

Chinese startups are quickly turning brain-computer interface technology into practical products, challenging US leaders like Neuralink.

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 matches performance of major US models on key tasks while offering free access to its core components for researchers and developers.

China is dismantling AI companions that offer emotional support, drawing a new regulatory line between useful assistants and artificial relationships.

Anthropic predicts China could overtake the US in AI by 2028 without stricter chip controls, warning of authoritarian AI norms and a narrowing policy window.

Alibaba has updated its artificial intelligence (AI) model Qwen and claimed that the new release Qwen 2.5-Max outperforms DeepSeek-V3.