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February 25, 2026
MediaTek: Memory 50% XPU Cost Bottleneck
MediaTek joins Google's 8th-gen TPU project, strengthening its AI chip role. CEO Cai Lixing outlines four XPU challenges: compute power, memory bottleneck (50% costs), interconnect efficiency, and advanced packaging.
Linux 7.0-rc1 Out, Linus Eyes Successor
Linux kernel 7.0-rc1 first candidate released by Linus Torvalds. He jokes about version number phobia and successor search. No major architecture overhaul despite version jump.
Xiaomi ramps up chips and AI strategy
Xiaomi is accelerating its five-year plan for chips, AI, and operating systems to become a deep-tech leader amid China's self-reliance drive. CEO Lei Jun calls for deeper investments in core technologies. Peers like Li Auto and Xpeng are speeding into humanoid robotics.
Seedance 2.0 Enables Movie-Level Videos
ByteDance launches Seedance 2.0, generating Hollywood-quality videos from simple prompts, sparking fears for film industry. Article contrasts linear AIGC with 'becoming' futures via female sci-fi writers. Highlights Claude Opus 4.6's market disruption and AI agents' autonomy.
SAP Users Doubt AI Suite Value
SAP SE's investors and partners question the value-for-money of its AI product suite. The company relies on these tools to reignite growth. They aim to counter threats from large language models.
Google, Microsoft Lock Down Rogue AI Agents
Google abruptly banned users of open-source AI agents without warning. Microsoft severed Copilot's access to confidential documents to prevent overreach. This halts the unchecked boom of AI assistants amid fears of loss of control.
Ex-Google TPU Team Raises $470M for New Chip
Former Google TPU engineers launched a startup developing a novel chip, securing 3.4 billion CNY in funding. Investor Kaphasi participated in the round. Shipments are expected in 2027.
Pony.ai Shatters Paid Order Records in Festival
Pony.ai's operational data surged in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen during Spring Festival (Feb 15-23). On Lunar Eve (Feb 16), Shenzhen paid orders exceeded the prior year's full total. Daily paid orders hit repeated new highs throughout the holiday.
Meta's AI Ignites India Omnichannel Retail Surge
Meta and the Retailers Association of India (RAI) released a whitepaper on omnichannel retail, highlighting AI's role in driving India's shopping surge. The insights focus on how AI enhances seamless shopping across channels. The report is published on Meta Newsroom.
AI Slashes Mini-App Dev Prices 90%
AI tools have crashed WeChat mini-program development prices from 200k-300k RMB to 20k RMB, turning developers into code fixers amid fierce competition. Programmers guard source code fiercely while handling unrealistic client demands for complex apps cheaply. Workloads have surged with razor-thin margins.
VR Winter Returns Amid AI Glasses Shift
Tech vendors are shifting focus to AI smart glasses, slowing VR headset momentum. Meta cut 10% of Reality Labs staff and refocused Quest on entertainment, while Apple's $3,499 Vision Pro struggles with demand. Shipments show VR declining to under 50,000 units in 2026.
Honor Ex-CMO Becomes Zhi Jie CEO
Former Honor CMO Guo Rui joins Zhi Jie Auto as CEO to address brand mindshare gaps among young consumers. With Huawei and Honor experience in AI marketing and brand building, he pairs with ex-BYD exec for 2026 expansion. Aims to leverage esports and events for trendy, sporty positioning amid Huawei smart driving tech.
AI LLM Capital Bubble Surges
The article warns of a surging capital bubble in AI large models. Developments are described as shocking to observers.
Google Bans OpenClaw, Industry Joins
Google issued an overnight ban on OpenClaw, sparking industry-wide blockades. AI giants are now encircling the project, questioning whose interests it disrupted.
Alibaba Launches 3 Mid-Size Qwen3.5 Models
Alibaba open-sourced three mid-size Qwen3.5 models: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B, and Qwen3.5-27B. These outperform larger prior models and GPT-5 mini on benchmarks. Qwen3.5-Flash is hosted on AliCloud at 0.2 yuan per million input tokens.
CAAC Drafts Drone Airworthiness Standards
China's Civil Aviation Administration is soliciting public opinions on draft airworthiness standards for normal category powered-lift unmanned aircraft systems (unmanned) and multi-rotor UAS. The drafts draw from practical certification experiences to guide and regulate type approvals.
Sichuan Guides Short Drama + Ecommerce Push
Sichuan Province promotes 'content+traffic+commerce' micro-short drama platforms and 'short drama + ecommerce' models via new services opinion. Leverages big platforms for digital ads, smart marketing algorithms; offers up to 2M RMB incentives for qualifying firms.
Kaipuyun Reorg Fails on High Storage Valuation
Kaipuyun responded to reorganization failure citing high target valuation expectations amid booming storage sector. Stock dropped over 16% and halved monthly. Firm reaffirms AI infrastructure strategy as storage price rises validate industry binding with compute.
GAC Launches Flying Car Manufacturing Unit
GAC Group subsidiary founded High Domain Flying Car Manufacturing (Guangzhou) Ltd. with 30M RMB capital. Legal rep Zhang Ning. Includes intelligent unmanned flight vehicle sales, auto parts, 3D printing, and aviation services.
OpenClaw Creator Warns of Unstoppable Misuse
In a new interview, OpenClaw's creator, dubbed the 'Father of Lobster,' reveals internal details of the project. He admits that preventing abuse is impossible and advises users against 'playing with fire.' This highlights ongoing concerns with open-source AI tools.