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May 9, 2026
Cerebras Hikes IPO Price to $125-135 on Demand
AI chip maker Cerebras Systems plans to raise its IPO price range to $125-$135 per share as early as next Monday due to surging investor demand. The IPO has attracted over 20x oversubscription. The company seeks to raise $3.5 billion via 28 million shares.
US Power Crunch Positions Chinese Firms as AI Energy Winners
US electricity shortages, fueled by surging AI data center demands, spotlight Chinese dominance in photovoltaics and storage. The piece analyzes the strategic and commercial value of new energy sectors for AI infrastructure.
MSFT & Google Target Genspark, Next Manus AI Darling
AI startup Genspark attracts interest from Microsoft and Google, positioned as the next Manus. Founder Jingkun's ultimate goal points back to his former employer.
Yin Qi's Third IPO Push
Megvii founder Yin Qi attempts IPO for the third time. New venture Jieyue Xingchen aims to overcome past failures. Questions if it can heal Megvii's wounds from prior setbacks.
SJTU PhDs Launch Funded Flapping Robots
Yingkong Zhivi, founded by four Shanghai Jiao Tong University PhD students including a 22-year-old, raised tens of millions RMB in Pre-A funding led by Yuanhe Origin. It is the world's first company focused on embodied intelligence flapping wing robots.
Xiaomi SVOR Tops CVPR Video Removal
Xiaomi's SVOR video object removal framework won the CVPR 2026 Physical Perception Video Instance Removal challenge ahead of 17 teams. It addresses key issues like shadow residue, motion jitter, and mask defects. The framework is now open-sourced.
Kling Launches Native 4K Video Generation
Kuaishou's Kling AI has launched the world's first native 4K video generation. It outputs true 3840x2160 resolution directly during generation, avoiding upscaling from 1080p. This resolves detail loss and artifacts, enabling commercial-grade AI videos.
Transsion Stakes in AI Earbuds Maker
Transsion has invested strategically in Future Smart, producer of iFlytek-powered AI meeting earbuds with 1.5M global users. The companies are collaborating on next-generation AI Agent hardware for international markets. This move intensifies competition in the AI earbuds sector.
AI Skills: From Prompter to Verifier
AI era demands skills beyond prompting: verifying fluent LLM errors and engineering task specs. Agents introduce action risks, as in Replit deleting real data despite bans. Humans need 'wrongness intuition' and precise context over aesthetics.
Musk to Dissolve xAI, Rebuild Like Rockets
Elon Musk plans to dissolve xAI and rebuild the AI company using rocket manufacturing methods. This SpaceX-inspired approach aims to overhaul organizational structure. It signals a bold strategy shift for faster AI innovation.
ZJU post-00s raises millions for AI telescope
Xingzhi Tech raised tens of millions in angel rounds led by Gaofeng Capital and Lanchuang Venture. Their Vizta smart telescope pairs with phones for AI-enhanced tele-observation, achieving positive cash flow. Funds will boost R&D, new products, and supply chain.
Isomorphic Labs seeks $2B+ funding round
Google DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs is negotiating over $2B in new funding. Thrive Capital to lead, with Alphabet participating. Focuses on AI-driven drug discovery.
Vertical Agents' Moats vs Rising Generals
Panel discusses SMB AI/Agent adoption paths amid general agents blurring vertical boundaries. Opportunities persist in coding, customer service, multimodal content despite platform dominance in China. AI natives enable tiny high-efficiency teams, reshaping SaaS quadrants.
Uncensored Qwen3.6 35B A3B with Full MTPs Released
New uncensored 'heretic' version of Qwen3.6 35B A3B preserves all 19 Native MTPs with KLD 0.0015 and only 10/100 refusals. Available in Safetensors, GGUF, NVFP4, NVFP4 GGUF, and GPTQ-Int4 formats on HuggingFace. Benchmarks confirm full MTP retention across formats.
AI Buys Faces, Kills Extras Jobs
AI is replacing extras in China's Hengdian film city by purchasing face rights for 500 RMB to train virtual actors, drastically cutting production costs. Short dramas now cost under 200k RMB versus 1.5-3M for traditional shoots, with examples like 80 episodes for 3k RMB in 5 days. This leads to mass job losses for actors and crew.
China Nuclear at $3/W vs US $15/W for AI
A Nature study reveals China's nuclear reactors cost under $3/W with 5-6 year builds, vs US $15/W due to delays. Key to cheap AI compute power amid US giants buying old plants. Success from localization, standardization, not low wages.
Hint App Fuses AI, Astrology, Psychology
Hint.app combines AI technology with traditional astrology to promote self-reflection over mystical predictions. It uses astrological symbolism as prompts for psychology-inspired personal insights. This approach bridges ancient systems with modern AI for deeper user reflection.
Anthropic's $1.5B Push to Enterprise AI
Anthropic forms $1.5B JV with Blackstone, Goldman for enterprise software/AI transformation. Uses FDE, AI-driven iteration over traditional consulting. Challenges: scalability, hallucinations, proof vs incumbents like SAP.
May 8, 2026
Anthropic Eyes Tens of Billions Raise, $1T Valuation
Chinese three departments deploy latest measures to promote standardized application and innovative development of AI agents. Anthropic reportedly plans to raise hundreds of billions USD with valuation nearing a trillion, surpassing OpenAI. New national standards released for AI terminals including smart glasses, TVs, and headphones.
Apple-Intel Chip Manufacturing Partnership
Apple and Intel are exploring a manufacturing partnership for future Apple chips. This does not mean abandoning Apple Silicon or returning to Intel-powered Macs. A Wall Street Journal report notes a preliminary agreement has been reached.