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May 7, 2026
Samsung One UI 8.5 AI Update for Old Galaxy Devices
Samsung is rolling out One UI 8.5 to older Galaxy phones and tablets, infusing them with new AI capabilities. Key additions include smarter call handling and simplified photo editing. These features are borrowed from the Galaxy S26 series.
Wuwen Xinqiong Raises Over 700M RMB
Wuwen Xinqiong has secured over 700 million RMB in fresh funding. Joint leads are Hangzhou Gaoxin Jintou Group and Huiyuan Capital, with follow-ons from Guoxing Capital, Qinhuai Data, and existing shareholders like Junlian Capital.
Moon's Dark Side Files KimiClaw Trademarks
Beijing Moon's Dark Side Tech applied for multiple 'KimiClaw' trademarks across categories like scientific instruments and web services. The 2023-founded firm focuses on AI software development, with Yang Zhilin as legal rep.
Qwen3.6 27B Uncensored Heretic v2 Launches
A new uncensored version of Qwen3.6 27B, dubbed heretic v2, preserves native MTP with full 15 MTPs retained, KLD 0.0021, and only 6/100 refusals. It's available in Safetensors, GGUF, NVFP4, and GPTQ-Int4 formats on HuggingFace. Benchmarks confirm performance across all variants.
Trump Aide: No Picking AI Winners
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles stated the US government will not choose winners or losers in the AI race. This marks the latest signal from a top Donald Trump aide. The administration is preparing new AI policy directives.
AI Data Centers Boost Cooling Stocks
AI data centers demand advanced cooling technologies, driving surge in demand for specialized equipment. Companies like Carrier, Trane, Vertiv, and Eaton are positioned to benefit significantly from this trend.
Nvidia Fuels RISC-V with $400M
SiFive secures $400M funding, with Nvidia's entry signaling a major boost for RISC-V architecture. This round acts as a starting gun for RISC-V revaluation amid growing alternatives to proprietary ISAs.
China's Robot Joint Reducers Sold Out Boom
Chinese reducers for embodied intelligent robot joints are experiencing explosive order backlogs. Robot production grows linearly, but reducer demand surges exponentially. This signals a breakthrough in China's robotics hardware supply.
US Vets Frontier AI Pre-Release
美國商務部下屬CAISI與Google DeepMind、Microsoft及xAI簽署協議，獲准在這些公司前沿AI模型公開前進行安全評估。此舉延續兩年前與Anthropic及OpenAI的類似合作，旨在評估AI能力並提升安全標準。公告伴隨白宮可能發佈行政命令，建立所有新AI模型審查體系的報導。
Samsung Halts China Appliance Sales for AI Pivot
Samsung Electronics will end sales of all home appliances in mainland China, including TVs, refrigerators, and air purifiers. The decision retreats from a market dominated by domestic rivals, allowing focus on its profitable semiconductor business. This accelerates the company's pivot to AI.
Volcano Engine Launches Suzhou Tech Subsidiary
Suzhou Shenkong Engine Tech Co. newly established with 10M RMB capital, fully owned by Beijing Volcano Engine. Scope covers cloud services, data processing, AI-related software and hardware sales.
Token Demand Surges 1000x, 2.2B Into AGI Infra Leader
Token demand for a leading AGI infrastructure provider has skyrocketed 1000 times. Over 2.2 billion CNY in hot money is surging into this top player. It serves as a common dependency for major Chinese large models.
DeepSeek Eyes $45B Valuation in First Funding
DeepSeek is in talks for its first external funding round at around $45 billion valuation. China's Big Fund is set to lead, with Tencent still in discussions. The investor lineup remains undecided.
Google Releases 3x Faster MTP for Gemma 4
Google released Multi-Token Prediction Drafter (MTP) for its open model Gemma 4, accelerating text generation by up to 3x. It uses speculative decoding to parallelize inference while maintaining quality. The tool supports major inference frameworks and works across edge and cloud environments.
CPO Prices Keep Surging—What Is It?
China dominates global light modules but faces upstream tech gaps in CPO (Co-Packaged Optics). Continuous price rises signal supply shortages and innovation risks. Failure to catch up could allow overtaking in AI-driven data center tech.
ProgramBench Crushes Top AI Coders at 0%
SWE-Bench creators launched ProgramBench, a new benchmark testing AI's ability to rebuild real software projects like FFmpeg from scratch using only docs. Top models including Claude Opus 4.7, GPT-5 variants, and Gemini 3.1 scored 0% on full behavioral equivalence. It exposes AI's weakness in global system planning over local code generation.
ParoQuant: Rotation Quant for LLM Efficiency
ParoQuant introduces pairwise rotation quantization for efficient reasoning in LLMs, reducing quantization errors. Project includes GitHub repo, z-lab.ai page, and HuggingFace model collection. Aimed at improving inference speed and accuracy.
Tencent Hy3 Preview Token Calls Explode 10x
Tencent Hunyuan Hy3 preview, online for two weeks, has surpassed previous Hy2 model's total Token calls by 10x. Usage surged notably in code and agent scenarios. Apps like WorkBuddy, CodeBuddy, and Qclaw saw over 16.5x growth.
Qwen PC Adds Voice Input
Qwen desktop app launches voice input method for speech-to-text dictation. Dubbed the AI era's new 'keyboard,' it targets office workers for hands-free productivity. Announced via Ifanr.
US Power Bills Expose China-US AI Race
Rising US electricity bills are becoming a key midterm election issue, linked to AI data center power demands. This highlights vulnerabilities in US AI infrastructure versus China's advantages. Reveals bottom cards in US-China AI competition.