Insilico Medicine, the Hong Kong and China-based AI drug discovery company, has administered the first dose to a human patient in a Phase I clinical trial of ISM8969, a small-molecule NLRP3 inhibitor discovered entirely through artificial intelligence.
Samsung Electronics is receiving a growing volume of advanced chip production requests from BYD, Google, AMD, and Tesla, according to sources cited by Nikkei Asia.
In a nondescript industrial park in Tianjin’s Hexi district, a factory runs around the clock collecting data that will teach the world’s robots how to touch.
Shanghai-based ACE Robotics announced on June 15 that its Kairos world model has achieved first-place rankings on four of the most widely recognized global benchmarks for embodied intelligence, according to the company’s press release.
Alibaba has launched the Qwen-Robot Suite, a family of three AI models purpose-built for robotics, marking one of the most significant expansions of the Qwen model family since its debut and signaling that China’s largest cloud company is staking a major claim in the emerging field of physical AI.
As Chinese manufacturing companies increasingly look beyond their domestic borders for growth, the logistical and operational challenges of managing a global footprint are becoming more complex. In response, home appliance giant Midea has launched a new artificial intelligence and automation software platform specifically designed to help Chinese firms manage international factory networks.
The race to commercialize embodied artificial intelligence in China is accelerating, fueled by a massive influx of venture capital. GigaAI, a prominent developer of AI-powered robotics, has emerged as a primary beneficiary of this trend, securing nearly $518 million in funding over a compressed three-month period.
Ant Group is quietly engineering a fundamental transformation of Alipay, its flagship super app. Internal testing is underway on a version that replaces the familiar grid of icons and menus with a conversational AI layer, accessible with a single tap, that handles requests through natural language rather than navigation.
According to CGTN, the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) has announced a significant breakthrough in the pursuit of artificial general intelligence, unveiling what it claims is the world’s first general-purpose world foundation model. The new model, named Wujie Physis-v0.1, was the centerpiece of the 8th annual BAAI Conference held in Beijing.
The integration of artificial intelligence into China’s educational system has reached a significant scale, with AI-powered surveillance cameras reportedly installed in a large share of the country’s secondary schools.
The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, which opened on June 12, has taken a step that would have been unthinkable at the same event two years ago, according to Variety: it launched a dedicated Technology Creation and Fabrication Unit and signed formal cooperation agreements with AI and data firms including KPS, the Institute of Language…
EngineAI, the Shenzhen-based humanoid robot maker, has filed confidentially for a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to The Next Web and Bloomberg. The move adds EngineAI to a growing queue of Chinese robotics companies pursuing public markets as the sector attracts record levels of investment and government support.
Tencent has introduced an AI agent protocol inside WeChat that enables third-party AI systems to interact directly with the platform’s 1.4 billion users.
Dreame Technology became the world’s largest robotic vacuum maker by sales in the first quarter of 2026, according to IDC data cited in a CNBC investigation.
Alibaba’s Qwen unit has released what it describes as China’s first full-cycle AI agent for university entrance exam admissions planning, making it freely available to gaokao candidates nationwide.
ByteDance is spinning out its artificial intelligence drug discovery unit into an independent entity, marking the tech giant’s first major attempt to commercialize its “AI for Science” (AI4S) research.
Huawei Technologies has escalated the mobile operating system wars with the launch of HarmonyOS 7, a major update that deeply integrates artificial intelligence into the core of its device ecosystem.
The race to commercialize embodied artificial intelligence is moving out of the laboratory and into the living room.
In a stark acknowledgment of the shifting balance of power in the global automotive industry, Nissan Motor has announced plans to cut its vehicle development time in half, adopting artificial intelligence-driven processes and drawing directly on the expertise of its Chinese joint venture partner.
In a pioneering move to regulate the rapidly expanding embodied artificial intelligence sector, China has launched the world’s first full-lifecycle management service platform for humanoid robots.
