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Beijing Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon Test Ends in 'Mechanical Carnage'
A pre-race test for Beijing's 2026 humanoid half-marathon showed robots collapsing, exposing endurance gaps ahead of the 21.1km April event.
First Nvidia H200s Reach China as Beijing Loosens Import Block
ByteDance and Tencent each received ~10,000 Nvidia H200s, the first meaningful China shipments since December. Beijing still gates purchases and wants most of the 100,000-unit allowance in power-starved Hong Kong.
Beijing Unveils 10-Measure Agent AI Policy With Token Economy
Beijing's July 2026 Agent AI policy introduces 10 measures including token economy infrastructure, signaling regulated economic framework for autonomous AI systems.
TienKung Ultra Robot Wins Design Award at Beijing Humanoid Half-Marathon
The TienKung Ultra humanoid robot won the 'Best Design' award at the Beijing Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon, recognized for its natural running motion. It completed the full 21.1 km course in 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon Tests 40% Autonomous Teams
A night-time half-marathon test for humanoid robots in Beijing revealed approximately 40% of participating teams were running fully autonomous systems, a key benchmark for real-world robotic mobility.
Beijing Humanoid Robots Tested in Half-Marathon for Stability, Endurance
Humanoid robots in Beijing underwent a half-marathon test run, demonstrating sustained running speeds that challenge their dynamic stability and energy efficiency. This is a significant endurance test for real-world deployment.
26 Humanoid Robot Brands to Field 300+ Units in Beijing's E-Town Half Marathon on April 19
On April 19, Beijing's E-Town will host a half marathon where 300+ humanoid robots from 26 brands will run 21km. This is the largest public endurance and locomotion stress test for commercial humanoid platforms.
Beijing Military Intelligent Technology Demonstrates Underwater 'Fish Drone' Prototype
A brief video shows a biomimetic underwater drone resembling a fish, attributed to Beijing Military Intelligent Technology. The prototype's technical specifications and operational status are unconfirmed.
Beijing Forges State-Directed Space AI Data Center, Beating Musk's AI1 by a Week
China approved a state-directed space AI data center initiative in early June, a week before Musk's AI1 reveal. The center forces chip, satellite, and AI companies to collaborate on grid-free orbiting compute.
Tencent in Talks for Majority Stake in Manus at $2B After Meta Deal Blocked
Tencent is buying a majority stake in AI agent startup Manus at $2B valuation after Beijing blocked Meta's acquisition. Manus reported ~$500M annual revenue.
China Opens Two Rival Space-AI Compute Hubs Days Before SpaceX's AI1 Reveal
Beijing approved a BUPT-led Space Computing Industry Innovation Center on June 1 and a separate E-Town Space Intelligent Computing Research Institute in late May, both targeting radiation-hardened AI chips and orbital inference — coordinated moves that preceded SpaceX's AI1 satellite unveiling on Ju
China Blocks Meta's $2B Manus Acquisition Over AI Tech Transfer Fears
China blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of agentic AI startup Manus, citing concerns over foreign investment and transfer of strategic AI technology to the US. The move signals Beijing's sharper stance on AI sovereignty and intensifies the US-China tech rivalry.
HONOR's Lightning Robot Runs 21km in 50:26, Beating Human World Record
At Beijing's 2026 humanoid robot half-marathon, HONOR's 'Lightning' robot finished the 21 km course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. This time surpasses the current human men's world record of 57:20, marking a massive leap from last year's winning robot time of over 2 hours 40 minutes.
XSKY's Hong Kong IPO Signals China's AI Infrastructure Boom
Beijing-based AI storage provider XSKY has filed for a Hong Kong IPO after reaching profitability with RMB 811 million revenue in 2025's first nine months. Backed by Tencent and Boyu Capital, the company's move highlights growing demand for specialized AI infrastructure as computational needs explode.
Zhipu GLM-5.3 Beats Anthropic Mythos on CyberGym, Lags ExploitBench
Zhipu's GLM-5.3 edged Anthropic's Mythos on CyberGym detection (84.5% vs 83.8%) but trailed badly on ExploitBench (54.4% vs 78%), exposing an exploitation gap.
DeepSeek Builds Gigawatt-Scale AI Data Center in Inner Mongolia
DeepSeek is building a gigawatt-scale AI data center in Inner Mongolia, per Bloomberg. The project marks a strategic pivot from efficiency to raw compute scale.
Unitree Sets Shanghai IPO for Next Week, Selling 10% Stake
Unitree launches Shanghai IPO next week, selling 10% of shares. Founder retains 65.31% voting control amid US-China robotics rivalry.
Apple Asks Trump to OK Chinese Memory Chips; Micron Warns of Industry Collapse
Apple asked Trump to approve Chinese memory chips; Micron warns it could destroy US industry. Prices quadrupled, margins exceed 80%.
Dior Launches Multi-City Pop-Ups Across China, 12 Locations
Dior opened 12 pop-ups across China with Tuileries theme. Campaign targets luxury rebound after 2025 slump.
Zhipu AI Builds 1GW China-Only Data Center, Acquires Compiler Startup
Zhipu AI builds 1GW all-domestic chip data center, acquires compiler startup, explores custom AI chip development to decouple from Nvidia.
Moonshot AI Pauses K3 Subscriptions as Demand Exceeds GPU Capacity
Moonshot AI paused Kimi K3 subscriptions due to GPU capacity limits. The open-weight release by July 27 aims to offload compute demand.
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3: 2.8T params, 1M token window, $3/M input
Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, a 2.8T-parameter mixture-of-experts model with 1M token context window and $3/M input pricing, claiming autonomous chip design and research capabilities.
BAAI Orca World Model Matches π0.5 With No Action Labels
BAAI's Orca world model matches specialized π0.5 on five robotics tasks, trained on 125,000 hours of video without action labels, predicting abstract world states.
DeepSeek, Zhipu AI Build Custom Inference Chips to Cut GPU Dependency
DeepSeek and Zhipu AI are developing custom inference chips to cut GPU costs. China's domestic chip budget share hit 46% in July 2026.
Tencent Hunyuan Hy3: 295B MoE Hits 90% Agent Task Resolution
Tencent launched Hunyuan Hy3, a 295B MoE model with 21B active parameters, claiming 90% agent task resolution, surpassing DeepSeek V4 Pro and Qwen 3.7 Max.
China's July 15 AI Agent Ban Hits ByteDance, Alibaba
China's July 15 anthropomorphic AI rules force ByteDance and Alibaba to disable custom agents, exempting utility bots while targeting emotional companions.
Alibaba Blocks Claude Code After Anthropic’s Tracking Experiment
Alibaba blocked Claude Code after Anthropic’s tracking experiment angered Chinese developers and security staff, highlighting data sovereignty tensions.
Anthropic Explores Custom AI Chip with Samsung
Anthropic is discussing a custom AI chip with Samsung, per The Information. The move follows OpenAI's Jalapeño chip and signals growing vertical integration in AI hardware.
Zhipu AI Launches Claude Code Clone 'ZCode' with GLM-5.2
Zhipu AI launched ZCode, a Claude Code clone for GLM-5.2, with three pricing tiers and remote execution via WeChat.
Meituan Open-Sources 1.6T-Parameter LongCat-2.0 Trained on Domestic Chips
Meituan open-sourced 1.6T-parameter LongCat-2.0 trained on 50,000 domestic ASICs, claiming China's first full-process domestic-chip trillion-parameter model.