2026-09-28 - The Yangtzeer

Today’s Yangtze funding roundup: biopharma, spacecraft, photonics…

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The funding will support clinical development, spacecraft prototypes and commercialization of next-generation optical technologies.

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Alibaba has reduced prices across its Qwen-Audio voice models by as much as 95%, including a roughly 70% cut for text-to-speech services.

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China Life has increasingly used both S transactions and fund investments to gain exposure to technology assets.

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The roughly 3-meter-tall robot weighs about 500 kilograms with a rider and can switch between bipedal and quadrupedal modes.

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For Momenta, the partnership also provides a route for its driving technology to reach overseas markets through Stellantis’ global brands.

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Nio and Geely began working together on battery swapping in November 2023, when Geely joined Nio’s battery-swapping alliance.