DeepSeek’s image understanding feature began a phased rollout in late April 2026 and was made widely available to users on May 9, according to the company.
The policy calls for public-sector buyers to prioritize new-energy and methanol-powered vehicles across public transit, sanitation, driving schools and postal delivery fleets.
Xynova is currently ramping up production at a new facility and expects annual capacity to exceed 10,000 high-degree-of-freedom robotic hands and 200,000 micro linear actuators by the end of 2026.
Exports of mechanical and electrical products — Zhejiang’s largest export category — rose 5.9% to 661.8 billion yuan, accounting for 47.4% of total outbound shipments.
Characterized as the video edition of the AI code editor Cursor, Anijam.ai supports production of high-definition videos ranging from five to 20 minutes in length.
The new system marks what Alibaba described as the e-commerce industry’s first customer service agent capable of completing operational workflows rather than simply answering questions.
The new education platform, introduced under Alibaba’s enterprise AI unit Wukong, integrates AI into four core areas of campus operations: teaching, research, student services and administration.
“Companies are no longer asking whether AI can be deployed,” founder and CEO Hu Min said. “The real question is whether AI can be turned into productivity safely, reliably and sustainably.”
Named GD01, the transformable robot can carry a human operator and switch between upright humanoid form and a four-legged mode designed for rough terrain.
Local authorities said AI literacy courses now cover all grade levels across the city’s primary and secondary schools, with students receiving at least 10 class hours per academic year.
With the new policy, Ningbo hopes to gather over 10,000 AI “super-individuals” by 2028, strengthening the city’s footprint in the emerging solo-entrepreneur economy.
The centerpiece was the AL-100, which the lab said is the world’s first 1-ton hybrid cargo drone, officially unveiled under the “Tianmushan 3” program.
In recent years, the Taizhou-based company has been accelerating its transition from a legacy sewing machine maker to a pioneer of advanced manufacturing.
More than 40,000 guests registered for this year’s event on May 10, coinciding with Mother’s Day and the 22nd edition of Alibaba’s annual open-campus carnival.
The partnership highlights growing industry recognition that dedicated chips optimized for spatial computing could become critical as AI glasses move toward mass adoption.
Vizta Lab develops AI-enhanced optical imaging products focused on long-range observation scenarios such as birdwatching, stargazing and outdoor photography.
Chinese restaurant operators going global are increasingly running into fragmented payment ecosystems, complex revenue-sharing structures and rising compliance costs across different markets
This comes as competition among the country’s large language model developers intensifies, driving demand for capital to secure compute, attract talent and accelerate commercialization.
Roughly one in every three tins of caviar sold worldwide now comes from the Chinese company Xunlong Technology, now in the process of seeking an IPO in Hong Kong.
Unlike passive interactions that respond only when prompted, the S1 now combines time, location, and environmental cues to provide anticipatory alerts.
In the innovation sector, Zhejiang plunged 16.14 billion yuan into 211 science and technology foundation projects, with an investment completion rate of 38.47%.
The company has since established contacts with buyers from more than 80 countries and regions and is in talks with partners in dozens of markets over local distribution agreements.
During this year’s Lunar New Year holiday season, AI-produced dramas accounted for nearly 30% of short-drama views, according to industry estimates cited by organizers.
The system uses a color-coded format—red, yellow, blue and green—to flag abnormal indicators and distinguish between issues requiring urgent attention and those suitable for routine monitoring.
Travel-related queries accounted for a sharply higher share of total usage, with nearly 90% of users asking for destination ideas and full itineraries.
The initiative lays out 16 measures spanning corporate R&D, innovation platforms and commercialization, with a focus on making companies the main drivers of innovation.
The vessel can carry up to 48 researchers. Construction began in March 2025 and reached launch in just 14 months, with delivery expected in August after final installation and testing.
New-energy vehicle sales across the Geely, Lynk & Co and Zeekr brands climbed to 135,591 units, up 8% from a year earlier and 6.5% from the previous month, accounting for 57.7% of total sales.
Transactions made via overseas bank cards bound to Alipay accounts and through Alipay+ partner wallets both saw strong growth compared with the same period last year.
About 90% of the projects fall under Zhejiang’s “415X” framework, which groups industries into four world-class sectors, 15 provincial clusters and a pipeline of emerging fields.
Drones had completed more than 1,000 flights carrying over 20,000 kilograms of cargo, while autonomous vehicles delivered more than 2 million parcels and logged over 310,000 kilometers.
The company will introduce two models—the Geely E5 electric SUV and the Starray EM-i plug-in hybrid—both of which received five-star safety ratings from Euro NCAP in 2025.
The system is designed for software engineering, operations and data analysis roles, with Alibaba describing it as “production-ready, secure and self-evolving.”
The company plans to step up investment in electro-mechanical braking (EMB), as easing regulations and new model launches position 2026 as a key year for commercialization.
A key pressure point is the rapid expansion of freshly made tea drinks. China now has more than 400,000 such outlets, with chains like Mixue Bingcheng operating about 53,000 stores.
Once fully completed, the plant is expected to generate more than 54 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually—enough to meet the needs of over 5 million people.
Alibaba Cloud has been positioning itself as a full-stack provider, combining cloud infrastructure with AI services centered on its Qwen models and in-house chips developed by Pingtouge.
The system uses a two-stage deep learning architecture combined with hybrid supervised learning to identify early tumors smaller than three centimeters.
Teams are required to use Unitree Robotics’s Go2 robots to navigate the course, completing a sequence of movements, object transfers and identification tasks without failure.
Hangzhou has set a goal of becoming China’s leading AI hub, evolving from its roots as an e-commerce center into a broader deeptech powerhouse, with a focus on AI.
Hangzhou also aims to cultivate over 18,000 high-value patents through dedicated programs, but officials fell short of defining “high-value” at the conference.
Time cited Alibaba’s expanding full-stack AI capabilities—from chips and cloud infrastructure to models and applications—as a key factor behind its inclusion.
Hangzhou’s push draws on its industrial base of nearly 7,500 large-scale manufacturers with annual main-business revenue of 20 million yuan ($2.93 million) and more.
This comes as the Chinese auto supplier for domain controllers and cockpit electronics reported a spike in new orders and stepped up investments in emerging technologies including robotics.
The model, introduced on April 27 as part of so-called “gray testing,” is available to selected global creators and enterprise clients via its official website and cloud platform Bailian.
The robot is rated at IP67, allowing it to withstand submersion in up to one meter of water for 30 minutes, and operate in conditions such as heavy rain or flooding.
Momentum picked up after the launch of the A10, an entry-level compact model introduced on March 26, and the early release of the flagship 6-seater SUV D19 on April 16.
The feature, launched April 27, lets users upload a single image and explore a dynamically generated 3D environment for up to 60 seconds, navigating it using game-style controls.
The data comes as Hangzhou enters the first year of China’s 15th five-year planning cycle (2026-2030) and steps up its push toward becoming a 3 trillion-yuan economy.
It has already been deployed in more than 400 hospitals nationwide, serving over 50 million patient visits and improving triage efficiency by up to 50%, the company said.
Based on 2025 annual filings of A-share listed companies, the bank ranked as Zhejiang’s most profitable listed firm for the seventh consecutive year, with 29.33 billion yuan in net profit.
The release follows an extended, almost 3-month delay that industry sources attribute in part to a transition in training infrastructure from Nvidia GPUs to Huawei Ascend chips.
Proceeds from the latest funding will be used to advance core technologies and accelerate large-scale deployment across specialized industrial scenarios nationwide.
The map divides the ecosystem into five layers: robot bodies, “brains” (software and control systems), core supply chain, application scenarios and listed firms.
The model integrates Geely’s electric vehicle manufacturing capabilities, its G-ASD L4 autonomous driving system, and Caocao’s decade of ride-hailing operational data.
Chief Executive Jia Yonghua said traditional automated production is reaching its limits amid increasingly fragmented demand and shortages of skilled labor.
The new cockpit system moves beyond voice recognition to execute complex user requests, marking what the companies describe as a transition toward “agentic AI.”
Li Bin said AI could reshape distribution channels in the travel industry, traditionally dominated by online travel agencies like Ctrip and Booking.com.
The launch marks the debut of the extended configuration of the ZQ-2E series, indicating a breakthrough in heavier payload capacity for the model.
DeepSeek’s image understanding feature began a phased rollout in late April 2026 and was made widely available to users on May 9, according to the company.
Moxin said its research led the company to identify what it describes as the “Scaling Law” for spatial intelligence.
The policy calls for public-sector buyers to prioritize new-energy and methanol-powered vehicles across public transit, sanitation, driving schools and postal delivery fleets.
Xynova is currently ramping up production at a new facility and expects annual capacity to exceed 10,000 high-degree-of-freedom robotic hands and 200,000 micro linear actuators by the end of 2026.
Alibaba Cloud’s external commercial revenue rose 40% during the quarter, the fastest pace in nine quarters.
Designers can now input prompts for automatic stitching, one-click try-ons, and other advanced operations.
Exports of mechanical and electrical products — Zhejiang’s largest export category — rose 5.9% to 661.8 billion yuan, accounting for 47.4% of total outbound shipments.
Characterized as the video edition of the AI code editor Cursor, Anijam.ai supports production of high-definition videos ranging from five to 20 minutes in length.
This new position is underpinned by a broader strategy to embed AI across its hardware and software offerings.
The new system marks what Alibaba described as the e-commerce industry’s first customer service agent capable of completing operational workflows rather than simply answering questions.
The new education platform, introduced under Alibaba’s enterprise AI unit Wukong, integrates AI into four core areas of campus operations: teaching, research, student services and administration.
“Companies are no longer asking whether AI can be deployed,” founder and CEO Hu Min said. “The real question is whether AI can be turned into productivity safely, reliably and sustainably.”
Named GD01, the transformable robot can carry a human operator and switch between upright humanoid form and a four-legged mode designed for rough terrain.
Local authorities said AI literacy courses now cover all grade levels across the city’s primary and secondary schools, with students receiving at least 10 class hours per academic year.
The robot combines a quadruped platform, AI models and 5G-plus-satellite communications to enter hazardous areas without human rescuers.
With the new policy, Ningbo hopes to gather over 10,000 AI “super-individuals” by 2028, strengthening the city’s footprint in the emerging solo-entrepreneur economy.
The move marks one of the world’s first deep integrations between a large-scale e-commerce marketplace and a top-tier large language model platform.
The centerpiece was the AL-100, which the lab said is the world’s first 1-ton hybrid cargo drone, officially unveiled under the “Tianmushan 3” program.
In recent years, the Taizhou-based company has been accelerating its transition from a legacy sewing machine maker to a pioneer of advanced manufacturing.
The plan places humanoid robots among Zhejiang’s priority industries as China intensifies efforts to commercialize embodied AI and advanced robotics.
More than 40,000 guests registered for this year’s event on May 10, coinciding with Mother’s Day and the 22nd edition of Alibaba’s annual open-campus carnival.
The partnership highlights growing industry recognition that dedicated chips optimized for spatial computing could become critical as AI glasses move toward mass adoption.
Vizta Lab develops AI-enhanced optical imaging products focused on long-range observation scenarios such as birdwatching, stargazing and outdoor photography.
Chinese restaurant operators going global are increasingly running into fragmented payment ecosystems, complex revenue-sharing structures and rising compliance costs across different markets
This comes as competition among the country’s large language model developers intensifies, driving demand for capital to secure compute, attract talent and accelerate commercialization.
Roughly one in every three tins of caviar sold worldwide now comes from the Chinese company Xunlong Technology, now in the process of seeking an IPO in Hong Kong.
Unlike passive interactions that respond only when prompted, the S1 now combines time, location, and environmental cues to provide anticipatory alerts.
The device, named PettiChat, uses an embedded microphone and gyroscope to capture animal sounds and movements.
In the innovation sector, Zhejiang plunged 16.14 billion yuan into 211 science and technology foundation projects, with an investment completion rate of 38.47%.
Beyond the Big Chip Fund, talks reportedly include major internet players such as Alibaba and Tencent, alongside other state-backed investors.
The company has since established contacts with buyers from more than 80 countries and regions and is in talks with partners in dozens of markets over local distribution agreements.
The two companies will work together on robot data collection, embodied AI model training, industrial deployment and core component supply.
The move formalizes the completion of the company’s previously announced angel round rather than a fresh financing deal.
This marks the company’s second financing deal in just over two months, as capital continues flowing into China’s embodied AI sector.
Succession has become an increasingly sensitive issue among China’s family-controlled private companies, particularly in Zhejiang.
Alibaba Cloud said it now serves more than 80% of China’s “Project 211” universities and research institutions.
During this year’s Lunar New Year holiday season, AI-produced dramas accounted for nearly 30% of short-drama views, according to industry estimates cited by organizers.
Visual reconstruction has emerged as one of the most closely watched areas globally in brain-computer interface development.
The system uses a color-coded format—red, yellow, blue and green—to flag abnormal indicators and distinguish between issues requiring urgent attention and those suitable for routine monitoring.
Travel-related queries accounted for a sharply higher share of total usage, with nearly 90% of users asking for destination ideas and full itineraries.
The initiative lays out 16 measures spanning corporate R&D, innovation platforms and commercialization, with a focus on making companies the main drivers of innovation.
Zhejiang University is among the first batch of top Chinese institutions to introduce embodied AI as a new undergraduate major for 2026 enrollment.
The vessel can carry up to 48 researchers. Construction began in March 2025 and reached launch in just 14 months, with delivery expected in August after final installation and testing.
New-energy vehicle sales across the Geely, Lynk & Co and Zeekr brands climbed to 135,591 units, up 8% from a year earlier and 6.5% from the previous month, accounting for 57.7% of total sales.
Transactions made via overseas bank cards bound to Alipay accounts and through Alipay+ partner wallets both saw strong growth compared with the same period last year.
About 90% of the projects fall under Zhejiang’s “415X” framework, which groups industries into four world-class sectors, 15 provincial clusters and a pipeline of emerging fields.
Drones had completed more than 1,000 flights carrying over 20,000 kilograms of cargo, while autonomous vehicles delivered more than 2 million parcels and logged over 310,000 kilometers.
The company will introduce two models—the Geely E5 electric SUV and the Starray EM-i plug-in hybrid—both of which received five-star safety ratings from Euro NCAP in 2025.
Drawing on more than two decades in aerial platform manufacturing, Dingli has adapted scissor-lift technologies for the sightseeing cabins.
The facilities, located in Daventry in the United Kingdom, Paris, Madrid and Rokitno in Poland, add to Cainiao’s growing overseas logistics network.
The province’s core AI sector generated more than 700 billion yuan in revenue in 2025, up 20% from a year earlier.
The launch signals a shift from isolated trials to coordinated deployment in urban traffic management.
It also explores a coding system akin to digital identification for robots, aimed at improving traceability and accountability.
The progress makes it the latest among the so-called “Hangzhou Six Dragons” to move toward public markets.
The company delivered 71,387 vehicles during the month, up 73.9% from a year earlier, marking its highest monthly total on record.
Output from the clusters rose 8.5% year-on-year, outpacing large-scale industrial growth by 1.6 percentage points.
The journey marked China’s first ultra-long-distance autonomous navigation by an unmanned vessel in open waters.
The system is designed for software engineering, operations and data analysis roles, with Alibaba describing it as “production-ready, secure and self-evolving.”
Unlike full humanoid systems, the robot’s lower half comes as either a fixed base or a mobile platform, while its end effectors are interchangeable.
The company plans to step up investment in electro-mechanical braking (EMB), as easing regulations and new model launches position 2026 as a key year for commercialization.
A key pressure point is the rapid expansion of freshly made tea drinks. China now has more than 400,000 such outlets, with chains like Mixue Bingcheng operating about 53,000 stores.
By 2035, officials expect the district’s AI industry revenue to surpass 100 billion yuan ($14.6 billion), forming the backbone of the envisioned hub.
Once fully completed, the plant is expected to generate more than 54 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually—enough to meet the needs of over 5 million people.
Looking ahead, Geely plans to launch more than 10 new models and technology upgrades in the second quarter.
The update allows users to upload photos and receive translations directly overlaid onto the original image, preserving layout and formatting.
Alibaba Cloud has been positioning itself as a full-stack provider, combining cloud infrastructure with AI services centered on its Qwen models and in-house chips developed by Pingtouge.
The outlet, located at the Intime In88 Mall in Wangfujing, an area teeming with shopping malls, began operations on April 29.
The system uses a two-stage deep learning architecture combined with hybrid supervised learning to identify early tumors smaller than three centimeters.
Teams are required to use Unitree Robotics’s Go2 robots to navigate the course, completing a sequence of movements, object transfers and identification tasks without failure.
Trade with ASEAN countries rose 68.3%, the fastest among major markets, while commerce with Africa increased 47.3% to 41 billion yuan.
The company aims to shorten assembly and testing cycles to under two months within three to five years, with an annual capacity of up to 12 rockets.
Hangzhou has set a goal of becoming China’s leading AI hub, evolving from its roots as an e-commerce center into a broader deeptech powerhouse, with a focus on AI.
It supports up to 400 Gbps throughput and is designed for AI training clusters, general computing infrastructure and high-performance storage.
The move is not Unitree’s first attempt to branch out beyond legged robotics and expand monetization channels.
The company said the goal is to make caviar more accessible, shifting it away from its long-standing image as an exclusive fine-dining symbol.
The Hangzhou expansion signals a broader strategic shift toward real-world deployment and order fulfillment.
On a look-through basis, Liang Wenfeng controls about 84.29% of DeepSeek, maintaining effective control of the company.
Hangzhou also aims to cultivate over 18,000 high-value patents through dedicated programs, but officials fell short of defining “high-value” at the conference.
Time cited Alibaba’s expanding full-stack AI capabilities—from chips and cloud infrastructure to models and applications—as a key factor behind its inclusion.
Hangzhou’s push draws on its industrial base of nearly 7,500 large-scale manufacturers with annual main-business revenue of 20 million yuan ($2.93 million) and more.
This comes as the Chinese auto supplier for domain controllers and cockpit electronics reported a spike in new orders and stepped up investments in emerging technologies including robotics.
The model, introduced on April 27 as part of so-called “gray testing,” is available to selected global creators and enterprise clients via its official website and cloud platform Bailian.
The robot is rated at IP67, allowing it to withstand submersion in up to one meter of water for 30 minutes, and operate in conditions such as heavy rain or flooding.
The result comes less than a month after another Zhejiang-backed team, ZXMoto, secured a double victory in the WorldSSP championship.
The company also plans to launch an esports-themed week and related ecosystem projects starting in May.
Momentum picked up after the launch of the A10, an entry-level compact model introduced on March 26, and the early release of the flagship 6-seater SUV D19 on April 16.
The feature, launched April 27, lets users upload a single image and explore a dynamically generated 3D environment for up to 60 seconds, navigating it using game-style controls.
The data comes as Hangzhou enters the first year of China’s 15th five-year planning cycle (2026-2030) and steps up its push toward becoming a 3 trillion-yuan economy.
It has already been deployed in more than 400 hospitals nationwide, serving over 50 million patient visits and improving triage efficiency by up to 50%, the company said.
Based on 2025 annual filings of A-share listed companies, the bank ranked as Zhejiang’s most profitable listed firm for the seventh consecutive year, with 29.33 billion yuan in net profit.
The release follows an extended, almost 3-month delay that industry sources attribute in part to a transition in training infrastructure from Nvidia GPUs to Huawei Ascend chips.
Proceeds from the latest funding will be used to advance core technologies and accelerate large-scale deployment across specialized industrial scenarios nationwide.
The map divides the ecosystem into five layers: robot bodies, “brains” (software and control systems), core supply chain, application scenarios and listed firms.
The model integrates Geely’s electric vehicle manufacturing capabilities, its G-ASD L4 autonomous driving system, and Caocao’s decade of ride-hailing operational data.
The approval suggests a potential reopening window for Chinese companies seeking US listings, following tighter regulatory scrutiny in recent years.
Chief Executive Jia Yonghua said traditional automated production is reaching its limits amid increasingly fragmented demand and shortages of skilled labor.
The new cockpit system moves beyond voice recognition to execute complex user requests, marking what the companies describe as a transition toward “agentic AI.”
Revenue in China rose 34.4% year-on-year, outpacing the broader market’s 23.4% growth by more than 10 percentage points.
Li Bin said AI could reshape distribution channels in the travel industry, traditionally dominated by online travel agencies like Ctrip and Booking.com.