Hangzhou revives viral ‘Are You Dead?’ app as elderly care platform
The platform has begun pilot operations in Nanxing subdistrict, one of Shangcheng’s grayest communities, where residents aged over 60 account for 44.4% of the population.
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Zhejiang launches scoring system to channel loans to tech firms
The platform also automatically matches companies with eligible policy support programs, reducing paperwork and repeated applications.
Hangzhou expands business reforms with 20 new measures
Since 2018, the city has released annual reform packages to improve its business environment, rolling out a cumulative 955 measures over eight years.
Hangzhou spatial camera startup Bampony raises angel+ funding
The startup is developing a consumer-facing spatial camera category that it says could function both as a 3D content creation tool and as a data collection gateway for embodied AI and world models.
Ant Group, Chinese AI association launch AGI research fund
Selected projects can receive as much as 300,000 yuan ($44,242) each for one-year collaboration cycles, with strong-performing projects eligible for continued funding.
Pakistan, Alibaba strike AI and digital economy deals
Under the agreements, Alibaba.com will provide AI and digitalization training for 10,000 Pakistani small businesses through its AI-powered trade platform Accio Work.
Zhejiang-born medical AI agent shines at World Health Assembly
Officials said roughly one in every three Zhejiang residents has used the service, helping reduce average hospital visit times by about 20 minutes. Reported user satisfaction rates reached 98%.
Hangzhou showcases tea-picking robot at industry expo
Equipped with two robotic arms, the prototype harvested about 3,500 buds per hour during field tests conducted in Hangzhou tea plantations in April 2026, according to previous media reports.
China deploys world’s first sonic fish farm off Zhejiang coast
The acoustic barrier mainly affects croaker species, while other fish and shrimp can move freely through the area, allowing a more natural marine ecosystem to form.
Zhejiang University to give embodied AI students personal robots on entry
The newly created major is part of a wave of new AI-related disciplines introduced under China’s 2026 undergraduate program catalog released by the Ministry of Education in early May.