Hangzhou summit spotlights AI’s expanding role in education
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.
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Vizta Lab closes angel funding to bring AI-powered telescopes to consumers
Vizta Lab develops AI-enhanced optical imaging products focused on long-range observation scenarios such as birdwatching, stargazing and outdoor photography.
DeepSeek seeking record $7.4 billion funding, report says
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.
Hangzhou startup unveils AI-powered pet emotion translator
The device, named PettiChat, uses an embedded microphone and gyroscope to capture animal sounds and movements.
Zhejiang sets R&D spending target of $60B to boost innovation
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 eyes $175 billion AI sector by 2030 in economic blueprint
The province’s core AI sector generated more than 700 billion yuan in revenue in 2025, up 20% from a year earlier.
Hangzhou deploys China’s first robot traffic police squad
The launch signals a shift from isolated trials to coordinated deployment in urban traffic management.
Alibaba joins Time’s Top 10 most influential AI companies list
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.
Ant Group app brings ‘world model’ AI to smartphones
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.
Hangzhou ranks No. 2 in China AI computing capacity as sector expands
The city trails only Beijing in total computing capacity, according to industry data, reflecting the capital’s concentration of national-level data centers and research institutions.