China and the US are pressuring Southeast Asian nations to choose between rival artificial intelligence blocs, testing the region's long-standing non-alignment policy as Washington pushes Pax Silica and Beijing promotes Waico.
The State Administration for Market Regulation of China announced that the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) recently announced the list of winners of the "IEC1906 Award". A total of 44 Chinese experts have won the award, with a record number of winners, covering many key fields such as new power systems and traditional industries.
According to the "Nihon Keizai Shimbun" report, Japan's share of global patent applications has dropped from 25% to 8% in the past 20 years. China has become the main driver of global patent application growth, while Japan's growth in core technology fields such as generative artificial intelligence is weak.
San Francisco-based legal tech startup Harvey has introduced 'Harvey Tenet,' a new AI model built on the open-weight Kimi K3 base. The company claims the system offers state-of-the-art performance for complex legal tasks through specialized post-training.
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has granted Geely's subsidiary, Zhejiang Geespace Technology, a two-year trial permit for satellite IoT services, making it the first private company in China to receive such approval.
Cybercrime expert Jonno Newman warns that scam syndicates may soon use agentic AI to automate fraud, enabling remote operations that are faster, cheaper, and more personalized, potentially reducing reliance on physical, trafficked-labor compounds.
French AI company Mistral has selected Zhipu's GLM-5.2 model for its platform. The move highlights Europe's ongoing struggle to compete with US and Chinese AI innovation, prompting experts to suggest a strategic shift toward AI adoption over domestic development.
Artificial intelligence tools are penetrating into the core of professional and personal interactions, leading to a "robot cycle" phenomenon in job search, academic and social fields. Humans delegate communication tasks to chatbots, sparking deep discussions about the quality of interactions, authenticity, and the future of communication.
The IMAX Film Camera Tour exclusive exhibition at the Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Museum will be held from August 21st to October 10th. Relying on the largest IMAX screen in the country, the exhibition displays the original IMAX film camera and the behind-the-scenes archives of Nolan's "The Odyssey", bringing a feast of popular science about the film industry to Shenyang movie fans.
China is pursuing a cost-efficient pathway in the embodied AI race by addressing the severe data bottleneck in robotics, contrasting with the US scale-driven approach and increasing geopolitical competition.
The call identification service Whoscall warns that unknown calls starting with "+422" or "+42" are scammers' tactics and urges the public not to answer or call back to avoid being included in the scam list.
TSMC has successfully developed the A16 process, which adopts a super power rail back-side power supply architecture, retains N2P gate density and NanoFlex design flexibility. It is expected to be mass-produced in the fourth quarter of this year, with significant performance improvements, especially suitable for AI and high-performance computing chips.
Chinese AI companies are optimizing software for inference tasks as restricted access to high-end Nvidia chips creates compute bottlenecks. While domestic hardware handles basic tasks, complex applications like coding still require advanced processors to meet demand.
The Japanese government has launched a large-scale demonstration project of the self-developed generative AI system "Genai", covering approximately 180,000 civil servants. Developed by the Digital Office, the system has the functions of article writing, translation and opinion collation, aiming to improve administrative efficiency and is targeted to be officially launched in 2027.
Beijing-based 51World has launched a new hardware and software suite, AperEgo and AperOS, to solve the high-precision training data shortage in the embodied AI industry. The system captures human motion and sensory data to improve humanoid robot training efficiency.
The 22nd Hong Kong Computer and Communications Festival opened in Wan Chai, featuring AI hubs, humanoid robots, and 3D printing. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po urged residents to adopt AI tools to remain competitive in the evolving digital landscape.
Engineer Zhang Xianzhe warns in a Norinco journal paper that AI hallucinations cause models to invent false aircraft specs and error-prone radar data, risking strategic military miscalculations.
The AI+ Small and Medium Enterprises Digital Transformation Innovation and Development Conference was held in Beijing. The conference focused on the transformation problems of small, medium and micro enterprises, and launched the "Tongwen Zhi Nao" and "Citizen Tong" AI platforms, aiming to empower small, medium and micro enterprises through artificial intelligence technology, lower the threshold of digital upgrade, and promote the deep integration of digital and real.
Shanghai released a five-year plan to boost its digital economy, aiming for 100 per cent blockchain adoption across key industries by 2030 while enhancing AI infrastructure to rival Beijing and Shenzhen.
Hong Kong drivers can renew vehicle licences within one day by year-end using a new AI system that automates document verification, cutting wait times from 10 days.
The German media "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" published an article saying that China's technology industry is ushering in a glorious year, criticizing Europe for showing defensiveness and fear in the face of Chinese competition. At the same time, another article focused on Hengdian, Zhejiang, pointing out that AI-generated micro-short dramas are violently impacting the local traditional film and television shooting and actor ecology.
A data breach on the Canvas online learning platform affected over 153,000 students and staff across four tertiary institutions in Hong Kong, according to the privacy watchdog.
Delta Electronics announced the "Embodied Intelligent Arm Cooperation" solution at the Taipei International Automation Exhibition, integrating NVIDIA technology through an AI robot control software platform to achieve autonomous task learning and execution. This technology has been introduced into the AI server power supply production line of the Thailand factory and is used in PCB spraying and defect detection, significantly shortening the production line deployment cycle and improving the detection rate.
