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OpenClaw and depleted inventory

People talk a lot about AI and the huge impact that it is going to have on all of our lives, and this week has suddenly seen one possible way in which that happens. The key word is OpenClaw, which is an AI agent which can control and coordinate all your apps, data, calendars, emails […]

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Beijing to mandate smart-home device interoperability

China is drafting mandatory national standards to force interoperability among smart home devices, reports Caixin. The move is aimed at dismantling the closed technological ecosystems that have long fragmented the consumer appliance market. For years, major appliance makers have adopted closed-ecosystem strategies to lock in users, preventing devices from different brands from communicating with one another. […]

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Chinese tech companies in Middle East face disruptions

Chinese technology companies that have rapidly expanded across the Middle East are facing disruptions to their operations in light of the Iran conflict, reports the South China Morning Post. Baidu, WeRide and Meituan are among companies halting operations or instituting remote work, as some Chinese nationals seek to escape the region. Baidu, which began operating its Apollo robotaxi […]

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China tweaks bond regulations to boost tech funding

China’s interbank market regulator has revealed new rules for technology and innovation bonds, reports Caixin. The move aims to steer more funding into hard tech sectors and address a structural imbalance that has favored state-owned giants over private firms. The National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII) on Monday released updated guidelines, set to take […]

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Huawei debuts AI computing clusters in challenge to Nvidia

Chinese telecom giant Huawei is introducing its latest supernode computing clusters to the international markets at this year’s MWC Barcelona, reports the South China Morning Post. The new products aim to offer an alternative to US-led AI systems from rivals such as Nvidia. The Shenzhen-based firm plans to debut the Atlas 950 SuperPoD, a system powered by […]