TikTok parent ByteDance has unveiled its latest generative AI image model that it says undercuts the popular Nano Banana image editor from Alphabet’s Google, reports the South China Morning Post. This comes on the same day as rival Alibaba Cloud releases its own Qwen-Image-2.0. Chinese short-video giant ByteDance said its Seedream 5.0 image model ships with stronger reasoning […]
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The Chinese government is dramatically pumping up its investment in the development of semiconductors. The state-run Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund has expanded one of its three funds more than 11-fold to RMB 6 billion in a move aimed at injecting more capital into more than 20 semiconductor firms. Semiconductors are clearly the link […]
Chinese electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft maker Shanghai AutoFlight has unveiled a new heavy-lift model it says boasts the world’s largest payload and longest range, reports Caixin. The company on Thursday introduced the V5000 Matrix, an aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 5.7 tons that can carry a pilot and nine passengers. A hybrid […]
China’s civil aviation authority announced a potential regulatory change that would allow its home-grown passenger jet, the C919, to use narrow runways typically found in smaller airports, reports the South China Morning Post. The move is aimed to help the plane expand its presence at home and break into the Southeast Asian market. The Civil Aviation […]
China will ban ‘hidden’ car door handles from 2027, reports Reuters. This makes the country the first country to phase out a design pioneered by Tesla and adopted by Chinese EV makers. The hidden handle design has drawn scrutiny in both the United States and China over potential safety risks. Chinese state media reported in October […]