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According to sources, Apple is reportedly lobbying the US government for approval to purchase DRAM chips from Chinese memory manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT). Apple has been in discussions with the White House in an effort to secure permission to source DRAM from CXMT, aiming to ease financial pressure caused by continuously rising memory procurement costs. Sources say Apple first approached the US Department of Commerce over a month ago and has also contacted other officials and

A new payment app called TenPayGo has quietly appeared on Apple’s App Store, sparking speculation that Tencent may be preparing a standalone payments product. The app is an English-language version developed by Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., but its registration and core functions are not yet publicly available. In response, Tencent said TenPayGo is an internal beta product designed as a lifestyle assistant for overseas visitors to China. It aims to provide an integrated digital ser

Paper Games’ 3D romance game Love and Deepspace has been caught in what appears to be its biggest controversy since launch following the reveal of its sixth romanceable male character, Ao Yin. The announcement triggered widespread criticism over the character’s visual design, story background, and the company’s communication with players, leading to a surge in complaints, falling user ratings, and intense debate across online communities. On June 22, Love and Deepspace u

Vivo’s next-generation book-style foldable flagship, the X Fold6, made its global public debut at MWC Shanghai 2026 ahead of its official launch later today. The device comes in three color options—blue, silver, and black—and is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 chipset alongside OriginOS 6 Fold. It also supports Atom Workspace, enabling up to four apps to run simultaneously on a single screen. For imaging, the X Fold6 features a 200MP Zeiss main camera, an APO telephoto lens, and

Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales & Service Co. plans to reduce its workforce from about 900 to under 600 through two rounds of adjustments, with roughly 10% of the process already completed, according to sources. The move is not an isolated case. Since 2025, Mercedes-Benz’s operations in China have carried out personnel optimization across multiple business units, including auto finance, sales, IT back-office functions, as well as R&D and manufacturing. The adjustments span different entit

One of the biggest crowd-pullers at MWC Shanghai 2026 was a fully autonomous humanoid robot penalty shootout, rather than a smartphone launch or an AI keynote. Held over two days at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, the competition drew more than 10,000 spectators as eight Chinese embodied AI teams battled through nearly 100 rounds of penalty kicks. China Mobile (Hangzhou) Information Technology, Tianshu Tanjie (Beijing) Technology, and Hangzhou Xingshu Intelligent Robot took the to

Alibaba Group is planning to sell its gaming unit Lingxi Games, according to people familiar with the matter. Alibaba has approached at least five potential buyers, including Chinese game developers 37 Interactive Entertainment, China Ruyi, Century Huatong and Giant Network, as well as two private equity firms, the sources said. The business is being marketed at between seven billion yuan ($1.03 billion) and nine billion yuan ($1.33 billion). The proposed sale is aimed at optimizing Alibaba&#

Market sources said Tencent Holdings is negotiating the sale of minority stakes in several Japanese game developers, including Tokyo-listed Marvelous. Tencent acquired a 20% stake in Marvelous for around seven billion yen ($43 million) in 2020, becoming its largest shareholder. In response, Tencent said: “Gaming remains one of Tencent’s core businesses. We will continue to fully support our portfolio companies and maintain a long-term commitment to the Japanese gaming market through

Alibaba on Monday released HappyHorse 1.1, the latest version of its video generation model, while simultaneously launching the HorsePower AI Video Competition in partnership with Huajing Entertainment Group. Compared with version 1.0, HappyHorse 1.1 delivers upgrades across several key areas, including motion dynamics, subject consistency, prompt adherence, visual quality, and audio generation capabilities. The new model is now available through the HappyHorse website, Alibaba Cloud’s Bai

After expanding into e-commerce and group-buying—two key pillars of the local services sector—Doubao, the AI assistant app developed by ByteDance, is now moving further into the instant mobility space. On Monday, the “Doubao app taxi-hailing beta test” climbed to the top of Weibo’s trending list. On social media platforms, users reported that Doubao is currently testing a ride-hailing feature within the app. By entering a travel request in the chat interface, the system can automatically iden

On Monday, Nasdaq-listed ECARX announced a full acquisition of Flyme’s software business from Xingji Meizu for RMB 1.8 billion ($266 million). The deal is structured through Hubei Qiguang Technology, a newly established entity spun off from Xingji Meizu, and includes the Flyme Auto smart cockpit operating system, the cross-device Flyme OS, related intellectual property, R&D teams, and existing automaker contracts. The RMB 1.8 billion price tag is far from cheap. According to

Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC) has increased its global NAND flash memory market share from 8% in the same period in 2025 to 13%. Major Korean players such as Samsung and SK Hynix said that the pace of Chinese memory chipmakers’ catch-up has exceeded expectations. According to the latest report from market research firm Counterpoint Research, YMTC has become the fastest-growing company in the global NAND market. Korean industry insiders believe that its rapid expansion in both te

Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng today announced that its MONA brand’s first SUV, the MONA L03, is set to make its debut soon. Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng explained the naming logic behind the model, saying that “M stands for sedan, L stands for SUV,” together forming the name MONA LISA.” The vehicle has already appeared in China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) regulatory filings in April. It adopts the same family design language as the MONA M03, featuring a sporty coupe-

A demonstration video of Project Swan, the next-generation mixed-reality headset from ByteDance-owned Pico, has been leaked through a publicly accessible SDK. Based on the video, the headset’s rear head strap appears nearly identical to the solo knit band used on Apple’s Apple Vision Pro, while the facial interface and forehead cushion closely resemble those seen on Samsung’s Galaxy XR. The video also shows an external module accompanying the headset. Its design is similar t

At the 2026 APEC China CEO Forum held on Sunday, JD.com founder Liu Qiangdong revealed that the company has launched an internal Nirvana Plan aimed at helping its 700,000 delivery workers and other frontline employees adapt to the impact of AI and automation. Liu said he believes robots will eventually take over package deliveries, eliminating the need for traditional couriers. “In the future, deliveries will be made by robots. There will be no need for delivery workers,” he said.

Developed by Ubisoft and published in China by Tencent, the tactical shooter Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege today launched its first deleted-account technical test in China. The test will run for seven days, ending on June 23. This test focuses on validating core technical capabilities of the localized version, including server stability, anti-cheat systems, and localization adaptation. The initial build includes seven classic maps and 46 unique operators, recreating the game’s signature v

The Qwen team on Tuesday released a robotics suite featuring three foundation models: Qwen-RobotNav, Qwen-RobotManip, and Qwen-RobotWorld. These three models align language with different types of physical actions. Qwen-RobotNav extends vision-language capabilities into mobile robotics through controllable observation encoding and tool-based interfaces. The model unifies four key tasks within a single framework: instruction following, goal-directed navigation, target tracking, and autonomous

Xiaomi’s large model team on Tuesday launched Xiaomi MiMo Claw, a lightweight cloud-based AI agent powered by its flagship MiMo-V2.5-Pro model. Built on the OpenClaw framework, MiMo Claw is deeply integrated with the Kingsoft Office ecosystem, allowing users to generate, preview, and edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF documents within a unified workflow. The agent supports the MCP (Model Context Protocol) tool-calling standard and can execute more than 1,000 consecutive tool calls in a sin

Alipay, China’s leading mobile payments and super app platform, today unveiled its AI-powered assistant Abao and opened invitation-only testing to users, marking the biggest redesign in the platform’s history and signaling its full-scale shift toward AI-driven services. Starting June 16, selected users can access the new interface by simply swiping right. A broader rollout is expected in the coming months. The redesign aims to simplify interactions and consolidate services. It shifts mobil

According to Bloomberg News, citing people familiar with the matter, Xiaohongshu is preparing to confidentially file for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong by the end of this month. The sources said the Shanghai-based company is working with advisers on a potential listing that could become one of Hong Kong’s largest IPOs in recent years. According to the report, discussions are ongoing and key details — including the timing of the listing, fundraising size, and company valuation — ha