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- 2026-05-12 funding Douyin Group's short drama copyright center announced a guaranteed support budget exceeding 1.5 billion yuan for live-action short dramas in 2026. source
- 2026-05-11 funding ByteDance plans to invest over $30 billion in AI infrastructure by 2026. source
- 2026-05-10 funding ByteDance increased its 2026 AI infrastructure budget by 25% to $30 billion. source
- 2026-05-10 funding ByteDance is increasing its 2026 AI infrastructure budget to over $30 billion. source
- 2026-05-10 funding ByteDance plans a $30 billion investment in AI expansion by 2026, focusing on domestic Chinese chips. source
- 2026-05-10 funding ByteDance plans to spend over $30 billion on AI expansion in 2026. source
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ByteDance's Doubao AI app launches paid tiers, signaling China's AI monetization shift
ByteDance has launched its first paid subscription tiers for its Doubao AI assistant, with prices ranging from 68 to 500 RMB per month. This move aims to monetize the AI tool by offering advanced features like PPT gener…
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US researcher finds Chinese AI labs collaborative, pragmatic, and focused on open-source
Nathan Lambert, a researcher from the Allen Institute for AI, recently completed a 36-hour visit to China's AI labs, observing a collaborative and respectful environment among researchers. He noted that Chinese AI labs,…
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AI analyzes urban traffic, grades STEM papers, and Chinese AI labs innovate
Oregon State University has developed LaTA, a FERPA-compliant local LLM autograder designed to streamline STEM education. This system allows for secure, zero-cost grading on campus hardware without altering existing LaT…
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AI video startups race to build moat before big tech arrives
AI video creation startups are focusing on specialized services and user retention to compete with large tech companies. Founders believe that while major players like Tencent and ByteDance will eventually enter the app…
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AI video tools race for market share amid threat from big tech
The AI video generation sector is experiencing rapid growth, driven by powerful new models from major tech companies like ByteDance and Kuaishou. This has fueled a surge in AI video Agent products, which simplify the cr…
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Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B valuation, becoming China's best-funded AI startup
Moonshot AI, the developer of the Kimi chatbot, has secured approximately $2 billion in a new funding round, elevating its valuation to over $20 billion. This significant investment, led by Meituan's venture arm and Chi…
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Seven small coding AI models offer local development power in 2026
The article highlights seven small coding AI models suitable for local development, emphasizing their efficiency and privacy benefits. These models, including OpenAI's gpt-oss-20b and Microsoft's Phi-3.5-mini-instruct, …
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Nvidia partners with Corning, explores new optical module tech
The Beijing Stock Exchange has released new rules for the listing and information disclosure of non-publicly issued corporate bonds, waiving initial and annual listing fees. In other news, Corning's stock surged pre-mar…
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Nvidia partners with Corning, boosting Corning's stock by 18% in pre-market trading.
Corning's stock surged 18% in pre-market trading following the announcement of a long-term partnership with NVIDIA. Separately, Robotechs' subsidiary secured significant contracts totaling over $59 million for productio…
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Meta reportedly developing consumer AI agent and shopping tools, Nvidia targets optical modules
Meta Platforms is reportedly developing an AI agent aimed at consumers, intended to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT. The company is also working on new AI-powered shopping tools, reflecting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's push to m…
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Major cloud providers boost 2026 capital expenditure to $830B on AI demand
Major cloud service providers, including Google, AWS, Meta, and Microsoft, are significantly increasing their capital expenditures for 2026, driven by robust AI demand. These nine key CSPs are now projected to spend app…
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Institutions buy and sell stocks; Nvidia eyes optical module innovation; Apple settles Siri lawsuit
Baidu's Doubao has introduced a paid subscription option, while Douyin Group's vice president addressed paid content on Hongguo short dramas. Apple is reportedly delaying the release of its AI features for Siri and has …
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New Hope, Shennong Group report April sales declines amid falling pig prices
New Hope Group reported a 32.37% year-over-year decrease in commodity pig sales revenue for April, reaching 1.312 billion yuan, attributed to a significant drop in pig prices caused by market oversupply. Shennong Group …
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AI news: Trust registry, ByteDance subscriptions, and monorepo deployment
ByteDance is testing paid subscription tiers for its AI application Doubao in China, offering premium features like PowerPoint generation and data analysis for power users. Separately, a new binary trust registry called…
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ByteDance launches Seed3D v2.0 for 3D content generation
ByteDance is continuing its work on the Seed3D project, and has now released version 2.0. Further details on this development are available via a LinkedIn post.
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Apollo tops $1T AUM, Doubao adds paid tier, Apple settles Siri suit
Doubao, an AI chatbot, is reportedly planning to introduce a paid subscription tier focused on complex tasks like PPT generation and data analysis, while its free version will continue to serve daily usage needs. Separa…
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Douyin VP denies rumors of mandatory fees for Hongguo short dramas
Douyin Group Vice President Li Liang clarified that rumors of "Hongguo Short Drama" charging fees are false. He stated that the platform is introducing some film and television content to enrich its ecosystem, and a sma…
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China deploys robots for home cleaning, traffic control, and factory repair
Chinese companies are deploying robots for a variety of real-world tasks, including domestic cleaning, traffic management, and industrial repair. One service in China partners human cleaners with robots from X Square Ro…
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Doubao AI launches tiered subscription plans for advanced features
Doubao, a product from ByteDance, is planning to introduce paid subscription tiers in addition to its existing free service. These new tiers will offer enhanced features and cater to professional users with more demandi…
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ByteDance's Anew Labs presents AI-designed therapies at global conferences
ByteDance's Anew Labs, a drug discovery division, is now presenting AI-designed therapies at global conferences. The unit, with operations in Shanghai, Singapore, and San Jose, has showcased generative AI treatments for…