Sina Tech, Author at Pandaily

Lenovo on the Decline: Consecutive Yearly Losses with Only 0.4% Market Share

Lenovo’s performance in the past two years has been far from satisfactory.

Meitu T9 to be released with a new AI slimming function

Meitu will release Meitu T9 on May 22. The new phone will support an AI slimming function.

Tencent Signs Trade Deal with UK: eSports Courses to Open at Oxford University

Oxford University, one of the oldest universities in the world, will partner with Tencent to offer eSports courses for the first time.

Didi to Form JVs with Volkswagen and Other Car Makers as Part of D-Alliance

On the evening of April 30, in response to the rumor of a new joint venture with Volkswagen, Didi Chuxing confirmed that it is in discussions with Volkswagen, Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC Group), First Auto Works Group Corporation (FAW Group), Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group (GAC Group) and other automobile companies.

Truth Behind the ZTE Ban: Power Struggle between China and the U.S.

Huawei may have been the first Chinese company to be affected by the U.S.-China trade war, but its main Chinese rival, ZTE, is now also suffering. The two Chinese tech giants are facing severe challenges in the U.S., where legislators have banned companies from selling spare parts, products, software and technology to Chinese phone manufacturers. […]

Weibo Launches North American AI Research Centre in Silicon Valley

On the afternoon of April 20, Weibo CEO Gaofei Wang announced the launch of Weibo’s new AI R&D center in Palo Alto, California. Weibo has become one of many Chinese companies to set up R&D centers in Silicon Valley to pave way for future AI development.

Huawei Releases Both Honor 10 and Honor MagicBook with Phone Sold Starting at $413

On the afternoon of April 19, Huawei Honor held a press conference in Shanghai, launching its new flagship phone Honor 10 and the brand’s first personal laptop named MagicBook.

Official Photos of the New Xiaomi Mi 6X Released in Spring Colors

As previously announced, Xiaomi will hold a product launch at Wuhan University on April 25 and will officially release the new mid-ranged bezel-less Xiaomi Mi 6X.

Food Delivery Is About to Get Even Cheaper in Nine Cities as Didi Competes for Market Share

Didi Waimai, the taxi-hauling app Didi’s new food delivery platform, shared 9 posters on their official Weibo account on April 13th, claiming that a nationwide launch in site, also verifying earlier rumors of their entrance into nine cities.

Open Apology from CEO of Toutiao Following the Ban of Neihan Duanzi

Zhang Yiming, founder and CEO of Toutiao, issued an open apology on morning of April 11th, stating that Toutiao, one of the largest news and information content platform in China, will permanently shut down the Neihan Duanzi (内涵段子) app as well as its Wechat public account.

Alibaba Jack Ma’s Promise of 1 Million U.S. Jobs Now in Jeopardy

During the 2018 annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), Jack Ma said that if China-U.S. economic and trade relations deteriorate, the promise he made last year during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to create a million jobs in the United States will become null and void.

Xiaomi Expanding in India, Planning Four New Factories

On April 9, Xiaomi announced today that it will open three new mobile phone factories in India. At the same time, the power bank factory Xiaomi operates with another company have also begun to produce mobile phones. So far, Xiaomi has set up altogether six mobile phone factories in India.

World Leaders Gather in China for the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia

The 2018 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) opened today in Boao, Hainan. It will last four days and host around 2,000 guests from over 60 countries and regions around the world.

OPPO Announced Establishment of Research Institute to Advance 5G and AI

On the morning of April 4th, OPPO announced the official establishment of the OPPO Research Institute, with its headquarter in Shenzhen and other six other branches in different cities.

China’s 5G vehicles are controlled from over 20km away with 6ms latency

On March 24, China Mobile completed its first 5G-V2X remote test drive in Xiong’an New Area, successfully demonstrating remote control of unmanned vehicles from over 20 km (12.4 miles) away through a 5G network

Meituan-Dianping to test autonomous delivery this year for service launch in 2019

The annual session of the China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 is taking place from March 24 to 26, 2018, with “China in the New Era” as its theme. Meituan-Dianping CEO Xing Wang presented at the “New Lifestyles in the AI Era” session.

Apple CEO: Cooperation to eliminate inequality, deeply encouraged by China’s progress

The annual session of the China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 will be hosted on March 24-26, 2018, with “China in the New Era” as its theme. Apple CEO Tim Cook attended and spoke at the sub-forum named “Addressing the Challenge of Global Inequality”.

YT Jia’s electric vehicle factory opens in US, recruiting in Beijing, Shanghai

YT Jia’s car manufacturing business has made new progress. Faraday Future, an electric vehicle startup backed by LeEco founder YT Jia, announced the opening of its factory in Hanford, California. Photos revealed that the factory is already operating with some personnel and mechanical equipment.

Chinese Unicorns: Internet Companies Take a Dominant Position.

On March 8, Foxconn received A-share after a record speed of 36 days of proceedings. As regulators continue to send favorable signals for domestic listing and trading, more unicorn companies are likely to enter A-share.

Go For the WeChat Gold: E-commerce Business Increases 20 times In One Year?

“Alibaba and JD.com have established offices to compete with Pinduoduo.” said Bin Huang, an e-commerce merchant. Relying on WeChat traffic, Pinduoduo has become a black horse within the e-commerce industry.

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