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Google’s Attempt to Re-enter China through Mobile Apps

Over the past months, Google has been spotted making extensive efforts around the China re-entry. This time, it released an app called “文件极客” which translates into “Files Geek” into the Chinese market on the morning of May 31.

Alibaba Unveils AI Technology for Cafés and Restaurants

On May 23, Alibaba Machine Intelligence Technologies unveiled its latest intelligent speech interaction technology aimed at “smart ordering” in cafés and restaurants.

Alibaba Partners with Sensetime to Launch AI Lab in HK

Alibaba is partnering with artificial intelligence startup Sensetime to establish a not-for-profit artificial intelligence lab to foster tech talent in Hong Kong.

Baidu Creates Another Spinoff to Consolidate Global Business & AI Units

China’s internet giant Baidu announced yesterday the spinoff of its global business unit.

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.

Kai-Fu Lee: 9 Years of Sinovation Ventures, Parallel Tech Universes, and VC + AI

This year, Sinovation Ventures will turn nine years old. At a recent press conference, I shared several stories of entrepreneurship over the past nine years. During this time, the world has changed dramatically. The venture capital (VC) industry has become increasingly competitive and the rules of the industry have also changed.

Arm’s Joint Venture with China: Best News Since ZTE Ban

Since the start of the China-U.S. trade war, the United States has repeatedly attacked China’s weaknesses, letting more and more Chinese realize the importance of China-made chips. On May 1, Arm Holdings, a British multinational semiconductor and software design company owned by the Japanese SoftBank Group, announced an Arm joint venture in China.

Kai-Fu Lee Talks AI Applications and Opportunities for China at GMIC Beijing 2018

The 10th Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) Beijing opened on April 26, the theme of this year’s conference is AI Genesis. Kai-Fu Lee, CEO of Sinovation Ventures, attended the panel discussion on “The Present and Future of AI”, where he shared his views on artificial intelligence applications and talent cultivation.

Another Win for Robots: Top Chess Player Defeated by AI, Says He Will GO Again

On April 27, Ke Jie, the world’s second-ranked Go player competed against another AI Go program after having defeated by AlphaGo at 0-3 last year. (Go is an extremely intensive chess game, especially at higher level gameplays.)

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.

Office 365 has grown 400 percent after 4 Years in China

In 2014, Microsoft announced the opening of its Office 365 cloud service in China with the help of local partners. Office 365 became the only international cloud productivity platform in China, as well as the first cross-platform and cross-device productivity tool in China. Prior to this, Microsoft’s Azure cloud service had also entered the Chinese […]

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.

OPPO releases the R15: natural designs, brilliant colors and enhanced hardware

On March 31, OPPO released the OPPO R15 series smartphone onto the market.

Huawei Rotating CEO elaborates on earnings report and shares views on 5G, digitization and AI

On March 30, Huawei officially released its 2017 annual report. The report shows that the Huawei’s operator business achieved 297.8 billion yuan ($46.6 billion) in sales revenue, an increase of 2.5 percent year-over-year.

The Mi Mix 2S: The best Xiaomi smartphone for now

Xiaomi released the Mi Mix 2 half a year ago, and is just launching its new flagship model, the Mi Mix 2S. This iteration time is a bit too short for a flagship model.

HTC is still unprofitable for 15 consecutive quarters due to market-insensitive pricing

HTC has been unprofitable for 15 consecutive quarters. Still, some bright spots include when HTC surged after a loss record in Q4 2017.

Huawei P20 series is released with gradient colors and triple cameras

The Huawei P20 series let people see the optimal color design and professional photography.

Xiaomi MIX 2S: Snapdragon 845, AI dual camera, wireless quick charge

Xiaomi will hold the MIX 2S release conference in two days. Today, Xiaomi released the final poster of the MIX 2S and summed up its main highlights, including the Snapdragon 845 (scoring over 270,000 on AnTuTu benchmarking), AI dual cameras, AI face unlock, AI scene recognition camera, wireless fast charging and more.

Vivo X21 releases with under-display fingerprint sensor and AI engine

On March 19, vivo held a product launch event in Wuzhen to officially release the X21 smartphone featuring an all new under-display in-screen fingerprint identification. The phone has a full-screen design and AI capabilities, and is bound to become popular.

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