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Zhipu Huazhang Raises 2.5 Billion Yuan in Financing, Expands Focus on Large-Scale Model R&D

Chinese AI start-up Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology announced on Friday that it has accumulated over 2.5 billion yuan in financing this year.

Tsinghua University-Backed NLP Startup DeepLang AI Reportedly Has A Valuation of $100M

DeepLang AI, an AI startup founded by a team from the Natural Language Processing Laboratory at Tsinghua University (THUNLP), has completed a new round of financing with a market valuation of approximately $100 million.

Ex-Chairman of Tsinghua Unigroup Transferred to Procuratorial Authorities

Zhao Weiguo, the former chairman of the Chinese semiconductor company Tsinghua Unigroup, was transferred to the procuratorate for investigation and prosecution on suspicion of duty-related crimes, China's top supervision watchdog reported on March 20.

Tsinghua Master’s Graduate Bemoans ByteDance’s “Maliciously Low” Monthly Salary of $2,947

A Chinese web user verified to be a fresh master's graduate from the elite Tsinghua University complained online recently that the monthly salary for a back-end development engineer at ByteDance was as low as 20,000 yuan ($2,947) per month.

Chinese Structural Biologist Nieng Yan Says Family Among Reasons for Return Home

Nieng Yan, a Chinese structural biologist and dean of the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation, stated in a December 18 Weibo post that family is one of the main reasons behind her recent return to China, also discussing her parents' experience of being infected by COVID-19.

Chinese Natural Language Processing Scholar Sun Maosong Selected as ACL Fellow 2022

Professor Sun Maosong from Tsinghua University was recently selected as the only Chinese scholar as a ACL Fellow of the Association for Computational Linguistics in 2022. Eight well-known natural language processing scholars were added to this list.

China NFT Weekly: Railway Journeys in Web3

This week: Rail operator MTR Corporations enters Web3 era by partnering with The Sandbox, Tsinghua University establishes China's first metaverse lab, and more.

Global Youths Showcase How to Harness AI for Sustainable Development During Tsinghua University and UNDP Event

The inaugural year of a six-month AI and sustainability-themed youth boot camp, organized by Tsinghua University’s I-AIIG with support from the UNDP, culminated with an online competition between finalists.

Chinese Delivery Giant Meituan Releases New Generation of Autonomous Delivery Vehicle

The next generation of autonomous delivery vehicles developed by Chinese shopping platform Meituan have been officially put into operation in Shunyi District, Beijing.

UNDP Supports Tsinghua University in Organizing Global Dialogue on AI Cooperation and Governance

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) joined Tsinghua University to support the inaugural International AI Cooperation and Governance Forum which kicked off on Dec. 19.

China’s Reusable Spacecraft Successfully Returns to Landing Site

China's reusable experimental spacecraft returned to its designated landing site on Sunday after a two-day in-orbit operation.

For First Time, China’s Tsinghua University Ranks Top 20 in Times List

Tsinghua University has become the first Asian university to break into the top 20 list since the current methodology was launched in 2011, the latest Times Higher Education list showed.

ByteDance’s AI Head Wei-Ying Ma Leaves Company for Tsinghua Amid US Crisis

Wei-Ying Ma, Vice President of ByteDance and Director of its Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, is leaving to join Advanced Industry Research (AIR)

‘Ponzy Scheme’: Experts Share Opinions on the Luckin Coffee Scandal

Having faked its revenue numbers, Luckin became a laughing stock of a unicorn, with analysts on both sides of the pond contemplating over what outcomes this situation will have on a larger scale for Chinese businesses abroad.

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook Becomes Chairman of Tsinghua Advisory Board

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, has been named chairman of the advisory board for Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management.

Another Chinese Chip Maker to Launch 5G Chip by 2020 to Compete with Qualcomm

China’s second-largest mobile chip maker, UNISOC, aims to launch its own 5G chipset way ahead of schedule by 2020 to rival global leaders such as Qualcomm, and augment China’s competency in creating fundamental technologies.

Alibaba Gathers Nobel Laureates and Scientists for the New Open Research Platform “Luohan Academy”

Alibaba Group announced the establishment of Luohan Academy, an open research platform with Nobel Laureates and leading social scientists on June 27. The goal of the new academy is to address universal challenges faced by societies arising from the rapid development of digital technologies.

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