Industry Updates
  • AI helps African farmers adapt to climate change
    AI helps African farmers adapt to climate change
    In Kenya, and across Africa, AI is quietly being adopted in many sectors, primarily agriculture, the dominant sector in many African countries.
  • China issues guidelines to regulate, promote AI agents
    China issues guidelines to regulate, promote AI agents
    China has issued a set of guidelines to promote the regulated application and innovative development of AI agents, as part of broader efforts to advance the country's "AI Plus" initiative.
  • China to boost mutual empowerment of AI, energy
    China to boost mutual empowerment of AI, energy
    Chinese authorities have recently issued an action plan that aims to promote the mutual empowerment of artificial intelligence (AI) and energy.
  • China launches pilot program for AI ethics review, services
    China launches pilot program for AI ethics review, services
    China has launched a pilot program for artificial intelligence (AI) ethics review and services, according to a notice issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
  • Guangzhou's Haizhu launches AI scene trading platform
    Guangzhou's Haizhu launches AI scene trading platform
    Haizhu district in Guangzhou, Guangdong province has officially launched an artificial intelligence scene trading platform, with an initial batch of 49 scene orders valued at more than 13 million yuan ($1.8 million), according to China News Service.
  • Alibaba to integrate AI into Taobao shopping experience
    Alibaba to integrate AI into Taobao shopping experience
    Alibaba Group is preparing to fully integrate Qwen — its AI model and chatbot — with Taobao, allowing users to browse, compare, and purchase products through conversational AI interactions instead of traditional keyword searches, according to people familiar with the matter.
  • Robots go to 'college' in Hefei's futuristic training facility
    Robots go to 'college' in Hefei's futuristic training facility
    In Hefei, capital city of East China's Anhui province, robots are going to "college" — not for math or physics, but for real-world training.
  • One-person companies rise in popularity, gain policy support
    One-person companies rise in popularity, gain policy support
    China is elevating the "one-person company" from a fringe business model to a national strategy, betting that artificial intelligence can turn individuals into scalable economic units, which industry experts said is a shift unfolding in parallel with the United States, but along a markedly different path.
  • Bluetooth SIG hails China's innovative role in global ecosystem
    Bluetooth SIG hails China's innovative role in global ecosystem
    China is emerging as a pivotal force in the global Bluetooth ecosystem, both as a major market and an increasingly important source of innovation, as the technology shifts from consumer connectivity toward broader applications in the artificial intelligence era, said a senior executive of Bluetooth Special Interest Group.
  • No touch, for real
    No touch, for real
    ​Ready for scenes in sci-fi movie coming true in the real world? The technology developed by Anhui-based Easpeed Technology allows contactless operations in scenarios such as opening trash can, turning on faucet and operating medical devices.

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