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MiniMax Launches Cloud-Hosted AI Agent Service to Capitalize on OpenClaw's Viral Momentum

MiniMax is making a calculated move to convert open-source enthusiasm into commercial traction, launching a cloud-hosted AI agent service that strips away the technical and financial barriers that have kept the widely popular OpenClaw framework out of reach for mainstream users. The Shanghai-based AI startup introduced MaxClaw

Apple Eyes Chinese Memory Chipmakers CXMT and YMTC to Diversify Supply Chain, Counter Rising Costs

Apple is reportedly weighing a significant shift in its memory and storage supply chain strategy, with the tech giant exploring partnerships with two Chinese semiconductor manufacturers to reduce cost pressures and lessen its dependence on established Japanese and South Korean suppliers, according to a report by a foreign technology media

NIO's One-Billion Battery Swap Milestone Signals a Decade-Long Bet Is Finally Paying Off

NIO has quietly crossed a threshold that few in the electric vehicle industry believed it would ever reach: one billion battery swaps completed across its national network. The milestone, achieved after a decade of capital-intensive infrastructure buildout, is forcing a reassessment of a strategy that was once widely dismissed

Xpeng Targets World's First Mass Production of Advanced Humanoid Robots by End of 2026

Xpeng is making its most concrete industrial bet yet on humanoid robotics, breaking ground on what it claims will be the world's first full-chain mass production base dedicated to humanoid robots — a move that signals the Chinese electric vehicle maker is accelerating its pivot from automotive manufacturing

Chinese Automakers Outpace Tesla in Europe as EV Market Shifts

Chinese automakers SAIC Motor and BYD both outsold Tesla in Europe in January 2026, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing realignment of the continent's electric vehicle market — even as overall new car registrations declined and hybrid vehicles emerged as the dominant powertrain technology. The data underscores a

China's NEV Market Hits a CNY Wall: Goldman Sachs Data Show Orders Crater 77% Year-on-Year in Week 8

Goldman Sachs published its China New Energy Vehicle Weekly Chartbook for Week 8 of 2026 on February 25, with data covering the period of February 16–22. The timing makes the report particularly instructive — and, for the uninitiated, potentially alarming. Orders across key NEV brands collapsed 77% year-on-year

HSBC Sees BYD Platform Launch as Quarter's Key Catalyst as China EV Pricing War Shows Signs of Fatigue

In a research note published February 25, 2026, HSBC's China autos team laid out a carefully calibrated case for cautious optimism in the country's electric vehicle sector — one where pricing discipline is finally beginning to take hold, autonomous driving is transitioning from lab to road, and

ChinaBiz Briefing | PHEVs, Robots, and Reinvention: China's Tech Ambition on Every Front

China's technology and industrial complex is moving on multiple fronts simultaneously — reshaping European car markets, scaling autonomous logistics, and quietly rebuilding the corporate DNA of its biggest tech names. Tuesday's news flow reflects a single underlying theme: Chinese companies are no longer playing catch-up. In

Honor Enters Humanoid Robotics Race as Billions Flood China's Embodied AI Sector

China's smartphone maker Honor Device is set to unveil its first humanoid robot next week, marking a significant strategic pivot for the handset brand and underscoring a broader capital surge into China's embodied intelligence sector that shows no signs of slowing. The debut, scheduled during Mobile

China's Automakers Are Teaching Europe the PHEV Lesson It Once Ignored

China's automakers are reshaping the European automotive landscape with a technology that the continent's own manufacturers largely abandoned — plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. As Chinese brands collectively posted 80% sales growth in Europe in January 2026, capturing a 7.4% market share, the reversal of fortunes