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Nio’s Li Bin Rules Out Robotaxis, Pitches Battery-Cell and Chip Standardization to Cut Industry Costs by RMB 100 Billion a Year

Nio Inc. founder and CEO Li Bin said the Chinese EV maker will not build robotaxis or humanoid robots, choosing instead to concentrate capital and engineering resources on core passenger vehicles as the sector grapples with rapid product churn, oversupply and margin compression. Speaking on April 11 at the 2026

Tencent Cloud Open-Sources “Cube” Sandbox as AI Agents Push China Enterprises Toward Controlled Scale

Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Tencent Holdings, is moving to define the infrastructure layer for enterprise AI agents by open-sourcing its “Cube” sandbox and pitching an “Agent Runtime” that isolates and governs autonomous software workers—an attempt to turn the current wave of low-code agents into something

Unitree’s H1 Claims 10 m/s Sprint, Shifting China’s Humanoid Race From Stunts to Deployable Mobility

A sprint video from Unitree Robotics is resetting investor expectations for China’s humanoid robots: hitting a reported 10 meters per second is less about a “world record” and more about whether Chinese suppliers can industrialize high-dynamics control, power delivery and shock management into field-ready machines. The company

Huawei Readies Pura 90 Launch as “Wide Foldable” Leak Signals Push Beyond Standard Smartphones

Huawei Technologies is preparing to broaden its premium handset playbook, with leaks pointing to a first “landscape wide foldable” model set to debut alongside the Pura 90 lineup—an attempt to turn foldables from a niche status symbol into a software-friendly, tablet-like daily device. The company has scheduled

ChinaBiz Briefing | Zhipu Pricing Shift, Pony.ai Global Push, Xiaomi 2nm Bet, Oppo Supply Chain Reset

China’s tech sector is entering a phase where AI monetization, global expansion and hardware control are becoming central battlegrounds. Zhipu is redefining model economics, while Pony.ai and Digua highlight capital flowing into autonomy and robotics. At the same time, Oppo and Xiaomi are reshaping hardware supply chains and

Xiaomi 18 Signals Shift to 2nm Silicon, Targets Battery Dominance in Premium Segment

Xiaomi Corporation is poised to escalate the premium smartphone arms race in 2026, with supply chain indicators pointing to the integration of next-generation 2-nanometer processors and unprecedented battery capacities for its upcoming Xiaomi 18 flagship. The transition to 2nm silicon marks a critical inflection point for the global

SenseTime Pivots Smart Home to Break Auto AI Bottleneck

SenseTime Group is aggressively stepping outside the vehicle cockpit, launching a physical desktop robot designed to capture the remaining 22 hours of a consumer's daily data loop and solve the automotive industry's engagement ceiling. The strategic pivot materializes through "Care U", a desktop hardware

OPPO Overhauls Camera Supply Chain for Find X9 Ultra to Counter Artificial Imaging Trends

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO is completely restructuring the optical hardware in its upcoming flagship Find X9 Ultra, replacing all seven lenses in an aggressive bid to capture the high-end mobile market through unified software-hardware imaging. The strategic overhaul marks a structural shift away from the mobile industry'

Dongfeng Nissan Cuts NX8 to RMB 149,900 to Reboot China EV Push, Signals Deeper Localized Playbook

Dongfeng Nissan is using an aggressive NX8 launch—priced as low as RMB 149,900 (US$20,819) after limited-time discounts—to reposition itself from an early EV pioneer that nearly fell behind into a locally driven contender in China’s mass-market electrification fight. The model’s pricing

Kuaishou Kling 3.0 Disrupts Video AI Economics With All-in-One Architecture

Kuaishou is aggressively restructuring the economics of video generation with the launch of its Kling 3.0 AI model series, signaling a decisive shift from single-point text-to-video tools to comprehensive multi-modal production ecosystems. The release, anchored by Video 3.0 Omni, introduces an All-in-One