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Musk Eyes ‘Space Compute’ and Robot Missions to Moon and Mars as He Weighs Corporate Consolidation
Elon Musk is reportedly advancing plans to shift substantial computing into space, consider mergers among his companies, and explore delivering Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robots to the Moon and Mars. The ambition combines SpaceX’s launch capability with Tesla’s robotics and Musk’s AI interests, but faces steep technical, economic and regulatory hurdles.
China’s Cambricon Forecasts Strong 2025 Profit as AI Compute Demand Rises
Cambricon expects 2025 net profit of ¥1.85–2.15 billion, a year‑on‑year turnaround driven by stronger AI compute demand and successful product deployments. The result signals that Chinese AI chipmakers are beginning to convert rising demand and policy support into commercial profit, though challenges around scaling, margins and competition remain.
China’s Fourier Says Brain‑Controlled Exoskeletons for Stroke Rehab Could Reach Clinics in 1–2 Years
Fourier, a Chinese robotics firm, says it will integrate brain‑computer interfaces with exoskeletons to enable robots to detect patients’ movement intentions and provide timed physical assistance, aiming for clinical rollout within one to two years. The move rests on more portable BCI hardware, AI advances in signal interpretation, and a staged market strategy that targets hospitals first, then care homes and households.
Chinese Chipmaker Ziguang Guowei Rules Out Nvidia Buy, Underscoring Limits of Cross‑Border Tech Acquisitions
Ziguang Guowei, a Chinese semiconductor firm, told investors it has no plans to acquire Nvidia. The response highlights practical, regulatory and geopolitical obstacles to cross‑border purchases of cutting‑edge chipmakers and points to China’s continued focus on building domestic capabilities.
SenseTime Open-Sources ‘Sense Nova‑MARS,’ Betting on Agentic Multimodal AI to Drive Execution‑Capable Applications
SenseTime has open‑sourced Sense Nova‑MARS, a multimodal Agentic VLM available in 8B and 32B parameter sizes that the company says can plan actions, call tools and deeply fuse dynamic visual reasoning with image‑text search. The move democratizes access to execution‑oriented multimodal models, accelerating research and product integration while raising safety and governance questions about agentic AI.
Build the ‘Brain’ for Robots and You’ll Rule AI, Says Yushu’s Founder — A Bold Bet on Robot-Centric Large Models
Yushu Technology’s founder Wang Xingxing argued that the company or group that builds a large-scale AI model tailored to robots will become the leading global AI and robotics firm. The remark underscores a wider industry shift toward embodied, multimodal foundation models that fuse perception and action, but success requires massive embodied data, hardware–software integration and viable commercial deployments.
Geely Bets Big on In‑House AI: Chairman Yin Qi Bridges Big‑Model Firm and Smart‑Driving Unit as JiaYue Raises Over ¥5bn
Geely has accelerated efforts to internalise AI by appointing Yin Qi as chairman of both its smart‑driving unit Qianli Technology and the big‑model company JiaYue Xingchen, which has just closed a B+ round topping ¥5 billion. The move aims to fuse in‑house foundational models with production vehicle terminals to boost proprietary ‘model content’ and fast‑track agent‑driven cockpits and assisted‑driving features.
China’s Big Tech Escalates the AI Arms Race: ByteDance Vows to “Climb Peaks” as Alibaba and Tencent Counterpunch
ByteDance’s CEO Liang Rubo has set an ambitious 2026 agenda, prioritising the Dola assistant and global talent incentives to secure a leading position in AI model capability. Alibaba and Tencent are rapidly countering with chips, cloud integrations and consumer promotions, turning early 2026 into an industry‑wide scramble across applications, silicon and datacentres.
Israeli Industry Sees Opening for AI Ties with China at Tel Aviv Innovation Summit
At the Tel Aviv Spark Innovation Summit (Jan 27–29, 2026) Israeli industry figures expressed optimism about deeper AI cooperation with China, citing complementary strengths: Israeli commercialisation and cybersecurity know‑how and Chinese scale. Opportunities are tangible in non‑sensitive commercial sectors, but geopolitical constraints and export controls will shape the depth and scope of collaboration.
Pony Ma’s RMB1bn AI Counterattack: Tencent Bets ‘Yuanbao’ and Red‑Envelope Growth to Reclaim Social Ground
Tencent has launched a concentrated RMB1 billion push to embed AI into social products, notably upgrading its Yuanbao offering to group chat and using culturally resonant red‑envelope incentives to drive adoption. The plan leverages Tencent’s social graph and payments infrastructure but must navigate regulatory scrutiny and fierce competition from Chinese AI rivals.
China’s 2026 AI Crossroads: Open‑source Infrastructure as the Antidote to Vendor Lock‑in
SUSE executives warn that 2026 is a decisive year for Chinese firms adopting AI: they must choose between the short‑term convenience of closed platforms and the long‑term freedom of open, interoperable infrastructure. SUSE positions SLES 16, long support cycles and observability tooling as solutions to vendor lock‑in, regulatory demands and runaway compute costs.
Kunshan Launches RMB5bn AI Industry Fund to Fast‑Track Industrial Upgrade
Kunshan has launched a RMB5 billion AI industry fund with an initial RMB2 billion tranche to finance AI hardware, compute infrastructure, large models and AI+manufacturing projects. Backed by Chuangkong Group and prominent venture players, the fund aims to accelerate local industrial upgrading and strengthen domestic AI capabilities amid global technology tensions.