
Western AI Startups Turn to Chinese Open-Weight Models for Core Systems
Leading US and UK firms are fine-tuning on bases like Kimi and DeepSeek to power legal, coding, and frontier tools.
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Leading US and UK firms are fine-tuning on bases like Kimi and DeepSeek to power legal, coding, and frontier tools.

A new iron-based structural alloy cuts raw material costs by 75 percent while improving the mechanical strength of second-generation HTS tapes.

A joint study by IDC and Inspur Information projects China's compute capacity will exceed 10,000 EFLOPS by 2030 as agentic AI accelerates consumption.

Natural resources officials outline plans for farmland protection, urban renewal, and long-term asset management.

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment pledged targeted anti-smog controls and reviewed rural karst cave cleanup efforts ahead of El NiΓ±o.

The NDRC promotes infrastructure and energy assets worth 61.4 billion yuan to bolster private investment.

The updated statute codifies data security, emerging-domain forces, and peacetime-wartime transitions into China's legal mobilization framework.

A Chinese detachment will participate in multinational disaster relief and medical exercises under the ASEAN-led framework.

State media report the dismantling of an organized online harassment network amid widening crackdowns on digital abuse.

China's first astronaut highlights living space gains and mission progress during a State Council briefing in Beijing.

A delegation of nearly 1,200 student flag-raising team members was received at the Great Hall of the People by top leadership.

Tax records show robust momentum in equipment manufacturing, AI-linked hardware, and interprovincial trade.

Both sides reaffirm commitments to high-level dialogue, parliamentary exchanges, and bilateral stability following leader-level consensus.

Li Ganjie inaugurates nationwide campaign as authorities implement the new Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress.

Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia and former Joint Staff Chief Liu Zhenli face criminal prosecution amid severe disciplinary violations.

Chinese state media reported a high-level phone discussion between China's foreign minister and his German counterpart, with full details pending.

Beijing calls for regional collaboration on skills training, employment, and talent exchanges amid technological and demographic shifts.

Bilibili secured registration for Luo Tianyi's audio data product, creating a formal standard to protect synthetic voices from unauthorized AI cloning.

First-half corporate filings show Chinese tech, energy, and healthcare firms shifting focus from scale expansion to monetization.

The joint initiative aims to deploy foundation models and intelligent agents across breeding, feeding, and slaughtering operations.