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Funding

GlobalGPT Secures 3,000,000 CNY Funding for New AI Product Yukie

GlobalGPT, a company that provides access to various mainstream AI models via subscription, has secured...

Sep 30, 2026
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Startup news

Apple plans to launch lightweight smart glasses in 2027

Apple is set to introduce its first consumer-grade lightweight smart glasses in 2027, according to a new...

Sep 30, 2026
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Product

Philips launches 27M2N3500FW 27-inch monitor with dual modes for CNY 949

A 27-inch monitor from Philips, model 27M2N3500FW, is now available for purchase on JD.com, priced at CNY 949....

Sep 28, 2026
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Funding

DeepSeek secures $7.5 billion in second funding round, annual revenue surpasses $1 billion

DeepSeek has confirmed a funding round amounting to $7.5 billion, as reported by ITHome on September 24....

Sep 26, 2026
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Startup news

NVIDIA CEO Calls for Regulation of AI Companies Without Antitrust Exemptions

NVIDIA's CEO has stated that artificial intelligence companies should not receive exemptions from antitrust...

Sep 26, 2026
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Product

NVIDIA Faces Antitrust Scrutiny Over AI Deal

NVIDIA is under antitrust investigation in the United States as regulators examine its acquisition of AI...

Sep 24, 2026
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Acquisition

Paramount is negotiating to resolve legal obstacles related to its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Paramount is currently in talks with California authorities to address legal challenges regarding its...

Sep 23, 2026
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Funding

Fangqi Technology Secures Angel Round Funding

Fangqi Technology, a developer of embodied intelligent universal brains, announced the completion of an...

Sep 23, 2026
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Product

Geely Galaxy E5 Unveiled, Set to Debut on September 23

Geely today unveiled the Galaxy E5, a new model that will officially launch on September 23. The vehicle...

Sep 22, 2026
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Acquisition

Billion yuan acquisition targets low-margin PC upgrade

The acquisition of Becoming Information by Billion Information was disclosed on September 18 2026. The...

Sep 22, 2026
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Funding

Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google Face Antitrust Lawsuit Over Coordinated AI Development Slowdown

A federal court in Northern California accepted a lawsuit accusing Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google of...

Sep 21, 2026
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Startup news

US Federal Court Orders Google to Improve Ad Tech Competition Without Breaking Up Business

A United States federal court has issued a ruling in the antitrust case concerning Google's advertising...

Sep 20, 2026
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Funding

D-Robotics Secures 400 Million Dollar Series C Round

D-Robotics has completed a Series C funding round of 400 million US dollars, as reported by TMTPost. The...

Sep 20, 2026
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Funding

Anew Labs Secures 290 Million Dollars in Funding at 1.5 Billion Dollar Valuation

Anew Labs, the artificial intelligence drug discovery division of ByteDance, completed a 290 million dollar...

Sep 19, 2026
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Funding

Anew Labs Secures 290 Million USD in Initial Funding

Anew Labs has completed its first independent funding round, raising a total of 290000000 USD. The company, an...

Sep 18, 2026
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Funding

OpenAI considers additional funding, valuing the company at $1.2 trillion

OpenAI is reportedly examining the possibility of securing additional private investments, with a company...

Sep 18, 2026
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Funding

Serie A Seeks Funding by Selling Minority Stake in New Overseas Entity

Serie A is pursuing a new round of capital operations to sell a 10% to 20% minority stake in a newly created...

Sep 17, 2026
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Expansion

Guangyunda Invests in Jishengwei to Enter Semiconductor Components Sector

Guangyunda has invested less than 20 million CNY to acquire stakes in Jishengwei (Shanghai) Semiconductor...

Sep 17, 2026
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Startup news

Xiaopeng G9L five-seat SUV launch event scheduled for September 17 in China

Xiaopeng Motors officially announced today that the launch event for its five-seat SUV, the Xiaopeng G9L, is...

Sep 16, 2026
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Startup news

U.S. Presidential Science and Technology Advisory Committee Chair Criticizes OpenAI and Anthropic

On September 14, 2026, the chair of the U.S. Presidential Science and Technology Advisory Committee, David...

Sep 16, 2026