China’s OpenAI Challenger Zhipu AI Secures Over CNY 2.5 Billion to Step Further on Large-Scale Model

Survival Rules for Turbulent Times: A Compilation of the 20 Most Unmissable Core Insights from the 2026 Tsinghua PBCSF Forum

A dialogue between Zhu Min, former Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China and former Vice Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund; Michael Spence, 2001 Nobel Prize winner in Economics and Philip H. Knight Professor Emeritus of Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business; and Masaaki Shirakawa, former Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the 2026 Tsinghua PBCSF Global Finance Forum.

Moonshot AI Unveils 2.8-Trillion-Parameter Kimi K3, With Open Weights Due by July 27

Moonshot AI（月之暗面）on July 16 unveiled Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter artificial intelligence model featuring native vision capabilities and a context window of up to one million tokens. The Chinese AI startup describes K3 as the first open model in the roughly three-trillion-parameter class and says it will release the model’s full weights by July 27.

Alibaba's Qwen to Power Apple Intelligence in China, Bringing a Chinese Foundation Model into Apple's AI Ecosystem

Alibaba Group (阿里巴巴)'s large language model Qwen (通义千问) will provide core AI capabilities for Apple Intelligence in mainland China, following regulatory approval for Apple's AI services in the country.

WAIC 2026 Guide | AI Partnership for a Brighter Future

The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) will take place in Shanghai, China from July 17 to 20, Centered on the theme "AI partnership for a brighter future".

Alibaba Leads Series C+ as AIsphere’s Total Series C Funding Reaches RMB 2.98 Billion

Chinese AI video-generation company AIsphere (爱诗科技) has completed its overall Series C financing, raising a cumulative RMB 2.98 billion across the round to support model development, international product growth and commercial deployment.