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Alibaba Stakes a Claim in Nuclear Power to Secure an AI Advantage
Alibaba has taken a stake in a large nuclear power project as part of a broader push by Chinese tech firms to secure the baseload electricity needed for large AI deployments. China’s industrial capacity in power equipment and fast delivery gives its companies an edge in the global struggle for compute, reframing energy as a core element of AI competitiveness.
China’s Spring Festival Gala Becomes a Battleground for Humanoid Robots — Yush, Galaxy General and Magic Atom Jockey for Centre Stage
Three leading Chinese embodied-AI firms—Yush Technology, Galaxy General and Magic Atom—have been named partners of CCTV’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala, turning the national broadcast into a competitive showcase for humanoid robots. The appearances underscore a broader industry inflection: rapid shipment growth, major financing rounds, and a race between publicity and practical commercialization.
China’s Telcos Near One Million Data‑Centre Racks in 2025 as They Pivot from Cloud to Intelligent Compute Services
China’s three state telecom carriers reported 938,000 externally offered data‑centre racks by end‑2025, up 108,000 year‑on‑year, reflecting a strategic pivot from broad cloud coverage to deeper compute‑network integration. The move aims to deliver intelligent, green and diversified compute services for AI and edge applications while advancing domestic digital infrastructure goals.
China Accelerates 5G Buildout: 5G Base Stations Top 4.8 Million as RedCap Gains Traction
MIIT’s 2025 communications bulletin shows China reached 4.838 million 5G base stations by year-end, a net increase of 588,000, bringing 5G to 37.6% of all mobile base stations. Nearly 2.064 million 5G sites now support RedCap, indicating a strategic shift toward low-power, cost-effective IoT connectivity.
China’s Telecom Sector Shifts Gears: Slow Revenue Growth Masks Fast Build‑out of 5G, Cloud and Data‑Center Capacity
China’s telecom sector reported only 0.7% revenue growth in 2025 to ¥1.75 trillion, but underlying activity rose sharply: real telecom output grew 9.1% and investment in 5G, gigabit fibre, data centres and cloud services accelerated. The industry is shifting from legacy voice and SMS to cloud, IoT and industrial connectivity, with heavy capacity build‑out and rising R&D and standards influence.
From Darling of AI to Cautionary Tale: How Clawdbot’s Renaming Sparked a $16m Crypto Heist and a Security Reckoning
An open‑source AI agent formerly known as Clawdbot — now Moltbot — surged in popularity before a forced renaming and a brief username vacancy allowed scammers to hijack its identity and pump a fraudulent Solana token, briefly reaching a market value of about $16m. Security researchers have since warned that many instances were exposed to the public internet with plaintext credentials and no authentication, turning the agent into a high‑value target for credential theft.
SK Keyfoundry Launches 200V BCD Power Process to Court EV and Industrial Customers
SK keyfoundry has launched a 200V, 0.18µm BCD process on 8‑inch wafers and plans to begin customer product development with an aim of mass production within the year. The capability targets demand for mature high‑voltage power ICs across EV subsystems, chargers and industrial power electronics and signals intensified competition in the specialty foundry market.
OpenAI’s Prism Brings GPT‑5.2 to Scientists for Free — A Bid to Rewire Research Workflows
OpenAI has launched Prism, a free GPT‑5.2‑driven workspace aimed at scientists that supports unlimited projects and collaborators and is available now to ChatGPT personal users. The platform promises to streamline research writing and collaboration but raises practical concerns around hallucinations, data governance and institutional lock‑in as OpenAI prepares paid organisational offerings.
OpenAI Bets on Hardware and Ads as Costs Balloon — But the Path to Profit Is Fraught
OpenAI is expanding into advertising and consumer hardware as it confronts surging compute costs and intensifying competition from Google and others. Strong 2025 revenue growth masks large cash burn and funding needs that could force aggressive monetization or deep capital raises over the next 18 months.
SoftBank Eyes Giant $30 Billion Top-Up to OpenAI — A High‑Stakes Bet in the AI Arms Race
SoftBank is reportedly negotiating to invest up to $30 billion in OpenAI, a potential marquee financing that would deepen the capital race among AI developers. The move would expand OpenAI's resources for compute, talent and product rollout while raising governance and regulatory questions for both companies.
SoftBank Eyes Up to $30bn Bet on OpenAI as Valuation Nears $830bn
SoftBank is negotiating a potential investment of up to $30 billion in OpenAI that could value the company at about $830 billion. The move would mark one of the largest private bets on an AI firm, accelerating compute and product expansion but raising questions about valuation sustainability, market concentration and regulatory scrutiny.
Anthropic’s Big Bet: $20bn Fundraise Propels AI Rival to a $350bn Valuation
Anthropic is lining up about $20 billion in investor commitments at a roughly $350 billion valuation, twice its initial fundraising target and driven by strong demand from institutional investors. The round, led by GIC and Coatue with large commitments from Microsoft and Nvidia, highlights investor confidence in Anthropic's enterprise focus even as the company readies an IPO and publicly emphasises AI safety.