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Technology1/22/2026, 9:30:22 PM

China’s Kimi Says Algorithmic Ingenuity, Not Massive Compute, Powered Its Leap — and the AI Race May Be Changing

At Davos, Kimi’s leadership said it achieved state‑of‑the‑art results with its K2 series while using a fraction of the compute typical of leading US labs, crediting deep algorithmic and engineering innovation. The company plans to use fresh capital to expand hardware for a next‑generation K3 model, underscoring a broader Chinese push to compete via efficiency rather than brute‑force compute.

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Technology1/22/2026, 9:30:18 PM

JD.com Bets on an AI Consumer Boom: 2025 Named the Year Smart Products Exploded

JD.com executives said 2025 marked a breakout year for AI consumption, with platform searches for “AI” up about 100x and sharp sales gains across smart devices. The company is consolidating AI products under a new business arm, investing in embodied-intelligence firms and leaning on a C2M supply-chain approach to scale consumer AI rapidly.

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World1/22/2026, 9:20:30 PM

Songs, Snow and Sacrifice: How a Remote Spanggur Outpost Sustains China’s Frontier Presence

At a remote high‑altitude outpost by Spanggur Lake, China’s border troops sustain presence through ritual, mutual care and small infrastructural projects. A company anthem and the memorial to a fallen pack horse have become focal points for morale, civil‑military outreach and a broader narrative linking frontier sacrifice to national cohesion.

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Technology1/22/2026, 9:20:30 PM

Musk Hints Tesla Will Try Selling Humanoid Robot to Consumers by End of Next Year — But Timetables and Technical Hurdles Persist

At Davos, Elon Musk said Tesla may start selling its humanoid robot Optimus to consumers by the end of next year, while predicting more complex capabilities by the end of 2026. The remarks sharpen an ambitious timetable but leave open significant technical, production and regulatory questions; early deployments are likely to target controlled industrial settings before any mass consumer rollout.

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Business1/22/2026, 9:20:17 PM

Apple Consolidates Design Under Hardware Chief, Quietly Signalling a Cook Successor

Apple has added design oversight to the responsibilities of John Ternus, consolidating hardware engineering and design under a single executive. The move strengthens Ternus’s standing as a potential successor to Tim Cook and signals Apple’s desire for tighter integration of engineering and product aesthetics as it develops new hardware and AI-driven devices.

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Technology1/22/2026, 9:20:15 PM

Blue Origin’s New Shepard Flies Six on Another Brief Suborbital Joyride — A Small But Persistent Chapter in Commercial Space Tourism

Blue Origin’s New Shepard completed a crewed suborbital flight on 22 January, carrying six passengers for about ten minutes of microgravity. The mission underscores steady demand for short, commercial space experiences and highlights the company’s role in the maturing suborbital tourism market amid competition and regulatory scrutiny.

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World1/22/2026, 9:10:56 PM

Turkish Probe Finds Libyan Military Jet Broke Up on High‑Speed Impact; Engines Were Running

A Turkish preliminary investigation into a December 23, 2025 crash of a Libyan Falcon 50 near Ankara found no mid‑air explosion and that the engines were running at impact; the aircraft disintegrated on high‑speed collision with a 1,252m mountain. Eight people, including Libya’s army chief of staff, died; black boxes sent to Britain are expected to provide the decisive data on why the jet, after reporting an electrical fault, struck terrain at speed.

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Politics1/22/2026, 9:10:54 PM

Taiwan Fury Over Defence Papers: Legislator Accused of Removing Secret Documents Amid Partisan Fight

A closed briefing on a NT$1.25 trillion special defence budget escalated into a legal and political controversy after legislator Huang Kuo-chang left the room with classified documents, which he says were returned within seconds. Prosecutors have received complaints alleging breaches of Taiwan’s secrets-protection law, a development that risks further polarising Taiwanese politics and complicating oversight of sensitive defence matters.

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World1/22/2026, 9:10:48 PM

From Revolutionary Roots to High‑Altitude Fighting: Inside the PLA’s ‘Red Ninth’ Push to Modernise on the Tibetan Plateau

A PLA company in Tibet known as the Red Ninth fused its 99‑year revolutionary heritage with modern high‑altitude combat training, testing new vehicles, drones and information systems while producing its own doctrine. The exercise underscores Beijing’s focus on integrating legacy political cohesion with technological modernisation in strategically sensitive terrain.

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Technology1/22/2026, 3:20:39 PM

China’s Unitree Says It Shipped Over 5,500 Humanoid Robots in 2025, Signalling a Shift to Mass Market Scale

Unitree Technology said it shipped over 5,500 pure humanoid robots in 2025 and produced more than 6,500 robot bodies, clarifying earlier online confusion. The disclosure, if borne out, signals a shift in robotics from proof-of-concept demos toward mass production, but questions remain about verification, commercial viability and post-sale support.

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Business1/22/2026, 3:20:19 PM

Xiaomi Launches HK$2.5bn Automated Buyback and Will Cancel Repurchased Shares — A Vote of Confidence with Strategic Consequences

Xiaomi has set up an automated share repurchase programme worth up to HK$2.5 billion and will cancel the shares it buys back, a move management says signals confidence and protects shareholder value. The plan further trims the public float and strengthens per-share metrics, while prompting questions about the trade-off between buybacks and investment.

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Technology1/22/2026, 3:20:16 PM

Chinese AI-Compute Upstart Suiyuan Clears STAR Market IPO Hurdle, Seeks Rmb6bn to Build Homegrown GPU Stack

Shanghai Suiyuan Technology’s STAR Market IPO has been accepted as it seeks Rmb6 billion to scale AI accelerator cards, clusters and integrated solutions. Backed by Tencent and state-affiliated investors, the company sits at the intersection of China’s push for domestic AI compute capacity and growing demand for alternatives to Western GPUs.

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Technology1/22/2026, 3:20:12 PM

Alibaba to Float T‑Head Chip Unit as AI Hardware Ambitions Boost Shares

Alibaba plans to take its AI‑chip unit T‑Head public, a move that boosted the parent company’s U.S. pre‑market shares. The listing aims to fund and legitimise Alibaba’s push into in‑house AI accelerators, but faces manufacturing, software and competitive hurdles amid broader geopolitics over semiconductors.

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Business1/22/2026, 3:10:34 PM

From Chips to Fields: China’s Week in Markets, AI Supply Chains and Tech Control

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang confirmed that Nvidia has overtaken Apple as TSMC’s largest customer, signalling a permanent shift of chip demand toward AI infrastructure. Domestically, China reported record grain output and continued construction of high‑standard farmland while expanding duty‑free shopping and tightening controls around software that accesses WeChat data. The mix of industrial reorientation, food-security measures and stricter digital governance will shape supply chains, markets and developer ecosystems.

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Technology1/22/2026, 3:10:26 PM

Guangzhou Greenlights a 12‑inch Fab to Serve China’s AI and Automotive Chip Rush

Yuexin Semiconductor has started Phase IV of its Guangzhou project with a RMB 25.2 billion plan for a 12‑inch mixed‑signal fab capable of producing 40,000 wafers per month. The facility targets surging demand in AI, edge AI, industrial and automotive electronics, reflecting China’s strategy to build domestic, application‑focused chip capacity.

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Business1/22/2026, 3:10:20 PM

China’s ‘High‑End’ Furniture Star Faces Cash Crunch as Staff Are Forced to Sell Stock to Recover Wages

Meike Home Furnishings, a listed leader in China’s high‑end furniture market (600337.SH), has been accused of withholding months of employee wages and directing staff to sell company products to offset pay arrears. The revelations come as Meike posts continued losses, suspends two Tianjin subsidiaries, and pursues a controversial acquisition of a high‑speed cable maker as part of a strategic pivot into tech.