# China%20tech
Latest news and articles about China%20tech
Total: 38 articles found
Foxconn Industrial Internet Sees Profits Surge as 800G Switches and AI Servers Drive a Data‑centre Boom
Foxconn Industrial Internet expects a roughly 56–63% year‑on‑year jump in Q4 2025 net profit and a 51–54% rise for the full year, driven by explosive sales of 800G+ switches and AI servers. The results reflect a major upgrade cycle in Chinese data centres as cloud providers scale up capacity for large AI models, while also exposing the company to customer concentration and component‑supply risks.
iFlytek Sees Net Profit Climb of 40–70% in 2025 as ‘Spark’ AI Model Drives Commercial Wins
iFlytek forecast 2025 net profit of Rmb785–950 million, a 40–70% increase, citing rapid deployment of its large‑model AI "Spark" and stronger government procurement. About Rmb300 million of the gain comes from non‑recurring government grants, so investors should separate one‑offs from recurring commercial momentum.
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.
Li Auto’s Big Bet: From Electric SUVs to Humanoid Robots and the Push for ‘Embodied Intelligence’
Li Xiang told Li Auto staff that the firm will evolve from an electric‑vehicle maker into an "embodied intelligence" company, pursuing base models, inference chips, an OS and humanoid robots. The strategic shift reflects investor pressure for higher‑margin AI products, recruitment of robotics talent, and significant technical and regulatory hurdles ahead.
China’s Robot Start‑Ups Take Center Stage: Two Embodied‑AI Firms Land Spots on the Spring Festival Gala
Two Chinese embodied‑AI start‑ups, Galbot and Magic Atom, have been chosen for prominent roles on the 2026 Spring Festival Gala, signalling a shift from technical demonstration to mass visibility. Galbot has secured large industrial orders and more than $300 million in financing, while Magic Atom — spun out of a Xiaomi‑linked robotics team — has shown rapid product development and fundraising momentum.
Dreame CEO Turns Year‑End Bonus Into Spectacle: Antarctica Flights, Gold and a Stadium Concert
Dreame CEO Yu Hao has announced extravagant year‑end rewards—direct flights to Antarctica for top staff, a stadium concert in Suzhou instead of a company party, and one gram of gold for every employee—generating publicity and debate. The gestures highlight a broader trend among some Chinese tech founders to use spectacle and founder‑led branding as talent and marketing tools amid a challenging macro and regulatory environment.
Can Wang Xiaochuan Turn a Medical-AI Bet into an IPO by 2027?
Wang Xiaochuan has repositioned Baichuan Intelligence from a broad generalist-AI play to an all-in bet on medical AI, promising patient-facing decision support and an IPO push in 2027. The company faces steep hurdles: fierce competition from better-resourced incumbents, the high cost and time of clinical validation, regulatory and privacy burdens, and uncertain consumer willingness to pay.
Baidu Bundles Documents and Cloud Storage into a ‘Personal Super Intelligence’ Unit to Fast‑Track AI Growth
Baidu merged its Wenku document repository and Wangpan cloud storage into a single Personal Super Intelligence Business Group led by Wang Ying, reporting directly to CEO Robin Li. The consolidation aims to leverage document and personal‑file datasets to accelerate consumer AI products, drive new monetisation and tightly integrate generative features into Baidu’s ecosystem while navigating privacy and regulatory risks.
Tencent Revives QQ Show — A Nostalgia-Fueled Play for the Avatar Economy
Tencent announced the return of QQ Show, its legacy avatar and virtual-goods feature, on January 24. The move leverages nostalgia and the growing avatar economy, but success will depend on design updates, monetization choices and navigating China’s regulatory landscape.
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.
China’s Yushu Says It Shipped Over 5,500 Humanoids in 2025—A Faster Commercial Roll‑out Than Analysts Expected
Yushu Technology announced it shipped over 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025 and produced more than 6,500 humanoid bodies, figures that exceed Omdia’s forecast by about 31%. The company is scaling manufacturing, expanding retail channels with JD.com, and preparing for a domestic IPO after reporting profitable 2024 revenue above RMB 1 billion.
Dreame CEO’s Planet‑sized Valuation Target Sparks Staff Backlash and Questions Over Ambition
Dreame Technology CEO Yu Hao defended an eyebrow‑raising long‑term valuation target after an employee publicly criticised it in a company chat that went viral on Weibo. Yu framed the aim as a decades‑long ambition, stressed that the company has been profitable and shrugged off internal dissent, but the episode highlights governance and financing questions as Dreame pivots from consumer vacuums into capital‑intensive sectors like electric vehicles.