# agents

Two Spring Festivals, One Industry: How China’s Tech Giants Turned AI into a Holiday Battle for National Reach

China’s AI competition has shifted from model development to a consumer battleground during two consecutive Lunar New Year campaigns. Alibaba, ByteDance, Tencent and Baidu used subsidies, embedded assistants and viral features to fight for national traffic, while smaller firms pursue agent‑style products that combine multiple models. The outcome will reshape who controls mass AI touchpoints in China, narrow the US–China model gap and raise barriers for smaller players unless they adopt alternative, interoperable strategies.

SoBiz2026年2月19日 05:14

#China AI#Alibaba#ByteDance

A wall of traditional sake barrels in Shibuya City, Tokyo, showcasing Japanese culture.

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Yang Zhilin Steps Forward: Moon’s Dark Side Ships Kimi K2.5 to Buy Time Against DeepSeek

Moon’s Dark Side released Kimi K2.5 with founder Yang Zhilin personally presenting the incremental upgrade, signalling a strategic shift from parameter-led competition to engineering improvements focused on coding and agent orchestration. The release is a defensive, deliverable move to shore up market position ahead of an expected DeepSeek model launch and to buy time for a more substantive K3 upgrade.

NeTe2026年1月29日 03:10

#Kimi#K2.5#Yang Zhilin