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Z.ai links GLM models to China Mobile’s cloud platform
Beijing-based Zhipu, also known as Z.ai, has received funding from a Chinese state firm.
Naomi Li Gan · · 1 min read
A cheat sheet of M&As in China
Need to get up to speed with China’s M&A scene? This one’s for you.
Aya Lin · · 2 min read
Still some sparkle in store
Sand.ai, Giva, Fact Base, and more raised funds this week.
Lilian Tang · · 5 min read
Ant Group, HSBC expand payments partnership
The companies said the deal aims to improve global mobile payment connectivity and speed up the development of account and treasury management services.
Aiko Gao Ishida · · 1 min read
China Mobile taps CaoCao for AI-powered ride-hailing
CaoCao said it connected to China Mobile’s Lingxi system through the A2A protocol and plans to expand to more China Mobile channels.
Diya Lal · · 1 min readQiming-backed Nature Select raises $100m for AI social app
Nature Select, a China-based developer of AI social app Elys, raised more than US$100 million in a series A+ funding round.
Minh Le · · 1 min readChinese video startup Sand AI raises $200m
Sand AI said the round brings its total funding over the past 10 months to US$300 million.
Diya Lal · · 1 min readChinese chipmaker Hua Hong to grow silicon photonics for AI
Chairman and president Bai Peng said the company wants to participate in all silicon-based devices inside optical modules, which move data in AI systems.
Naomi Li Gan · · 1 min readChina blocks SoftBank’s $5.4b ABB robotics deal
SoftBank Robotics develops humanoid and service robots. SoftBank said the acquisition would broaden its industrial automation capabilities.
Diya Lal · · 1 min readTracking AI hiring in Singapore: Databricks, OpenAI, and more
AI firms keep talking about the city-state. Their hiring data reveals who’s truly expanding in Southeast Asia.
Duc Tran · · 3 min read