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Tencent, Visa sign pact on cross-border payments and AI
The companies will explore payment options for travelers to and from China across Weixin Pay and Visa’s networks.
Unitree revenue jumps 70% in Q3 as profit falls
Revenue rose 55.71% year on year to 1.8 billion yuan (US$273 million) in the first nine months of the year.
The risks of letting AI run free
Today’s issue explores solutions to AI’s new cybersecurity risks and Waymo’s quest to determine whether robotaxis make economic sense in Singapore.
ByteDance steps up robotics hiring through Seed AI
The hiring expands the company’s work on embodied AI, which links software models to physical machines.
DeepSeek’s new AI disabled shutdown software in 39% of tests
The model disabled shutdown software in 39% of tests after receiving warnings of imminent shutdown.
Ant Group rolls out LingGuang 2.0 with proactive AI features
Ant said the first LingGuang, launched in November 2025, could build simple apps in 30 seconds.
China’s Quant Group signs framework deal for AI robots
The robots will handle reception, vehicle presentations, and sales lead capture at showrooms.
Meituan plans $1b bond sale to refinance offshore loans
Tencent raised 26 billion yuan in offshore yuan bonds earlier this month.
China’s Moonshot AI unveils Kimi K3.1 Pro model
Moonshot said the Highspeed version delivers 2x to 3x the speed of K3.1 Pro.
The future’s here, delivering parcels
Neolix, Salmon, Kaminashi, and more raised funds this week.



