ByteDance fires LLM team head over conflict of interest · TechNode
ByteDance has dismissed Qiao Mu, former head of its Doubao large language model (LLM) team, following an internal ethics probe. In a notice circulated internally on Monday, the TikTok owner…
My Take | In history’s latest surprising twist, just who really are the late Soviets now?
Long after the Tiananmen Square incident in 1989, Westerners and, secretly, even some within China, were thinking that if the communist country was going to follow the decline and fall…
CATL backs humanoid robotics startup Galbot in $153 million funding · TechNode
China’s CATL, the world’s biggest battery maker, has extended its drive into humanoid robotics, leading a RMB 1.1 billion ($153 million) funding round for Beijing-based startup Galbot, making it a…
Nestle dismisses CEO over office relationship with subordinate
Swiss food giant Nestle on Monday dismissed Laurent Freixe as chief executive with immediate effect over an “undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate”. The multinational behind Nespresso coffee capsules…
China’s GAC starts operations at new Indonesia EV plant · TechNode
Chinese automaker GAC’s new electric vehicle manufacturing plant has started operations in Jakarta with its annual production capacity set to grow from 20,000 units to 50,000 units as it aims…
Resilient economy key to stable RMB
The Chinese yuan has strengthened steadily against the US dollar this year, with the offshore yuan gaining over 2 percent year-to-date. Economists attribute the increase to both external and domestic…
Ningxia Hui deals represent boost for China-UAE trade
The China-UAE Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Conference is held in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region on Aug 28, 2025. China and the UAE signed on to 11 trade and…
China’s social media platforms rush to abide by AI-generated content labelling law
The law, which was issued in March, requires explicit and implicit labels for AI-generated text, images, audio, video and other virtual content. Explicit markings must be clearly visible to users,…
Huawei net profit drops 32% in the first half of 2025 despite revenue growth · TechNode
Huawei on Friday reported a 32% year-on-year decline in first-half net profit, despite modest revenue growth, as rising costs and investment pressures weighed on earnings. The company posted revenue of…
CITIC reports solid H1 2025 results with higher dividend
CITIC actively invests in emerging industries like digital technology, low-altitude economy and artificial intelligence. CITIC Ltd has published interim results for 2025, reporting revenue of 368.8 billion yuan ($51.69 billion),…