Doubao Goes Paid: Behind 345 Million Users Footing the Bill, the Era of Free AI Is Definitively Over
The May Day holiday had not even ended when a seismic signal shook the technology world. Doubao — ByteDance’s nationally dominant AI application — quietly launched three paid subscription tiers on the App Store: a Standard tier at RMB 68…
“AI Could Fundamentally Transform Biotech Investing”: A Conversation with Sofinnova Partners’ Kinam Hong
Ahead of the 8th Global Alternative Investment Conference (GAIC) in Seoul on May 21, BCC Global Media sat down with Dr. Kinam Hong, Partner at Sofinnova Partners, one of Europe’s leading biotechnology, healthcare, and sustainability-focused investment firms. Founded in 1972,…
[Chosun Biz] ASTK posts record Q1 as defense expansion and C-390 deliveries boost profit
Q1 sales and operating profit rise on C-390 program momentum and defense R&D wrap-up By Park Yong-sunPublished 2026.05.15. 09:30Original Article Aircraft parts manufacturer ASTK posted record first-quarter results this year. With steady growth in the commercial aviation business and the…
China’s AI Bet and the New Economic Arms Race: A Conversation with Peking University’s Dr. Liu Qiao
Ahead of the 8th Global Alternative Investment Conference (GAIC), scheduled for May 21, 2026, in Seoul, South Korea, Liu Qiao sat down with BCC Global Media to deliver a clear message on the growing importance of artificial intelligence in the…
The Alzheimer’s Disease Market: Drugs Enter the Picture, Screening Accelerates
On April 1, 2026, China’s national unified outpatient chronic and special disease catalog management policy officially came into effect, with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) included within it. Beyond that, the new policy abolished the previous requirement that patients must be hospitalized…
Goldman Sachs Upgrades Cambricon, Downgrades Inspur: The Surge and Structural Upheaval of China’s Domestic AI Chips in 2026
In the first quarter of 2026, China’s domestic AI chip industry delivered a remarkable scorecard. Homegrown chip companies led by Cambricon achieved dual breakthroughs in both revenue and profit, while Goldman Sachs issued starkly contrasting rating adjustments for Cambricon and…
At the Peak of Computing Power, Breaking Through With Light: A Deep-Value Analysis of Lightelligence’s IPO
Standing at the forefront of the AI computing power boom, Moore’s Law is approaching its physical limits, and traditional electrical interconnects and electronic computing are running headlong into an insurmountable “power wall” and “bandwidth wall.” Against this industry backdrop, Lightelligence,…
From “Budget Snacks” to “Community Retail Ecosystem”: Ming Ming Hen Mang’s Battle to Level Up
2026 is a turning-point year for “Ming Ming Hen Mang“(鸣鸣很忙). Early in the year it landed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to become the “first listed bulk snack stock,” and the first annual report it subsequently delivered showed revenue…
The Technical Truth and Open-Source Crisis Behind the Hermes Agent Plagiarism Controversy
In April 2026, a bombshell dropped in the AI world: Hermes Agent, a star project from the well-known Silicon Valley AI laboratory Nous Research, was accused of “architectural-level plagiarism” by an obscure Chinese team called EvoMap. This “self-evolving agent” had…
Market Cap Plunges 70%, Lululemon Posts Slowest Growth Since IPO
There was a time when lululemon was the undisputed king of the athletic wear world. A pair of yoga pants was regarded as a middle-class staple; a hair tie priced at USD 11 was being scalped by resellers for nearly…