Tencent’s AI “Second Half” Begins: Yao Shunyu Takes the Helm, Hunyuan 2.0 Draws the Sword—Can It Become a Belated All-Out Sprint?
In December 2025, an internal Tencent announcement nevertheless stirred up massive waves across the tech circle. Former OpenAI scientist Yao Shunyu (Vinces Yao) has formally taken office as Chief AI Scientist of Tencent’s “CEO Office,” while also leading the newly…
Copper Prices Soar Into the Stratosphere! Behind USD 12,000 per Ton, a Storm Is Unfolding
U.S. tariff threats have triggered a panic-driven “rush to export,” and global copper inventories are undergoing a heart-stopping transoceanic great migration. For the first time, the market has drawn an equals sign between “national security” and the red metal, copper.…
Neuromodulation Opens a Paradigm Revolution in Weight Loss
Neurovalens recently announced that the U.S. FDA has approved the market launch of its non-invasive neuromodulation device for weight management, Modius Lean, marking the official entry of neuromodulation technology into the weight management market. Neuroscience research is shifting the battlefield…
Muxi’s IPO: The Industrial Restructuring Logic Behind the Breakthrough of Domestic GPUs and the Capital Frenzy
In product planning, Muxi has built a full-stack GPU product matrix spanning three major domains—AI computing, general-purpose computing, and graphics rendering—demonstrating a clear sense of strategic layering. The Xisi N-series focuses on intelligent computing inference; the Xiyun C-series targets integrated…
Commercialization Year One? A Focus on China’s Humanoid Robot Industry in 2026
On December 8, Zhiyuan Robotics delivered its 5,000th mass-produced humanoid robot off the line; on December 13, Unitree announced the launch of a humanoid robot app store. Looking back at 2025—from U-Number Technology’s H1 dancing a yangge on the Spring…
The Hundred-Billion Business of the Starry Sea: China’s Commercial Spaceflight Reaches a Historic Inflection Point
In December 2025, SpaceX internally revealed that it will launch an IPO in 2026 with a valuation of USD 1.5 trillion and expected annual revenue of USD 22–24 billion. Its Starlink revenue is already approaching NASA’s full-year budget. Hailed as…
Google Android Show Blows Up Late at Night: When Gemini Opens Its “Two Eyes,” the Future of AI Glasses Is Redefined
A launch event without a barrage of parameters may turn out to be 2025’s most important technology inflection point. In the early hours of December 9, Beijing time—while most tech media were still dissecting the bleak sales of Apple’s Vision…
Doubao AI Phone Assistant Debuts: Not Making Phones but Reconstructing the Experience, The Ecosystem Ambition Behind a 3,499-Yuan Engineering Device
In December 2025’s AI track, the smartphone field has seen another heavyweight move—ByteDance has jumped out of the conventional play of “self-developed phones,” directly releasing the technical preview of the Doubao Phone Assistant and jointly launching the engineering prototype nubia…
Meituan Keeta Enters Brazil: A “São Paulo Battle” to Test the Overseas Expansion of Chinese Tech
On December 1, 2025, Meituan’s international food-delivery brand Keeta entered São Paulo, Brazil, and eight surrounding cities, launching a “USD 1 billion over five years” investment plan. To open the market, Keeta is taking three actions: investing BRL 1 billion…
Autoimmunity: Can a “King of Drugs” Be Born in China?
In November, The Lancet published a paper from Shanghai Changhai Hospital showing that systemic lupus erythematosus may be curable via a CAR-NK cell therapy— a milestone moment in autoimmune therapy. Humira once topped the global drug sales rankings for 11…