Ant Afu Emerges as China's Fastest-Growing AI Health Companion in 2025
Within months, Ant Afu's user base surged, climbing to fifth place in app store rankings and joining Doubao as one of the two leading AI consumer applications in China.
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China AI Chip Startup Biren Prepares Hong Kong IPO Amid Push for Semiconductor Self-Reliance
A notice issued Monday by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) showed that Biren plans to issue up to 372.5million shares in Hong Kong. Existing shareholders are also expected to convert about 873.3million onshore shares into Hong Kong-listed stock.
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Crypto Meets Calcio: Tether's Failed €1.1 Billion Bid for Juventus Exposes the Limits of Digital Capital in Old-Money Sport
For Juventus and Exor, the message was equally clear: some institutions remain insulated from even the most unconventional forms of capital.
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Billionaire Football Star Cristiano Ronaldo Takes Stake in Perplexity AI
As part of the partnership, Perplexity said it will launch a dedicated "Cristiano Ronaldo hub" on its platform, allowing fans to interact with Ronaldo through real-time Q&A features and access personalized, AI-generated content.
Yesterday
Chinese Smartphone Maker Transsion Targets Africa Growth With $1 Billion IPO
Transsion’s brands—Tecno, itel, and Infinix—have dominated Africa over the past decade, supporting expansion into Asia and other markets and securing its position as the world’s fourth-largest phone manufacturer, according to the International Data Corporation.
Yesterday
Tianqiao & Chrissy Chen Institute Launches Spiking Intelligence Lab to Advance Brain-Inspired AI
The Tianqiao & Chrissy Chen Institute, one of the world's largest private brain science research organizations, has launched the Spiking Intelligence Lab (SIL) to accelerate the convergence of artificial intelligence and brain science.
Yesterday
Humanity Must Entangle With Superintelligence to Survive, Argues Tianqiao Chen
The only viable path is ontological entanglement—embedding human will, memory, and moral weight into the very structure of machine intelligence, ensuring that when a new “God” awakens, humanity is not erased but carried within it.
Yesterday
The Melting of Systems: From AI Enable to AI Native: Tianqiao Chen
AI Enable is not necessarily a guaranteed path to higher productivity. To truly understand this transformation, we need to redefine the three stages of AI evolution—AI Enable, AI Native, and AI Awaken—from a management perspective, rather than purely from the standpoint of AI technology.
Yesterday
DJI's Entry Into Robot Vacuums Signals New Phase in China's Cleaning Appliance Race
Smartphone makers are building cars, automakers are developing phones and AI glasses, and now drone giant DJI is entering the household cleaning market in a move analysts say encapsulates the "cross-sector integration" reshaping the country's consumer technology landscape.
Dec. 12, 2025
JD.com Pledges $3.1 Billion in Housing Support for Couriers as Instant Retail Battle Heats Up
JD.com said it has already provided 28,000 housing units for front-line staff and plans to expand that to 150,000 units over the next five years.
Dec. 12, 2025
