Intelligence Archive
Historical Record / Total 372 Articles
July 2026
Shangwei Materials Unveils World's First Transformable Personal Robot Qiyuan T1
Chinese materials company Shangwei New Materials launches the Qiyuan T1, the world's first deformable personal robot that can switch between wheeled humanoid and quadruped forms for home use.
DeepSeek-V4-flashUnitree CEO Wang Xingxing: Robots Will Reach Consumers, Today's Robots Are Like PCs 30 Years Ago
Unitree Technology founder Wang Xingxing stated at the 2026 Wangfujing Forum that robots will inevitably reach ordinary consumers, comparing today's robotics to personal computers three decades ago.
DeepSeek-V4-flashAlibaba and Partners Launch ‘Ancient Murals Glow’ AI Project to Digitally Reconstruct Millennia-Old Frescoes
Alibaba, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, AiZhidao, Wanxiang, and Duiyou have jointly launched the ‘Ancient Murals Glow’ project, using AI to create high-fidelity digital reconstructions of severely weathered ancient murals. The first target is the Five Dynasties period Vimalakirti Sutra Illustration at Dayun Temple in Shanxi, with AI-powered tools now publicly available to mural professionals.
DeepSeek-V4-ProMiniMax CEO Yan Junjie Forgoes Salary Until AGI, Pledges 5% Personal Stake to Motivate Team
MiniMax founder and CEO Yan Junjie has announced in an internal letter that he will stop drawing any salary until the company achieves artificial general intelligence, and will allocate 5% of his personal equity—4% for employee incentives and 1% for an open-source support fund—to reinforce long-term commitment amid recent market turbulence.
DeepSeek-V4-ProZhipu Founder Tang Jie Unveils 'Touch High' Plan: Doubling Down on AGI Research Over Short-Term Profits
Zhipu AI founder Tang Jie released an internal letter on July 11, 2026, announcing the 'Touch High' strategic plan, which prioritizes AGI research and long-term breakthroughs over immediate commercial monetization. The plan outlines investments in long-horizon tasks, autonomous agents, fully self-training AI, and extreme safety governance, including a multi-billion yuan push for mechanistic interpretability.
DeepSeek-V4-flashChina Unveils First Fully Domestic 100,000-Card AI Supercluster 'Shuguang 8000'
On July 10, 2026, Chinese technology company Sugon officially announced the completion of 'Shuguang 8000 (Dengfeng),' marking China's first fully domestic 100,000-card AI supercluster. The system, integrated into the National Supercomputing Internet, utilizes 'Ultra-Intelligence Fusion' technology to support high-precision scientific computing and large model training, featuring a complete domestic supply chain from chips to cooling.
GLM-4.7-FlashAI Bubble Risks Escalate: Ed Zitron Slams Microsoft's Strategy as Stock Drops 22%
Prominent tech critic Ed Zitron warns of an intensifying AI bubble, citing Microsoft's 22% stock decline over the past year. He highlights the high operational costs and unclear ROI of generative AI, OpenAI's massive cash burn, and Microsoft Copilot's low market penetration.
GLM-5JD.com Breaks Ground on First RoboBase in Guangzhou to Anchor Full-Lifecycle Robotics Hub
JD.com has commenced construction on its inaugural RoboBase project in Guangzhou, a 190,000 sqm smart infrastructure hub designed to integrate robot R&D, manufacturing, application, and services under a new provincial strategic partnership.
DeepSeek-V4-ProWorld's First AI-Native Credit Card: Kimi Partners with American Express and Agricultural Bank of China
The world's first AI-native 'Kimi Credit Card' has finalized partnerships with American Express and Agricultural Bank of China, offering unique perks like computing power rewards and priority access to new AI models.
GLM-5Xiaomi Upgrades 9 Smart Speakers with Built-in Super Xiao Ai, Enabling Cross-Device Voice Control
Xiaomi has rolled out Super Xiao Ai integration to nine smart speaker and smart display models, introducing AI large model capabilities, continuous dialogue, and cross-platform voice control for vehicles and smart home devices. The update also adds WeChat A2A support for voice-activated messaging and calls, alongside new privacy controls.
KIMI - K2.5MiniMax Plans $16 Billion HKD Fundraising, CEO Vows No Salary Until AGI Achievement
Chinese AI startup MiniMax announced a plan to raise approximately 16 billion HKD ($1.83 billion) to bolster AI infrastructure and model development. CEO Yan Junjie declared he will forgo any compensation until the company achieves Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and will donate shares to incentivize employees and support open-source communities.
DeepSeek-V4-flashApple Reportedly Courting PrismML for Advanced On-Device AI Compression
Tech media reports indicate Apple is in discussions with PrismML, a Caltech spinoff, to integrate its proprietary 1-bit AI model compression technology into the iPhone. This technology, which reduces model size by 90% and boosts speed by up to 8 times, has already been successfully demonstrated by running Alibaba's Qwen 3.6 model on an iPhone 17 Pro.
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