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  • ByteDance suspends global launch of Seedance 2.0 amid Hollywood copyright clash

    ByteDance shelved the mid-March global launch of its AI video model after receiving cease-and-desist letters from major studios.

  • Kimi maker Moonshot valuation set to quadruple to $18 billion amid AI frenzy

    Moonshot is seeking to raise up to $1 billion in an expanded funding round, which would value it at about $18 billion, Bloomberg reported.

  • Apple cuts App Store fees in China following regulatory talks

    Apple is lowering the standard commission rate for digital purchases in its China App Store to 25% from 30%, effective March 15.

  • MiniMax shares surge in Hong Kong as OpenClaw boom drives token usage

    MiniMax shares jumped nearly 24% in Hong Kong trading on Monday, largely driven by a surge in model token usage tied to the viral OpenClaw ecosystem.

  • Alibaba CEO reaffirms open-source AI strategy after exec departures

    Alibaba CEO approved the resignation of its core AI chief as the Tongyi Lab's large model team undergoes extensive organizational restructuring.

  • Relaunching CnTechPost

    Today, we are thrilled to announce an important decision: CnTechPost is officially relaunching.

  • MiniMax reports 159% revenue surge in 1st post-IPO earnings

    MiniMax achieved revenue of $79.04 million in 2025, exceeding analyst expectations, primarily driven by robust international demand for its AI models.

  • Geely-owned Meizu halts domestic phone hardware R&D in AI software pivot

    Meizu said that the sustained surge in memory component prices has made commercialization of next-generation smartphones unfeasible.

  • GAC spins off robot unit as China automakers race into embodied AI

    Huilun plans to advance small-batch trial production of its core products within this year, with a goal of achieving mass production by 2027.

  • Chinese AI startup StepFun reportedly plans Hong Kong IPO, potentially raising up to $500 million

    With capital markets showing strong demand for China's AI boom, StepFun could list as early as this year.