Cara Yu

The Chinese mainland's shipments approached 1 million units in 2025, making it the second-largest market by volume.

Artificial intelligence agents will serve as the next major traffic gateway, fundamentally rewriting the rules of app distribution, Deutsche Bank said in a research note on March 8.

Tencent is internally testing QClaw, a one-click deployment tool that directly integrates the popular OpenClaw agent into WeChat and QQ.

ByteDance plans to hire over 7,000 interns globally, with a strong focus on artificial intelligence and core R&D roles.

Xiaomi has launched a closed beta for its system-level AI agent Miclaw, allowing users to control phones and Mijia IoT devices via natural language.

Xiaomi plans to fully integrate its XRing O1 chip, HyperOS, and AI assistant in a new domestic smartphone this year.

Surging AI computing demand has driven global memory chip prices to record highs, pushing retail prices of some Lenovo PC models up by more than 1,000 yuan ($144).

Alibaba's first offline designer toy store, Lucky Loop, has opened in Beijing, with a Shanghai store already in the pipeline.

Although pricing has been announced, the Volcengine website indicates that the model does not yet support widespread API access.

China's active AI agents will top 350 million by 2031, driving a more than 30-fold annual surge in token consumption, according to IDC.