China Tech

UnionTechOS V20 Personal Edition (1010) was released today, upgrading some Wine applications to achieve native application experience, with QQ, WeChat and other common popular applications can be used perfectly.

China's central bank digital currency testing and preparations are moving forward, and in Suzhou, one of the pilot regions, some government workers are already receiving part of their salaries in the form of digital RMB, according to CCTV.

As China's largest and most advanced semiconductor manufacturing company, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC),  was pinned on high expectations. However, today, more than a month after its listing on China's A-share market, the company's share price fell to a new low, losing 150 billion yuan in market value.

China-made desktop computer equipped with Huawei Kunpeng processor and KylinOS may be launched soon.

China's 2020 chip imports are expected to remain above $300 billion for the third consecutive year, said Wei Shaojun, deputy director of the China Semiconductor Industry Association, at the World Semiconductor Congress in Nanjing.

On August 25, Beijing-based i-Space, also known as Space Honor (星际荣耀), announced the completion of RMB 1,192.5 million in Series B financing, which is the highest single round of financing in China's commercial space industry.

On August 24, Baidu Apollo was granted permission to carry out manned automated driving tests in Beijing, which can be experienced by ordinary users.

Ant Group said in its IPO prospectus that it is participating in research and development trials of digital RMB, adding that there is no timetable for the official launch of digital RMB and that it is difficult to assess the impact of such work on the company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

Chinese drone maker DJI today launched the programmable drone RoboMaster TT Creativity Kit, a drone education platform designed for teaching scenarios in schools and training institutions.

Taichi, a programming language designed for high-performance computer graphics, has released version 0.6.29, bringing a number of feature optimizations.