中国成功测试用于登月任务的火箭
2026-02-12
| China conducted a major flight test of a new heavy-lift rocket and spacecraft designed for future crewed lunar missions, marking a major step forward in its moon exploration program. A prototype of the Mengzhou spacecraft, mounted atop a Long March 10 rocket, lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province on Wednesday. The mission carried out China's first spacecraft escape test under maximum aerodynamic pressure, known as Max-Q. The return capsule separated from the booster and was pulled away by its escape system before descending by parachute into the South China Sea. The China Manned Space Agency said the mission marked several firsts, including the rocket's maiden flight test and the first sea recovery of both a crewed spacecraft-return capsule and a reusable first-stage booster. | |
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XAI 多名联合创始人相继离职
2026-02-12
| Elon Musk's xAI is suffering an exodus of top officials, Reuters reported. The latest to leave are co-founders Tony Wu and Jimmy Ba, three years after they helped the startup of the platform. Their departures leave xAI with half its original 12 co-founders. The Financial Times cited internal tensions at the company. Musk said on Wednesday that xAI has laid off some employees as part of a broader reorganization, which "unfortunately required parting ways with some people." SpaceX is in the process of merging with xAI to create a US$1.25 trillion company poised to go public. | |
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荷兰法院未能解决闻泰科技与安世半导体的争端
2026-02-12
| A Dutch court ordered further investigation into claims of mismanagement at chipmaker Nexperia, dealing a blow to Chinese parent Wingtech by allowing a Dutch-appointed administration to stay in place, Reuters reported. The decision leaves the long-running dispute between Nexperia and Wingtech over corporate governance unresolved. Dutch authorities took control of Nexperia last year in an action spurred by a new US ban on subsidiaries of blacklisted companies like Wingtech. The Chinese chip-packaging arm is seeking to replace European-made wafers with domestic Chinese alternatives. | |
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特朗普威胁阻止新的美加大桥通车
2026-02-11
| In his latest vendetta against Canada, President Donald Trump is threatening to block the opening of a new Detroit River bridge connecting Ontario province with the US state of Michigan. Trump said the span won't open until Ottawa "treats the US with fairness and respect." The US$4.6-billion Gordie Howe International Bridge, named after the Canadian hockey legend who played for the Detroit Red Wings, was financed by Canada but will be jointly owned by Canada and Michigan. Trump also berated the Canadian government for taking advantage of the US. He has been belittling the northern neighbor on trade and political fronts since taking office last year, even suggesting that Canada become the 51st US state.
Separately, the 2026 Munich Security Report said Trump is a prominent "demolition" man in an era of "wrecking-ball politics," putting decades of international stability and order under unprecedented strain. The report cites his systematic dismantling of longstanding alliances and norms. It was issued ahead of the annual Munich Security Conference, where US Vice President JD Vance shocked attendees last year with a speech lambasting European leaders. |
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健康建议应选择医生，而不是聊天机器人
2026-02-11
| The push by artificial intelligence into medicine is raising concerns from doctors, Reuters reported in a series on the trend. It reported examples where chatbots available on mobile apps have given consumer faulty information on serious diseases and medical conditions. A study published this month in Nature Medicine said turning to AI for advice on medical symptoms doesn't necessarily help people make better health decisions. In a survey by researchers at Oxford University that looked at diagnoses provided by app devices, only about 44 percent pointed to the correct courses of action. Their advice: stick with health professionals. The Reuters series also cited cases where AI added to medical devices used in operating theaters led to botched surgeries and misidentified body parts. It said at least 10 patients were reported injured between 2021 and 2025. | |
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阿里巴巴与字节跳动瞄准谷歌的人工智能模型 “Nano Banana”
2026-02-11
| Alibaba Cloud and ByteDance released updated imaging tools targeting the popular Nano Banana Pro image editor from Alphabet's Google, the South China Morning Post reported. TikTok owner ByteDance said its Seedream 5.0 image model offers stronger reasoning capabilities, improved accuracy and enhanced editing control. "Think Nano Banana Pro, but much cheaper," the company said in a post. The new model comes on the heels of ByteDance unveiling its new video model Seedance 2.0, which became a sensation online.
Alibaba Cloud said its new Qwen-Image-2.0 is its first model to integrate image generation and editing functions for a streamlined user experience, and beats Nano Banana in rendering Chinese characters. Separately, Alibaba moved further into robotics with the Tuesday launch of artificial intelligence model RynnBrain, designed as a robotic brain. A video accompanying the announcement showed a robot identifying a piece of fruit and putting it in a basket. |
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科技股持续推动全球市场上涨
2026-02-10
| Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 3.89 percent to a record after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide in parliamentary elections. But it was technology, not politics, feeding a wave of global rallies that began in Asia and extended through to New York on Monday. The strong gains came despite some lingering investor concerns about the unprecedented US$600 billion major AI companies have committed to capital spending this year.
In New York, strong gains by chipmakers Nvidia and AMD helped lift the tech-heavy Nasdaq to a 1 percent gain. Nvidia closed up 2.5 percent and AMD rose 3.3 percent. Morgan Stanley equity strategist Michael Wilson said US technology stocks still have room to grow, thanks to revenue growth expectations for the biggest tech stocks that have reached "multi-decade highs." The Stoxx600 index in Europe rose 0.7 percent. Earlier in Asia, Chinese and South Korean stocks posted strong gains. South Korea's Kospi surged 4 percent, led by the nation's two biggest chipmakers. SK Hynix rose 5.7 percent and Samsung Electronics gained nearly 5 percent. The Hang Seng Tech sub-index in Hong Kong rose 1.3 percent, with mainland tech companies Alibaba rising 1.9 percent, Tencent up 2.3 percent, Baidu adding 3.2 percent and Semiconductor Manufacturing surging 4.7 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.4 percent, with chipmakers Cambricon up 4.8 percent and MetaX gaining 3.8 percent. Mainland shares were given a boost by tech giant ByteDance rolling out Seedance 2.0, a new generation model that can cinematic, multi-camera videos from text in under a minute. |
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中国科技品牌进军全球体育市场
2026-02-10
| The US Super Bowl, the premier sporting event in American football, is as famous for its ads as its grid action, and Suzhou-based Dreame Technology seized the opportunity to promote its products to a global viewing audience of about 120 million. The company aired a 30-second commercial, costing a reported US$10 million, to show off its robotic vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers, and its new concept electric supercar. "This commercial isn't just about visibility; it's a statement of commitment," said Ana Wang, chief executive of Dreame North America. Robots developed by Dreame-backed MagicLab made their global debut as performers at the game.
Chinese firms have also stepped up their presence at the Winter Olympics now underway in Italy. Alibaba Cloud is providing an official large-language-model platform to support event operations across multiple national Olympic committees. Home appliances titan TCL is supplying hundreds of large-screen HDTVs, digital signage and light-emitting diode displays for broadcast operations, and Lenovo, Midea and Ledman Optoelectronic have also contributed technologies. |
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机器人登上农历新年表演舞台
2026-02-10
| China's Agibot hosted a robotics gala show that featured a cast of over 200 humanoid robots to celebrate the China Lunar New Year that begins on February 17. The show blended dance, comedy, magic, martial arts and fashion. The Waltz robot demonstrated unprecedented fluidity performing the eponymous dance. "Agibot night goes beyond a conventional product showcase and marks a milestone for humanoid robotics, demonstrating how embodied intelligence is moving from the laboratory into real-world social and cultural settings," said Qiu Heng, marketing director of the company. MagicLab and fellow robotics companies Unitree, Galbota and Noetix have confirmed their participation in the upcoming CCTV Spring Festival Gala, the most watched annual event on mainland television. | |
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中国成功发射可重复使用航天器
2026-02-09
| China successfully launched into orbit an experimental reusable spacecraft aboard a Long March-2F carrier rocket on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported. Reusable craft have become a key focus in aerospace development because they reduce costs and lessen relaunch timetables. It was China's fourth launch of a reusable spacecraft since 2020. Currently, only China and the US have reusable spacecraft. The latest Chinese spacecraft, dubbed "Divine Dragon" by mainland space aficionados, is a potential rival to the US X-37B. Xinhua, calling the launch an "important breakthrough, said the craft is designed to provide technical support for "the peaceful use of outer space." The US and China are also in a race to develop reusable rockets for use in launches of orbital constellations of communications satellites and internet data centers. | |
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