China Technology
A news conference of 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit held in Beijing, Oct 24, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit will be held from Nov 19 to 22 in Wuzhen, East China’s Zhejiang province, according to a news conference on Thursday. Having the theme “Embracing a People-Centered and…
LU PING/CHINA DAILY “Is there a wife in a wife cake?” Heyson He Lixi, an influencer promoting Cantonese, asked. “There is no actual wife in a wife cake, as it is just a traditional Hong Kong pastry,” answered Sensechat, the world’s first Cantonese large language model, a ChatGPT-like product, in fluent Cantonese. He raised a…
Apple CEO Tim Cook addresses the media next to the company’s new Vision Pro augmented reality headset at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. [Photo/Agencies] Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc, said the company will continue to increase investment in China and contribute to the industrial and supply chains, as he met with China’s…
[Photo/VCG] China saw a game-changing breakthrough in photoresist — a key material used in producing semiconductors — which successfully passed mass production tests recently, according to a high-tech firm in Wuhan, Hubei province. It marks the first time that a Chinese entity successfully produced the ingredients and formula needed for photoresist, and it owns full…
Humanoids of Unitree Robotics at the World Robot Conference in Beijing in August. CHINA DAILY In Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, a sleek silver humanoid robot, standing at an impressive 180 centimeters, made an unexpected appearance among a group of “dancing grannies” performing a lively exercise routine. To the grannies’ amazement, their robotic partner wasn’t just…
Visitors check out a humanoid robot at the World Robot Conference in Beijing in August. LI MUYI/FOR CHINA DAILY When I recently visited Unitree Robotics, a cutting-edge Chinese humanoid robot company in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, I decided to test their creation in a unique way. I volunteered for an experiment — having both the robot and…
A gamer showcases promotional material for Black Myth: Wukong in Shanghai. Aug 21, 2024. [Photo/VCG] China’s gaming industry reached a record high in revenue, hitting 91.77 billion yuan ($12.89 billion) in the third quarter of 2024, marking an 8.95 percent increase year-on-year, according to an industry report released on Wednesday. Thanks to the outstanding performance…
Visitors try out an intelligent operating system at the booth of Jinneng Holding during an expo in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY As energy demand in China peaks during the winter, Shanxi province, one of the major power hubs in the country, is strengthening efforts to ensure stable coal supply through intelligent transformation. The province…
Students program robots to perform kung fu during an AI class at a primary school in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Sept 4. LI HANCHI/FOR CHINA DAILY While the boom in artificial intelligence is ushering in new job opportunities, experts are cautioning that it will also bring short-term pain and change for some skilled…
A visitor checks out Haier’s booth during an electronics expo in Shanghai in March. CHINA DAILY The 2024 Global Data Ecosystem Conference will be held from Oct 19 to 20 in Pudong New Area in Shanghai. The conference is jointly hosted by Shanghai Data Group and Shanghai Data Service Provider Association. Going into its third…