The world's first humanoid robot half-marathon: Beijing Yizhuang witnesses a new era of robotics competitionThe Beijing Municipal Government Information Office recently announced an exciting and innovative event: the world's first humanoid robot half-marathon, to be held concurrently with the Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon on April 13th in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (BDA). This unprecedented event seamlessly blends robotics technology with human athletic competition, offering a visual feast for global technology enthusiasts and marathon lovers alike, and marking a new era in the development of humanoid robot technology...

ZTE and China Mobile Jointly Launch Groundbreaking 5G-AxAI Innovations at MWC2025, Driving High-Quality Digital Economy DevelopmentOn March 4, 2025, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC Barcelona), ZTE and China Mobile jointly held a 5G-AxAI achievement launch event, unveiling two groundbreaking innovations: the "Integrated Sensing, Computing, and Intelligence" (ISCI) and "Passive IoT" solutions. This launch marks a new phase in their 5G-AxAI collaboration and injects new vitality into the global digital transformation of the economy and society...

The 2025 Two Sessions: Autonomous Driving Legislation and Scaled Application Take Center Stage, High-Quality Employment Presents New OpportunitiesAutonomous driving was once again a focal point for delegates and committee members during the 2025 National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), collectively known as the "Two Sessions." Numerous delegates and committee members, including prominent entrepreneur Lei Jun, submitted proposals and motions urging the accelerated development and revision of relevant laws and regulations to promote the large-scale application of autonomous driving technology across a wider range of scenarios...

The Essence and Fundamental Issues of Remote Sensing Science: A Systematic Study of Three Characteristics and Five EffectsOn March 5th, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) website announced the publication of a paper titled "The Essence and Fundamental Issues of Remote Sensing Science" by researcher Zhang Bing from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of CAS, in the Journal of Remote Sensing. Starting from the physical foundations of remote sensing science, the paper systematically summarizes the basic laws governing the interaction between objects and electromagnetic waves...

Ancient Ocean Sediments Discovered Beneath Martian Surface: Key Evidence for Martian HabitabilityA team led by researcher Fang Guangyou from the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, analyzed data from the Zhurong rover's radar and discovered multiple layers of inclined sedimentary structures buried 10 to 35 meters beneath the surface of Utopia Planitia in southern Mars. This landmark discovery provides the most direct subsurface evidence to date for the existence of an ancient ocean in the mid-to-low latitudes of Mars...

ZTE Unveils AIRDNA at MWC25: An AI-Driven End-to-End Network Solution Ushering in an Era of Intelligent ConnectivityDuring Mobile World Congress 2025 (MWC25) in Barcelona, ZTE held a launch event for its groundbreaking AI-driven end-to-end network solution, AIRDNA. This solution, with AI as its core engine, deeply reconstructs the genes and architecture of mobile networks, redefining the intelligent form of future networks and aiming to usher in a new era of intelligent connectivity for all things...

Arm and Alibaba Collaborate: KleidiAI Powers MNN for a Leap in On-Device Multimodal AI PerformanceArm Holdings plc and Alibaba's Taobao Tmall Group recently announced a significant partnership integrating Arm Kleidi AI into Alibaba's lightweight deep learning framework, MNN. This integration dramatically improves the performance of multimodal AI workloads running on mobile devices powered by Arm CPUs...

Microchip Technology Accelerates Restructuring: Premature Arizona Fab Closure and Mass LayoffsMicrochip Technology recently announced a series of additional restructuring measures aimed at reducing costs and right-sizing its manufacturing operations, which will have a profound impact on the company's future operations and strategy. Central to this restructuring is the early closure of its Tempe, Arizona wafer fabrication plant (Fab2) and significant layoffs across multiple locations, further highlighting the challenging conditions currently facing the global semiconductor industry...

The 2025 Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation and Development Conference: Focusing on Large Models, Leading the Upgrading of Industrial IntelligenceOn February 28, 2025, the third Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation and Development Conference was grandly held at the National Convention Center Phase II. Themed "Artificial Intelligence: Empowering Industries, Leading the Future," the conference brought together heavyweight guests from government, industry, academia, and investment circles to discuss the latest technological breakthroughs, industry development trends, and future directions in the field of artificial intelligence...

ZhiPu AI Secures Over RMB 1 Billion in Strategic Funding to Accelerate GLM Large Model Open-Sourcing and Industrial ApplicationsOn March 3rd, ZhiPu AI, a leading artificial intelligence company, announced it has secured over RMB 1 billion (approximately USD 145 million) in strategic funding. Investors include Hangzhou City Investment Industrial Fund and Shangcheng Capital...