Alipay Partners with American Express to Offer Global Tourists a Smoother Chinese Payment ExperienceThe collaboration between Alipay and American Express marks a new milestone for Alipay's "foreign card, domestic binding" service. This partnership will enable eligible American Express cardholders worldwide to use Alipay for transactions within China...

Singapore Leads the World in AI Engineer Job Growth, Fueled by Chinese Investment in Southeast AsiaLinkedIn's recent report on the "Fastest-Growing Jobs in 2025" highlights "AI Engineer" as one of the world's fastest-growing professions. Remarkably, Singapore boasts the highest growth rate globally for this role...

Mercedes-Benz's Solid-State Battery Test Vehicle Achieves 1000km RangeIn February, Mercedes-Benz commenced road testing of its EOS, a test vehicle built around a new solid-state battery project. The solid-state battery system powering the EOS is a collaborative effort between Mercedes-Benz's Battery Systems Technology Center and the Formula 1 technology experts at Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP)...

Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Launches a New Era of Government Services with its Government Affairs Large Language ModelBao'an District's newly launched government affairs large language model leverages Tencent's HunYuan large language model and DeepSeek, combined with a privately deployed, district-specific knowledge base, achieving a synergistic effect far exceeding the sum of its parts. This innovative "1+1+1>3" model marks a crucial step forward in Bao'an's digital urban governance, comprehensively enhancing government management, enterprise services, and citizen experience...

BAIC Foton Ouhui's "Red Mengba" Power Beijing's Green Upgrade: 500 Electric Buses Delivered to Beijing Public TransportationRecently, BAIC Foton Ouhui delivered 500 pure electric micro-circulation buses to Beijing Public Transportation. This signifies a significant step forward in Beijing's green transportation transformation and injects new green energy into the city's public transportation network...

Meta's 2025 Double Header: Connect Conference and Inaugural LlamaCon AI Conference...

Former OpenAI executives launch AI startup ThinkingMachinesLab, aiming for broader human-machine collaborationOn February 19, 2024, former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati and several other former OpenAI executives launched an AI startup called ThinkingMachinesLab, sparking widespread industry interest. The new company is dedicated to building AI models and products that support human-machine collaboration across various work domains...

Douyin Cracks Down on Account Fraud: 60,000 Yuan Account Purchase Deemed Forged, Over 400 Counterfeit "Jiaozi" Accounts BannedRecently, Douyin Group Vice President Li Liang responded to online rumors of accounts being sold under the name of director Yang Yu (internet nickname "Jiaozi," known for directing Ne Zha) and a 60,000 yuan ($8,600 USD) account purchase. Li Liang officially stated that the 60,000 yuan purchase claim was entirely false, with the transaction records fabricated...

The National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (NCVERC) Issues Security Alert Regarding DeepSeek Android Trojan Horse MalwareThe NCVERC, in collaboration with the National Engineering Laboratory for Computer Virus Prevention and Control, and with the assistance of the National Computer Virus Collaborative Analysis Platform, has recently discovered and captured an Android-based mobile Trojan horse virus targeting Chinese users. This virus disguises itself as the official application of the Chinese-developed AI large language model, "DeepSeek," aiming to steal users' personal information and conduct financial fraud...

Lightshine Media's Stock Plummets: A 10 billion RMB Trading Volume Reveals the Media Giant's Operational Status and Future ChallengesOn the morning of February 17th, Lightshine Media's stock price experienced a significant drop, exceeding 6% and reaching a trading volume of over 10 billion RMB. This event quickly garnered widespread attention, trending on major social media platforms...

ByteDance's Recent All Hands Meeting: Liang Rubo Details 2025 AI and E-commerce Strategy, TikTok Aims for YouTubeByteDance recently held an All Hands meeting, bringing together top executives to discuss future strategies. The meeting, chaired by ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo, included key leaders such as CFO Gao Jun, Head of Human Resources Hua Wei, Head of E-commerce Kang Zeyu, Head of AI Zhu Wenjia, and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew...

Apple to Unveil "Newest Family Member": iPhone SE 4 with Major Upgrades on February 19thFebruary 14th Apple CEO Tim Cook officially announced that the "newest member" of the Apple family will be unveiled on February 19th. While Apple hasn't explicitly stated what the new product is, numerous leaks and analyses strongly suggest it's the highly anticipated iPhone SE 4...