Japan’s 20th Asian Games Open Amidst Troubled Preparations and a Scale Unmatched by the Olympics

The 20th Asian Games officially commenced on Saturday, September 19, 2026, with Emperor Naruhito of Japan declaring the multi-sport spectacle open. This grand inauguration, however, arrived on the heels of…

China Mobile open-sources Open-RAIL engineering base for VLA and WAM robot models

China Mobile, one of the world’s largest telecommunications operators, has made a significant stride in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics by open-sourcing Open-RAIL. This innovative engineering base is…

Zhipu AI Unveils GLM-5.3-Flash, Confirming Ox Alpha Identity and Pushing Multimodal Boundaries in Open-Source AI

Zhipu AI, a prominent player in the global artificial intelligence landscape, has officially released its latest foundational model, GLM-5.3-Flash, alongside making its model weights publicly available. This significant announcement confirms…

SenseTime Unveils SenseNova U1.5 Lite, Pushing Boundaries of Multimodal AI with Open-Source 8-Billion-Parameter Model

SenseTime, a leading artificial intelligence software company, has announced the open-sourcing of its SenseNova U1.5 Lite, an innovative 8-billion-parameter multimodal model designed to integrate visual understanding, image generation, and sophisticated…

The Global AI Arena: US and Chinese Giants Clash in an Escalating Price War as Users Seek Value and Open-Source Alternatives

The global landscape of artificial intelligence is experiencing a seismic shift, as users increasingly shop around for AI solutions, driven by fierce competition that sees US tech behemoths grappling with…

Alibaba Considers Revenue Sharing Model for Large Commercial Users of Its Open-Weight Qwen AI Models

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is reportedly exploring a significant shift in its monetization strategy for its highly regarded Qwen series of open-weight artificial intelligence models, potentially introducing a revenue-sharing mechanism…

Xiaomi Open-Sources Advanced Embodied AI Foundation Model, Xiaomi-Robotics-1, Signaling New Era for Robotics Development

Xiaomi, the global technology giant renowned for its consumer electronics, has officially open-sourced its groundbreaking embodied artificial intelligence foundation model, Xiaomi-Robotics-1. The announcement, made by the company’s technology account on…