MiniMax raises Alibaba Cloud spending ceiling to $1.2 billion

MiniMax, a burgeoning force in China’s artificial intelligence landscape, has dramatically escalated its three-year agreement with Alibaba Cloud, raising the spending ceiling by an extraordinary 220% to a staggering $1.2…

The Pervasive Presence of Plastic in Baby Food Packaging Raises Alarms in Taiwan

Taipei, July 14, 2026 – A new report released today by Greenpeace Taiwan reveals a startling prevalence of plastic packaging in the complementary foods intended for Taiwan’s youngest consumers. The…

PokeBot Raises Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Pre-A Funding

Shanghai, China – PokeBot, a nascent yet rapidly emerging Chinese startup specializing in embodied artificial intelligence (AI), has successfully concluded a pre-A funding round, securing hundreds of millions of dollars.…

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong Raises Grave Concerns Over Chinese Missile Test and South China Sea Aggression

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Wednesday publicly articulated Australia’s profound concerns regarding China’s recent test of a nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific, characterising the launch as "destabilising" during…