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Robotics and Automation

Zurich Airport Operates Two Level 4 Autonomous Buses Without a Human Supervisor

Zurich Airport has begun operating two Level 4 autonomous electric buses without a driver or safety supervisor inside the vehicles, relying on remote monitoring and intervention when necessary. The vehicles will initially operate without passengers before being made available to employees of partner companies on a designated route within the airport.

2026-09-13

Artificial intelligence

Anthropic CEO Proposes Plan to Slow the AI Race

Dario Amodei proposed three mechanisms to “slow the pace of progress” in artificial intelligence models, including independent monitors within companies, shared safety standards, and international coordination. Anthropic, for its part, is committing to providing expanded access to external evaluators, while the feasibility of the proposals and their potential conflict with competition laws remain open questions.

2026-09-12

Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI Targets $2 Billion in Annual Revenue, Driven by the K3 Model

Chinese company Moonshot AI, the developer of the Kimi model, is targeting an annualized revenue run rate of $2 billion by the end of 2026, double the revenue run rate reported for August. This comes despite a slight decline in usage and amid accusations from Anthropic that the company relied on a broad campaign to extract outputs from its models.

2026-09-11

Opinions and Analysis

Garry Tan Calls on U.S. AI Labs to Distill Frontier Models

Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator, believes that smaller U.S. labs developing open-weight models should be able to use model-distillation techniques on advanced American models, rather than leaving this path exclusively to Chinese labs. He frames this as a way to maintain a balance between closed commercial models and open models, while rejecting the use of stolen credentials or fraudulent methods.

2026-09-11

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek Launches V4.1 Flash as the First Model in a New Architecture Family

DeepSeek has launched the multimodal V4.1 Flash model, saying it outperforms V4 Pro in performance, speed, and cost, while some requests for previous models are gradually being redirected to it. The launch also comes with API price cuts and the company’s intention to expand this architecture in the future.

2026-09-10

Artificial intelligence

Anthropic Detects Nearly 200 Million Interactions in Campaigns to Extract AI Model Capabilities

Anthropic said that five campaigns linked to Chinese artificial intelligence companies attempted to extract advanced capabilities from the Claude model through nearly 200 million interactions, including one campaign attributed to Alibaba and another to Moonshot AI. The company believes these methods could be used to produce training data for competing models, although the report presents the company’s allegations and the material provides no independent evidence supporting them.

2026-09-10

Energy and Green Technologies

Energy Vault’s Gravity Project Faces a Tough Test Against Chinese Storage Batteries

An analysis of the 25 MW, 100 MWh Rudong project concludes that gravity storage is technically feasible, but requires far more space, capital, equipment, and embodied construction carbon than a Chinese battery system providing the same four-hour service.

2026-09-09

Cybersecurity

U.S. Agencies Accuse Six Chinese Companies of Extracting Billions of Tokens from Advanced AI Models

CISA, NSA, and the FBI said that six Chinese artificial intelligence companies carried out extensive operations to extract outputs from advanced U.S. models through billions of tokens and millions of requests since late 2024. The agencies recommend improving monitoring of API abuse and sharing indicators of these campaigns among companies.

2026-09-09

Chips and Semiconductors

Arm Unveils Three Products to Advance On-Device AI, Infrastructure, and Robotics

Arm announced Arm CSS for Mobile 2, Arm Neoverse CSS N4, and Arm Total Design for Physical AI, with enhancements targeting AI processing on phones, infrastructure for building intelligent agents, and accelerated robotics development.

2026-09-09

Electric Cars

Battery Electric Vehicles Hold Up in China in August Despite Market Decline

Sales of battery electric vehicles in China rose by 0.8% during August, while sales of fuel-powered and hybrid vehicles fell sharply. Tesla recorded a domestic decline for the third consecutive month, despite growth in exports from its Shanghai factory.

2026-09-08

Electric Cars

Xiaomi Launches SkyNomad Family of Four Range-Extended SUVs in China Starting at 209,900 Yuan

Xiaomi has launched four SkyNomad range-extended vehicles in China, with prices starting at 209,900 yuan, marking its first entry into the range-extended electric vehicle segment. The lineup includes a seven-seat model and a version equipped with an electric camping roof, while the company confirmed that the vehicles are currently intended for China.

2026-09-07

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Report: 1.75 Million Cloud-Native Developers in China as AI Moves to Production Inference

A joint report by CNCF and SlashData found that China has approximately 1.75 million cloud-native developers, including 400,000 AI developers, with Chinese IIoT developers outpacing the global average in adoption. The report links the maturity of AI workloads to growing reliance on Kubernetes, service meshes, and multicluster management.

2026-09-07

Consumer Electronics and Technology

Huawei Launches Mate XT 2 Tri-Folding Phone with a Design That Protects the Main Screen

Huawei has announced the Mate XT 2 Ultimate Design, the third generation of its tri-folding phone series, featuring a new folding mechanism, two screens, and the Kirin 9050 Pro processor. The device starts at 20,000 yuan in China, while the company has not specified a global launch date.

2026-09-07

Electric Cars

SANY Announces Delivery of Hundreds of Electric Trucks and Loaders in One Month

SANY announced the delivery of 200 heavy electric trucks and hundreds of electric loaders within one month, indicating the expanding use of electrification in construction and mining equipment. However, the figures in the material differ between its headline and text, and most of the broader conclusions remain the writer’s opinion.

2026-09-06

Electric Cars

Three Chinese Electric Models Earn Five Stars in Euro NCAP Tests

The GAC AION UT, Geely E2 and Leapmotor B05 models received the highest rating from the Euro NCAP safety program, with strong results in crash protection and crash-avoidance systems. The results provide a practical indication of Chinese automakers’ ability to meet strict European safety requirements.

2026-09-06

Electric Cars

FREELANDER 神行者 8 launched in China with Huawei ADS 5 and an 800-volt platform

Chery Jaguar Land Rover has launched the FREELANDER 神行者 8 in China in six variants, with a promotional price starting at 289,900 yuan. All variants come with the Huawei Qiankun ADS 5 driver-assistance system, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8397 chip, and an 800-volt electric architecture.

2026-09-03

Cybersecurity

The Spread of Open-Weight Models Makes Cyberattacks Easier: Why Should Companies Prepare for Breaches?

A report by Google and an Accenture expert says that artificial intelligence has entered most stages of cyberattacks, while open-weight models are lowering the cost of reconnaissance and vulnerability discovery. Companies should therefore combine breach-impact reduction, patch-debt management, and the use of artificial intelligence to discover their vulnerabilities before attackers do.

2026-09-03

Electric Cars

BYD Launches Sealion 08 and Begins Mass Production of 4D Radar Chip

BYD has unveiled a new large SUV called the Sealion 08, available in fully electric and plug-in hybrid versions, with a claimed range of up to 900 kilometers and prices starting at 229,900 yuan. In parallel, its BYD Semiconductor subsidiary has begun mass production of a 28-nanometer 4D radar chip to support driver-assistance systems.

2026-09-02