36氪
PulseAugur coverage of 36氪 — every cluster mentioning 36氪 across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
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Lin Junyang launches new firm at $2B valuation; openEuler powers satellite
Lin Junyang has launched a new company that has achieved a valuation of approximately $2 billion. This venture is part of a broader trend of innovation, with Jia Yueting shifting focus to robotics. Additionally, an embe…
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ByteDance Alum Launches AI Firm at $2B Valuation Amid Market Surge
Former ByteDance executive Lin Junyang has launched a new company valued at approximately $2 billion, focusing on AI. This venture is part of a broader trend of significant AI-related funding and entrepreneurial activit…
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Cisco's Q3 profit jumps 35% to $3.4B amid broader economic signals
Cisco reported its third-quarter earnings, with revenue up 12% to $15.8 billion and net profit increasing by 35% to $3.4 billion. The company also provided its outlook for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year. Se…
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OpenAI debuts GPT-5 level audio reasoning model
OpenAI has unveiled a new audio model, reportedly on par with GPT-5's reasoning capabilities, signaling a significant advancement in AI's ability to process and understand spoken language. This development could have pr…
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Domestic flight fuel surcharges to rise, sparking booking surge
Domestic flight fuel surcharges are set to increase on May 16th, prompting a surge in advance bookings for the Dragon Boat Festival and summer travel. Online platforms reported an 84% day-over-day increase in bookings f…
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名创优品 Q1 营收预计增长28%，利润飙升
名创优品 (MINISO) has announced its first-quarter financial results, projecting a revenue increase of approximately 28%-29% year-over-year. The company anticipates a significant rise in operating profit, estimated between 1…
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China integrates AI with energy; SpaceX preps Starship test flight
China has released a plan to integrate AI with energy infrastructure, aiming for enhanced interaction between clean energy and computing facilities by 2027 and world-leading clean energy supply for computing by 2030. Th…
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Chinese tech firms' rapid AI investment depletes budgets in months
Major Chinese tech companies are pushing their programmers to focus on AI development, with some reportedly exhausting their entire annual budgets within four months, leaving CTOs surprised. This rapid AI investment is …
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36Kr reports on airline pay raises, India's import duties, and AI budget concerns
A major Chinese tech publication, 36Kr, reported on several distinct news items. These included an agreement by United Airlines flight attendants to a 31% pay raise and boarding allowances, India's revision of import du…
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Chinese Tech Firm Burns Through AI Budget in 4 Months, CTO Stunned
A major Chinese tech company has reportedly spent its entire annual AI budget in just four months, leaving its CTO bewildered. This rapid expenditure highlights the intense pressure on developers to integrate AI capabil…
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SoftBank Invests $450M in UK Chip Firm Graphcore
SoftBank has invested $450 million in the British semiconductor company Graphcore. This funding round is part of the 2026 fiscal year's financial activities, with total box office revenue for films surpassing 14 billion…
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AI conference to focus on practical applications and industry integration
The 2026 AI Partner·Beijing Yizhuang AI+ Industry Conference, scheduled for May 19-20, 2026, will focus on practical AI implementation rather than theoretical capabilities. The event aims to bridge the gap between AI te…
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Mona Lisa's semiconductor venture yields no profit; TSMC injects $20B into Arizona
Mona Lisa, a company primarily focused on architectural ceramics, has announced that its semiconductor materials business has not yet generated any revenue or profit in 2025. The company's main operations continue to re…
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Tencent Music, Pop Mart Report Strong Q1 Earnings Amidst Broader Tech News
Tencent Music reported its first-quarter financial results, with total revenue increasing by 7.3% year-over-year to 7.90 billion yuan and adjusted net profit rising by 4.8% to 2.33 billion yuan. The company saw signific…
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Domestic flight fuel surcharges to increase by up to 50 yuan from May 16
A notice has been issued to airline ticket agents regarding a proposed increase in domestic flight fuel surcharges, set to take effect on May 16th. Flights under 800 kilometers will see a rise from 60 yuan to 90 yuan, w…
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Chinese Tech Firm's CTO Surprised by Rapid AI Budget Depletion
A major Chinese tech company's CTO was reportedly surprised by the rapid depletion of its AI budget within four months, indicating an aggressive and potentially unsustainable pace of AI investment. This rapid spending s…
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Former ByteDance exec launches AI firm valued at $2B
Former ByteDance executive Lin Junyang has launched a new AI venture, reportedly valued at $2 billion. This news was part of a broader digest of tech and business updates. Other items in the digest included financial ma…
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Zhongji Xuchuang stock hits 1000 yuan amid green energy push
Zhongji Xuchuang, a leading optical module manufacturer, saw its stock price surpass 1,000 yuan, marking a significant gain. The company is also exploring opportunities in the green electricity and computing power stora…
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快手拟分拆AI业务“可灵AI”，寻求20亿美元融资
快手计划将其视频生成大模型业务“可灵AI”分拆出来，并寻求20亿美元的融资，对该业务的估值为200亿美元。腾讯等投资方正在与快手就此交易进行谈判。此外，有报道称大型科技公司正鼓励程序员转向AI领域，导致一些公司在四个月内就耗尽了全年预算，令CTO们感到意外。
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Humanoid robot mass production begins, industry enters scale commercialization
The year 2024 marks the beginning of mass production for humanoid robots, with significant deployments like Tesla's Optimus Gen-3 and Unitree's G1 in real-world settings. This surge in production signals a transition fr…