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Alibaba’s Qwen Passes 3 Billion Downloads, Reshaping Open-Model AI
16 sources0Alibaba says Qwen has surpassed 3 billion global downloads, while Hugging Face counted about 2.045 billion Qwen downloads in 2026 versus 418 million for Google and 227 million for Meta.
Milky Way’s Outer Disk Is Warped—and Covered in Giant Ripples
16 sources0The Milky Way’s outer molecular gas disk is not a single smooth warp: after modeling and removing the broad bend, researchers found widespread vertical corrugations—giant, wave like ripples.
China’s NEVs Pass 60% of New-Vehicle Sales as Exports Surge
25 sources0China sold 1.56 million new energy vehicles in July 2026, up 23.7% year on year, giving NEVs a 60.4% share of new passenger and commercial vehicle deliveries for the first time.
DJI Wins a Partial Court Victory—but Remains on the Pentagon List
14 sources0On August 14, 2026, the D.C. Circuit sent one part of DJI’s challenge back to the lower court because the judge relied only on public evidence while the Defense Department’s explanation depended on classifie...
Unitree Robotics IPO: ¥6.1 Billion Raise, STAR Market Listing and Robot Growth Explained
20 sources0Unitree Robotics is set to list on Shanghai’s STAR Market on August 19 under code 688836, offering 40.45 million shares at ¥150.80 each to raise about ¥6.10 billion and imply a market capitalization near ¥60...
ByteDance Shuts Down Red Candle Stories After Eight Months
16 sources0ByteDance’s paid fiction app Red Candle Stories launched as Red Candle Novel in December 2025 and shut down on August 17, 2026—about eight months later.
Apple Reportedly Trains China-Specific AI Model With Alibaba’s Help: What We Know
13 sources0As of August 14, 2026, Apple had reportedly trained a large language model for mainland China with Alibaba’s support, but Apple had not announced a launch date.
Huawei Leads the Wearable-Band Market as Q2 2026 Shipments Fall 2%
14 sources0Huawei led the global wearable band market in Q2 2026 with an 18% shipment share, up from 17% a year earlier, even as total category shipments fell 2% year over year.
Huawei Leads the Wearable-Band Market as Q2 2026 Shipments Fall 2%
16 sources0Huawei led the global wearable band market in Q2 2026 with an 18% shipment share, up from 17% a year earlier, even as total shipments fell 2%.
GLM-5.3 vs. GLM-5.2: Z.ai’s Coding Model Targets Long-Horizon Agents and Cybersecurity
16 sources0GLM 5.3 is Z.ai’s 1M token coding and agent model, and Z.ai reports a 50% improvement over GLM 5.2 on Z.ai Code Bench; the larger public benchmark gains are based on reported figures that have not been indep...
Volkswagen’s China ADAS Rollout Starts in Q3 2026, with Level 3 Targeted for 2027
16 sources0Volkswagen Group China plans to roll out CARIZON’s full scenario driver assistance system in Q3 2026 on seven new electrified models across three Chinese joint ventures; the system is an advanced assistance...
Alibaba Agrees to Sell Lingxi Games to Trustar Capital in Deal Valued at Least $1.5 Billion
16 sources0Alibaba and Trustar Capital reportedly reached an agreement on August 17, 2026, for the sale of Lingxi Games at a value of at least $1.5 billion; some reports put Alibaba’s expected proceeds above $2 billion...