intellectual curiosity

Three months ago, when Anthropic released Fable 5, it sought to answer a question: When a model needs to work continuously for hours or even days, can it consistently remember its goals, call upon tools, check results, and complete the task without supervision? Now, Anthropic...

If you follow artificial intelligence, you’ve probably come across a name called Hugging Face quite often. Many people first encounter it when they want to download an open-source large language model; others discover it while searching for datasets, trying out AI demos, or deploying models. Simply put, H...

In August 2026, Databricks announced the completion of a $5 billion strategic funding round, bringing its valuation to $190 billion. While this figure is impressive enough, what’s even more noteworthy than the valuation is its growth rate: Databricks’ annualized revenue is growing...

On August 3, 2026, QiuZhi Technology—which had been in operation for just over three years—once again found itself in the spotlight of the embodied intelligence industry. The robotics startup, which emerged from the Tsinghua University Institute of Intelligent Industry, announced the completion of a $100 million Angel+ round of financing. IDG Capital, StarLink Capital, Wuyuefeng Sci-Tech, and Dachen Capital...

In August 2026, OLIX, a British AI chip startup, completed a high-profile funding round. The company, which had been in operation for just two years, raised $312 million in Series B funding, bringing its post-investment valuation to $3.3 billion. This followed a $220 million funding round completed in February 2026, which valued the company at just over $1 billion...

The first wave of generative AI primarily took place in the fields of text, images, code, and video. While it has transformed knowledge production and digital content creation, it has not yet fully addressed the underlying constraints of physical industries such as semiconductors, energy, chemicals, and automotive. CuspAI aims to tackle precisely the most challenging aspects of these industries...

On July 20, 2026, Meshy, an AI-powered 3D generation platform, announced the completion of a Series B funding round of nearly $400 million, bringing its post-investment valuation to over 10 billion yuan. This round was co-led by IDG Capital, Matrix Partners China, Monolith Capital, and strategic investors, with Granit...

In the summer of 2026, the edge AI sector welcomed a unicorn company valued at over 20 billion yuan. On July 15, Beijing Mianbi Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. completed a new Round C+ financing round, with investors ranging from national-level funds, state-owned enterprises, and automakers to other diverse industry players and financial investors. In just 20...

On July 6, Beijing Xingdong Jiyuan Technology Co., Ltd. announced the completion of a new round of financing worth 1 billion yuan, led by Chengtong Fund—a fund under the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC)—with several local state-owned capital entities participating as co-investors. This marks the largest single investment by state-owned capital in the embodied intelligence sector this year. When robotics companies begin to secure funding from state-owned capital, it signals that the industry has officially moved from...

On July 1, the official website and WeChat official account of Shanghai Dongfang Suanxin Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Dongfang Suanxin") were simultaneously launched. This 3D AI chip company, led by Wei Shaojun—a leading figure in China’s chip design industry—has finally unveiled itself. According to authoritative sources...