AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to Bloomberg, Zhipu AI is considering a Hong Kong share sale that could raise several billion dollars as soon as next month, according to people familiar with the matter. The timing follows a roughly 2,000% stock surge since the company's January IPO and precedes the expiration of its

According to Beating, OpenAI recently open-sourced Plant Talk, an educational project combining Realtime API, multimodal vision models, and Arduino hardware to enable plants to sense their environment and respond via voice. Users can interact with AI-powered plant personas through webcam and

According to LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman on the Pioneers of AI podcast, xAI is "a complete disaster." Hoffman cited all 11 original co-founders departing the company and three major restructurings, with flagship model Grok consistently underperforming competitors in benchmark tests. He also

According to SoftBank's June 24 shareholders meeting statement, the company has started mass production of AI robots at an unnamed factory, with products to be officially released soon. SoftBank is deepening its push into physical AI following its October 2025 agreement to acquire ABB Ltd's

According to TechCrunch, Anthropic recently launched Claude Tag, an AI assistant that embeds directly into Slack for enterprise teams. Available in beta for Claude Enterprise and Claude Team subscribers, the tool can be invoked by tagging @Claude in conversations to receive insights, assign tasks, o

According to Beating, Google DeepMind head Demis Hassabis recently responded to concerns over key scientist departures at a Cannes Lions event, asserting that Google can still recruit and retain top-tier researchers. The departures of Transformer co-founder Noam Shazeer and AlphaFold contributor

According to Goldman Sachs' latest report released on June 24, South Korea's annual exports are expected to exceed $1 trillion this year, driven by sustained capital expenditure in artificial intelligence. The surge in AI-driven trade surplus is projected to continue through year-end, lifting South

According to ChainCatcher, B.AI officially integrated with imToken wallet, enabling users to access B.AI through imToken's built-in DApp browser and perform one-click login and fast deposits on TRON chain. The integration seamlessly connects Web3 identity with AI services, offering enhanced

According to Financial Times on June 24, Nvidia's banned artificial intelligence chips have more than doubled in price on China's black market over the past six months amid strict U.S. export controls. The DGX B300 server, equipped with eight Blackwell GPUs, has surged from 4 million yuan to over 8

According to Foresight News, Base MCP has added 13 new application Skills, enabling AI agents to execute on-chain transactions, lending, minting, token issuance, yield operations, and purchases on Base.

According to Foresight News, Marine Ventures, a crypto-focused investment fund, has launched with Fund I sized at $100 million. The fund is backed by Victor Ji, co-founder and CEO of Manta Network, with BruceMao serving as head of research. The fund focuses on three key areas: early-stage native

According to Beating, Zero One Everything founder Li Kaifu disclosed plans to go public in 2027 and secure new funding in a recent Hu Xiu interview. The AI company will avoid the U.S. market, instead focusing on Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Africa for sovereign AI solutions. Li has

Ozak AI unveiled an Ambassador Program on June 24 with $100,000 in OZ tokens allocated for community growth and presale support. The program offers two participation pathways: a Network Track for direct community engagement and a Creator Track for content creators and community managers.

According to Ningquan Asset's semi-annual report released on June 23, the AI bubble has reached super-sized proportions, comparable to the dot-com bubble at the turn of the century. Using the Buffett indicator (stock market value/GDP ratio), the U.S. currently stands at 240+, while the dot-com

According to market analyst Serenity on June 24, Amazon emerges as the most compelling supercomputer investment target due to its ability to convert AI capital spending into internal cost reduction. With approximately 1.57 million employees, Amazon can deploy large language models for workforce

On June 24, Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo emphasized the need to carefully examine three systemic risks: developments in the Middle East, the profitability of artificial intelligence-related investments, and how overseas non-bank financial activities could impact the financial system through

According to Guru Club, Ningquan Asset's fund experienced its largest drawdown since inception in June 2026, comparable to bear market losses, prompting the firm to issue an apology to investors. The Beijing-based investment manager acknowledged in its semi-annual report released on June 23 that the

According to Zhitong Finance, on June 18, robotics and AI leader Highflyer Technology (02590) was officially included in the Hang Seng AI Theme Index (HSAIT.HI), becoming a core component in the robotics segment of the 71-stock index. On June 22, the company launched its first-ever share buyback

According to Jin10, over 14 million users have used Alibaba's Qwen AI for college admission consulting since the post-exam period began, as of June 24. Users accessed the AI agent to search universities and majors, seek guidance on application strategies, and plan their submissions. With over 20