AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has introduced GetAgent Playbook, a strategy workflow layer integrated into GetAgent and Bitget AI designed to expand AI-powered trading beyond conversational tools. The launch represents the first public implementation of Agent Harness, Bitget's framework for

Bitget officially launched GetAgent Playbook on June 18, an AI-powered trading workflow system designed to automate strategy execution and risk management. The platform marks the first implementation of Agent Harness, Bitget's framework for structuring AI decision-making and trading processes.

According to Rest of World, U.S. developers and startups are rapidly adopting Chinese AI models such as DeepSeek, Minimax, and Kimi to reduce operating expenses. DeepSeek's token usage share on the Vercel platform jumped from below 1% to 17% in May, reflecting strong adoption driven by the models' c

According to Bloomberg, Israeli AI and cybersecurity company Dream closed a $260 million funding round today (June 18), with a post-money valuation of approximately $3 billion, up nearly threefold from $1 billion in February 2025. The round was led by Bicycle Capital and Group 11, with

According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, TSMC unveiled advanced glass substrate technology for AI chip packaging at Japan's JPCA Show on June 11. The company is collaborating with Ibiden and Innolux to develop a glass core layer

According to a Hong Kong government announcement, Hong Kong Cyberport will launch OPC Hub, a dedicated initiative supporting solo entrepreneurs and small teams focused on artificial intelligence, autonomous agents, blockchain, or related digital technologies. The hub will provide workspace, cloud se

According to Beating monitoring, DeepSeek has officially launched Vision Mode on both web and app platforms, featuring deep scene analysis, spatial reasoning, and the ability to convert UI screenshots directly into HTML-structured code. The new vision capability is built on DeepSeek's research

SK Hynix has shipped samples of HBM4E, a next-generation DRAM for AI applications, to major customers, the company announced on Thursday.

According to ChainCatcher, Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, said at Singapore's SuperAI summit that Asia will lead the integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. Siu emphasized that AI and blockchain are fundamentally interconnected at the

According to HTX DAO's official announcement, the HTX Genesis hackathon has attracted over 70 team registrations as of June 18. The event, organized by HTX DAO and B.AI, focuses on AI, Web3, and AI x Web3 integration. The hackathon features a total prize pool of 20,000 USDT and over 100,000 units of

According to Beating, AI formal verification startup Pramaana Labs has completed a $27 million seed round led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Accel, BoldCap, Nexus Venture Partners, Premji Invest, and Unbound. The company uses LEAN, an open-source programming language for verifying

According to Business Insider, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in a recent interview that the company's vision differs from OpenAI's and mutual trust is lacking between the two. Amodei stated that without shared vision and trust, further debate is meaningless, and that the market and public

According to CCTV News, on June 18, China's Ministry of Commerce and seven other ministries released an implementation opinion to advance "AI+consumption" development, proposing 17 specific measures across five areas including intelligent commerce goods, service consumption, and related

According to Financial Times, JPMorgan Chase has restricted Hong Kong employees from accessing Claude, Anthropic's AI model, citing limitations in the company's service terms. The large language model has been removed from the internal approved list for the bank's Hong Kong division. This move

According to Beating news monitoring, Manifold AI (Manifold Space) has completed a new round of multi-hundred-million-yuan financing, bringing total Pre-A funding to nearly 1 billion yuan. Investors include China New Foundation, Temasek-backed Pinnacle

According to Odaily, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and six other departments recently released the "Action Plan to Promote Coordinated Development of Large, Medium, and Small Enterprises in Platform Economy (2026-2028)." The plan aims to accelerate high-quality

According to Bitget data, Zhipu AI's Hong Kong-listed stock surged over 22% on June 18, breaking through 2010 HKD and reaching a record high.

On June 15, Li Auto unveiled the Mach M100, a 5nm AI chip featuring 1,280 TOPS computing power. According to CTO Xie Yan, the chip employs a dataflow architecture—the first of its kind globally—designed to eliminate processing bottlenecks by removing the instruction-driven model of traditional von

According to South China Morning Post, on June 18, Shanghai Stock Exchange broadened listing rules for the Star Market, allowing unprofitable large language model developers to apply for listings. Qualifying companies must be expected to reach a market value of at least 4 billion yuan (US$591