2+ hour, 32+ min ago  (141+ words) SenseTime open-sources SenseNova-Vision unified vision model TechNode SenseTime has released and fully open-sourced SenseNova-Vision, a unified vision model in its SenseNova foundation-model suite. The model is designed to handle object detection, optical character recognition, keypoint localization, image segmentation, depth estimation…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (144+ words) Marvel-Tech raises more than RMB500 million across two financing rounds TechNode Shanghai-based Marvel-Tech, a developer of gas turbines and industrial waste-heat and waste-pressure recovery turbine systems, has completed two consecutive financing rounds totaling more than RMB500 million. The C round was led…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (73+ words) Insta360 unveils vision for AI-powered Cameraman robot on 11th anniversary TechNode In an internal letter, founder Liu Jingkang said the company aims not only to pursue commercialization and efficiency, but also to tackle problems others are unwilling to solve, using innovation to…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (177+ words) Apple’s iPhone Ultra initial China inventory estimated at around one million units TechNode Apple’s first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Ultra, has entered mass production, according to supply chain sources. Foxconn has reportedly begun large-scale hiring to support production of the…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (379+ words) In recent years, as generative AI has shifted from model training toward large-scale inference, an increasing number of AI model developers have turned their attention to underlying hardware. Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has launched an in-house AI chip project focused…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (161+ words) Counterpoint: China’s 618 smartphone sales fall 13% year-on-year TechNode According to market research firm Counterpoint Research, smartphone sales in China fell 13% year over year during the month-long 618 shopping festival, as major brands raised prices to offset higher memory costs. Between May 26 and…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (172+ words) UBTECH says full-size humanoid robots typically run for only two to four hours amid U1 battery criticism TechNode UBTECH’s newly unveiled full-size humanoid robot U1 has drawn widespread attention, particularly the U1 Ultra (male version), which carries a price tag of RMB 990,000 ($146,000). However,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (196+ words) ByteDance’s Doubao and Alibaba’s Qwen to shut down AI agent features on July 15 TechNode On Saturday, ByteDance’s Doubao and Alibaba’s Qwen both announced that their AI agent creation features will be discontinued on July 15, 2026. After the shutdown, users will no…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (472+ words) At the 2026 TapTap Game Conference on Thursday, Recreate Games announced the development of a mobile version of its hit party game Party Animals. The studio said, “The mobile version folder has been created,” but did not disclose a testing schedule…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (132+ words) Kuaishou’s Kling AI raises nearly $3 billion in funding TechNode Kling AI, Kuaishou’s AI video generation business, raised nearly $3 billion in external funding on July 2, with its post-money valuation expected to reach $18 billion. The financing will support Kling AI’s transition to…...