4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (408+ words) The first time many people saw a humanoid robot, it was probably doing something impressive: dancing, flipping, or performing a carefully rehearsed routine. The industry’s biggest challenge now lies in turning those impressive demonstrations into robots that can perform useful…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (98+ words) Embodied AI startup PHYMI raises nearly US$100 million in seed funding TechNode PHYMI, an embodied AI startup founded by former DeepRoute.ai executive Liu Nianqiu, has raised nearly US$100 million in seed funding. IDG Capital led the round, with participation…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1593+ words) Editor’s note: This article is republished from Jumpstart, a TechNode Group publication. At night, some of the most consequential robots in China are the ones nobody notices. They move quietly through hotel corridors, wait for elevators, carry deliveries across campuses…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (136+ words) Douyin overtakes WeChat in average time spent per user for the first time TechNode Douyin surpassed WeChat in average time spent per user in July, becoming China’s leading app by that measure for the first time, according to a Nomura…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (696+ words) What does a humanoid robot boom actually look like? In China, it is taking shape not only in capital investment and production, but in the growing range of places where robots are being put to use. The correction, however, has…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (115+ words) WeChat Pay launches a smart-glasses SDK for QR-code payments technode.com WeChat Pay has launched a software development kit for smart-glasses makers, with Rokid AI Glasses among the first products to support it. Users can initiate a payment scan by…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (119+ words) WeChat is testing an “AI social” feature that lets two assistants talk first technode.com WeChat is testing a feature called “Xiaowei AI Social” in a limited rollout, allowing a user’s Xiaowei assistant to contact a friend’s Xiaowei assistant and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (120+ words) WeChat Pay expands AI AgentPay Card to DeepSeek Harness and OpenClaw TechNode WeChat Pay’s AI AgentPay Card now works with DeepSeek Harness and OpenClaw, adding two agent platforms to the payment service’s supported ecosystem. After users authorize the connection, an…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (137+ words) Huawei, Xiaomi and Honor reportedly raise smartphone prices in China TechNode Huawei, Xiaomi and Honor have reportedly raised prices for multiple smartphone models in China, with the changes taking effect on Sept. 1. The reported adjustments cover Huawei’s Mate 80 lineup and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (117+ words) Huawei adds hardware-level privacy display to Mate XT2 tri-fold phone TechNode Huawei has previewed a hardware-level privacy display for its Mate XT2 tri-fold smartphone, allowing users to activate the feature with a double tap on the outer screen. The display remains clear…...