China has set up over 40,000 smart factories, 11 national pilot zones for AI innovation and application, as well as 17 national demonstration zones for intelligent connected vehicle testing, the data reveals. Also China has launched a 60-billion-yuan (about USD 8.4 billion) national AI industry investment fund to set up rules on AI ethics, China-BRICS…
Microsoft is removing core file management tools from its Microsoft 365 Copilot app on iPhone and iPad. An official roadmap update confirms the change, which will redirect users to the separate OneDrive app for most file tasks. This includes browsing folders, setting permissions, and downloading files. The update is planned for mid-October and follows a…
Beijing-based Baidu has now enlarged the mobile app’s search bar and turned it into a “smart box” that supports long text input and handles more tasks than simple text-based queries and information retrieval, according to the company’s statement on Wednesday. This search box is capable of handling prompts that are thousands of words long, rather…
Major Chinese technology companies are racing to launch services based on the open model context protocol (MCP), which enables Manus-like artificial intelligence (AI) agents to connect with third-party online tools, data sources and systems – a trend that could expand the commercial adoption of such applications. Alipay operator Ant Group – the fintech affiliate of…