In media interviews, Trump said that if a sale wasn’t finalized by June 19, he would extend TikTok’s divest-or-ban deadline ...

Coco Robotics, an autonomous vehicle company focused on last-mile logistics, raised USD 80 million from a slate of investors ...

Nintendo has yet to release the Switch 2 in mainland China, but Hong Kong units are being resold on JD.com and Taobao for over RMB 4,000, underscoring strong demand despite no official launch plans.

JD.com ended its 618 festival with over 2.2 billion orders and more than 100% YoY growth in user numbers. Appliance and home category sales surged, with 15 new products surpassing RMB 100 million.

Meta is hiring Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman, key figures behind AI startup Safe Superintelligence and VC firm NFDG. The duo will work with Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang, brought on through a USD 14.3 ...

Google is using YouTube videos to train AI models like Veo 3 and Gemini, but many creators say they were not informed. While YouTube’s terms permit content use, experts warn the practice could ...

Panasonic has partnered with Unitree Robotics to launch humanoid robot sales assistants in retail stores, marking the robots’ first major commercial deployment beyond performances. Debuting at ...

Global robot vacuum shipments reached 5.1 million units in Q1 2025, up 11.9% YoY, according to IDC. China’s Roborock led with a 19.3% market share and strong growth in Western Europe and China, ...

Chinese customs authorities have seized over 46,000 counterfeit Labubu toys across Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shanghai as demand for the viral Pop Mart collectible fuels a surge in knockoffs. State ...

A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a June 18 static fire test in Texas, likely due to a nitrogen tank failure, marking the first ground test loss in years. No injuries were reported, but the ...

China’s 618 shopping festival reached a record RMB 855.6 billion in GMV, up 15.2% YoY, according to Syntun, though daily spending fell as the event extended over several weeks. Alibaba's Tmall and ...

Shenyang, long known as an industrial hub, will open a minidrama production center at a repurposed factory site to tap China’s growing market for bite-sized content. The 20,000-square-meter facility ...