(Xinhua) The boundary between reality and science fiction is fading fast.  

At a robotics company in Beijing, my morning began with a coffee made by a dual-arm robot. It expertly brewed the espresso, frothed the milk, and handed me a latte carefully topped with a decorative image of my choice. Coffee in hand, I stepped into an adjoining massage room, where another robot assessed my physical condition before gently placing its mechanical arm on my back to deliver a soothing massage.

Behind this and other futuristic scenes are the collaborative robots, or "cobots," manufactured by AUBO (Beijing) Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Unlike typical industrial robots, which generally operate within physically isolated units, cobots work directly alongside their human colleagues.

(China Daily) The dazzling acrobatics of humanoid robots racing, kicking footballs and sparring dominated the recent World Robot Conference. Over 50 companies showcased their bipedal marvels, transforming the event into a veritable "World Humanoid Robot Carnival".

(AP) Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday that the company is discussing a potential new computer chip designed for China with the Trump administration.  

Huang was asked about a possible “B30A” semiconductor for artificial intelligence data centers for China while on a visit to Taiwan, where he was meeting Nvidia’s key manufacturing partner, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., the world’s largest chip maker.  

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(China Daily) Chinese electronic games are continuously thriving in global markets, and are increasingly becoming carriers of culture to promote cross-cultural understanding and exchanges as a new universal language, said industry experts during the recent 22nd China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference, better known as ChinaJoy, in Shanghai.  

By the end of June, China had a record 679 million gamers.

(China Daily) China is accelerating investment in the new and fast-growing space information — or "space computing" — sector which it sees as a future trillion-yuan driver of economic growth, with leading firms joining forces to develop the futuristic technology, which aims to process massive volumes of satellite and aerial data while in orbit.

(China Daily) Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc reported on Wednesday that its total revenue reached 32.7 billion yuan ($4.57 billion) in the second quarter of this year, with artificial intelligence-powered cloud business delivering robust revenue growth.   

Revenue from Baidu's core businesses came up to 26.3 billion yuan during the April-June period, while the net profits from core businesses stood at 7.4 billion yuan, up 35 percent year-on-year.

(China Daily) Alibaba said on Thursday that autonomous-driving software firm Banma Network Technology is planning a separate listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.  

Alibaba will retain a 30 percent stake in Banma after listing, down from its current holding of 44.72 percent.

"It is currently proposed that the proposed spin-off will be effected by way of the global offering of the Banma shares," Alibaba said.

(Xinhua) Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday called for high-quality sci-tech empowerment and policy support to boost the quality and promote the upgrading of China's bio-medicine industry.  

Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks during a fact-finding and research tour in the Chinese capital of Beijing.

(Xinhua) Game Science, the Chinese studio behind the critically acclaimed video game "Black Myth: Wukong," unveiled its next project on Wednesday, a surprising new chapter that signals its ambition to build a broader franchise rooted in Chinese mythology.  

The new game, titled "Black Myth: Zhong Kui," was announced with a teaser trailer, a nearly two-minute computer-generated (CG) short video.

(China Daily) TikTok's appeal and effectiveness as a communication channel has not been lost on even the White House.  

Uploading three short videos featuring highlight moments of the US president at home and abroad, the White House launched its own official TikTok account on Tuesday.
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