HoYoverse won $112,000 in a lawsuit against an AI company that copied voices and character designs from Genshin Impact
Another company developing generative AI models has run into the harsh reality of copyright law. This time, an unnamed "AI company" lost in a Shanghai court after illegally copying character voices from Genshin Impact. HoYoverse...
Scientists studied 26 thousand Chinese schoolchildren and revealed negative impact of AI
Economists from Stockholm University and the University of Hong Kong published a paper tracking how generative AI affects academic performance among 26,811 Chinese students. The sample covers students from grades 7 through 12, meaning teenagers...
X discovered a botfarm of 200,000 accounts from China, some of which fueled fears around AI data centers
X says it has identified a bot farm of roughly 200,000 accounts created by Chinese operators. Of those, 200 accounts stood out for posting content specifically against AI data center construction. According to X's Global...
In China, modified RTX 3080 with 20GB are returning to the market as a budget solution for gamers
The graphics card market is showing an unusual trend that runs against the usual march of progress. Instead of fading into history, old flagship GPUs are getting a second life thanks to Chinese companies that...
China Prematurely Removes Windows 10 in Government Agencies – Special OS Version Retires a Year Ahead of Schedule
China's Ministry of State Security has told a number of state-linked organizations to remove a customized version of Windows 10 from their computers. Bloomberg reports this, citing people familiar with the matter. The order accelerates...
Peak hours revealed DeepSeek's user geography
The past few weeks have seen plenty of discussion in the US about the spread of Chinese open-weight AI models, with worries that American businesses might switch to them en masse. But DeepSeek new peak-hour...
Chinese scientists have created a night vision device with full-color imaging instead of green
Researchers at Beijing Institute of Technology have built a prototype that turns infrared light into full-color images. This approach to night vision goes beyond the usual monochrome displays. The system relies on mercury telluride quantum...
China launched a 582-ton magnet for a nuclear fusion reactor "artificial Sun"
The Institute of Plasma Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences released a video showing the world's largest superconducting magnet for fusion reactors. The toroidal field coil completed full-parameter testing a month ago, and the...
Chinese engineers built a centaur robot that straps to your back and walks behind you on two legs
Robotic exoskeletons and load-bearing devices are nothing new – from futuristic frames that let you climb stairs without breaking a sweat to industrial wrist braces for overhead factory work. But a team of engineers from...
DeepSeek reportedly blocked Nvidia and AMD from early access to V4, giving Chinese suppliers a head start
According to sources speaking to Reuters, Chinese AI company DeepSeek has denied Nvidia and AMD early access to its upcoming V4 model update – the same company that rattled the US AI market last year...
Three people arrested in China for leaking Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail spoilers
Shanghai police cracked a copyright infringement case involving leaked internal materials from miHoYo. Three suspects were detained on charges of illegally distributing confidential data from beta versions of Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail. According...
Mass deployment of robo-vans in China turns into road chaos – they drive like GTA Online players
Videos of autonomous delivery vans have flooded Chinese social media, showcasing both the capabilities and serious flaws of this emerging technology. The footage reveals how these driverless vehicles behave completely unpredictably on public roads. One...
