ByteDance is preparing to launch Seedance 2.5, an AI video model that generates native 30-second clips in a single pass, with an API release targeted for July 16 after a delay from an earlier July 9 d…
A backend engineer's field notes from 2026 reveal a 350× price spread between the cheapest and most expensive AI APIs, with Qwen3-8B at $0.01/M output tokens and DeepSeek V4 Pro at $3.50/M. The engine…
Five stories highlight a shift in the AI-coding landscape: Tesla and SpaceX are trialing Grok 4.5 for real engineering and ops; Perplexity's orchestrator using Grok 4.5 beats Opus on the WANDR benchma…
Chinese AI companies are using a technique called distillation to copy American AI models, with Anthropic and OpenAI accusing firms like Alibaba's Qwen team of stealing intellectual property. Anthropi…
China's National Vulnerability Database flagged a security back door in Anthropic's Claude Code tool, prompting Beijing to urge local organizations to uninstall or upgrade the software. Analysts expec…
Demand for grade-A office space in Beijing's Zhongguancun district rose in the first half of 2025, driven by expanding AI and semiconductor firms, making it the only submarket to post rent growth. Kni…
Vercel's AI Gateway now supports Seedream 5.0 Pro, an image generation and editing model from ByteDance that creates text-accurate images and infographics. The gateway offers unified API access, usage…
StepFun, a Chinese AI unicorn, is developing its first agentic AI smartphone, signaling a shift in AI competition from data centers to mobile devices. The company, backed by electronics supply chain f…
On July 4, Alibaba and ByteDance removed consumer-facing custom AI agent features from their platforms ahead of China's expected July 15 introduction of a dedicated regulatory framework for anthropomo…
US artificial intelligence models were sold to Chinese entities on a US blacklist, violating export controls. The sales, which involved companies including a subsidiary of ByteDance, raise national se…
Runway and Seedance 2.0 enable solo creators to produce cinematic video intros and location transitions without a production crew. The workflow uses Runway's keyframe feature for controlled motion bet…
Runway, Seedance 2.0, and Gemini Omni offer distinct AI video generation capabilities for content creators, with Runway providing polished cinematic motion at higher cost, Seedance delivering high-fid…
Europe's AI strategy relies on open-weight models from China and the US, but access to these models is being restricted by Beijing, Washington, and private labs, leaving the continent without a viable…
ByteDance released Seedream 5.0 Pro, an AI image generator that produces native 4K images with accurate text rendering and character consistency across up to 14 images, targeting commercial use in e-c…
China is allowing select AI companies including Alibaba, ByteDance, and DeepSeek to buy Nvidia's H200 chips after a year-long ban, as a stopgap to ease training bottlenecks while domestic chipmakers l…
A leaked Treasury Department draft report warns that the AI economy risks a dotcom-style bubble, as U.S. AI labs spend hundreds of billions on large language models while investors grow skeptical. Mea…
China is allowing select AI firms, including Alibaba and ByteDance, to buy limited numbers of Nvidia's H200 chips, temporarily easing a training bottleneck while maintaining a focus on tech self-suffi…
China's Ministry of Commerce is in talks with Alibaba, ByteDance, and Z.ai to restrict overseas access to advanced AI models, including open-weight ones, mirroring recent US export controls on Anthrop…
American tech companies are increasingly anxious as Chinese AI firms like DeepSeek and Z.ai release competitive models at lower costs, challenging US dominance. Anthropic has accused Chinese rivals of…
China is considering new restrictions on foreign access to its most advanced AI models, including limits on open-source and closed-source versions, penalties for leaks, and travel controls on AI execu…