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ForkLog 40 04.08.2025

Ethereum Whales Expand Holdings Over the Weekend

Large holders are actively purchasing the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, despite a short-term price drop below $3400 over the weekend, according to on-chain analysts. Somebody is buying a TON of ETH. In the past 3 days, this address has accumulated $300M of ETH from Galaxy Digital OTC. It’s currently worth $274M, with this address […]

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ForkLog 35 29.07.2025

Robots on Display: Highlights from the WAIC Conference

The eighth annual World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) took place in Shanghai from July 26 to 28, showcasing a variety of robots from different companies. The most popular exhibits were the droids from startups Unitree, UBTech Robotics, and Agibot. Unitree unveiled a $5900 robot capable of performing cartwheels, running, walking on its hands, and boxing. […]

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ForkLog 29 16.07.2025

US Permits Import of Downgraded AI Chips to China

The Trump administration has shifted its stance on the import of AI chips to China, allowing Nvidia to sell processors as the company “does not transfer the best technology,” stated Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in an interview with CNBC. According to him, the chipmaker plans to sell China the “fourth-tier” chip, which is slower than […]

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ForkLog 35 14.07.2025

Chinese AI Startup Moonshot AI Launches New Open Model

Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI, backed by Alibaba, has unveiled a new open-source model, Kimi K2. It is claimed to excel in advanced knowledge, mathematics, programming, and agentic tasks. 🚀 Hello, Kimi K2! Open-Source Agentic Model!🔹 1T total / 32B active MoE model🔹 SOTA on SWE Bench Verified, Tau2 & AceBench among open models🔹Strong in […]

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ForkLog 86 14.07.2025

Nvidia’s chief: China doesn’t need US chips for military use

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang downplayed US concerns about the use of the company’s chips in China’s military ahead of another visit to the country. He said China’s military would not use American-made technologies because “they simply cannot rely on them.” “Their access can be restricted at any moment, not to mention that China already has […]

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ForkLog 38 09.07.2025

China to Establish Major AI Hub in Desert, Reports Say

Chinese companies plan to purchase over 115,000 high-tech Nvidia chips to power new facilities and further train AI models, according to Bloomberg, citing investor documents and tax filings. New facility in China. Source: Bloomberg. In the remote desert region of Xinjiang in northwestern China, dozens of data centers are being constructed to house processors. It […]

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ForkLog 29 07.07.2025

Data as an asset: a new factor of production, with Chinese characteristics

China treats data as a fourth factor of production alongside labour, capital and land. A centralised market for collecting and trading personal information is taking shape. On the dark web, personal data sell for sums ranging from a few dollars to thousands. China’s drive to centralise data poses a challenge to democracies. China has become […]

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ForkLog 13 03.07.2025

US Lifts Software Export Restrictions for Chip Design in China

The US government has lifted restrictions on the export of chip design software to China, according to reports from Synopsys and Cadence, as noted by CNBC. “Synopsys is working to restore access to products in China that were recently restricted,” stated the California-based software producer. Rival firm Cadence confirmed that the US Bureau of Industry […]

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ForkLog 47 02.07.2025

China Introduces Digital IDs for Online Use

On July 15th, the Chinese government will launch digital identity cards for online use, shifting the responsibility for citizens’ online identification from private companies to the state. This development is reported by The Economist. The move could impact the distribution of profits from the internet economy and alter the development of artificial intelligence in the […]

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ForkLog 37 30.06.2025

Robots Compete in Football Match in Beijing

On June 28, a football match between humanoid robots took place in Beijing. The team named Vulcan emerged victorious with a score of 5:3. ? The first 3-on-3 humanoid robot football match just took place in Beijing It was the final of China’s RoBoLeague, featuring robots from top universities — including Tsinghua. The bots relied […]

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ForkLog 13 24.06.2025

China to Restore 100 Kung Fu Films Using AI

China has launched a $14 million initiative to restore 100 classic martial arts films featuring Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li. Artificial intelligence will be employed for this purpose, reports Variety. The China Film Foundation announced the “Kung Fu Legacy” project at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Films such as “Fist of Fury,” “The […]

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ForkLog 22 06.06.2025

DeepSeek to Integrate AI in Chinese Hospitals

The Chinese initiative DeepSeek has commenced hiring interns to label medical data, aiming to enhance the application of artificial intelligence in hospitals. This was reported by SCMP, citing the employment website Boss Zhipin. According to the job listings, the company offers 500 yuan ($70) per day for individuals who will label medical data, including “advanced […]

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