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<a href="/company/catl">CATL</a> and Rio Tinto have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on lithium supply, mining electrification, and battery material recycling. The partnership links Rio Tinto's expanding lithium resources with CATL’s battery technology as companies seek more secure supply chains for critical minerals used in energy transition.

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Tsing Micro has begun its A-share IPO process after signing a listing guidance agreement with Huatai United Securities on February 25. The company develops reconfigurable processing unit (RPU) chips for <a href="/industry/ai">AI</a> and edge computing, with cumulative shipments exceeding 30 million units.

<a href="/company/netease">NetEase</a> will stop funding Nagoshi Studio, the Japanese developer founded by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, from May. The move follows a review showing the studio’s first game would require at least JPY 7 billion in additional funding as NetEase scales back global game investments.

ZTE reported 2025 revenue of RMB 134 billion, up 10.4% YoY, but net profit fell 33.3% to RMB 5.62 billion as telecom operator spending slowed. Its computing business surged 150% and accounted for 24.6% of total sales as the company expands <a href="/industry/ai">AI</a> infrastructure.

<a href="/company/byd">BYD</a> has unveiled an updated blade battery that can charge from 10% to 97% in about nine minutes, which it said is the fastest for mass produced <a href="/industry/ev">EVs</a>. The LFP battery will debut in 11 models, while the company plans to install 20,000 ultra fast 1,500-kilowatt chargers across China by 2026.

<a href="/company/tencent">Tencent</a> has enabled official integration between QQ and the OpenClaw <a href="/industry/ai">AI</a> agent platform, allowing users to create QQ bots. Each account can generate up to five bots, which can send and receive multimedia messages and execute agent tasks after a quick setup.

Shanda founder Chen Tianqiao said he is investing more than USD 2 billion to develop “discoverative AI,” a system designed to generate new knowledge by combining long-term memory, causal reasoning, and predictive modeling. The initiative also includes <a href="/industry/ai">AI</a> infrastructure, startup incubation, and brain research partnerships in the US.

<a href="/company/mixue-bingcheng">Mixue Bingcheng</a> is piloting freshly ground coffee in selected stores, people close to the company said. The trial includes automatic coffee machines, new coffee drinks, and upgraded beans and milk. Most Mixue outlets previously served drip-style coffee made from coffee powder rather than freshly ground beans.

WeRide said its robotaxi service in Dubai will resume after a March 1 suspension tied to regional tensions. The company plans to launch fully driverless commercial robotaxi operations in the city later this month with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) as Dubai pushes for autonomous transport to reach 25% of trips by 2030.

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