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ByteDance’s Hongguo Short Drama reached 168 million daily active users (DAUs) in July 2026, up 107% YoY and exceeding the combined DAUs of Tencent Video, iQiyi, Youku, and Mango TV, according to QuestMobile data. Users averaged 125 minutes of daily usage in February.

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S-Game said <em>Phantom Blade Zero</em> will launch on October 29 for PS5 and PC. The action RPG game has surpassed three million wishlists across all platforms. Preorders are open, with the standard digital edition priced at RMB 268 and the deluxe edition at RMB 328 in China.

<a href="/company/xpeng">Xpeng</a> CEO He Xiaopeng said the company expects its robots to make significant capability gains beginning in Q4 2026 and continuing into H1 2027. He said robot development is about 20 times more difficult than building cars because of challenges spanning hardware, software, design, and supply chains. Xpeng has begun gradually ramping robot production.

Z.ai deployed GLM-5.3-Flash across a cluster of more than 100,000 domestic AI accelerators in about two weeks. An infrastructure agent powered by GLM-5.3 helped optimize the inference system, increasing end-to-end throughput by 3.2 times. Z.ai described the work as an early step toward AI systems helping optimize their own infrastructure.

Manus is reportedly seeking USD 500 million in new funding at a valuation of about USD 4 billion, twice its previous valuation. Talks remain ongoing and the terms could still change.

<a href="/company/byd">BYD</a> has begun large-scale production of its self-developed Xuanji A3 intelligent driving chip. The automotive-grade chip uses a four-nanometer process, and BYD board secretary Li Qian said the company will continue investing in semiconductor design and manufacturing as vehicle intelligence becomes more important.

ByteDance spinoff Anew Labs raised USD 290 million in its first external funding round, valuing the AI drug discovery company at about USD 1.5 billion. Investors include HSG, GL Ventures, IDG Capital, 5Y Capital, and Gaorong Ventures, while ByteDance retained a 56% stake.

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