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ZTE's world's first AI-powered smartphone will be unveiled at WAIC 2026.
According to Mars Finance, Blue Whale Technology reporters learned from sources that ZTE Nubia's world's first AI-powered smartphone may officially debut at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC). (Blue Whale News, Zhai Zhichao)
Serenity: Funds in China's primary market are flowing into physical AI and world models, with funding for cutting-edge models concentrating on leading companies.
According to Mars Finance, on July 3rd, Serenity published an article stating that, based on AI investment in China's primary market, institutional funds are flowing towards embodied intelligence, physical AI, and world models. The article cites approximately $23.56 billion in funding for large-scale models/LLMs, $15.74 billion for AI infrastructure and technology layers, $13.36 billion for embodied intelligence/physical AI, $8.79 billion for AIGC applications, and $3.82 billion for autonomous driving and other Top-20 clusters. However, this figure is not entirely comparable to the aforementioned categories. Early-stage, purely basic model funding has essentially closed, with more funds flowing to established leading companies and world model companies. The article believes a similar trend may emerge in the US market, with funds concentrating on leading companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, and that "world models have become the biggest consensus in early-stage investment." Several months ago, Serenity believed that 4D AI/world modeling would be the most noteworthy area to watch, mentioning that AEVA might offer exposure to this sector. However, there are currently no clear pure-play targets in the market, and we may need to wait for the next batch of IPOs in this field. Serenity stated that AIGC applications are the most mature area of AI technology commercialization, but there are currently no clear winners. Funds continue to flow into AI infrastructure and the semiconductor supply chain, while a large amount of capital is rotating into physical AI, embodied intelligence, humanoid robots, and world modeling, with cutting-edge modeling continuing to concentrate on leading companies.
Some large-scale AI models in China are 90% cheaper than those in the US; Chinese AI's high cost-effectiveness is capturing the US market.
According to a report by CNBC on July 7th, influenced by the continued price increases of models from leading US AI vendors, Chinese AI large-scale models are rapidly expanding their application scale in US enterprises due to their cost-effectiveness advantage. Industry insiders point out that the performance of some leading open-source and open weighted models in China is currently about 6 to 9 months behind the technology of top-tier US models such as OpenAI and Anthropic, while the price is 60% to 90% lower, and they can cover the vast majority of routine AI tasks, thus gaining popularity among US enterprises. According to statistics from the AI model aggregation platform OpenRouter, since February 8th of this year, the proportion of Chinese AI models used by US enterprises has exceeded 30% weekly, reaching a peak of 46%; while the average proportion in the previous 12 months was 11%. Another industry statistic shows that in the first week of the launch of Zhipu's latest large-scale model GLM 5.2, the daily average number of word calls increased by 27 times and the number of customers increased by 80 times, making it the fastest-deployed model on the platform in 2026; US AI startup Lindy has significantly reduced costs after switching all its AI business to DeepSeek models, and expects to save millions of dollars within a few months. (CCTV Finance)
World Bank: China's economic growth remains resilient
According to Mars Finance, the World Bank released its latest China Economic Brief in Beijing on July 7. The report states that despite facing strong supply and weak demand, as well as global energy supply shocks, China's economic growth has remained generally resilient. The report shows that in the first five months of this year, driven by strong domestic and international demand related to artificial intelligence, investment in China's high-tech industries increased by 4.5% year-on-year. From the export side, strong external demand for China's technology-intensive products supported robust export performance. At the same time, China's technology-related imports expanded significantly, reflecting accelerated capital expenditure related to artificial intelligence and increased demand for components needed for technology-intensive export production. The report believes that despite facing global energy supply shocks, China has effectively mitigated the impact on the economy by relying on diversified energy import sources, a high proportion of renewable energy, and temporary retail controls on refined oil products. The report states that in the medium term, coordinated structural reforms, such as local government debt reduction and the removal of hidden barriers to the private sector, will help address insufficient domestic demand and accelerate the economic rebalancing process. Reducing employment and skills mismatches will help workers better access job opportunities and further support China's economic transformation. (Cailian Press)
The Cyberspace Administration of China announced the first phase of its campaign to rectify irregularities in AI applications, with over 14,000 non-compliant products dealt with.
According to Mars Finance, the Cyberspace Administration of China recently announced the progress of the first phase of the "Clean Up the Internet: Rectifying the Chaos in AI Applications" special campaign. Since its launch in April 2026, the campaign has focused on issues such as large-scale models failing to register as required, insufficient review and filtering capabilities, AI data poisoning, and inadequate implementation of content labeling. To date, the first phase has dealt with over 14,000 AI products, including illegal websites, applications, and intelligent agents; removed over 6 million pieces of illegal and irregular information; dealt with over 26,000 illegal accounts; and removed over 1,300 illegal AI products and 9 illegal open-source datasets. During the campaign, local cyberspace administrations in many regions have adopted targeted measures such as establishing coordinated regulatory mechanisms and setting up reporting channels. Key platform companies such as Huawei, Alibaba, Zhipu, and DeepSeek have also successively improved their registration review, content interception, and data anomaly detection mechanisms. The Cyberspace Administration of China stated that the next phase of its governance efforts will focus on combating prominent issues such as using AI technology to create and disseminate false information, spread vulgar content, impersonate others, infringe upon the rights of minors, and engage in online troll activities. It will further intensify investigations and urge platforms to improve their prevention and governance capabilities.
The Cyberspace Administration of China has launched the first phase of its "Clean Internet: Rectifying the Chaos in AI Applications" special campaign.
According to BlockBeats, on July 6th, the "Clean Up the Internet: Rectifying the Chaos in AI Applications" campaign, launched in April 2026, has focused on addressing various issues in AI applications, including failure to fulfill registration obligations for large-scale models, insufficient security and filtering capabilities of AI platforms, AI data poisoning, and inadequate implementation of labeling for generated and synthesized content. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has deployed local cyberspace administration departments to further advance the first phase of key rectification tasks and established a "Special Reporting Area for AI Application Chaos" to specifically accept public reports. With the joint efforts of all parties, the first phase has resulted in the handling of over 14,000 AI products, including illegal websites, applications, and intelligent agents; the removal of over 6 million pieces of illegal and irregular information; the handling of over 26,000 accounts; and the removal of over 1,300 illegal AI products and 9 illegal open-source datasets. Positive progress has been made in all aspects of the work.