BERLIN, July 22 (Reuters) - Volkswagen said on Wednesday its China-based automated driving unit CARIZON will deepen its partnership with Horizon Robotics to speed up development of advanced self-driving technologies.

Rapid advancements in Chinese artificial intelligence models reportedly have Washington and Beijing considering new ways to protect their technology sectors.

The new rules reportedly aim to curb emotional dependence on AI chatbots as China grapples with a shrinking population and record-low birthrate.

President Lai Ching-te and his ruling DPP champion Taiwan’s separate identity from China, a position ​that frequently angers Beijing which views the island as part of Chinese territory.

Mr Liang remains a mysterious figure, but at least one thing is clear. As DeepSeek closes a funding round valuing it at $71bn, its founder’s personal wealth has soared to roughly $38bn—making him far wealthier than Anthropic’s Dario Amodei or OpenAI’s Sam Altman.

Just days after launching Kimi K3, Moonshot AI temporarily suspended new subscriptions, saying demand had overwhelmed its computing capacity.

It marks the first time in the roughly 20 years it has been tracking global opinions that China has been viewed more positively than the U.S., the Pew Research Center said.

China's global image is on the rise as America's sours, according to a Pew survey of more than 40,000 people around the globe.

Nike is streamlining its online business in China as the company looks to stabilize pricing and branding and get back to growth.

Li Jibing has penned over 5,000 poems between orders, drawing inspiration from the experience of China's blue-collar workers.

The rain-triggered landslide occurred near a section of the Wujiang River, which cuts through karst mountains peppered with small towns and terraces.