Driven by mandatory ESG disclosure rules, dual carbon goals, and overseas circular economy requirements, original equipment manufacturers are leading the construction of a full-industry-chain robot remanufacturing and recycling system. The system is moving from concept to scaled implementation as early industrial robots retire. This trend will create a closed loop from production to recycling, reducing resource consumption and environmental impact while opening new business growth for OEMs.
After Google AI chief Jeff Dean discussed AI distillation, more than 20 technology companies including Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, and Palantir jointly urged policymakers to avoid premature restrictions on open-weight AI models, arguing that distillation is a widely used technique for model improvement. In contrast, Anthropic and OpenAI prohibit distillation in their terms of service, citing national security and intellectual property concerns.
ByteDance employee Leto Bao profited from Seagate Technology stock, which rose more than fivefold after he bought at around $150 per share, driven by AI demand for hard drives. He previously turned a $20,000 weekly options bet into $2 million. Separately, former ByteDance employee Guo Yu, who joined the company in 2014, retired at 28 after his stock options appreciated 200 times to over 100 million yuan. Guo Yu, from a small city in Jiangxi, taught himself programming and interned at Alipay before joining ByteDance.
Jensen Huang posted on X for the first time, co-signing an open letter with Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Palantir, IBM, Hugging Face and over 20 other tech giants. The letter urges US policymakers to avoid prematurely restricting open-weight AI models, arguing they strengthen competition and security. It acknowledges risks but says banning is wrong, and warns against blanket limits on distillation. The letter comes amid debate over open vs closed AI and the rise of Chinese open-source models.
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have signed a long-term chip supply agreement worth approximately $950 billion with Nvidia, Broadcom and other companies, aiming to strengthen South Korea-U. S. ties in the AI industry chain. In a separate move, SK Group secured a $750 billion semiconductor supply deal with Nvidia and several major technology firms, covering high-bandwidth memory and other core AI components. Both transactions highlight South Korea's critical role in the global artificial intelligence supply chain, though specific terms and delivery timetables have not been fully disclosed.
China's cultural industry posted a total profit of RMB 1,903.4 billion in 2025, up 7.3% year on year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Enterprises above designated size reported profit of RMB 1,393.3 billion, up 5.6%, while smaller firms earned RMB 510.1 billion, up 12.2%. The report noted growth driven by policy support, market demand, and digital technology, but also pointed to challenges such as a lack of leading enterprises and insufficient integration of traditional culture with modern tech.
In March 2026, China's average daily token usage exceeded 140 trillion, marking a more than a thousandfold increase over two years. A one-minute video requires over 1 million tokens. Weekly token usage ranked first globally for three consecutive weeks. New applications such as AI agents are driving consumption growth. Since late January 2026, some model companies have achieved in 20 days revenue exceeding their full-year 2025 total. Tokens, as measurable units linked to computing costs and applicable across modalities, serve as an effective intermediary between technology supply and commercial demand.