😲 A 990,000-yuan (US$145,759) humanoid robot with only 2 to 4 hours of battery life? Ubtech’s new UWORLD U1 went viral in China after its high price tag and short battery life sparked debate online. Some users joked: Is it here to keep me company, or am I here to take care of it? Ubtech said 2 to 4 hours is common for full-size humanoid robots. The company also stressed that the robots are designed for emotional companionship, not as boyfriends, girlfriends, or romantic partners. #Ubtech #UWORLDU1 #HumanoidRobot #Robotics #ChinaTech #AIart️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ #robots #TechNews

7-Eleven is suing Nike over an upcoming Air Max 95. The convenience-store giant says the shoe’s orange, green and red stripes look too close to its own branding. The release was reportedly set for July 11, also known as 7-Eleven Day. Nike has not publicly responded. #nike #7eleven #airmax95 #trademark #ナイキ

From finance to sport, from the Huangpu to the Hudson, the Shanghai-New York Dialogue explored how two global cities can preserve connection when politics becomes more complex. Our latest column from the Shanghai-New York Dialogue： en.jiemian.com/article/14700… #OurWater #ShanghaiNewYork #GlobalCities

🌊 What can Shanghai and New York learn from each other? “Great cities just don’t compete with each other. They learn from each other,” former New York mayor and media mogul Michael Bloomberg said at the event. The third season of Our Water: Flowing from Shanghai: Intercultural Dialogues among World Cities launched in Manhattan on Tuesday, with discussions on bilateral financial investment and consumer market opportunities. The dialogue brought together Chinese and US guests to explore how the two global cities can connect through finance, culture and urban development. @Bloomberg #Shanghai #NewYork #UrbanCulture #GlobalCities

🤖 UPDATE: Unitree (@UnitreeRobotics) has now received IPO registration approval from China’s securities regulator. #Unitree #Robotics #IPO

🚗 A Bentley for 268,000 yuan (US$39,471)? Used luxury fuel-car prices are falling fast in China. At a used-car market in Qingdao, an over-8-year-old Bentley Flying Spur was listed for 268,000 yuan, while an entry-level Porsche Macan was priced as low as 150,000 yuan. One dealer said used luxury fuel cars used to lose less than 30% in value over a whole year. This May, some lost 30% in just one month. #usedcars #luxurycars #bentley #porsche #auto

📱 iPhone 18 Pro files have reportedly been exposed in a Tata data leak. The leaked materials include supplier lists, components, and photos linked to Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models and were posted on the dark web by World Leaks. The hacker group claimed it had published more than 200,000 files, totaling about 630GB of data. Tata Electronics, Apple’s manufacturing partner in India, confirmed a cybersecurity incident but said operations were not affected. Apple and Tata have not publicly confirmed the full contents of the leaked files. #apple #iphone18pro #cybersecurity #iphone #technews #tata

🔋 Anker Innovations slipped below its IPO price shortly after its Hong Kong debut. The Chinese consumer electronics brand best known globally for its power banks and chargers fell below its HK$99.32 (US$12.66) IPO price shortly after listing in Hong Kong on Thursday. By midday, the stock was down 5.31% at HK$94.05 (US$11.99), valuing the company at HK$54.82 billion (US$6.99 billion). #Anker #powerbank #ipo #hongkong #anker最強のビジネスイヤホン

✈️ Free Wi-Fi is coming to China Eastern (@CEAirglobal )’s wide-body flights! Starting July 3, China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines will offer free in-flight Wi-Fi on all wide-body aircraft, covering routes to the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia. Economy and premium economy passengers will get standard data access, while business and first-class passengers will get high-speed access. #ChinaEastern #WiFi #Aviation #ChinaTravel #TravelNews

🥵 First ACs, then Yiwu fans. Now China’s cross-border logistics players are also riding Europe’s heatwave boom. As Chinese-made cooling products sell quickly across Europe, JD Logistics and Cainiao are seeing rising demand for overseas warehousing and local delivery services. JD Logistics said it has increased AC delivery and installation staff in Europe by more than 400 percent. Cainiao said outbound orders for portable AC from its European warehouses rose nearly 18-fold year-on-year in June. jiemian.com/article/14679794…

🤖 China’s “most human-like” robot companion has topped 10,000 orders, with deliveries targeted for this year. Chinese robotics company UBTECH has launched UWORLD U1, a full-size bionic humanoid robot designed for companionship and emotional support. Prices range from 119,800 yuan (US$17,636) to 990,000 yuan (US$145,736). The male U1 Ultra costs 990,000 yuan (US$145,729), while the female version costs 880,000 yuan (US$129,537). UBTECH said the robots focus on “emotional value,” targeting single users and seniors over 60. #ubtech #humanoidrobot #technews #robotics #AIart️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️

🥵 First ACs, now Yiwu fans. As temperatures topped 40°C in parts of Europe, Chinese-made cooling gadgets are selling fast. Sales of heat-relief products from June 19 to 25 jumped nearly 40 times from the first week of June, according to Joybuy, JD.com’s cross-border e-commerce platform. Neck fan sales surged more than 120 times, with many products coming from Yiwu, China’s small-commodity hub. #european #heatwave #yiwu #coolingproducts #portablefan #jd #europeheatwave

#UPDATE: Love and Deepspace says it will cancel Valko’s launch and development. The game also promised not to introduce any new male leads in future content plans. It said the team will refocus on the existing five male leads after days of player backlash. #loveanddeepspace #valko #otomegame #恋与深空 #gamenews #敖尹 #aoyin #恋と深空 #恋と深空ver6ꓸ0配信 #러브앤딥스페이스

💡 “Silicon is not the endgame.” In the latest episode of The Tide: Shanghai, Jiemian News spoke with Jin Xianmin, founder of photonic quantum computing company TuringQ, about why the company chose a different path for photonic quantum chips. Jin said silicon cannot fully meet the material requirements of advanced photonic quantum computing, so TuringQ focused from the start on next-generation materials such as lithium niobate and silicon nitride. #quantumcomputing #quantum #chinatech #shanghai #deeptech

🚀 “If we fail to break through in energy and computing power, humanity may remain trapped on Earth.” In the latest episode of The Tide: Shanghai, Jiemian News spoke with Jin Xianmin, founder of the photonic quantum computing company TuringQ, about why China is advancing photonic quantum technologies. Jin said Earth’s resources will eventually run out, and without breakthroughs in energy and computing power, humanity may not even make it beyond Earth, let alone the solar system. #quantumcomputing #quantum #chinatech #shanghai #deeptech

The “Kissing Elephants” rock arch in Malta collapsed, killing a 26-year-old Chinese tourist and injuring a 27-year-old Chinese woman. The arch near Comino gave way on June 27 as an American tourist was reportedly preparing to jump from it. Maltese authorities are investigating. #malta #comino #kissingelephants #travelsafety #accident #tourism

🤔 Hit Chinese otome game, Love and Deepspace, apologized on Monday after its new male lead, Valko, sparked a wave of player backlash. The developer denied rumors that Valko was “customized for overseas players,” saying all male leads are designed for global players. It also rejected claims that the game is moving away from its otome identity. Some players said Valko’s visual style felt out of place with the existing cast, while others protested by quitting the game or stopping spending. #loveanddeepspace #valko #otomegame #恋与深空 #gamenews #敖尹 #aoyin #恋と深空

🤖 “AI is not only inside computers.” In the latest episode of The Tide: Shanghai, Jiemian News spoke with Xie Ling, founder of Vertaxi, about how AI could take flight. Xie said new intelligent aircraft are essentially AI agents in the sky, with abilities that many ground-based agents do not have. For Vertaxi, the future of AI will not just be on screens. It could also be flying above cities. #evtol #futuremobility #flying #economy #shanghai #thetide #ai

✈️ “Safety confidence must come before speed.” In the latest episode of The Tide: Shanghai, Jiemian News spoke with Xie Ling, founder of Vertaxi, about why safety and public trust must come first for eVTOLs and the low-altitude economy. Xie said aviation is a highly regulated industry, and new aircraft using emerging technologies need time to be fully tested. That is why Vertaxi is focusing on “low-risk, high-frequency and regular flights” to build confidence step by step. #evtol #futuremobility #flying #economy #shanghai #thetide

🥵 As extreme heat sweeps across Europe, Chinese-made no-install split ACs, including Midea(@Midea)’s PortaSplit, have reportedly sold out in parts of Germany, France and Austria. Some units originally priced at €700-€800 are now being resold for up to €5,000. Midea said the heatwave has significantly boosted sales, especially for its PortaSplit model. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Europe has recorded more than 1,300 heat-related excess deaths since June 21. #europeheatwave #midea #airconditioner #acs #heatwave